• Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires in Minnesota

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired a seniors housing community that comprises 288 units in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Located 12 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis, the community, SilverCreek on Main, was built in three phases between 2015 and 2024 by Ryan Companies.  The original independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Harborside CCRC Sale Approved

    Focus Healthcare Partners’ purchase of a struggling CCRC on Long Island has gone through the ringer, but Chief Judge Alan S. Trust of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York just approved the sale under modified terms, which should close within the next two months. The property attracted some attention in late 2024 when New... Read More »
  • Imagine Senior Living Acquires in Texas

    An owner/operator of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities acquired a seniors housing community in Amarillo, Texas. Built in 2000, The Reserve at Amarillo features assisted living and memory care units. The buyer, Imagine Senior Living, has an established footprint with communities in Texas, Idaho, Oregon, Washington,... Read More »
  • Brookdale Senior Living: Slow and Steady

    Brookdale Senior Living released its fourth quarter and full-year earnings results this week, and all we can say is that the improvements, while welcomed, are slow and steady. Management has had a lot on its plate the past 18 months or so in a post-pandemic environment, but things like occupancy are moving up, but not as fast as for others. The... Read More »
  • Three Communities Trade Hands in Pacific Northwest

    Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group shot out of the gates in 2025, closing three separate transactions in the Pacific Northwest so far this year. The largest was for an 88-unit seniors housing community in central Washington which closed this week. Owned by a regional operator based in Washington, this community consists of 36... Read More »
Public REIT Buys Two Indiana Assets

Public REIT Buys Two Indiana Assets

A publicly traded REIT bought two high-quality seniors housing communities in Indiana markets. Berkadia’s Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers closed the transaction on behalf of the seller, a private equity firm. Traditions Management operates both communities and will continue to manage the properties moving forward. Built in 2014 by Leo Brown Group, Traditions at Reagan Park is located in Avon, Indiana, with 125 independent living, assisted living and memory care units, including 30 independent living villas built in 2016 and 2019. Also built in 2014, Traditions at Solana is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, with 117 IL, AL and MC units, including 24 IL villas added... Read More »
Ziegler Handles CCRC Sale to Nonprofit

Ziegler Handles CCRC Sale to Nonprofit

Not-for-profit organizations have generally been net-sellers in recent years, struggling with expenses in a post-pandemic and post-inflation environment, but one organization is adding a new CCRC to its portfolio. Saint Therese is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based, Catholic not-for-profit that has over 50 years of experience and five other communities in Minnesota (4) and Michigan.  Its latest addition was St. Mary of the Woods, a 179-bed/unit CCRC in Avon, Ohio. The campus was originally acquired out of bankruptcy in 2012 from Atrium Centers, a 100% employee-owned provider of senior care services with over 2,000 beds in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Atrium completed several... Read More »
BMO Provides ReNew REIT Financing

BMO Provides ReNew REIT Financing

BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group closed on a $57.8 million credit facility to a joint venture between ReNew REIT and Heritage Senior Living for the recapitalization of existing debt on Keystone Villa at Douglassville, a Class-A seniors housing community in Douglassville, Pennsylvania.  BWE’s Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris secured the loan featuring a non-recourse structure prepayment flexibility, a competitive rate and full term of interest-only payments. The transaction represents a new lending relationship for the borrower. Originally built in 2011 as a 125-unit assisted living/memory care community before a 123-unit independent living building was added in 2015, the... Read More »
Public REIT Buys Two Indiana Assets

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 »
Ventas Purchases Three-Property Senior Living Portfolio

Ventas Purchases Three-Property Senior Living Portfolio

Berkadia announced the sale of three seniors housing communities offering assisted living and memory care services in the Chicago and Milwaukee MSAs. Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare, led by Managing Directors Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers, closed the 306-unit transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Dallas-based Caddis Partners and a private equity real estate fund. The properties were purchased by Ventas. The Class-A portfolio transaction closed with just six weeks between LOI execution and closing. Built in 2018, Heartis of Orland Park is approximately 25 miles southwest of downtown Chicago and comprises 96 AL/MC units. It is the... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires in Michigan

