• Bullish Move by Welltower

    by | Oct 29, 2025 9:29 am | Uncategorized

    Welltower has been a growth and M&A machine under the leadership of Shankh Mitra. As of October 27, the REIT has closed or has under contract close to $14 billion of pro rata gross investments across the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom this year. These include more than 700 seniors housing properties with more than 46,000 units. Not too... Read More »

  • Welltower Shatters Single-Day Dollar Volume Record

    by | Oct 29, 2025 9:28 am | Acquisitions

    October was already on its way to setting records for M&A activity in the seniors housing and care industry before Welltower announced the most transaction dollar volume we have ever seen in a single day when it released its third quarter earnings. A couple of the largest portfolio acquisitions took place across the pond, but the REIT also... Read More »

  • South Carolina Portfolio Trades

    by | Oct 29, 2025 9:25 am | Acquisitions

    Newmark has hit a rich vein of activity, announcing several closings in the last few days. First, the team sold three communities across the Greenville, South Carolina, area on behalf of Atlas Senior Living. The communities were built between 2014 and 2016 and totaled 306 units, including 108 independent living, 144 assisted living and 54 memory... Read More »

  • Blueprint Closes in Kentucky and Colorado

    by | Oct 29, 2025 9:24 am | Acquisitions

    Blueprint has been adding to our record-breaking October M&A haul, announcing a couple of closings in the last week. First, Kyle Hallion handled another sale in his home state of Kentucky, this time on behalf of a local family owner/operator with deep ties to this asset’s local market. The senior care facility features 64 skilled nursing beds... Read More »

  • Southern California Communities Get New Owner

    by | Oct 29, 2025 9:23 am | Acquisitions, Financings

    Berkadia handled the sale and financing of two seniors housing communities in Southern California. The transaction included an 84-unit assisted living and memory care community in the San Diego suburbs and a 72-unit memory care community in the Los Angeles suburbs. These were older vintage properties with some Medicaid census but were very strong... Read More »
Bridge To HUD With Grandbridge Real Estate Capital

Bridge To HUD With Grandbridge Real Estate Capital

by | Nov 8, 2017 7:00 am | Financings

Less than a year after receiving bridge financing, a 90-unit assisted living community in Billings, Montana is already refinancing through HUD, with Grandbridge Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance Group leading them along the way. Through BB&T Real Estate Funding, Grandbridge had originally provided the community a bridge loan at the end of 2016. Now, Richard Thomas and Meredith Davis have originated a $19.93 million HUD loan, with a 35-year term and 35-year amortization schedule, to refinance the community. Read More »
Acquiring in the Acela Corridor

Acquiring in the Acela Corridor

by | Sep 8, 2016 7:25 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

As we are about to travel from the New York City area to Washington, D.C. for the upcoming NIC Fall Conference, we must take note of two teams that did that trek probably a number of times recently. Grandbridge Real Estate Capital provided through its proprietary lending platform, BB&T Real Estate Funding, a $43.5 million non-recourse acquisition/bridge loan for a joint venture between Blue Vista Capital Management and Meridian Senior Living. Owned by Holladay Corp., a D.C.-based real estate developer/owner, the targets included an 88-unit assisted living/independent living/respite care community built in 1976 in Yorktown Heights, New York and a 131-unit (147 units post-renovation)... Read More »