• Janus Living Goes Public After Upsizing IPO

    Janus Living, a Healthpeak Properties-formed REIT and now the only publicly traded U.S. REIT fully dedicated to seniors housing with its entire portfolio structured under RIDEA, has launched its initial public offering of Class A-1 common stock. The company is now listed on the NYSE under the ticker “JAN.” It plans to pay a quarterly dividend of... Read More »
  • Partnership Acquires Two Long Island Communities

    Two Long Island assisted living communities were sold by their original developer/operator. Village Green Senior Living in Levittown (opened in 2020) and Village Walk Senior Living (opened in 2018) in Patchogue were acquired by a partnership between Fundamental Advisors, Scribner Capital and Atria Senior Living. They will be renamed Atria... Read More »
  • Artemis Real Estate Partners Purchases Class-A Community

    The developer of a Class-A seniors housing community in the Minneapolis, Minnesota MSA, has passed the torch to a new owner. Pillars of Lakeville, now known as The Crest at Lakeville, sits on 1.8 acres. Oppidan Investment Co., a company that developed multiple Pillars senior living properties in Minnesota, acquired the land from Crossroads... Read More »
  • Stand-Alone Memory Care Community Gets New Owner

    1031 CF Properties, a leading DST investor, acquired a stand-alone memory care community in the Spokane, Washington MSA. Built in 2005 with expansions in 2007 and 2013, Generations Memory Care offers 48 private units with 28,472 square feet on 2.067 acres. The seller was an investment group based in northern California that purchased the asset in... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Closes First Public Bond Issue in 20+ Years

    Ziegler announced the closing of a $30.0 million tax-exempt fixed rate bond issue for Butterfield Trail Village, Inc. (BTV). The Series 2026 bonds were issued through The Fayetteville Public Facilities Board. BTV is a not-for-profit corporation founded by five local churches in 1981 to own and operate a continuing care retirement community on... Read More »
REIT Acquires Full-Continuum Community

REIT Acquires Full-Continuum Community

Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a full continuum, Class-A asset in North Ogden, Utah. Opened in 2019, The Lodge at North Ogden has 22 independent living, 70 assisted living and 30 memory care units. The community exhibited consistently strong cash flow and historically successful operations. Plus, there is expansion potential through the ability to develop 26 independent living cottages. During the marketing process, the outgoing operator made some adjustments to the go-to-market strategy that resulted in a drop in occupancy and a shift in overall performance metrics. Despite this, the process generated nine competitive offers after emphasizing the... Read More »
Joint Venture Continues to Grow Its Portfolio

Joint Venture Continues to Grow Its Portfolio

Blueprint represented a large, institutional private equity firm in its divestment of an assisted living and memory care community, which Benchmark Senior Living and National Development ultimately acquired. Built in 2013, the 85-unit Arbor Terrace Roseland is in Roseland, New Jersey, near New York City. It was over 91% occupied with an EBITDAR margin of around 30% at the time of the sale. The asset has historically demonstrated resilient performance with occupancy in the mid-80s and healthy margins dating back to 2019. Steve Thomes, Korzy Buzin, Brooks Blackmon and Lauren Nagle handled the sale, and Synovus Bank provided acquisition financing. This purchase expands Benchmark’s Garden... Read More »
Berkadia’s Q3 Financing Activity

Berkadia’s Q3 Financing Activity

Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare platform completed over $1.54 billion in financing for seniors housing communities as of the end of the third quarter. Under the leadership of SVP, Head of FHA & Seniors Housing Finance Steve Ervin, the platform facilitated $350 million in PLG Bridge with participations, $258 million in HUD 232/223(f) financings, and $934 million in GSE and third-party placements. In total, these efforts financed 88 properties, encompassing 10,653 beds/units. Notable third-quarter transactions include Managing Director Jay Healy and Director Andrew Lanzaro closing 13 loans totaling $178 million, comprising nine HUD 232/223(f) loans for $102 million and five... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Acquires Land Contiguous to Its CCRC

Not-For-Profit Acquires Land Contiguous to Its CCRC

Ziegler announced the closing of Series 2025 bonds for Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury. Tad Melton and the Mid-Atlantic Team led the transaction on behalf of the sponsor, which has partnered with Ziegler for 20 years. Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury (SVWC) is a Virginia not-for-profit organization that owns and operates a CCRC located in Winchester, Virginia. It was founded in 1982 and provides housing, health care, and other services on its 87-acre campus through the operation of 311 independent living units (257 apartments and 54 cottages), 48 assisted living units, 12 memory care units and 51 skilled nursing beds. Having recently completed a two-phase, 97-unit... Read More »
LTC Properties Divests More SNFs

