• Live Oak and Berkadia Team Up on Bridge Loan

    Live Oak Bank recently closed a $34.3 million bridge loan in partnership with Berkadia Commercial Mortgage for a two-property portfolio owned and operated by BrightSpace Senior Living. The communities are located in the Nashville, Tennessee, and Boise, Idaho MSAs. The loan was structured in an A/B arrangement, with Berkadia funding the... Read More »
  • California Memory Care Communities Receive HUD Loans

    Lument closed two HUD loans totaling $20.7 million to refinance two memory care communities in northern California. Doug Harper, managing director at Lument, co-originated the loan with Grant Goodman of G Capital. The two communities are Crescent Oaks Memory Care, which features 22 units and 36 beds in Sunnyvale, and Silver Oaks Memory Care,... Read More »
  • Berkadia Handles Two Seniors Housing Transactions

    Berkadia closed the sale of two separate assets in Florida and Georgia. First, Berkadia was engaged by a national owner/operator in the sale of a CCRC in South Florida. The property appears to be Abbey Delray, a 505-unit community originally built in 1979 in Delray Beach that features 327 independent living units, 48 assisted living units, 30... Read More »
  • Fortress Buys Large Seniors Housing Campus

    Fortress Investment Group just purchased one of the largest rental seniors housing communities in the country, adding The Village at Gainesville in Gainesville, Florida, to its portfolio. Regionally anchored by the University of Florida and the innovative UF Health network, and located directly across from SantaFe College, the 100+ acre campus... Read More »
  • Interview with R.J. DeBee of BBG Real Estate Services

    Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, sat down with R.J. DeBee of BBG Real Estate Services to talk about the findings from BBG’s annual investor survey. DeBee shares his thoughts on what was surprising about the results and highlights the points he agrees with. You can view the survey results here. Read More »
Ensign’s Acquisition Spree

Ensign’s Acquisition Spree

The Ensign Group closed several acquisitions throughout February and the beginning of April. First, it acquired the real estate and operations of Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation, a 204-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springdale Village Post Acute, a 122-bed skilled nursing facility, both in Mesa, Arizona.  Blueprint’s Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso were engaged by the previous owner to explore a sale or lease of Citrus Heights, which generated revenues and EBITDAR of $12.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively, despite operating below market occupancy. The seller later decided to engage Blueprint for the sale of Springdale Village, which (like Citrus Heights) was located... Read More »
Michigan IL Portfolio Sells to Midwest-Based Owner/Operator

Michigan IL Portfolio Sells to Midwest-Based Owner/Operator

Berkadia announced the sale of a portfolio of five independent living communities throughout the Detroit, Michigan MSA. Brooks Minford of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the 631-unit transaction on behalf of a local multifamily developer/owner/operator. The firm originally developed the portfolio, but the time had come to pass the torch to a new owner with more resources and experience in seniors housing. The portfolio was purchased by a Midwest-based owner/operator of seniors housing communities seeking to expand its footprint in Michigan. No additional details were disclosed. Read More »
Phorcys Capital Partners Expands its Seniors Housing Footprint

Phorcys Capital Partners Expands its Seniors Housing Footprint

Phorcys Capital Partners acquired a stabilized seniors housing community in Clermont, Florida, through Phorcys Senior Housing Recovery Fund LP. Built in 2002 and expanded in 2014, Hunt Trace Senior Living sits on six acres and features 114 assisted living and memory care units. Impact Senior Living will operate the community. The community was part of a portfolio financed by municipal bonds, which fell into default during the pandemic. The asset was acquired through a court-appointed receivership sale at an attractive basis.  Phorcys plans to invest approximately $1.5 million in the community over the next year to modernize the plant. Phorcys’ seniors housing platform has now invested... Read More »
JLL Arranges Financing for IRA Capital

JLL Arranges Financing for IRA Capital

JLL Capital Markets arranged $58 million in financing for Quail Park of Lynnwood on behalf of IRA Capital. Developed in two phases in 2014 and 2020, Quail Park comprises 252 units and sits on 15 acres in Lynwood, Washington. Alanna Ellis, John Chun and Zach Brantley of JLL placed the three-year, floating-rate senior loan with a regional bank. We believe the regional bank was BMO, as BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group announced it closed a $58 million term loan with IRA Capital related to a 252-unit seniors housing community in Lynwood, Washington. Dean Ferris of JLL sold the property to IRA Capital in June. Read More »
ACTS Secures Bond Financing

