• Evans Arranges New SNF Lease

    Evans Senior Investments arranged a new lease for a skilled nursing facility in Denver, Colorado, securing a 293% increase in rent on a per-bed, per-month basis in the process. At the time of marketing, the facility was 62% occupied with minimal Medicare Part A referrals. However, the 1960s-built facility has 16 private units and is proximate to... Read More »
  • Cross River Bank Closes Large Acquisition Loan

    Cross River Bank recently closed a large acquisition loan for a portfolio of seven skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community in Georgia, Tennessee and Missouri. Raina Yoo was the Loan Officer on the transaction. The portfolio features a total of 1,339 licensed beds, and occupancy stood at 88%, overall.  Read More »
  • Local Operator Closes Lease-to-Purchase Deal

    A skilled nursing facility in Mississippi faced a time-sensitive CHOW with frozen Medicaid rates under appeal after the outgoing operator was planning to leave before the ownership transfer occurred, posing meaningful risk to the facility’s financial performance and operational continuity. The facility was older and around 50% occupied at the... Read More »
  • Mainstay Senior Living Grows in Georgia

    Mainstay Senior Living acquired two seniors housing communities in Savannah, Georgia. The properties are located about five miles apart from each other. Grace Manor Savannah was built in 1997, while Habersham Manor was built in the late-1980s. They feature a total of 143 assisted living and memory care units. Florida-based Mainstay now has 46... Read More »
  • Private Equity Firm Divests Portfolio to Chicago Investor

    Trinity Investors, a Texas-based private equity firm, sold a 224-unit portfolio of three seniors housing communities in Alabama that it acquired in tranches between 2022 and 2023 with a regional owner/operator. After the portfolio stabilized and capital was injected into the communities, Trinity recapitalized the venture in March 2025 with... Read More »
Meridian Senior Living Enters Colorado

Meridian Senior Living Enters Colorado

JLL Capital Markets completed the sale of Pine Grove Crossing, a 127-unit assisted living and memory care community in Parker, Colorado. Built in 2018, Pine Grove offers 100 AL and 27 MC units in a three-story building across 4.41 acres. At the time of sale, it was 90% occupied.  The seller was a real estate private equity group, while an affiliate of Meridian Senior Living purchased the community in a joint venture with a state pension fund institutional investor. The plan is to implement capital improvements to enhance resident amenities, including upgrading dining areas and outdoor spaces.  Meridian now operates more than 46 seniors housing and care properties in 16 states.... Read More »
Legend Senior Living Acquires in OK and Secures Financing

Legend Senior Living Acquires in OK and Secures Financing

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare facilitated the sale and financing of a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in Edmond, Oklahoma. Built in 2016, the community features 58 AL and 32 MC units and is among the newest seniors housing communities within the Oklahoma City market, which has seen minimal new development over the past four years.  The buyer was Legend Senior Living, which will rebrand the community as Legend of Edmond. It was formerly known as StoneCreek of Edmond Assisted Living and Memory Care. Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders and Mike Garbers of Berkadia represented the seller, StoneCreek Real Estate Partners. Rafael Nobo and Alex Rosenfeld of... Read More »

Zanziper Family Trust as the Largest SNF Operator in North Carolina

Zanziper Family Trust has established itself as the largest skilled nursing facility operator in North Carolina, controlling 38 facilities across the state according to the latest CMS data from January 2025. This significant presence in North Carolina represents nearly half of the trust’s nationwide portfolio of 82 healthcare facilities. Portfolio Overview and Ownership Structure The trust’s healthcare holdings extend beyond North Carolina, with a presence in Kentucky (20 facilities), Florida (12 facilities), Tennessee (10 facilities), and Virginia (2 facilities). While primarily focused on skilled nursing facilities with 81 properties in this sector, Zanziper Family Trust also... Read More »
SLIB’s Recent Activity

SLIB’s Recent Activity

Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced a couple of closings involving older assisted living communities. First, Daniel Geraghty, Bradley Clousing and Dave Balow represented a Northeast-based owner that was looking to recycle capital and focus on its core assets. It chose to divest Brookside Stone Mountain, a 40-unit assisted living/memory care community in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Built in 1995 and renovated in 2016, the community features an outdoor courtyard with walking paths as well as an outdoor garden area. Occupancy was around 73% based on units, and the community was operating close to breakeven at the time of the sale. SLIB had previously sold this asset two separate times... Read More »
Silverado Senior Living Secures Financing

