• Joint Venture Acquires Four AL/MC Communities

    Following an active year of M&A with five separate deals totaling 21 properties, Stacked Stone Ventures has kicked off its 2026 growth with a portfolio acquisition in the Southeast. In a joint venture with Praxis Capital and an undisclosed family office, Stacked Stone, which was founded by Kent Eikanas, bought four assisted living/memory care... Read More »
  • Another Publicly Traded REIT Joins the M&A Mix

    Another well-capitalized institutional player is stepping into the seniors housing fray, adding fuel to an already aggressive bidding environment. And based on its initial acquisitions, with one closed at more than $1 million per unit, the target seems to be high-quality assets. Prices are rising fast in that segment, and as the buyer pool... Read More »
  • Distressed AL/MC Community Gets New Owner

    Scott Frazier, Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint advised a special servicer in the seniors housing sector on the sale of Spanish Vines, a well-maintained assisted living/memory care community. It sits in a densely populated Pocket-Greenhaven neighborhood of southwest Sacramento, California. The 88-unit community was generating negative... Read More »
  • Underperforming Community Sells and Secures Financing

    A buyer recently acquired an underperforming seniors housing community in Charleston, South Carolina, and Blueprint Capital Markets secured the debt financing. Blueprint also represented the undisclosed seller in its divestment. The asset comprises 84 units of assisted living and memory care. There is room for occupancy growth and expense cuts,... Read More »
  • Standalone MC Communities Secure Acquisition Financing

    Berkadia recently announced three financings on behalf of three different sponsors. In one of the closings, Steve Muth and Ed Williams arranged $25.8 million in acquisition financing for Peregrine Senior Living at Clifton Park and Peregrine Senior Living at Orchard Park. The bridge financing was provided through Berkadia’s Proprietary Lending... Read More »
T7 Capital Hits the Ground Running

T7 Capital Hits the Ground Running

Founded by industry veterans Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson in 2025, T7 Capital has hit the ground running, announcing more than $3 billion in closed transactions in their first year. And the team continued at that same pace into 2026, closing more than $200 million of transaction volume in January. T7 Capital, which advises clients on financing and investment decisions across seniors housing, healthcare real estate and operating platforms, had a variety of closings throughout the month, from investment sales to financings. Adlerstein and Simpson led the sale of five skilled nursing facilities in Rhode Island for $70.5 million, or $93,400 per bed. The pair also arranged $54.9 million in... Read More »
Freddie Mac Provides Financing for NY Seniors Housing Campus

Freddie Mac Provides Financing for NY Seniors Housing Campus

A large seniors housing campus in upstate New York secured permanent Freddie Mac financing thanks to the team of Tyler Armstrong, Chris Cain and Taylor Russ of Lument. Located in Rochester, The Village at Unity consists of 272 independent living units and The Village at Hamlet features 40 assisted living units and 20 memory care units. The property was originally built in 1990 with renovations in 2000, 2012 and 2022.  Rochester-based real estate investment firm Wegman Companies acquired the communities in 2018 through a partnership with Columbia Pacific Advisors and in a strategic alignment with Rochester Regional Health. Leisure Care took over management of the campus.  Lument... Read More »
Forbright Bank’s Financing Closings

Forbright Bank’s Financing Closings

Forbright Bank’s healthcare lending team closed nearly $100 million in financings across six transactions. The largest was a $35 million term loan syndication arranged for the acquisition of eight skilled nursing facilities across three states. Another highlight included an $18 million bridge-to-HUD loan that refinanced existing debt and provided an equity return to the sponsor of a seniors housing community in Arizona. The loan was structured for a near-term HUD submission by Forbright’s HUD team. There was another bridge loan, totaling $10 million, which supported an equity recapitalization for a seniors housing property in Oregon. Finally, Forbright arranged three separate working... Read More »
California and Pennsylvania Assets Secure Separate Financings

California and Pennsylvania Assets Secure Separate Financings

Sims Mortgage Funding (SMF) ended the year with a HUD closing for RiverPointe Post-Acute, a 112-bed skilled nursing facility in Carmichael, California. Affiliates of Links Healthcare Group LLC own and operate the facility. Links’ portfolio comprises 42 skilled nursing facilities with 4,675 beds. The existing bank loan was structured with A and B tranches and issued in August 2019 to finance the purchase of the asset. Forbright Bank held the A tranche, and an affiliate of SMF’s parent company, HJ Sims, issued the B tranche. SMF structured the deal so that the HUD-insured loan fully paid off the A/B tranches, and reimbursed Links for $731,000 in equity used for the acquisition and $1.168... Read More »
CCRC Secures Funding for Expansion

CCRC Secures Funding for Expansion

Ziegler announced the closing of Friendship Village of Kalamazoo’s $103.585 million Series 2026A, B-1, B-2, and B-3 bonds issued through the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Kalamazoo. Lifecare, Inc., doing business as Friendship Village Kalamazoo, is on approximately 72 acres within Kalamazoo, Michigan. The 364-unit CCRC comprises 230 independent living units (180 apartments and 50 garden homes), 54 assisted living units in its Woodside facility, 23 memory care units, and 57 skilled nursing beds. LCS will manage the community. A portion of the Series 2026 bonds will be used to add new and upgraded amenities to the campus, add more independent living units, and replace the... Read More »
Omega Reports Continued Momentum

Omega Reports Continued Momentum

Omega Healthcare Investors announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, completing approximately $334 million in fourth quarter investments, which consisted of $52 million in real estate acquisitions, $16 million in real estate loans and $266 million in unconsolidated entities. In 2025 Omega completed $1.1 billion in new investments, with $680 million in real estate acquisitions, $69 million in real estate loans and $342 million in investments in unconsolidated entities. The Q4:25 real estate transactions totaling $52 million include Omega’s purchase of four seniors housing communities in New Jersey, Wisconsin and Indiana for $36.9 million. They will be operated by two new... Read More »