Greystone Provides Bridge Loan for Affordable Seniors Community
Greystone provided a $40 million bridge loan to acquire and rehab a seniors housing community in The Bronx, New York. The financing was originated by Senior Managing Director Eric Rosenstock and Executive Vice President Jeff Englund on behalf of a joint venture between Scott Jaffee of Metropolitan Realty Group and Leo Friedman of Citadel Care Centers. Built in 1969, Kittay House comprises 295 affordable seniors units with social, recreational, and educational programs on-site as well as meals, housekeeping and easy access to healthcare and supportive services. Greystone’s interest-only non-recourse bridge loan carries a 24-month term with two six-month extension options. Read More »
Lument Finalizes Freddie Mac Construction Loan
Lument announced the closing of a $33.6 million Freddie Mac loan to facilitate the construction of The Culbreath, a 364-unit affordable seniors housing community in Dallas, on behalf of DHA Housing Solutions of North Texas (DHA) and Volunteers of American National Services (VOANS). To finance the new construction project, which has a total cost of $96.7 million, Lument Securities provided bond underwriting services for $45.6 million in tax-exempt cash collateralized bonds while Lument Real Estate Capital structured the $33.6 million Freddie Mac tax-exempt loan to serve as permanent financing. Senior Managing Director Tracy Peters and Director Dale Giffey led the transaction for Lument.... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Tax-Exempt Bond Issue for Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation
Ziegler announced the successful closing of a $25 million tax-exempt bond issue for Orlando Senior Health Network. The Series 2025 bonds were issued through the Florida Local Government Finance Commission. This marks the third transaction Ziegler has completed for OSHN over the past decade. Orlando Lutheran Towers, Inc., doing business as Orlando Senior Health Network, is a Florida not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates a Type-B CCRC, Orlando Lutheran Towers. Built in 1980, the community features 184 independent living units in one building (the Fountains), 81 assisted living units in another building (Windsor Place), and 168 skilled nursing beds on 4.5 acres in downtown... Read More »
Seniors Housing and Care M&A Activity Inches Up in Q2:25 but Lags Behind Q2:24
The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the second quarter of 2025 totaled 181 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 1.1% increase from the 179 transactions disclosed in the first quarter of 2025, but a 3.2% decrease from the 187 deals in Q2:24. Additionally, the $5.68 billion spent on Q2:25 transactions fell by 2.7% from the $5.84 billion spent on Q1:25 transactions, and rose by 134.7% from the $2.42 billion spent in the year-ago first quarter, based on disclosed prices. Stripping foreign transactions from the totals of publicly announced transactions, the second quarter of 2025 saw 133 U.S. deals, or 532 on an... Read More »
Local Investor Partnership Divests to Ensign in Texas
Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial Real Estate arranged the off-market sale of a 124-bed skilled nursing facility in Duncanville, Texas, that was owned by a partnership of local investors. The building was leased to a national operator, which has managed the facility since its construction in 2009. The asset sold six weeks after execution of the purchase and sale agreement, with a long-term lease in place with the current operator. The Texas Broker of Record was DuWest Management Services, Inc. The Ensign Group announced that it acquired the real estate of Duncanville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center through a subsidiary of Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT. This facility also... Read More »
Leo Brown Group Divests Class-A Community in Cincinnati MSA
Berkadia sold a 146-unit seniors housing community in the Cincinnati, Ohio MSA, on behalf of the seller, Indianapolis-based Leo Brown Group, which originally built the community. Built in 2021 with 52 independent living, 64 assisted living and 30 memory care units, it was 95% occupied as of June 30, 2025, with the memory care portion fully occupied. A longtime owner of seniors housing communities bought the property on July 1, for an undisclosed price. Traditions Management will stay on as the operator. Read More »
Ziegler Closes Bonds for Bayview’s CCRC Renovations
Ziegler announced the closing of the Bayview $16.51 million Series 2025 bonds through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Bayview is a Washington not-for-profit corporation and 501(c)(3) organization that owns and operates a CCRC comprising 133 independent living, 34 assisted living and 10 memory care units. Bayview also operates an intergenerational childcare center on the campus for up to 42 children. The bonds consist of long-term tax-exempt, short-term tax-exempt (TEMPSSM), and short-term taxable (TMPSSM) fixed interest rate bonds issued on parity with the Series 2016A & 2024 bonds. The bonds were structured with a 35-year final maturity (July 1, 2060). Principal... Read More »
Regional Portfolio Changes Hands
Blueprint announced two closings, with one in the Southeast and one in Pennsylvania. First, not-for-profit Ballad Health divested its senior care portfolio that was geographically concentrated in Eastern Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. The portfolio included four assets with regional concentration along the border of Tennessee and Virginia, including three skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community, totaling 402 licensed beds. The portfolio presented an attractive opportunity for a regional-based owner/operator to achieve immediate scale with operational upside, while capitalizing on the strong referral relationships through the seller’s broader acute care health... Read More »
Cima Investment Group Acquires AL/MC Portfolio
SVN Senior Living Advisors announced the successful sale of a three-property assisted living and memory care portfolio in the Houston, Texas MSA. The transaction was completed on behalf of a national financial institution. The three properties comprise more than 200 units. Managing Director Josh Salzman led the transaction, supported by John Klement, Don Husi and Aaron Thompson. The assets attracted multiple qualified offers and ultimately sold for an undisclosed amount. Cima Investment Group (and its affiliated operating company, Cima Senior Living), a fully integrated investment platform focused on senior living, was the buyer. It is led by industry veterans and is known for its... Read More »
