• Frank Cassidy Officially Nominated as FHA Commissioner

    Frank Cassidy, most recently a Walker & Dunlop senior managing director of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Finance where he originated loans for multifamily, nursing home and seniors housing properties, has been officially nominated by President Trump as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the HUD. He... Read More »
  • Local Operator Acquires Vacant Seniors Housing Community

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a recently renovated, vacant seniors housing community in Sandy, Oregon. Built in 1962 and renovated in 2022, Mount Hood Senior Living features 44 assisted living and memory care units with 50 beds. It is situated on a 2.35-acre campus with 26,000 square feet.  This was the seller’s only... Read More »
  • Ohio IL Community Trades for Value-Add AL Conversion

    Blueprint was engaged in the sale of a 110-unit seniors housing community in Perrysburg, Ohio. It operated as an independent living community, but was positioned for conversion to assisted living, with a focus on serving waiver-eligible residents. Ben Firestone, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction. A buyer with a proven track... Read More »
  • Acquisition Financing Arranged for Regional Owner/Operator

    Ziegler announced its role as the capital structure advisor and hedge advisor in the placement of a $52.5 million acquisition loan on behalf of a regional owner/operator. The acquisition financing was used to acquire five enhanced independent living communities in Michigan. The portfolio surrounds the Detroit, Michigan MSA, and has a total of 631... Read More »
  • Oregon AL Community Secures HUD Refinance

    In May 2025, Berkadia closed a $7.6 million 232/223f HUD loan to refinance Whitewood Gardens, a 39-unit assisted living community built in 2013 in Portland, Oregon. The fully amortizing, 35-year term represents 78% LTV and allowed the sponsor to avoid a loan maturity.  Ed Williams and Rob Affleck handled the transaction. Early in the... Read More »
Leadership Changes in Forbright’s Healthcare Lending Group

Leadership Changes in Forbright’s Healthcare Lending Group

Forbright Bank announced that Jonathan Grenier has been promoted to President of Healthcare Lending. Grenier previously served as a Managing Director of Forbright’s Healthcare Lending division, where he has worked since 2016. In that role, he co-led Forbright’s healthcare originations and underwriting, providing hundreds of skilled nursing and post-acute facilities, seniors housing and behavioral health providers with access to capital. Prior to joining Forbright, Grenier held various roles at EY and M&T Bank.  As President of the Healthcare Lending group, Grenier will lead a team of experienced professionals. Jared Richards will lead healthcare originations and underwriting in... Read More »
BMO Provides Loan to Merrill Gardens and PGIM

BMO Provides Loan to Merrill Gardens and PGIM

BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group acted as sole lender on an acquisition term loan of $41 million on behalf of Merrill Gardens and an institutional investor for The Ackerly at Sherwood. The Class-A community comprises 130 independent living, assisted living and memory care units in Sherwood, Oregon. It will be operated by Merrill Gardens, which currently manages more than 60 seniors housing communities across 20 states. The company previously announced it acquired The Ackerly at Sherwood, as well as two others, through a joint venture with PGIM.  Later, after Merrill Gardens’ announcement, Alex Florea, Kevin Lukehart and Dan Mahoney of Blueprint announced a closing which... Read More »
CBRE Arranges Refinance for PinPoint Commercial

CBRE Arranges Refinance for PinPoint Commercial

CBRE National Senior Housing arranged a refinance for the PinPoint Portfolio on behalf of senior care provider PinPoint Commercial. Aron Will and Michael Cregan arranged the $62.1 million, three-year, interest only loan. The loan was provided by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group through its core real estate lending strategy.  The portfolio features five seniors housing communities that total 430 assisted living (64) and memory care (22) units. The properties were originally developed by PinPoint between 2015 and 2018, with four in Texas (El Paso, Richmond, Lubbock and Amarillo) and one in Sante Fe, New Mexico. Overall occupancy was approaching 90% at the time of the... Read More »
Diversified Healthcare Trust Closes Two Mortgage Financings

Diversified Healthcare Trust Closes Two Mortgage Financings

Diversified Healthcare Trust closed two fixed rate mortgage financings totaling $94.3 million, secured by six seniors housing communities managed by Five Star Senior Living, the operating division of AlerisLife Inc. The financings consist of a $64 million, five-year mortgage loan and a $30.3 million, ten-year Fannie Mae mortgage loan. Proceeds from these loans, together with cash on hand, will be used to repay the remaining $100 million of DHC’s 9.75% senior notes due June 2025. The $64 million loan bears a fixed interest rate of 6.75% and is secured by four communities totaling 1,079 units with an appraised value per unit of approximately $171,000. The Fannie Mae loan bears a fixed... Read More »
Flagstar Bank Finances Two AEW Assets

Flagstar Bank Finances Two AEW Assets

Matt Huber and Ryan Zyskowski of Flagstar Bank closed two loans for AEW to finance two seniors housing properties in The Villages, Florida. AEW purchased the communities in the fourth quarter of 2024 for an undisclosed cash amount. The deal included Spanish Springs and Buena Vista. Built in 2016, Spanish Springs features 86 units of assisted living and memory care, while Buena Vista (built in 2018) has 224 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. They were well occupied and stabilized, with Watercrest Senior Living as the operator. Read More »
Green Courte Acquires Active Adult Community

Green Courte Acquires Active Adult Community

CBRE National Senior Housing acted as the exclusive advisor on the sale and debt placement of 55 Resort at Water Valley, a 120-unit active-adult community in Windsor, Colorado, just north of Denver. John Sweeny and Aron Will represented the seller, while Will and Adam Mincberg originated a 10-year fixed-rate loan through CBRE’s Fannie Mae DUS Lending Platform on behalf of the Chicago-based private equity buyer.  Built in 2019, the community is highly-amenitized and set on a 5.9-acre site. Being rebranded as Eagle’s Peak at Water Valley, it sits within a larger master-planned community, Water Valley, which comprises 1,800 single-family and multi-family residential units, as well as... Read More »