• Joint Venture Acquires Four AL/MC Communities

    Following an active year of M&A with five separate deals totaling 21 properties, Stacked Stone Ventures has kicked off its 2026 growth with a portfolio acquisition in the Southeast. In a joint venture with Praxis Capital and an undisclosed family office, Stacked Stone, which was founded by Kent Eikanas, bought four assisted living/memory care... Read More »
  • Another Publicly Traded REIT Joins the M&A Mix

    Another well-capitalized institutional player is stepping into the seniors housing fray, adding fuel to an already aggressive bidding environment. And based on its initial acquisitions, with one closed at more than $1 million per unit, the target seems to be high-quality assets. Prices are rising fast in that segment, and as the buyer pool... Read More »
  • Distressed AL/MC Community Gets New Owner

    Scott Frazier, Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint advised a special servicer in the seniors housing sector on the sale of Spanish Vines, a well-maintained assisted living/memory care community. It sits in a densely populated Pocket-Greenhaven neighborhood of southwest Sacramento, California. The 88-unit community was generating negative... Read More »
  • Underperforming Community Sells and Secures Financing

    A buyer recently acquired an underperforming seniors housing community in Charleston, South Carolina, and Blueprint Capital Markets secured the debt financing. Blueprint also represented the undisclosed seller in its divestment. The asset comprises 84 units of assisted living and memory care. There is room for occupancy growth and expense cuts,... Read More »
  • Standalone MC Communities Secure Acquisition Financing

    Berkadia recently announced three financings on behalf of three different sponsors. In one of the closings, Steve Muth and Ed Williams arranged $25.8 million in acquisition financing for Peregrine Senior Living at Clifton Park and Peregrine Senior Living at Orchard Park. The bridge financing was provided through Berkadia’s Proprietary Lending... Read More »
Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors Hires CEO

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors Hires CEO

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors had some big news this week. Founded in 2013 by Ben Firestone, Jacob Gehl and Chris Hyldahl, the brokerage company just named Torey Riso as its first President and CEO. Riso brings 25 years of real estate and senior care experience to the young firm. He was part of the team that founded Care Investment Trust in 2007, where he served as President and CEO from 2009 until its sale late last year for $425 million. At the time of the sale, Care Investment Trust had investments in 42 senior living communities in 11 states. Blueprint has grown dramatically in its first three years, and we suspect that Riso’s experience and contacts will help bring in some... Read More »
The Avery Company Announces Pair Of Acquisitions

The Avery Company Announces Pair Of Acquisitions

The Avery Company kicked off their 2018 in a strong way, closing two transactions in succession for clients in Tennessee and Connecticut. Jolyon Wilde first sold two senior living buildings located across the street from each other in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Both built in 2001, there was a 68-unit assisted living community with 90% occupancy and a 26-unit memory care community just 75% occupied. Both were 100% private pay and operated at a combined 22% margin on approximately $4.03 million of revenues. A local doctor decided to sell the communities to Virginia-based Inspirit Senior Living for $12.45 million, or $132,450 per unit, with a 7.1% cap rate. Mr. Wilde was then joined by Larry... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Makes It Happen In Mississippi

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Makes It Happen In Mississippi

After developing and stabilizing its 40-unit assisted living community in Richland, Mississippi, a local owner/operator decided to exit the asset with the help of Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. The seller built the community in 2014 and licensed it for 55 beds in a mix of private and semi-private units. Occupancy was 91%, and it operated at a solid 34% margin. The incoming owner/operator, based in Tennessee, will undoubtedly look to add value to the property as it grows its existing portfolio and economies of scale in the state. They acquired the Richland community for $4 million, or $100,000 per unit, with an 8.75% cap rate. Read More »
Altercare Grows With Greystone

Altercare Grows With Greystone

Ohio-based Altercare Integrated Health Services is significantly expanding operations in its home state, taking over management of eight skilled nursing facilities and 541 total licensed beds. Owned by Greystone Healthcare Management (who also previously operated them), these facilities are located in the towns of Adena, Cambridge, Coshocton, Newark, Somerset, Thornville and Zanesville. The deal expands Altercare’s coverage in Ohio to 27 facilities, in addition to its one location in Michigan. Six of the facilities are expected to sell on February 1, with the remaining two to close in the next several months. Read More »
Clearwater Living Develops In Familiar Territory