Silverado Senior Living Secures Financing

Silverado Senior Living acquired two memory care communities with the help of acquisition financing closed in part by Capital Funding Group. Silverado had previously managed both communities prior to the deal. The transaction was funded by senior and junior debt totaling $32.25 million. Part of that was a $9.95 million subordinate loan closed by CFG. Silverado also established a new lending relationship by closing the loan with CFG. Read More »
Sunrise Senior Living-Operated AL Community Changes Hands

Sunrise Senior Living-Operated AL Community Changes Hands

A Sunrise Senior Living-operated assisted living community in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, found a new owner with the help of the Seniors Housing team and the New Jersey team at JLL Capital Markets. Built in 2021, Sunrise of Franklin Lakes offers 51 assisted living and 37 memory care units in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, with semi-private options for memory care. JLL represented the seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Sunrise was retained as the property’s manager. Read More »
Owner/Operator Purchases SNF Portfolio

Owner/Operator Purchases SNF Portfolio

An Ohio-based owner/operator engaged Evans Senior Investments to sell a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities in the greater Akron area. The owner had been looking to recycle capital and successfully sold the three properties consisting of 249 skilled nursing beds and 161 seniors housing units. They included The Briarwood in Stow (built in 1991), Jackson Ridge in Canal Fulton (built in 1978) and Glenwood Care in Canton (also built in 1978). All three properties had assumable HUD debt, generating significant interest from investors during the marketing property. A growing owner/operator with a strong presence in the state was ultimately selected. The purchase price was not... Read More »
Tutera Senior Living Acquires in Illinois

Tutera Senior Living Acquires in Illinois

Tutera Senior Living & Health Care announced its latest acquisition involving a 75-unit assisted living/memory care community in Matteson, Illinois. Built in 2021 for a cost of around $21 million, or $280,000 per unit, the community formerly operated under the name Alexi Senior Living for just eight months before closing in 2022.  Tutera is making improvements and will reopen the community in early Spring. Since December 2024, Tutera has already invested $200,000 upgrading the community’s safety and mechanical equipment, systems and protocols with the assistance of Arch Design Builders. In addition, Tutera is completing minor remodeling and refreshing to enhance the property’s new and... Read More »
Joint Venture Secures Financing

Joint Venture Secures Financing

Live Oak Bank provided financing for the acquisition of Whisper Woods of Smithtown by a joint venture between National Development and Benchmark Senior Living. The previous owner, Sculptor Real Estate, refinanced the property in 2023. Live Oak provided that $29 million loan as well. Built in 2018, Whisper Woods is a 125-bed assisted living and memory care community in Suffolk County, New York. There are 71 AL units and 30 MC units across studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans.  National Development and Benchmark also recently broke ground on an 86-unit (63 AL and 23 MC) seniors housing community in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. This marks the developer’s entry into the state. Opening is... Read More »

Peace Capital Holdings’ Presence in New Jersey Skilled Nursing Market

Peace Capital Holdings LLC (DE) has a particularly strong skilled nursing presence in New Jersey, according to the latest CMS data analysis. Portfolio Overview The Delaware-registered company currently operates 58 skilled nursing facilities across seven states, with New Jersey representing its largest market concentration. With 29 facilities in New Jersey, Peace Capital Holdings shares the position of largest skilled nursing facility owner in the state alongside SMS 2021 Trust, which also owns 29 facilities. Beyond New Jersey, the company has established a significant regional footprint with 10 facilities in Maryland, seven in Connecticut, four in Wisconsin, three each in Pennsylvania and... Read More »

Bridges Esop, Inc: Oklahoma Skilled Nursing Operator with Employee Ownership

Bridges Esop, Inc, a 100% employee-owned company, has established itself as a key player in Oklahoma’s skilled nursing facility sector, according to the latest CMS data analysis. Its portfolio consists entirely of skilled nursing facilities, with all 31 properties located in Oklahoma, sharing the top position with Bridges Employee Stock Ownership Trust. According to the most recent CMS data, Bridges Esop, Inc maintains 100% ownership of all its facilities. Company Background and Leadership Bridges Esop, Inc appears to be related to Bridges Health, which was established in 1976 and transitioned to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in December 2020. As one of the few... Read More »