• Interview with Arnie Whitman and Meredith Oppenheim on VITALS

    The SeniorCare Investor’s Ben Swett recently sat down with Meredith Oppenheim and Arnie Whitman to discuss their new framework for seniors housing operators to improve the quality of life for their residents, but also to position the sector for greater success and wider appeal in the future. Watch the conversation here. Read More »
  • Michigan-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Tampa MSA

    American House Senior Living Communities added Beach House Assisted Living & Memory Care in Wesley Chapel, Florida (Tampa MSA), to its operating portfolio and renamed the property American House Wesley Chapel. The community features 67 assisted living and 33 memory care units with studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, some with balconies... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Community Near Chicago Gets New Owner

    SVN Chicago Commercial sold McKenzie Falls, an affordable seniors housing community in Bolingbrook, Illinois, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The building was constructed in 2010 and spans 74,047 square feet across one story.  An undisclosed buyer acquired the 105-unit community for $6.7 million, or $63,800 per unit. Reid... Read More »
  • Healthpeak Properties Provides Janus Living Updates

    Healthpeak Properties’ recently formed seniors housing REIT, Janus Living, which will manage Healthpeak’s 34-community seniors housing portfolio, has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its shares of Class A-1 common stock, which the company intends to list on the NYSE under... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Senior Care Campus Deal in Missouri

    A Maryland-based owner/operator looked to expand its Missouri senior care portfolio with the purchase of Kingdom Care Senior Living in the town of Fulton. Built in 1980, the campus includes four independent living units, 26 assisted living units and 36 skilled nursing beds. It currently holds a five-star rating at the SNF and is the only... Read More »
Acquisition Financing Arranged for Regional Owner/Operator

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 units with 695 beds. Christopher Utz advised and negotiated the transaction for the borrower and placed the loan with Oxford Finance. Ziegler’s Structured Products practice placed an interest rate cap through a competitive bid process, ultimately executing the cap with Goldman Sachs. Read More »
Oregon AL Community Secures HUD Refinance

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 process, they pinpointed HUD’s project eligibility requirements, and, during underwriting, addressed the need for additional bathrooms to meet with compliance. Leveraging relationships with HUD engineering and repairs experts, the team guided the construction process, securing approvals on last-minute requests. The loan covered the initially anticipated... Read More »
Pennsylvania Portfolio Secures Bridge Loan

Pennsylvania Portfolio Secures Bridge Loan

Greystone provided a $64.96 million bridge loan for a senior care portfolio in Pennsylvania comprising three assets with 506 beds. The financing was originated by Christopher Clare, David Young, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher. The non-recourse interest-only bridge loan carries a 24-month term, two six-month extension options and a floating rate. It allows the borrower to improve operations while working with Greystone to secure HUD-insured permanent financing. The portfolio includes a combined total of 408 skilled nursing, 76 assisted living, 12 memory care and 10 independent living beds. Read More »
KIRCO Refinances Class-A Community

KIRCO Refinances Class-A Community

Berkadia announced the refinancing of Monark Grove Madison, a Class-A, 132-unit, independent living and memory care community developed and owned by Michigan-based KIRCO. Steven Muth, Austin Sacco, Garrett Sacco and Alec Rosenfeld of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare secured a loan through a national bank. The deal closed on July 15 after a competitive process. Alabama-based Atlas Senior Living manages Monark Grove in Madison, Alabama. The property affords convenient access to Madison Hospital, multiple shopping centers, Huntsville International Airport, and Madison Golf Center. It was built in 2022 and features 105 independent living and 27 memory care units with... Read More »

BMO Closes Facility for MCAP Acquisition

BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group closed a large facility to facilitate the acquisition and renovation of nine seniors housing communities in Virginia. Totaling more than 780 beds, the portfolio will continue to be managed by Commonwealth Senior Living on behalf of the new owner, Municipal Capital Appreciation Partners (MCAP).  This was part of Invesque’s sale of its 20-property Commonwealth Senior Living portfolio, approved earlier this summer. MCAP emerged to repurchase the properties after selling them to Invesque in 2019 for $340.4 million. The whole portfolio is mostly in Virginia, with locations in Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan and Pennsylvania. To fund the acquisition and... Read More »
Florida Not-For-Profit Secures Financing

Florida Not-For-Profit Secures Financing

Ziegler announced the closing of Oak Hammock at the University of Florida’s $93.5 million Series 2025 bonds issued through the Alachua County Health Facilities Authority. This is the third transaction Ziegler has completed for Oak Hammock, a Florida not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates a CCRC in Gainesville, Florida.  The community sits on a 135-acre campus that currently consists of 269 independent living, 52 assisted living and 12 memory care units, plus 73 skilled nursing beds. All the skilled nursing beds are Medicare certified. Proceeds of the Series 2025 bonds will be used, together with other available funds, to finance and refinance all or a portion of the costs... Read More »