• CIBC Completes Several Financings

    CIBC Bank USA announced a handful of senior care financings across multiple states. First, the company closed a $17.5 million cash-out refinancing for a regional operator’s portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities with 235 total beds in northeast and southeast Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire. The facilities have an effective age of... Read More »
  • Blueprint Adding HUD Lending Platform

    Fresh off another record-setting year for investment sales activity, Blueprint announced a major expansion of its capital markets services to now include FHA/HUD lending and servicing capabilities. The firm is acquiring the existing FHA/HUD lending platform of MidCap Financial Services, and hiring Tony Marino, formerly of Cambridge Realty Capital... Read More »
  • More New Capital Enters Seniors Housing

    A fully-integrated real estate firm that is well known in the student housing world announced its foray into the seniors housing industry. Landmark Properties focuses on the development, construction, acquisition, investment management, and operation of high-quality residential communities, but the company’s intent is to invest in ground-up... Read More »
  • Berkadia’s Recent Financing Activity

    In the past 30 days, Berkadia’s Jay Healy and Andrew Lanzaro have closed $111.5 million across four financings for four separate sponsors, encompassing eleven properties in six states. The activity included three bridge financings totaling $69.6 million from Berkadia’s proprietary balance sheet and a $41.9 million HUD refinance. The first... Read More »
  • Inspirit Senior Living Appoints New President

    Torey Riso is heading back to the operating world, joining Inspirit Senior Living as President as of March 16. He joins Dave McHarg, who is the CEO of Inspirit and Founding Partner of the company. Since its founding in 2015, Inspirit has grown to 37 properties under management, with Inspirit holding an equity interest in around half of those. ... Read More »
Tremper Capital Group Secures Multiple Financings

Tremper Capital Group Secures Multiple Financings

Tremper Capital Group has hit a rich vein of activity, with four closings since the start of May and several more planned in June. The firm kicked things off with an agency refinance closed for a 133-unit seniors housing community in the Pacific Northwest. Opened in 2022, the community featured independent living, assisted living and memory care services and was a strong performer, with nearly 100% occupancy. The operator, Merrill Gardens, has clearly done a great job at the location.  The borrower wished to take out the original construction debt and had received quotes from life insurance companies and banks. But Freddie Mac offered the best combination of terms and provided a $42.9... Read More »
Canyon Partners Provides Refinance

Canyon Partners Provides Refinance

Canyon Partners Real Estate provided a $47 million senior loan to refinance American House Oak Park, a 174-unit seniors housing community in Chicago. Affiliates of AEW Capital Management and REDICO were the joint venture borrowers. Newmark arranged the financing. Located in the Oak Park neighborhood, the property comprises 74 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. Amenities at the community include a rooftop lounge, roof terraces, a fitness center, salon, game room, art studio and theater. Read More »
CIBC Bank Funds Illinois Acquisition

CIBC Bank Funds Illinois Acquisition

CIBC Bank USA provided a $3.4 million loan for the acquisition and capital improvements of an assisted living community in Illinois, along with a $1 million working capital revolving line of credit. The seller is exiting the industry, and the borrower sees significant room for improvement upon completion of renovations and adjustments to the resident mix, which will help grow occupancy and operating margins. Read More »
Lument Announces Latest Activity

Lument Announces Latest Activity

Lument closed a $60 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Park Terrace, a 180-unit assisted living/memory care community in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Kisco Senior Living owns and operates the property, which was built in 2000 with extension renovations and additions from 2023 to 2025. Lument’s Chris Cain, managing director based in Dallas, led the transaction. The Freddie Mac loan has a fixed interest rate, 10-year term with seven years interest only, 30-year amortization, and allows for cash-out proceeds. It refinanced an existing agency loan. The firm followed that with a $26.8 million HUD loan for a three-site, non-contiguous, 203-unit affordable senior apartment community in... Read More »
Wisconsin Communities Secure Bridge Financing

Wisconsin Communities Secure Bridge Financing

MonticelloAM, along with a firm affiliate, closed $28 million in bridge financing for two seniors housing properties in Wisconsin. Karina Davydov originated the transaction through the firm’s bridge lending platform. The floating-rate senior bridge loan has a 24-month initial term with two extension options. The sponsor is an experienced Midwest operator and repeat client of MonticelloAM that plans to use the loan proceeds to refinance the existing debt on two assisted living communities near Madison and Milwaukee, comprising 170 beds. Read More »
Brookdale Making A Run?

