• West Coast and Northeast Skilled Nursing Facilities Sell

    Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion has announced several recent skilled nursing sales on the West Coast and the Northeast. First, he teamed up with Tony Cassie to sell a 69-bed skilled nursing facility in Bellevue, Washington, on behalf of a family office seller. The facility could use some operational improvements. An undisclosed buyer paid... Read More »
  • Investor Acquires Community Out of Receivership  

    Fortress Investment Group acquired an assisted living/memory care community in Palm Coast, Florida, in a court-approved sale process. Built in 2018 just a mile from the Atlantic Ocean, the community features 130 units on an 11.4-acre site. There are 86 assisted living units and 22 memory care units, along with 22 “enhanced” assisted living... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Deals Close Across Several Markets

    Coming off of a successful 2025 with 32 separate transaction closings totaling more than $900 million in volume, the Walker & Dunlop investment sales team is off to a strong start in 2026 with a number of seniors housing and healthcare real estate transactions closed in the first quarter, so far. The deals spanned several markets, and the... Read More »
  • Inspirit Senior Living Appoints New President

    Torey Riso is heading back to the operating world, joining Inspirit Senior Living as President on March 16. He joins Dave McHarg, who is the CEO of Inspirit and Founding Partner of the company. Since its founding in 2015, Inspirit has grown to 37 properties under management, with Inspirit holding an equity interest in around half of those. ... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Divests Two SNFs to Journey

    Selectis Health is selling two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia to the skilled nursing operator Journey. The deal included the 101-bed Glen Eagle Healthcare in Abbeville and the 100-bed Rehab and Eastman Healthcare and Rehab in Eastman. Journey-affiliated entities will purchase the pair for $15.7 million, or $78,100 per bed, subject to... Read More »
Publicly Traded REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

Publicly Traded REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

Berkadia announced the financing and sale of a senior living community in South Setauket, New York. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Ross Sanders and Dave Fasano closed the sale transaction on behalf of a publicly traded REIT. Berkadia provided both investment sales and mortgage banking services for the 196-unit independent living and assisted living community. The community will be rebranded as The Village at South Setauket and undergo extensive capital expenditure projects. Willow Ridge Senior Living will operate the community on a go-forward basis.  Steve Muth and Austin Sacco secured $15.6 million in acquisition and capex financing through Old Second Bank on behalf of the buyer,... Read More »
Presbyterian Retirement Communities Obtains Bond Financing

Presbyterian Retirement Communities Obtains Bond Financing

Ziegler closed a bond financing on behalf of Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Inc., (PRC) whose obligated group is the largest group of not-for-profit CCRCs in Florida, and the 11th largest in the nation with a total of 3,863 units. (PRC) $82,270,000 Series 2024 Bonds. PRC affiliated with Florida Presbyterian Homes (FPH) in Lakeland, Florida, and the Series 2024 bonds provided for the admission of FPH in the obligated group with the refunding of its outstanding debt. Proceeds of the $82.27 million of bonds will be used to refinance the outstanding PRC Series 2014 bonds and FPH Series 2010A bonds and FPH Series 2015 bonds. In addition, the bonds will help reimburse for $50 million of... Read More »
Joint Venture Secures Refinance for Arizona Portfolio

Joint Venture Secures Refinance for Arizona Portfolio

JLL Capital Markets arranged a $96.5 million refinancing for a seniors housing portfolio in Arizona. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Douglaston Development and The Hampton Group Inc., to secure the bank financing. The JLL Debt Advisory team representing the borrower was led by Alanna Ellis, Brad Miner and Ace Sudah.  Built between 2021 and 2024, the portfolio comprises five properties with 510 independent living, 339 assisted living and 122 memory care units in the Phoenix, Mesa, Sedona and Chandler MSA’s. The communities are in strong seniors housing submarkets, where the 75+ population represents almost 20% of the population in the surrounding areas, and include Canyon Winds... Read More »
Eskaton Receives Bond Financing

Eskaton Receives Bond Financing

Ziegler closed the Eskaton Obligated Group’s $82.9 million Series 2024 bonds through the California Municipal Finance Authority. Eskaton and its related subsidiaries own or manage 25 senior living communities with skilled nursing beds and independent living, assisted living, memory care and affordable units. Eskaton comprises three members consisting of five communities: Eskaton Properties, Inc. (consisting of Eskaton Village Carmichael, Eskaton Land Park and Eskaton Gold River), Eskaton Village- Grass Valley and Eskaton Village-Roseville. The Series 2024 bonds have a first-time rating of “BBB” by Fitch. They consist of long-term tax-exempt fixed interest rate bonds achieving level debt... Read More »
Eskaton Receives Bond Financing

Build Senior Living Secures C-PACE Financing

Bayview Pace provided $4.3 million in C-PACE financing for a seniors housing community in the Detroit, Michigan MSA. Hampton Manor-Taylor comprises 65 assisted living and 16 memory care units with 102 total beds. There is extra capacity for shared rooms and/or additional companion units. The community is on six acres in Taylor, Michigan. The project sponsor is Build Senior Living, which is based in Cape Coral, Florida, and has completed 21 communities totaling 1,634 units. The C-PACE funds are part of a refinancing on the already-completely Taylor community, which is substantially leased. Read More »
Focus and Arbor Expand Footprints

Focus and Arbor Expand Footprints

JLL Capital Markets announced its role in completing the sale and financing of Mariposa, a 313-unit seniors housing community in Lake Worth, Florida. We wrote on Wednesday that Focus Healthcare Partners acquired the campus and was bringing on Arbor Senior Living to operate it. Sitting on 22.5 acres, the community was built in 2018 with a three-story IL/AL building consisting of 259 units and an adjacent one-story memory care building featuring 54 units. It was more than 95% occupied, and has been at 90% and above since September 2020. That is fantastic, and credit to Discovery Senior Living, which was the previous operator. Arbor Senior Living will hopefully hit the ground running as the... Read More »