• 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 »
Ziegler Closes Tax-Exempt Bond Issue for Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation

Ziegler Closes Tax-Exempt Bond Issue for Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation

Ziegler announced the successful closing of a $25 million tax-exempt bond issue for Orlando Senior Health Network. The Series 2025 bonds were issued through the Florida Local Government Finance Commission. This marks the third transaction Ziegler has completed for OSHN over the past decade. Orlando Lutheran Towers, Inc., doing business as Orlando Senior Health Network, is a Florida not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates a Type-B CCRC, Orlando Lutheran Towers. Built in 1980, the community features 184 independent living units in one building (the Fountains), 81 assisted living units in another building (Windsor Place), and 168 skilled nursing beds on 4.5 acres in downtown... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Bonds for Bayview’s CCRC Renovations

Ziegler Closes Bonds for Bayview’s CCRC Renovations

Ziegler announced the closing of the Bayview $16.51 million Series 2025 bonds through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Bayview is a Washington not-for-profit corporation and 501(c)(3) organization that owns and operates a CCRC comprising 133 independent living, 34 assisted living and 10 memory care units. Bayview also operates an intergenerational childcare center on the campus for up to 42 children. The bonds consist of long-term tax-exempt, short-term tax-exempt (TEMPSSM), and short-term taxable (TMPSSM) fixed interest rate bonds issued on parity with the Series 2016A & 2024 bonds. The bonds were structured with a 35-year final maturity (July 1, 2060). Principal... Read More »
VIUM’s New H1 Record

VIUM’s New H1 Record

VIUM Capital completed the first half of 2025 with an impressive $780 million in transaction par value. That volume was closed across 32 transactions, 51 separate properties and 14 states, comprising both bridge and permanent debt. It represents the strongest first half of the year in the company’s history. Part of that activity was more than $360 million in par value for 18 HUD/GNMA loans. And they have over $800 million of additional HUD volume already submitted.  VIUM had finished HUD’s fiscal year 2024 as the second ranked HUD healthcare lender, both in total volume ($450 million) and number of transactions closed (37). But year-to-date 2025 saw VIUM’s HUD/GNMA servicing portfolio... Read More »
Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

Macquarie Asset Management, which has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a seniors housing platform aimed at targeting investments in modern seniors housing assets alongside established operators. The platform will focus on investing in what it views to be compelling, high-quality properties and will partner with experienced operators in regions with strong demographic and economic fundamentals. Health Wave Partners will aim to capitalize on the strength of Macquarie’s extensive experience and demonstrated track record of growing and institutionalizing... Read More »
Wisconsin IL/AL/MC Development Secures C-PACE Financing

Wisconsin IL/AL/MC Development Secures C-PACE Financing

Nuveen Green Capital partnered with repeat sponsor, North Town Partners, to provide $10.6 million in C-PACE financing as part of the $55 million project cost for a planned seniors housing community in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. C-PACE will be utilized to fund key energy and water efficiency measures. By leveraging C-PACE’s accretive capital, North Town Partners was able to fill a gap in its capital stack, lowering its overall project costs. The project is being jointly developed by DMK Development Group, North Town Partners and Charter Senior Living. Charter Senior Living Sheboygan will comprise 182 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The community will stand three... Read More »
Bloom Exits South Carolina’s Seniors Housing Market

Bloom Exits South Carolina’s Seniors Housing Market

Kandu Capital, LLC, and its operating company, Bloom Senior Living, collectively known as Bloom, sold its final seniors housing community in South Carolina. The company is seeking realignment as it exits the state after a decade-long presence in the region. The 129-unit independent living and memory care community, which is in Bluffton, sold for $13.5 million on an initial investment of approximately $3 million. Occupancy was around 63% at the time of acquisition, but performance improved between LOI and closing, with monthly revenues increasing from between $250,000 and $260,000 to over $300,000 (or over $3.6 million annualized). NOI also trended up, from roughly breakeven to around... Read More »