• Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires Bankrupt CCRC

    A judge approved a $133 million bid by Focus Healthcare Partners through Focus SH Acquisitions LLC to acquire a 495-unit CCRC in Houston, Texas. Previously owned by the not-for-profit Buckingham Senior Living Community Inc., The Buckingham had filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2025.  Focus’s bid includes... Read More »
  • Incumbent Operator Secures Two Acquisition Financings

    Jay Healy and Director Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia utilized the company’s balance sheet to provide $39.7 million of bridge-to-HUD financing for a Fort Worth-based skilled nursing owner/operator. The intent is to close the two subsequent HUD 232/223(f) refinancings in the second half of 2026. The loans facilitated the acquisition of three Texas... Read More »
  • MONTICELLOAM’s 2025 Activity

    MONTICELLOAM reported its 2025 activity, completing 49 senior care and multifamily transactions totaling over $2.2 billion in bridge, mezzanine and working capital financing throughout the year. In one of the notable transactions, one of the largest financings the firm has ever completed, MONTICELLOAM funded $470.5 million in bridge and working... Read More »
  • CBRE’s Active 2025 and Q1:26 Projections

    CBRE’s National Senior Housing team announced its 2025 activity, with $3.1 billion in total transaction volume. Debt originations and equity placements comprised $1.95 billion of that total, and were completed across 25 states. Meanwhile, the investment sales side closed $1.15 billion in deals, selling 27 properties across 14 states. The... Read More »
  • Underperforming AL/MC Assets Sell in Michigan

    A buyer with operational expertise and capital resources acquired two seniors housing communities that were not stabilized at the time of sale. The new owner intends to stabilize performance, implement targeted management improvements and reposition the assets. Current rates are priced below local competitors, offering upside through rate... Read More »

MorningStar Shines Brightly In Phoenix Market

MorningStar Senior Living is set to open its fourth senior living community in the Phoenix market, with the help of construction financing arranged by Aron Will of CBRE. Together with joint venture partners N-Shea Group and an institutional equity partner, MorningStar is developing a 144-unit independent living (38 units), assisted living (71) and memory care (35) community in Glendale, a growing suburb roughly 10 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix. Although the development cost was not disclosed, MorningStar’s three previous projects in the metro area had cost between $200,000 per unit and $230,000 per unit to develop, and we imagine the Glendale project is similar. Mr. Will provided a... Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders All-In in Las Vegas

Chicago Pacific Founders All-In in Las Vegas

For the third time in the firm’s three-year history, Chicago Pacific Founders is acquiring a senior living community in the Las Vegas market, with the help of financing arranged by Aron Will of CBRE. Located about 13 miles west of the Strip (and 3.5 miles northwest of Spring Valley Medical Center), the community features 160 units of about 80% independent living and 20% assisted living. Built in 1999, it will be operated by Grace Management, which believes it can improve on the census and operations. Mr. Will originated a $13.5 million Fannie Mae loan, with a seven-year term and 3.5 years of interest only, on behalf of CPF’s private equity arm, CPF Living Communities. One of CPF’s other... Read More »

Capitol Seniors Housing Builds Its Portfolio

Washington, D.C.-based Capitol Seniors Housing headed up the coast to build a brand-new assisted living/memory care community in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, an affluent suburb of New York City. The firm utilized an existing operating partner, Chelsea Senior Living, which already operates 10 senior living communities in the Mid-Atlantic on behalf of CSH, to third-party manage the new 85-unit community. To finance the project, Aron Will of CBRE arranged a $16.75 million, non-recourse loan with a floating-rate term from a regional bank. The five-year term includes 48 months of interest only. Construction cost is estimated at $29.3 million, or about $345,000 per unit. That is $100,000 per unit... Read More »

Aron Will and Avanti Senior Living

Plans for an Avanti Senior Living community in Covington, Louisiana (New Orleans MSA) have been in the works for several years. Now, it is one step closer, with Aron Will of CBRE arranging a $14 million construction loan to fund the project. A regional bank provided the financing, which features a four year, floating rate term and 48 months of interest only. Avanti is developing the project in a joint venture with Iron Point Partners, an investment manager that manages several real estate private equity funds. Designed with the local style in mind, the planned community will resemble a large manor house, featuring 60 assisted living units and 50 memory care units. Adding to its appeal, the... Read More »

A New Institutional Buyer Lands in Plymouth, Minnesota

A joint venture between The Waters Senior Living and an institutional partner has acquired a recently built assisted living/memory care community in Plymouth, Minnesota, with the help of financing arranged by Aron Will of CBRE. The Waters originally developed and has operated the property in Plymouth, a high-income suburb of Minneapolis. With 61 assisted living and 28 memory care units, the community will still be managed by The Waters. To fund the deal, CBRE secured a $16.25 million floating rate loan from a national bank, with a three-year term that is interest only. That structure seems to be the sweet spot for the prolific Mr. Will. Read More »