Clearwater Living Develops In Familiar Territory

Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets Group arranged $20.6 million in construction financing on behalf of Clearwater Living to build a 90-unit/104-bed assisted living/memory care community in Rohnert Park, California. PNC Bank provided the financing, which was arranged by C&W’s Richard Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Timothy Hosmer and Alex Petrosian. The new community will feature amenities including a community pub, display kitchen, outdoor dining, theater and dog park, and is located next to a 207-unit 55+ community that was developed by Clearwater Living’s CEO, Tony Ferraro, back in the early 2000s. Clearwater clearly knew the area well. Read More »
NorthMarq Capital Finances Washington Seniors Housing Community’s Past and Future

NorthMarq Capital Finances Washington Seniors Housing Community’s Past and Future

NorthMarq Capital continued its long-standing relationship with a 130-unit seniors housing community in Lynnwood, Washington, arranging Freddie Mac financing for the new owner. The community was developed by a joint venture between Living Care Lifestyles (the operator) and Morningside Development Group in late 2013 thanks to a $17.19 million four-year construction loan arranged by Stuart Oswald of NorthMarq. It included 85 independent/assisted living and 45 memory care units in a three-story building in the affluent Seattle suburb of Lynnwood. Lease-up went quickly, and in the middle of that process, ownership obtained a cash-out refinance totaling $32.5 million with a three-year term and... Read More »
HFF Sells Austin-Area Post-Acute Care Facility

HFF Sells Austin-Area Post-Acute Care Facility

The team at HFF, including David Fasano, Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender, represented Meridian Realty Advisors in their sale of a 140-bed post-acute care facility in Bee Cave, Texas (Austin MSA). Built in 2013, which makes the property new among other post-acute care facilities, the facility was the only one of its kind in a four-mile radius, but was just 68% occupied. It also recently housed some 90 skilled nursing and assisted living patients from Rockport, TX, which was evacuated due to Hurricane Harvey. In fact, the 18 assisted living residents stayed in the temporarily outfitted therapy gym for one night before being transferred to another facility. The other 72 skilled nursing... Read More »
Monticello Asset Management Assists New York SNF With Bridge Financing

Monticello Asset Management Assists New York SNF With Bridge Financing

One of New York City-based Monticello Asset Management’s investment vehicles originated $8.03 million in first lien debt on behalf of the new owner of a 140-bed skilled nursing facility in New York. Leroy Operating, LLC (the borrower) used the funds to purchase the 40-year old facility, which currently has a five-star rating from CMS. In addition to traditional long-term care, the facility also features a 40-bed non-secure memory care unit and a 28-bed short-term or sub-acute therapy unit on its 8.2-acre campus. Ancillary services include physical, occupational and speech therapies too. The borrower expects to refinance through HUD in the coming years. Read More »
Cain Brothers Finances CCRC Construction On College Campus

Cain Brothers Finances CCRC Construction On College Campus

Many have extolled the advantages of senior care communities partnering with universities. Through collaborative programming, the relationship helps keep seniors engaged with other generations, and students in turn can benefit from the residents’ years of wisdom and experiences. With that in mind, a partnership between an affiliate of Arizona State University (ASU) and Pacific Retirement Services (PRS) is building a 20-story CCRC on ASU’s main campus in Tucson. Under PRS’s “Mirabella” high-rise CCRC brand, this community will have four levels of care and around 252 total units. The first floor will feature a public restaurant and retail space, while three restaurants will likely be placed... Read More »
Elmcroft Senior Living Portfolio Completes Transition

Elmcroft Senior Living Portfolio Completes Transition

Ventas has officially transitioned management of its Elmcroft portfolio to newly-formed Eclipse Senior Living. It is now official. The operations of the Elmcroft Senior Living portfolio of 76 properties, with the real estate owned by Ventas, has officially been transferred to Kai Hsiao’s new company, Eclipse Senior Living. Ventas has acquitted a 34% interest in Eclipse, with the remaining 64% being held by Eclipse management, which now includes Shamim Wu, Kai’s former colleague at Holiday Retirement Corporation. She recently did a 10-month stint as president and COO of Silverado. This will be an interesting test, since the Elmcroft portfolio was obviously having some financial problems... Read More »
All Hands On Deck For CBRE’s Latest Sale

All Hands On Deck For CBRE’s Latest Sale

CBRE had their hands full in a large Dallas-area CCRC sale, representing one of the selling entities and the buyer in the transaction, in addition to arranging a two-part acquisition financing totaling over $120 million. Totaling 1,104 rental units, which is separated out into 37% skilled nursing, 28% independent living, 24% assisted living and 11% memory care units, this portfolio was owned by Fortress Investment Group and Life Care Services, which held a lease-hold interest and operated (and will continue to operate) the communities. Properties ranged from 153 units to 267 units and were approximately 35 years old, all located in the Dallas MSA. Aspect Investment Partners, a global... Read More »