• 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 »
Skilled Nursing Portfolio Secures HUD Loan

Skilled Nursing Portfolio Secures HUD Loan

Walker & Dunlop originated $68.312 million in HUD 232/223(f) loans to refinance seven skilled nursing facilities with 380 units in Illinois and Wisconsin. The transaction replaced existing short-term, variable-rate debt. Walker & Dunlop’s FHA Finance team arranged the refinancings, led by Joshua Rosen, Brad Annis and Johnny Rice. The borrower was not disclosed. Read More »
Class-A Minnesota Community Retires Its Construction Financing

Class-A Minnesota Community Retires Its Construction Financing

EBSC Lending arranged a $31 million loan for a 160-unit Class-A seniors housing community in Elk Grove, Minnesota. Proceeds from the five-year, floating-rate, non-recourse loan were used to retire the property’s existing construction financing, with the structure providing an initial interest-only period. The sponsor was repeat-client David Ross.  The community includes independent living, assisted living and memory care services, offering studios, one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging between 410 and 992 square feet. Read More »
Sunrise Senior Living Development Secures Bond Financing

Sunrise Senior Living Development Secures Bond Financing

JLL Capital Markets and HJ Sims collectively closed $80.07 million in tax-exempt bond financing for a new Sunrise Senior Living community in Long Beach, California, Sunrise of Long Beach. On behalf of Quality Senior Housing Foundation, Inc. and Sunrise Senior Living, JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team, in collaboration with the bond underwriting teams of HJ Sims and JLL Securities, secured financing through California Public Finance Authority Senior Living Revenue Bonds, Series 2025A. The two-story, 78,227-square-foot community will feature 62 assisted living and 24 memory care apartments across 102 licensed beds. Assisted living accommodations will include studio layouts with... Read More »
Blueprint Handles Five-SNF Portfolio Deal

Blueprint Handles Five-SNF Portfolio Deal

Giancarlo Riso and Amy Sitzman of Blueprint advised a client on a sale and HUD 232 process of five skilled nursing facilities located in central and west Texas. The facilities totaled 424 beds and featured positive cash flow. They had attractive, fixed-rate HUD debt of 2.8% and long remaining terms with maturity dates starting in 2035 through 2044, presenting an incoming investor with significant cash-on-cash returns, especially if they invested in a targeted capex program to raise the facilities’ competitive profiles. Further upside potential existed by improving the CMS star rating at each facility, and establishing additional referral relationships with nearby acute care hospitals.... Read More »
CFG Recapitalizes Skilled Nursing Portfolio

CFG Recapitalizes Skilled Nursing Portfolio

Capital Funding Group closed a $50.3 million delayed draw bridge-to-HUD loan to support the recapitalization of 13 skilled nursing facilities. The deal was secured by first-priority collateral on a single asset in California, as well as mezzanine collateral on twelve additional assets in California, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The funding provided for an immediate recapitalization of one real estate asset in California and for additional delayed draw proceeds that will be used to further capitalize the other 12 assets which are part of an existing HUD portfolio. CFG intends to refinance into permanent HUD debt. Andrew Jones originated the transaction for the company. Read More »
Berkadia Keeps the Closings Coming

Berkadia Keeps the Closings Coming

Within the past 45 days, Managing Director Jay Healy and Director Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare have closed 13 loans totaling $178 million in proceeds. Included in the total were nine HUD 232/223(f) loans for $102 million, plus another five bridge-to-HUD loans amounting to $76 million.  In July, Healy and Lanzaro secured $58.3 million in financing for four skilled nursing facilities in Texas for a Fort Worth-based owner/operator and repeat Berkadia client. The first loan was a $13.7 million HUD 232/223(f) loan for a 104-bed community in Maverick County, Texas, which refinanced a Berkadia bridge loan originated in 2024 to facilitate the acquisition of the... Read More »