• 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 »
KeyBank Keeps It Going

KeyBank Keeps It Going

KeyBank Real Estate Capital has been on a roll lately, announcing financing after financing following their successful HUD fiscal year atop the rankings. Their latest closing saw Charlie Shoop and Peter Trazzera close a $31.5 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of Chicago Pacific Founders to refinance the original balance sheet acquisition loan (also provided by KeyBank) on a 176-unit senior living community in Topsham, Maine. Spread out on 90 acres, the community provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services to its residents. Messrs. Shoop and Trazzera arranged the financing with a seven-year term, variable rate and an open prepayment option during the last two... Read More »
CBRE’s Two Latest Transactions

CBRE’s Two Latest Transactions

The CBRE team showed their strength in their latest two transactions. First, it was announced that not only did Lisa Widmier represent a publicly-traded REIT in its sale of a 120-unit assisted living community in Sterling Heights, Michigan to Chicago Pacific Founders, but Aron Will arranged the acquisition financing too. Through CBRE’s Freddie Mac Seller Servicer direct lending program, Mr. Will secured a $15.5 million, floating rate loan, with a 10-year term and 60 months of interest only. Chicago Pacific Founders’ wholly owned subsidiary Grace Management will take over operations. Separately, Mr. Will was joined by Kevin Randles to arrange a fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan in another deal.... Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Makes It Five

Chicago Pacific Founders Makes It Five

Chicago Pacific Founders just made its fifth acquisition of the year (all since the start of April), after just three (disclosed) deals in both 2017 and 2016. The newest addition is an independent/assisted living community located in Sterling Heights, Michigan (Detroit MSA), and sold for an undisclosed price. Built in 1989, it was formerly operated by Atria Senior Living and most recently reported a 93% occupancy rate (up from 88% at letter of intent). CPF’s subsidiary Grace Management will take over operations and will oversee some capital improvements to be made to the property. Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Refinances Two Southwest Senior Living Communities

Chicago Pacific Founders Refinances Two Southwest Senior Living Communities

On the way to stabilizing its two senior living communities in Tucson, Arizona and Pahrump, Nevada, Chicago Pacific Founders refinanced with the help of Aron Will of CBRE. In 2016, its subsidiary CPF Living Communities acquired the two majority-independent living communities (with assisted living and memory care units as well) from two non-traditional seniors housing owners. Occupancy was low at the time, but Grace Management took over and improved operations, expecting them to fully stabilize by 2019. There are 140 independent living, 60 assisted living and 12 memory care units. CBRE secured a three-year floating-rate loan, with 36 months of interest only, from a debt fund to refinance... Read More »
KeyBank Closes Two Fannie and Freddie Financings

KeyBank Closes Two Fannie and Freddie Financings

Charlie Shoop of KeyBank Real Estate Capital has been hard at work arranging two financings from two different agencies. First, through Freddie Mac, Mr. Shoop originated a $26 million loan to facilitate the acquisition of a 175-unit independent living community in Dallas, Texas. The floating-rate loan came with a seven-year term, four-year interest only period and 30-year amortization schedule. Its recipient was Chicago Pacific Founders, which purchased the nine-year old community from Capitol Seniors Housing (CSH) for an undisclosed price. CSH had originally bought the property in 2016 when it was around 95% occupied and operating well. At the time, CSH had plans to invest in some capital... Read More »