• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    A regional owner/operator looking to enter the state of Indiana acquired Smith Farms Manor, an independent living community in Auburn, about 30 miles south of the Michigan border. Built in 1998, the community features 51 units and is well maintained. It sits on an attractive four-acre campus down the street from Parkview DeKalb Hospital and off... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments secured a new lease for a skilled nursing portfolio in Tennessee on behalf of an institutional owner. The portfolio features four assets and was operating below 70% occupancy with margins under 10%. Despite that performance, ESI secured a lease $3 million above in-place cash flow, reflecting the operational upside that... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing and Care M&A Remains Elevated in Q1:26

    The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 231 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the 288 transactions disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2025, but a 25.5% increase from the 184 deals in Q1:25.   “It was always going... Read More »
  • Clarion Acquires Again in Colorado

    Two years after opening a 160-unit seniors housing community in Centennial, Colorado (Denver MSA), MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of MorningStar at Holly Park. The community... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Summer Test Ahead

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its March occupancy results, and it unfortunately took another step in the wrong direction. We will get a better read when peers report first-quarter results and when NIC MAP releases its next tranche of occupancy data, but at this point, it seems as though Brookdale will need a particularly strong performance... Read More »
Capitol Seniors Housing Breaks Ground in Georgia

Capitol Seniors Housing Breaks Ground in Georgia

Construction is underway at The Outlook at the Exchange, an active adult community in Buford, Georgia. The 200,000-square-foot, four-story community will offer 180 residential units. The community will be part of Fuqua Development’s Exchange at Gwinnett, a $350 million mixed-use development underway near the Mall of Georgia.  Capitol Seniors Housing developed and invested in this project. This venture comes two months after CSH broke ground on Arbor Terrace Marlton, an 87-unit AL community in southern New Jersey. Element Architects is the design firm for The Outlook, and Core Construction is the general contractor. The project is scheduled to open in late 2022. Read More »
CBRE Returns to Seattle Area For Portfolio Refinance

CBRE Returns to Seattle Area For Portfolio Refinance

CBRE Senior Housing arranged a refinance for a portfolio of four senior living communities in the Seattle, Washington area. A joint venture between Capitol Seniors Housing and The Carlyle Group originally acquired the portfolio in 2016. Featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care services, with 368 units in total, the properties are located on in-fill sites in affluent submarkets. They average around 25 years in age. MBK Senior Living took over operations from Merrill Gardens after the 2016 acquisition and has overseen some significant capital improvements across the portfolio.   Five years ago, CBRE arranged more than $60 million in acquisition/renovation... Read More »
Capitol Seniors Housing Completes Hotel Conversion

Capitol Seniors Housing Completes Hotel Conversion

Two years after acquiring a former hotel in Nassau County, New York, Capitol Seniors Housing has converted and reopened the property as a new full-service independent living community. Formerly a Residence Inn by Marriott, and now named The Residences at Plainview, the building underwent a full transformation (to the tune of $19.6 million) into an upscale senior living community with a host of amenities. They include many familiar favorites, like indoor and outdoor pools, a putting green, sauna, exercise facilities, a bistro, bar, movie theater, concierge and valet parking, to name a few. There are also 114 residential units, with studio, one- and two-bedroom options. ... Read More »
Blueprint’s April Activity Continues

Blueprint’s April Activity Continues

Continuing Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors’ busy deal activity in the last week, which included three skilled nursing closings on April 1st, the team of Amy Sitzman, Dan Mahoney and Blake Bozett sold a 36-unit assisted living community in Kennewick, Washington, in the eastern part of the state. Built in 1995 and featuring all private rooms, the private pay community recently struggled with occupancy because of key leadership turnover.   The seller did work to increase census to over 90% throughout the transaction process, which created some good faith between parties that almost surely allowed for a smooth closing in the middle of the COVID-19... Read More »
Capitol Seniors Housing Flips Ann Arbor Assisted Living Community

Capitol Seniors Housing Flips Ann Arbor Assisted Living Community

It’s only been two years since Capitol Seniors Housing acquired a 75-unit assisted living/memory care community in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but the time has come to sell. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Chris Remeika of Cushman & Wakefield found a buyer in Kayne Anderson Real Estate, with Provision Living staying on as the operator. No purchase price was disclosed. Originally built in 2000, the community features 63 assisted living and 12 memory care units. When CSH purchased the community from Provision Living in January 2017, they committed to investing in resident care technology, additional common areas and unit renovations. Those projects also eventually included a brand-new... Read More »