• Grace Management Adds Five Ventas Communities

    Grace Management expanded its relationship with Ventas, adding five seniors housing communities owned by the REIT to its operating portfolio. The communities were previously managed under a triple-net lease structure. They include Brookdale Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, Brookdale Northbrook in Northbrook, Illinois, Brookdale Springs Mesa... Read More »
  • Seller Boosts Census Ahead of Sale to JV

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors sold Rose Hill Retirement Community, a 66-unit, 87-bed assisted living community in Marion, North Carolina. Originally built as a hospital, Rose Hill has been transformed by the seller over the past two decades into a senior care community. After a previous attempt to sell the community was unsuccessful,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Buys Orange County Community

    A high-end seniors housing community in Orange County sold with the help of CBRE National Senior Housing. Aron Will and John Sweeny represented the joint venture seller in the deal, while Will and Matthew Kuronen arranged acquisition financing from a national bank. The loan came with a four-year term, a full term of interest only and a floating... Read More »
  • Developer Secures Construction Financing

    JLL Capital Markets arranged a $47 million construction financing for The Arbella at Blue Hills, a 164-unit, active adult community to be developed in Bloomfield, Connecticut. JLL worked on behalf of the developer, The United Group of Companies, Inc. (United Group) to secure the construction loan through Liberty Bank of Middletown, Connecticut.... Read More »
  • Midwest-Based Operator Refinances AL/MC Communities

    MONTICELLOAM, LLC, along with firm affiliates, provided a $28.5 million senior bridge financing for two Midwest seniors housing communities. The financing was originated by Karina Davydov, Senior Managing Director, Originations. The sponsor, a Midwest-based operator with a portfolio of over 40 seniors housing and healthcare properties and a... 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 »
Ziegler Works on Financings for Two Not-For-Profits

Ziegler Works on Financings for Two Not-For-Profits

Ziegler worked on two financings for separate not-for-profits. First, Ziegler closed $39.24 million Series 2025 tax-exempt, fixed rate bonds for Bethesda Senior Living Communities (BSLC). The bonds were issued through the Colorado Health Facilities Authority. It has been seven years since its last financing in 2018.  BSLC and its parent organization, Bethesda Foundation, own/operate 20 seniors housing communities in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas. BSLC’s portfolio includes 595 independent living, 1,359 assisted living and 282 memory care units. Bethesda Foundation is a faith-based 501(c)(3) corporation based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. BSLC and Bethesda Foundation... Read More »
CBRE Closes SNF Loan in Utah

CBRE Closes SNF Loan in Utah

Jason Stein and DJ Elefant of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance platform closed an acquisition loan for a skilled nursing facility in Utah. CBRE worked with a local Utah lender to arrange a $6.426 million loan that featured a 10-year term and a competitive 5.72% interest rate with no prepayment penalty. The loan came out to 75% LTC. Read More »
Dwight Mortgage Trust Finances Bridge Loan

Dwight Mortgage Trust Finances Bridge Loan

Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, financed a $20 million bridge loan for Bria of Palos Hills, a 207-bed skilled nursing facility in Palos Hills, Illinois (Chicago MSA). Originally built in 1980, the facility received a major renovation and expansion in 2016 with the addition of a two-story wing connected to the original single-story structure. The original building primarily serves long-term care residents, while the newer extension is designed for short-term rehabilitation and post-acute care. Then in September 2023, one of the wings was converted into a specialized dialysis and ventilation unit, further enhancing the facility’s ability to provide high-acuity... Read More »
Texas Capital Bank Provides Financing to Regional Operator

Texas Capital Bank Provides Financing to Regional Operator

A California-based regional senior care operator with more than 20 facilities across the western United States recently obtained a revolving credit facility, arranged by Grant Goodman of G Capital. Proceeds from the $30 million facility will be used to support working capital requirements and continue the owner’s strategic expansion as new acquisition opportunities arise. It was structured as a non-recourse, accounts receivable-based facility that includes several borrower-friendly features atypical in the current credit environment, including no prepayment penalty, a 180-day borrowing base and advance rates inclusive of assisted living waiver Medicaid. Priced at a highly competitive... Read More »