• 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 »
Lument Finalizes Freddie Mac Construction Loan

Lument Finalizes Freddie Mac Construction Loan

Lument announced the closing of a $33.6 million Freddie Mac loan to facilitate the construction of The Culbreath, a 364-unit affordable seniors housing community in Dallas, on behalf of DHA Housing Solutions of North Texas (DHA) and Volunteers of American National Services (VOANS). To finance the new construction project, which has a total cost of $96.7 million, Lument Securities provided bond underwriting services for $45.6 million in tax-exempt cash collateralized bonds while Lument Real Estate Capital structured the $33.6 million Freddie Mac tax-exempt loan to serve as permanent financing. Senior Managing Director Tracy Peters and Director Dale Giffey led the transaction for Lument.... 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 »