• Public REIT Divests to Owner/Operator

    Blueprint facilitated the sale of a Massachusetts skilled nursing facility on behalf of a public REIT in the senior care sector. The REIT determined that the facility was a strong candidate for sale due to its location. Plus, the former operator was switching focus to other assets in its mutual portfolio.  Purpose-built in 1982 with... Read More »
  • Development Company Acquires Through Membership Buyout

    A Missouri-based real estate developer engaged Blueprint to facilitate its membership buyout of a joint venture partner. Brooks Blackmon, Ben Firestone and Lauren Nagle handled the transaction. Four years ago, the firm was brought on to raise capital, ultimately sourcing an institutional capital partner to develop a private pay seniors housing... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Previewing Our Capital Markets Conversation

    We know that the capital markets have made the biggest impact on M&A activity and property valuations in the last several years, changing the size of possible deals, the makeup of the properties sold and the buyers that could actually buy. Now that the capital markets have substantially improved and are getting better, barring a sudden and... Read More »
  • Seller Exits Seniors Industry with Divestment to REIT

    A single-asset seniors housing owner is exiting the industry with the sale of their property in Murrieta, California. Built in 2016 and 2018, Renaissance Village Murrieta has 142 units of assisted living and memory care in three stories. It was operating just below 70% occupancy, so there is plenty of room for a new owner to improve performance... Read More »
  • Deal Closes Following Buyer Withdrawals

    After a long process that saw multiple buyers pull out from the deal, the sale of Sarah Neuman Skilled Nursing Facility in Mamaroneck, New York, has closed with the help of Mark Myers at Kiser Group. Owned by a religious not-for-profit organization, The New Jewish Home, the facility features 301 beds and was losing money. Myers had previously... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Secures Funding for CCRC Expansion

Not-For-Profit Secures Funding for CCRC Expansion

Ziegler announced the closing of the PRS Pacific Northwest Obligated Group Series 2025AB bonds issued through the Oregon Facilities Authority. PRS is a repeat sponsor. The proceeds of the bonds, together with other available funds, will be used to fund the construction of the Cascade Manor Project, a 29-unit independent living expansion, fund a portion of interest during construction, and fund certain costs of issuing the bonds. The bonds are secured by a pledge of gross revenues and real estate of the four Obligated Group communities in Oregon and Washington. Cascade Manor, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the CCRC in Eugene, Oregon. Since becoming an affiliate of PRS in... Read More »
Strawberry Fields REIT Expands in Missouri

Strawberry Fields REIT Expands in Missouri

Strawberry Fields REIT acquired a senior care facility with 108 skilled nursing beds and 16 assisted living beds for $5.3 million, or $42,700 per bed, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The facility was added to an existing master lease with an affiliate of Reliant Care Group. The acquisition will increase the REIT’s annual rents by $530,000 and is subject to 3% annual increases. This acquisition marks its 18th facility in Missouri. Read More »
QualisTerra Senior Ventures Secures Acquisition Loan for Strong-Performing Community

QualisTerra Senior Ventures Secures Acquisition Loan for Strong-Performing Community

Alec Blanc of Monarch Advisors closed a new loan for the acquisition of a 42-unit assisted living community in Gaylord, Michigan. Built in two phases in 2019 and 2020, the community was a strong performer, with full occupancy and a healthy margin. The borrower, QualisTerra Senior Ventures, a private seniors housing investment group, engaged Monarch to source senior debt for the transaction. Monarch was successful at securing a three-year non-recourse acquisition term loan commitment from a debt fund lender. The leverage fell between 70% and 75%. Read More »
Developer/Investor Recapitalizes its First Seniors Deal

Developer/Investor Recapitalizes its First Seniors Deal

A former office-to-senior-care conversion project in New Jersey just received a recapitalization and revolver, courtesy of Metropolitan Bank and G Capital. Grant Goodman of G Capital arranged the loan on behalf of an experienced developer/investor with a 30+ year track record and a diversified investment portfolio. The borrower has deep expertise in the hospital sector, but this was its first senior care deal. It had partnered with a veteran SNF operator to convert the asset into a modern senior care facility inspired by the Green House model, investing significant equity in the project. Featuring both skilled nursing and assisted living services, it re-opened in March 2020. That was... Read More »
HUD Provides Construction Financing for Seniors Housing Development

