• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
Multiple Senior Care Acquisition Financings Close

Multiple Senior Care Acquisition Financings Close

M&A transactions are getting done at a near-historic pace, and CIBC Bank USA recently financed three deals. The largest was $43.3 million in acquisition financing for two senior care assets in the Nashville area of Tennessee. The properties include a combined 310 independent living units, 273 skilled nursing beds and 93 assisted living/memory care units. Both buildings have an effective age of 35 years and reported an average occupancy rate of 75%. The financing was handled by Matthew Tyler and Neal Netzel with CIBC. Next, the same pair closed a new $5.7 million commercial mortgage term loan for a regional operator’s acquisition of a 114-bed senior care facility in North Carolina.... Read More »
Lument Closes Freddie Mac Refinance

Lument Closes Freddie Mac Refinance

Lument closed a $26.8 million Freddie Mac refinance for Treeo South Ogden, a 143-unit independent living community in Ogden, Utah, approximately 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. Tyler Armstrong, Chris Cain and Taylor Russ, all managing directors with Lument, led the transaction. Treeo South Ogden was purpose-built in 2015, and has been owned and operated by Seattle-based Leisure Care. After being presented multiple options, the borrower obtained low, fixed-rate, long-term debt from Freddie Mac that funds a capex plan, extends the loan maturity and right sizes the capital stack. The loan took out bank debt and provides cash-out proceeds for future development. It has a 10-year term, five... Read More »
Developer Divests MC Communities to Kalesta Healthcare

Developer Divests MC Communities to Kalesta Healthcare

G Capital helped facilitate the sale of two memory care communities in Silicon Valley in an off-market transaction. Calson Management, a developer/operator based in Vacaville, California, had acquired Silver Oaks Memory Care in Menlo Park and Crescent Oaks Memory Care in Sunnyvale several years ago as value-add opportunities. The firm successfully turned around the communities, stabilizing operations and investing in physical plant upgrades.  Silver Oaks was built in 1956 with 25 units and 43 beds, while Crescent Oaks was built in 1989 with 22 units and 36 beds. They were acquired for a combined $17 million, or $361,700 per unit, in 2018 by a fund and leased to Calson with a purchase... Read More »
Minnesota Portfolio Secures Bridge-to-HUD Refinance

Minnesota Portfolio Secures Bridge-to-HUD Refinance

Greystone refinanced a portfolio of small seniors housing communities in Minnesota. The five properties consist of 153 total beds, with 97 assisted living and 56 memory care beds. They are located throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and are managed by an experienced regional operator. They have benefited from consistent rate growth in recent years.  The $46.7 million bridge-to-HUD loan was originated by David Young of Greystone. It was structured as a 24-month, interest-only bridge loan with two six-month extension options, and enables the borrower to refinance existing bond debt and positions the portfolio for permanent HUD financing. Chris Clare, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin,... Read More »
Multiple Senior Care Acquisition Financings Close

Live Oak Bank Closes Acquisition Financing

Live Oak Bank closed $24.3 million in acquisition financing for an independent living community in St. Peters, Missouri. The community was acquired by Unbridled Living through a fund backed by Unbridled Living and its capital partner, Providence Capital Group. The fund is Providence Senior Lending Fund LP. The loan has an initial term of three years with two one-year extension options.  Built in 2001 and renovated in 2022 and 2025, The Emerson at St. Peters has 182 independent living units, 20 of which can flex to assisted living. It was 82% occupied with strong margins around 34.4% at closing. The community’s physical plant presents well, as the seller invested approximately $10 million... Read More »
NYC Skilled Nursing Facility Receives Working Capital Financing

NYC Skilled Nursing Facility Receives Working Capital Financing

MONTICELLOAM, LLC and firm affiliates provided $84 million in combined bridge and working capital financing to a skilled nursing facility in New York City. The 280-bed facility was owned by a returning MONTICELLOAM client with a portfolio of more than 20 healthcare properties. It is expanding its presence in the New York area.  The transaction includes a $79 million bridge loan and a $5 million working capital line of credit, with a 30-month initial term. Read More »