• Sonida Closes CNL Acquisition, Reports Q4 Results

    On the same day as fourth quarter and year-end 2025 financial results were announced, Sonida Senior Living closed on its previously announced acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties (CNL). The transaction value was approximately $1.8 billion and included a combination of cash (32%) and stock (68%). Because Sonida’s share price had risen above... Read More »
  • Investor Acquires Struggling Las Vegas AL/MC Asset

    A Utah-based investor is taking on a seniors housing community located in a strong MSA but that was 40% occupied and losing money. Amy Sitzman and Jake Rice of Blueprint were brought on to handle the seller’s divestment, with the turnaround opportunity generating strong investor interest. Ultimately, six competitive offers were received from a... Read More »
  • 12 Oaks Senior Living Expands Its Management Portfolio

    12 Oaks Senior Living has expanded its senior living portfolio, re-entering the Baytown, Texas, market (Houston MSA), after being brought on by an investor to manage The Lodge at Pine Creek. This marks the second community the operator will manage on behalf of the buyer.  Built in 2021, the property includes 10 independent living cottages... Read More »
  • GEM Realty Closes an Acquisition in South Carolina

    The Caliborne at Brickyard Crossing, a Class-A seniors housing community in South Carolina, traded hands with the help of acquisition financing secured by BWE. Taylor Mokris and Ryan Stoll of BWE served as exclusive financial advisor to the buyer, GEM Realty Capital, running a competitive process that sourced numerous quotes. Financing was... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Long Island Assisted Living Deal

    A seniors housing campus on Long Island’s North Shore recently sold with the help of Dave Balow and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. The campus comprises Oyster Bay Manor, an assisted living community built in 1984, and Harbor House, a memory care community opened in 2001. Harbor House was the first of its kind to serve... Read More »
GEM Realty Closes an Acquisition in South Carolina

GEM Realty Closes an Acquisition in South Carolina

The Caliborne at Brickyard Crossing, a Class-A seniors housing community in South Carolina, traded hands with the help of acquisition financing secured by BWE. Taylor Mokris and Ryan Stoll of BWE served as exclusive financial advisor to the buyer, GEM Realty Capital, running a competitive process that sourced numerous quotes. Financing was arranged through a national bank with a dedicated seniors housing vertical. The full-continuum community is situated in Summerville (Charleston MSA) with 78 independent living, 44 assisted living and 20 memory care units. CR Properties developed the asset, which opened in 2022 and achieved stabilization within 12 months, demonstrating strong operating... Read More »
Newmark Reports Slew of February Deals

Newmark Reports Slew of February Deals

The Newmark seniors housing team reported an active February, with six investment sales and four significant debt transactions. First, outside of Chicago, the team sold Clarendale of Mokena, a 156-unit seniors housing community featuring independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The community was built in 2015 by Ryan Companies and operated by LCS, which was doing a great job with the community nearly full. Margins were also strong in the high 30s. It was sold as part of a very competitive marketing process, but pricing was not disclosed. Next, Newmark sold Residences of Thomas Circle, a seniors housing community at an irreplaceable site in Washington, D.C. It had... Read More »
AEW Capital Management Divests to Joint Venture

AEW Capital Management Divests to Joint Venture

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare handled the sale and financing of The Sheridan of Green Oaks, which Town Lane and Arcole acquired, marking the joint venture’s fifth seniors housing investment in their inaugural $1.25 billion real estate fund. Built in 2016 by Senior Lifestyle Corporation, the Class-A community comprises 78 independent living, 64 assisted living and 56 memory care units in Lake Bluff, Illinois (Chicagoland). The joint venture will bring Solera Senior Living on to manage the newly acquired property. Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare handled the sale on behalf of AEW Capital Management. Garrett... Read More »
Another Firm Commitment Secured through The Express Lane

Another Firm Commitment Secured through The Express Lane

NewPoint Real Estate Capital has received its second firm commitment through the HUD Express Lane program. Back in June, when the Express Lane was launched, NewPoint received the first firm commitment the program had issued. In that transaction, a 54-unit memory care community secured approval in less than a week from submission. In the more recent transaction, NewPoint received its second firm commitment within only seven business days. This time, a 130-bed skilled nursing facility in the Hartford, Connecticut MSA, secured the refinance. Since 2023, the owner has invested more than $2.5 million to fully modernize the facility, including upgrades to resident rooms, therapy and memory care... Read More »
RiverSpring Living Develops First NYC CCRC

RiverSpring Living Develops First NYC CCRC

Ziegler and HJ Sims, as co-managers, completed a $632.9 million tax-exempt bond financing for not-for-profit RiverSpring Health Living, Inc. Proceeds of the issue will be used to develop River’s Edge, a new CCRC set to comprise 260 independent living units on RiverSpring Living’s existing 32-acre campus in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York, overlooking the Hudson River, the Palisades, the George Washington Bridge and the Manhattan skyline.  The project, the first phase of a planned two-phase development, will sit on land leased from the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, the skilled nursing component of the RiverSpring Living campus. At financing, the project had secured presales on... Read More »
Acquisition Financing Secured for Skilled Nursing Portfolio

Acquisition Financing Secured for Skilled Nursing Portfolio

Capital Funding Group closed a bridge financing for the acquisition of four skilled nursing facilities, featuring a total of 487 beds, across Colorado, Alabama and Arizona. The portfolio sold for $51.2 million, or $105,100 per bed, to an operator looking to expand its portfolio.  CFG intends to bring the loan to HUD for a permanent refinance. CFG Managing Director and Co-Head of Healthcare Business Development Andrew Jones and Senior Associate Ava Julio originated the transaction for the company. Read More »