• 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 »
  • Global Real Estate Investor Enters Seniors Housing

    Blueprint revisited a familiar property, selling it on behalf of a joint venture that originally purchased it through another Blueprint-led sales process. The partnership was between a global private equity firm and a seniors housing sponsor, and at the time of its acquisition, the community was struggling. But they renovated all units and common... Read More »
CBRE Finances Harrison Street/Anthology Joint Venture

CBRE Finances Harrison Street/Anthology Joint Venture

CBRE Senior Housing’s Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root have arranged construction financing on behalf of a joint venture between Anthology Senior Living and Harrison Street.  The five-year floating rate loan with 42 months of interest only was provided through a regional bank for Anthology Boynton Beach, a 130-unit senior living community in Boynton Beach, Florida. It comprises 98 assisted living units and 32 memory care units on 5.3 acres within a larger planned development named Main Street at Boynton. The to-be-built community will be operated by Anthology Senior Living, a seniors housing-focused subsidiary of CA Ventures.  Amenities will include a fitness center, spa,... Read More »
CBRE Sells Five Communities in the Great Lakes Area

CBRE Sells Five Communities in the Great Lakes Area

Lisa Widmier of CBRE Senior Housing has sold a portfolio of five assisted living/memory care communities in the Great Lakes region. Appropriately called the “Great Lakes Portfolio,” these communities consist of 514 units in Michigan (with three locations) and Ohio (two locations). Occupancy fell below 50%, and not surprisingly, the portfolio was not making any money at the time of the sale.  Lone Star Funds and alternative investment manager Hudson Advisors acquired the portfolio from an unnamed seller. The purchase price was not revealed, we have heard it may have exceeded $115 million, or more than $225,000 per unit. Considering how far occupancy needs to come to improve both margin and... Read More »
BMO Harris Funds Construction Project in North Carolina

BMO Harris Funds Construction Project in North Carolina

BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance business announced that it secured a $72.4 million construction loan for a senior living community in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Village on Morehead will feature 199 high-end independent and assisted living units in 12 stories. Bridgewood purchased the site for $11.5 million and will have its wholly-owned management group, Retirement Center Management, operate the community once it opens in 2023.  CBRE arranged this loan through BMO Harris on behalf of a joint venture between Bridgewood Property Company and Harrison Street. CBRE originated a four-year, floating-rate loan with a full term of interest-only and extension options. Over the... Read More »
BMO Harris Funds Construction Project in North Carolina

CBRE Finances New Senior Housing Construction in North Carolina

The Village on Morehead, a to-be-built, Class-A, 199-unit senior living complex in Charlotte, North Carolina, has secured construction financing courtesy of CBRE Senior Housing’s Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root. CBRE arranged this loan on behalf of a joint venture between Bridgewood Property Company and Harrison Street.  This 12-story independent and assisted living community will be operated by Retirement Center Management (RCM), Bridgewood’s wholly-owned management group. The Carolinas Medical Center, North Carolina’s largest hospital, is located less than a mile from the community.   CBRE originated a four-year, floating-rate loan with full term of interest only and... Read More »
CBRE Finances Active Adult Development in Chicagoland

CBRE Finances Active Adult Development in Chicagoland

A new active adult development that is set to break ground just received financing courtesy of CBRE and a national bank. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Matthew Kuronen of CBRE Senior Housing partnered with CBRE Chicago’s Debt and Structured Finance’s John Parret and Peter Marino to arrange the $43 million construction loan.   The to-be-built community is located in Chicagoland and will feature around 190 units. It is considered to be “A” quality, which we imagine are easier projects for lenders to get behind right now, especially with an active developer in the space. A national bank provided the loan, which comes with a five-year term, 42 months of interest only and a floating... Read More »