ACTS Secures Bond Financing

Ziegler announced the closing of ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc. Obligated Group’s $163.1 million Series 2025 tax-exempt bonds for the Senior Living Finance Practice. The $100.17 million of Series 2025A tax-exempt bonds were issued through the Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority (Pennsylvania) and the $62.93 million of Series 2025B tax-exempt bonds were issued through the Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority (Florida). ACTS is a Pennsylvania-based not-for-profit organization that was founded to own/operate CCRCs. It currently operates 28 communities in nine states with more than 10,000 units, including communities inside and outside of the ACTS... Read More »
Integrated Senior Foundation Secures Major Bond Financing

Integrated Senior Foundation Secures Major Bond Financing

JLL recently handled two separate financings in Arizona/California and Minnesota. First, JLL and HJ Sims arranged $239.68 million in tax-exempt and taxable bond financing for the Integrated Senior Foundation – Ativo Portfolio, a three-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 430 units in Arizona and California.  Due for completion in 2027, Avito of Sundance will offer 207 units (102 independent living units, 75 assisted living units and 30 memory care beds) in Buckeye, Arizona. Built in 2021, Ativo of Yuma comprises 55 assisted living and 24 memory care units in Yuma, Arizona. Scheduled for completion in 2026, Avito of Santa Clarita will feature 144 units (51 independent... Read More »
Diversified Healthcare Trust Closes Financing

Diversified Healthcare Trust Closes Financing

Diversified Healthcare Trust closed a $140 million mortgage financing secured by 14 seniors housing communities in nine states with 1,375 units that are managed by Five Star Senior Living, an operating division of AlerisLife Inc. This non-recourse, three-year loan has an initial maturity date of March 31, 2028, and two one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. DHC intends to use the loan proceeds to redeem a portion of its outstanding 9.75% senior notes due 2025.  The loan has a variable interest rate based on SOFR plus a margin of 2.5% per annum with 24 months of interest-only payments and two six-month extension options of the interest only period, subject to... Read More »
Brookdale Secures Acquisition Financing

Brookdale Secures Acquisition Financing

CBRE arranged two acquisition financings totaling $241 million across two seniors housing portfolios on behalf of Brookdale Senior Living. Aron Will and Matthew Kuronen arranged the two financings. CBRE originated $130 million in loans through its Freddie Mac Optigo loan origination program for Brookdale’s acquisition of five communities comprised of 533 independent living, assisted living and memory care units across four states. The non-recourse mortgage financing has a ten-year term with five years of interest only. CBRE sourced $161 million through a three-year floating rate loan from Ally Bank, an existing Brookdale lender, including a combination of new loan proceeds and the... Read More »
Blackstone Sells Wisconsin Asset

Blackstone Sells Wisconsin Asset

Newmark followed up on its closing of Carlisle Palm Beach with the sale of Harbour Village, a well performing seniors housing community in the Milwaukee MSA. Located in Greendale, Wisconsin, the community features 142 independent living, 38 assisted living and 44 memory care units separated across three buildings. The majority (82%) of IL units are two-bedroom apartments, and a plurality of AL units (40%) also have two bedrooms. The community was built from 1988 to 1999 and subsequently renovated in 2017 and 2024, with occupancy surpassing 90% as of October 2024. It also generated a near-40% operating margin. There are an additional 1.25 acres available for an expansion opportunity.... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap’s Recent Activity

Marcus & Millichap’s Recent Activity

Michael Mooney and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap sold a seniors housing community in Bellingham, Washington. Built in 1978, the community comprises 66 assisted living units and 70 beds. It was not stabilized, although there was some positive cash flow and occupancy was in the mid-80s. The deal was initially marketed more than a year ago, and Stahler and Mooney eventually secured the best bid from a regional operator with a pre-existing footprint in the Bellingham market. The improving capital markets, operating and M&A environments across that period helped push that final purchase price up, as well. No additional details were disclosed. In another... Read More »
Newland Realty Capital Closes First Deal

Newland Realty Capital Closes First Deal

Newland Realty Capital, a healthcare real estate advisory and investment firm founded by Kayne Anderson veteran Max Newland in 2024, announced its first acquisition for a large community in Lantana, Florida. Known as Carlisle Palm Beach, the community was originally built in 1999 with 290 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. It has traded a few times over the years, passing from Starwood to AEW and more recently (in 2017 according to LevinPro LTC) to Bridge Investment Group. Since that acquisition, Bridge has invested in significant capex and had its affiliate Bridge Senior Living take over operations in 2023. It currently features 277 units, with a majority serving... Read More »