Brookdale Making A Run?

Brookdale Senior Living just announced that May’s occupancy levels jumped quite impressively. Nothing like a proxy challenge to get things moving in the right direction. If only they had worked it two to three years ago, Cindy Baier might still have her job. But heck, she still has a lot of equity in the company, which is now increasing in value. Finally. May’s month-end occupancy increased by 50 basis points over April’s to land at 81.5%, or 200 basis points higher than last May. The weighted average occupancy in May was 80.0%, or 190 basis points above last May’s. Same-community weighted average occupancy in May jumped to 80.6%, up 20 basis points sequentially, while month-end... Read More »
SLIB Closes Transaction Trio

SLIB Closes Transaction Trio

Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced a slew of closings in the western United States, starting with a senior care campus in Douglas, Wyoming, in the rural eastern part of the state. Originally built in 1968, the skilled nursing portion (Douglas Care Center) was renovated in 2010, and the assisted living/memory care portion (Mountain Lodge) was added in 2018. The adjacent properties feature 74 units and 96 beds of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing on nearly five acres. Occupancy was around 70%. Its local mom & pop seller decided to retire and divested the campus to a Utah-based regional owner/operator expanding its presence in Wyoming. Vince Viverito and Jason... Read More »
Sonida Senior Living Grows in Florida and Georgia

Sonida Senior Living Grows in Florida and Georgia

Sonida Senior Living acquired two seniors housing communities through separate transactions. In May, Sonida acquired a memory care community in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It was built in 2017 and features 64 units. This community complements Sonida’s recently acquired central Florida assets, bringing its Florida portfolio total to eight assets. The company will implement its Magnolia Trails personalized memory care services to activate the community while leveraging its regional sales and marketing support to drive occupancy.  The purchase price was $11 million, or $171,900 per unit, funded with cash on hand and a new $9 million non-recourse mortgage from the asset’s existing lender.... Read More »
Lument Closes Freddie Mac Loan

Lument Closes Freddie Mac Loan

Lument closed a $60 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Park Terrace, a 180-unit assisted living/memory care community in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Kisco Senior Living owns and operates the property, which was built in 2000 with extension renovations and additions from 2023 to 2025. Lument’s Chris Cain, managing director based in Dallas, led the transaction. The Freddie Mac loan has a fixed interest rate, 10-year term with seven years interest only, 30-year amortization, and allows for cash-out proceeds. It refinanced an existing agency loan. Read More »
California SNF Secures Acquisition Loan

California SNF Secures Acquisition Loan

Greystone provided a $26 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a skilled nursing facility in California. The loan includes a 15-month term with a 12-month extension option at a floating rate and is full-term interest-only. Greystone intends to lead the borrower through a permanent financing solution with a HUD-insured loan. The financing was originated by Christopher Clare and Ben Rubin. Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: May M&A Activity Slumps

60 Seconds with Swett: May M&A Activity Slumps

Earlier this year, M&A activity was continuing at a record pace after 2024 finished with 714 deals for the year, an annual record by far. February, March and April all exceeded 60 transactions each, peaking in March with 69 deals and average 780 annualized deals across that three-month period. But we were a little surprised when dealmaking plummeted in May to 46 transactions, the lowest monthly total since February 2024. Looking at only U.S. deals, the decline has been steadier, going from 57 deals in March to 46 in April to 35 in May, the lowest domestic monthly total since September 2023. Dealmaking is always cyclical, with waves of listings and closings ebbing and flowing. And we’ve... Read More »