LTC Properties Divests More SNFs

LTC Properties has completed its effort to divest seven skilled nursing facilities after one of its top 10 operating partners decided it was not renewing its master lease for these facilities, instead choosing to downsize and exit some states. In early October, the REIT announced that it sold two of the skilled nursing facilities in Florida for $42 million, or $175,000 per bed, with expectations of a gain on the sale of approximately $26 million.  The company more recently announced that it completed the sale of the other five facilities. The four Virginia SNFs sold for $51 million and the California asset sold for $29 million. LTC Properties expects a gain on this sale of... Read More »
PE Firm Divests to Cedarhurst Senior Living

PE Firm Divests to Cedarhurst Senior Living

Cedarhurst Senior Living announced that it acquired The Enclave of East Louisville, now known as Cedarhurst of East Louisville. The Class-A Kentucky community delivered strong occupancy and stable margins, and there is potential to increase the property’s NOI in the short term. Built in 2012, it features 56 assisted living and 24 memory care units on 5.9 acres.  Kyle Hallion, Lauren Nagle and Brooks Blackmon of Blueprint handled the transaction, representing an institutional private equity seller that was a repeat client. There was a competitive marketing campaign that garnered multiple private capital bids, with a final round of tours that enabled the firm to drive pricing and secure... Read More »
Northeast Owner/Operator Expands in Pennsylvania

Northeast Owner/Operator Expands in Pennsylvania

A personal care home in Pennsylvania was sold with the help of Jeff Binder, Bradley Clousing, Dan Geraghty, Dave Balow and Lucas Doll of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. It was built in 1998 and sits within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The seller was a national owner/operator that deemed the property to no longer fit in its long-term operational objectives.  The identified buyer was a rapidly growing Northeast-based owner/operator looking to expand its presence in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MSA. The private buyer’s existing portfolio comprises seniors housing communities in New Jersey and one community in the Pittsburgh area. The principals have held various roles in the... Read More »
Benchmark Senior Living Adds to Its Garden State Portfolio

Benchmark Senior Living Adds to Its Garden State Portfolio

In its joint venture with the vertically integrated real estate investment firm National Development, Benchmark Senior Living continues to grow through single-asset deals, adding another New Jersey property to its portfolio. Benchmark acquired Arbor Terrace Roseland, a 85-unit assisted living/memory care community in Roseland, New Jersey, about 15 miles west of Manhattan, New York. Synovus Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal.  The community joins a growing Garden State portfolio for Benchmark, which is set to open Benchmark at Scotch Plains in partnership with National Development in 2026. Plus, Benchmark at Cedar Grove will open in 2027. Earlier this year, Benchmark and... Read More »
MidCap Financial and CBRE Originate Refinance

MidCap Financial and CBRE Originate Refinance

MidCap Financial closed a $17.5 million first mortgage loan. The floating rate loan refinanced the existing indebtedness on a stabilized Class-A seniors housing community in the Boise, Idaho, market. The property in Meridian is owned by experienced real estate company Gold Stream Retirement Communities, and it is managed by Grace Management, which has a national presence. The asset offers a full continuum of care with 100 units as well as a full suite of modern amenities. MidCap Financial originated the transaction with Aron Will and Tim Root of CBRE. Read More »
Lender Provides Refinance Through HUD’s Express Lane

Lender Provides Refinance Through HUD’s Express Lane

Another HUD Express Lane transaction has closed, with Cambridge Realty Capital providing a $4.3 million HUD 223(f) loan to refinance Elizabeth Care Center, a 36-bed skilled nursing facility in Elizabeth, West Virginia. Cambridge was able to facilitate the loan and receive its firm commitment just 18 days after submission. The borrower was not disclosed, but in January 2025, Coplin Health Systems announced that it sold Elizabeth Care Center to the in-place operator, Providence Health Group. Providence had operated the facility for the previous four years. Read More »
REIT Acquires Two Class-A Assets

REIT Acquires Two Class-A Assets

The team at Newmark handled the sale of two Class-A seniors housing assets in Arkansas and Texas. The Rogers community in Northwest Arkansas was built in 2023 with 221 total units, comprising 26 cottages, 109 independent living units, 56 assisted living units and 30 memory care units. The Burleson, Texas, community also opened in 2023 and features 234 units, including 34 cottages, 110 IL, 60 AL and 30 MC units. Occupancy was in the mid-80s at both locations, but the communities were not stabilized from a cash flow perspective, especially considering the share of IL units and cottages. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the buyer was a publicly traded REIT. Read More »