• October Kicks Off with Multiple Financings

    VIUM Capital announced a slew of closings at the start of October, ranging from HUD refinances to acquisition loans. The largest was a $72 million bride loan that refinanced four skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania totaling 525 beds. Proceeds will be used to take out senior debt and senior mezzanine debt. The facility will be structured as... Read More »
  • Newmark Negotiates Several Large Financings

    Sarah Anderson of Newmark has closed some notable financing transactions in the last couple of months, in addition to arranging acquisition financing for numerous deals handled by the Newmark investment sales team. One of the closings was for Vivante at Turtle Creek, a to-be-built seniors housing community on the prestigious Turtle Creek... Read More »
  • Funding Arranged for Skilled Nursing Clients

    MONTICELLOAM, LLC, a specialized multifamily and seniors housing bridge lending platform, announced a couple of financings for skilled nursing clients in New England and North Carolina. First, for eight skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the firm closed a $70 million senior bridge loan with a 24-month initial term. It... Read More »
  • Newly Constructed Community Secures Financing

    BWE arranged refinancing for Clarendale Arcadia, a newly constructed senior living community in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. The financing was arranged on behalf of a repeat client joint venture between Harrison Street Asset Management, LCS, and Ryan Companies US, Inc., with LCS serving as the operator. Ryan Stoll, National... Read More »
  • Brookdale Shares Hit Seven-Year High

    Brookdale Senior Living has posted occupancy increases for several consecutive months. The operator has lagged behind the industry for a decade now, so it is about time.  Weighted average occupancy has increased each month since January, beginning at 79.2% and reaching 82.5% in September. The third quarter’s average of 81.8% is up 290 basis... Read More »
MorningStar Welcomes New President/CIO

MorningStar Welcomes New President/CIO

MorningStar Senior Living announced a new President and Chief Investment Officer, Jamie Ranzan. Ranzan brings 20 years of experience in real estate development, acquisitions and operations across multiple property types, including senior living. Ranzan began her career at Ernst & Young as an auditor in the real estate group of its Orange County office. From there she joined KBS Realty Advisors in Newport Beach where she was responsible for a $1.8 billion portfolio with assets across the U.S. Her next role was CFO/BP of Corporate Finance for MBK Senior Living, responsible for acquisitions, dispositions, accounting, finance, insurance, tax and compliance.  Razan relocated to... Read More »
MorningStar Welcomes New President/CIO

Pegasus Senior Living’s Leadership Changes

Pegasus Senior Living announced several leadership changes that it believes will position the organization for continued growth in 2025 and beyond. Industry veteran Chris Hollister, Pegasus Chair and CEO, will maintain his role with a refined focus on revenue growth and new business development. Rich Williams will continue his role as COO overseeing operational, clinical and sales teams. However, he is now also Co-President with Wade Mullis, who will additionally continue as Chief Administrative & Investment Officer to lead accounting, financial planning, IT, facilities, risk management and investment functions.  Daniel Leaf, the Senior Vice President of Business Development will... Read More »
MorningStar Welcomes New President/CIO

SVN Senior Living Advisors Hires Mark Myers

SVN Senior Living Advisors kicked off its 2025 with a new hire and is primed for a busy year. Industry veteran Mark Myers made the move from Walker & Dunlop to join SVN SLA’s existing team of Tony Yousif, Torey Riso, Don Husi, John Klement, Joshua Salzman, Aaron Thompson, Jacob Bennema, Fabio Riso, Shelly Bird and Michael Watson. Myers will join as a Managing Director and Member of the Executive Committee. He helped facilitate and close a 76-facility portfolio bankruptcy sale and another three-facility portfolio deal within the past 30 days before joining the firm, so he’ll look to continue that activity in 2025. The hire comes after a building year for SVN SLA, which also refined its... Read More »
MorningStar Welcomes New President/CIO

Welltower’s Executive Promotions

Welltower announced several executive promotions to start off the new year. First, John Burkart has been appointed Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer after previously serving as Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer.  Prior to joining Welltower in 2021, Burkart spent 25 years at Essex Property Trust, most recently serving as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Burkart holds a BS in Finance from San Jose State University and an MBA in Real Estate from Golden Gate University. Next, Nikhil Chaudhri was appointed Co-President & Chief Investment Officer after previously serving as Executive Vice President – Chief Investment Officer.... Read More »
MorningStar Welcomes New President/CIO

Leadership Transitions at CPF and Grace Management

CPF Living Communities and Grace Management, Inc. announced leadership transitions effective January 1. John Rijos will assume the role of Founder and Chairman of CPF and Chairman of Grace Management, while Guy Geller will take on the responsibilities of CEO for both CPF and Grace Management.  John Rijos is also Managing Partner of CPF’s Healthcare Real Estate Fund. Under his guidance, CPF has expanded its portfolio to include a diverse range of high-quality senior living communities across the United States. Guy Geller has been a driving force behind the organization’s growth since joining in 2016. In his previous roles as COO of CPF and President of Grace Management, Guy has... Read More »
Leadership Change at LTC Properties

Leadership Change at LTC Properties

After more than 17 years at the helm of LTC Properties, Wendy Simpson is stepping down as CEO and will become Executive Chairman. Replacing her at the top will be two seasoned LTC executives. Current co-Presidents Clint Malin and Pam Kessler will be co-CEOs of the REIT. They already have a close working relationship so the transition should be smooth. Pam joined LTC in 2000 and became CFO in 2007. Clint joined the company in 2004 as Chief Investment Officer. Cece Chikhale has been promoted to CFO after serving as Controller and Treasurer since 2007, and Chief Accounting Officer since 2020. She joined the company in 2002. This is a seasoned management team if we have ever seen one, and a... Read More »