HUD Provides Construction Financing for Seniors Housing Development

CBRE National Senior Housing originated construction debt from HUD for a seniors housing development in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The project, Rancho Cucamonga Memory Care, is being built by a joint venture between Flatiron Development Group, Spring Capital Group and Anthem Memory Care. Upon completion, it will feature 64 units (72 beds) in a single-story, H-shaped building design. Resident units will make up the north and south wings, while the central portion will house the main entrance, commercial kitchen, laundry facilities, administrative offices, and communal living and dining spaces. CBRE National Senior Housing’s Debt & Structured Finance Team, led by Aron Will,... Read More »
Affordable Seniors Project Secures Construction Financing 

Affordable Seniors Project Secures Construction Financing 

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment provided a $13 million construction loan to finance the construction of Hawthorne Heights, an 86-unit affordable seniors housing project in Gainesville, Florida. KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group (CMG) also arranged a $6.53 million Freddie Mac permanent loan for the project. Hawthorne Heights will serve seniors aged 62 and up with five apartment homes specifically set aside for individuals with special needs. The five-story building will be constructed on a 2.9-acre site. The development will set aside three apartments for households earning 22% of the area median income, nine apartments for households earning 40% or below the AMI and 74... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Bonds for Indiana Not-For-Profit

Ziegler Closes Bonds for Indiana Not-For-Profit

Ziegler closed Greenwood Village South’s $27.85 million Series 2025A bonds, $7.4 million Series C-1 (TEMPSSM-50) bonds, and $10.6 million Series C-2 (TEMPSSM-85) bonds issued through the Indiana Finance Authority for the Senior Living Finance Practice. The transaction also includes $25 million of Series 2025B Bank Direct Placement bonds, which closed with the Series 2025A, C1, and C-2 bonds (together totaling $70.85 million and collectively referred to as the Series 2025 bonds). Westminster Village Greenwood, Inc., doing business as Greenwood Village South (GVS), is an Indiana not-for-profit that owns/operates a Type-B CCRC in Greenwood, Indiana, just south of Indianapolis. The community... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Heading Down to Austin

60 Seconds with Swett: Heading Down to Austin

We are looking forward to flyin’ down to Austin next week for the NIC Fall Conference, as we are anticipating a very positive mood among the attendees. That is because M&A activity is high and healthy. The capital markets keep improving from a deal terms and liquidity perspective. The promise of a 25-basis point interest rate cut is probably boosting spirits more than actually making much of a financial impact on the cost of borrowing.  Meanwhile the operating environment continues to make steady progress, and property values are on the rise, at least according to our latest valuation stats available on LevinPro LTC, which could entice more sellers into the market with their... Read More »
Harrison Street Divests Long Island Portfolio

Harrison Street Divests Long Island Portfolio

Harrison Street Asset Management sold five Class-A seniors housing communities throughout central Long Island and New York in a transaction valued at more than $600 million. Newmark handled the deal.  The portfolio comprises five assets, developed in partnership with B2K Development between 2016 and 2022. The communities have delivered strong operating performance. The Long Island Business News identified the five properties as part of the “Bristal” brand of assisted living communities, including Bristal Assisted Living in Mount Sinai, Bristal in West Babylon, Bristal in Holtsville, Bristal in Bethpage and Bristal in Jericho, all totaling more than 850 units.  That would put the... Read More »
Mid-Year 2025 Valuation Stats Update Webinar

Mid-Year 2025 Valuation Stats Update Webinar

The SeniorCare Investor hosted its Mid-Year 2025 Valuation Stats Update webinar, sponsored by HealthTrust. Managing Editor Ben Swett moderated the discussion and presented the latest M&A and valuation statistics derived from LevinPro LTC’s proprietary database, updated through the most recent four-quarter period. He was joined by panelists Colleen Blumenthal, COO of Healthtrust, Aron Will, Vice Chairman of Capital Markets at CBRE, and Travis Wiebe, Asset Manager at AEW, for a conversation on current trends in the market, potential pitfalls to avoid in the dealmaking process and 2026 M&A strategies. Read More »