• 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 »
Senior Living Operator Secures Financing

Senior Living Operator Secures Financing

SLR Healthcare ABL provided an $8 million asset-based revolving credit facility to a Midwest based senior living operator. The operator manages more than 30 skilled nursing facilities across multiple states. Proceeds of the credit facility were used to refinance existing debt and provide additional liquidity for operations. The transaction was referred to SLRHC by an existing client. Read More »
Tremper Capital Group Secures Competitive Bank Loan

Tremper Capital Group Secures Competitive Bank Loan

One of the takeaways from the NIC Spring Conference earlier this month was that more lenders seemed willing to jump back into the market, possibly offering more competitive terms to get deals, as well. Tremper Capital Group has seen that first hand with one of its latest financings.  The borrower was Focus Healthcare Partners, looking to finance its acquisition of Cedarhurst of Woodland Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Originally built in 2016 as an active adult community by Avenida Partners and Carlyle Group, Woodland Hills features 140 independent living units and has been rebranded as The Cedars at Woodland Hills, with 12 Oaks brought in to manage it. Occupancy was in the low-90s, and it... Read More »
Senior Living Operator Secures Financing

California Investor Secures Three Separate Financings

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare announced the closure of $26 million in bridge-to-HUD loans across three transactions for an El Segundo, California-based sponsor. Jay Healy and Andrew Lanzaro closed the loans on behalf of the repeat client. Berkadia anticipates closing all three subsequent HUD refinancings in the second half of 2025. The first transaction involved a $6 million bridge-to-HUD loan to facilitate the acquisition of a 48-bed memory care community in Jackson County, Oregon, for a joint venture between the sponsor and a Medford, Oregon-based operator that has managed the community since 2022. Constructed in 2016, the community had a 90% occupancy rate at closing with... Read More »
CFG’s Recent Financing Activity

CFG’s Recent Financing Activity

Capital Funding Group announced it financed over $41 million across three transactions from mid-February to early March. The transactions supported four skilled nursing facilities and an assisted living and memory care community spread throughout the country and were executed on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers. First, in February, CFG secured a $27 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the refinancing of three SNFs in South Carolina and Missouri that comprise 397 beds. CFG refinanced and upsized the debt on a portfolio, allowing the borrower to recoup operational losses resulting from a re-tenanting process. Next, in February, CFG secured an $8 million bridge-to-HUD loan, which included... Read More »
Fairview Secures Bond Anticipation Notes

Fairview Secures Bond Anticipation Notes

Ziegler announced the closing of Fairview’s $7.5 million Series 2025A bond anticipation notes (BANs) through the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority. Not-for-profit Fairview has a 70-acre campus on the Groton, Connecticut waterfront, and it features several facilities providing rehabilitation services and options for independent living. Fairview currently has 164 total units consisting of 100 skilled nursing beds and 64 independent living beds.  The BANs will be used to fund predevelopment costs for a campus repositioning project with the objective of transforming the current healthcare-oriented campus into a more modern and sustainable CCRC model. As part of the... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Secures Bond Financing

Not-For-Profit Secures Bond Financing

Ziegler announced its closing of $230.25 million of Series 2025 bonds for a Texas not-for-profit organization, Bella Vida Forefront Living (formerly known as Bella Vida at La Cantera Forefront Living). The proceeds will be used, together with other available funds, for the purpose of financing and refinancing the cost of acquiring, developing and constructing a new retirement community, including the refinancing of Bella Vida’s outstanding Series 2023 bond anticipation notes. They will also be used to fund a debt service reserve fund, fund capitalized interest through March 1, 2027, and pay costs of issuance of the Series 2025 bonds. Forefront Living, a Texas not-for-profit organization,... Read More »