Joint Venture Acquires in Michigan

Silver Wave Capital and Persimmon Ventures announced their second joint venture acquisition, buying a 102-unit assisted living/memory care community in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Earlier this year, the joint venture had acquired an AL/MC community in Naples, Florida, to mark their first purchase together, and they plan on more in the next year. The Class-A Michigan asset was built in 2018 by First & Main and features 58 AL and 44 MC units. However, the Auburn Hills market was overdeveloped for seniors housing services, and we understand that the property never reached stabilization. It was previously owned by Hudson Advisors, an affiliate of Lone Star Funds that purchased the community as... Read More »
Vierra Communities Acquires in Maryland

Vierra Communities Acquires in Maryland

Healthcare Transactions Group, Inc. arranged and facilitated the sale of St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 162-bed, five-star skilled nursing facility in Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Catholic Charities of Baltimore had previously owned and operated St. Elizabeth, which has a more than 75-year history of serving the Baltimore community, formerly as Jenkins Memorial Nursing Home. The current facility was built in 1992 on Catholic Charities’ flagship 26-acre campus in southwest Baltimore, adjacent to St. Agnes Hospital. The units and dining areas model a non-institutional Green House design. Going forward, the facility will continue to share the campus with the other... Read More »
Tennessee SNF Changes Hands

Tennessee SNF Changes Hands

Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Dresden, Tennessee, on behalf of the Weakley County Commission. Originally built in 1958 with expansions over the years, Weakley County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center features 136 beds and is 100 miles west of Nashville. At the time of marketing, the facility was struggling with a 47% occupancy rate and negative cashflows. Following the Weakley County Commission’s approval of the sale, ESI launched a targeted marketing campaign focused on highlighting the facility’s strengths and untapped potential, procuring multiple interested buyers. The chosen buyer, a regional owner/operator with holdings in neighboring... Read More »
Financing Secured for a Virginia SNF

Financing Secured for a Virginia SNF

CIBC Bank USA recently closed a new $35 million commercial mortgage term loan and $1.5 million working capital line of credit for a high-quality skilled nursing facility in Virginia to refinance its debt. The 101-bed facility, which has an effective age of 15 years, posted very strong operating results, with occupancy around 92% and an EBITDAR margin historically at 25%.  With those results, it is no wonder the facility was able to obtain nearly $350,000 per bed of debt. An experienced Virginia owner/operator was the borrower. Matthew Tyler and Neal Netzel handled the financing on behalf of CIBC. Read More »
CFG Closes Five Transactions

CFG Closes Five Transactions

Capital Funding Group announced the closing of five transactions totaling more than $54 million from mid-October through mid-November. The financing supported five skilled nursing facilities, one senior care community and two multifamily properties throughout the country and was executed on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers.  First was a transaction that involved a $2.72 million bridge-to-HUD junior term loan for the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities featuring a total of 194 beds in Maryland and Delaware. Andrew Jones originated the deal and the financing closed October 8. The transaction had a total senior and junior debt capital stack of $27.83 million.  The... Read More »
Senior Care Portfolio Trades in Pennsylvania

Senior Care Portfolio Trades in Pennsylvania

Senior Living Investment Brokerage closed a five-property portfolio deal in Pennsylvania, featuring a mix of personal care and skilled nursing beds. Ryan Saul and Toby Siefert were engaged by the receiver to confidentially sell the facilities, which are located throughout northwestern Pennsylvania.  They included Clepper Manor in Sharon, Kermitage Nursing and Rehab in Hermitage, Lakeview Personal Care in Darlington, Shelburne Personal Care in Butler and The Lakes at Jefferson in Mercer, totaling 156 independent living/personal care units and 159 skilled nursing beds. The properties varied in age, built between 1958 and 2017, but offered a new owner the chance to add to an established... Read More »