• Brookdale Boosts Short Term Stability

    Brookdale Senior Living completed a series of financing transactions totaling approximately $600 million that refinanced all of its remaining 2026 mortgage debt and maturities, around $350 million, and a portion of 2027 mortgage debt maturities, approximately $200 million. The company also secured more fixed-rate debt, helping to cut rate risk.... Read More »
  • Ikaria Announces $1 Billion in Q4 Volume

    Ikaria Capital Group closed out a successful 2025, announcing several significant transactions in the fourth quarter that exceeded $1 billion in volume. The activity comprises financings in the seniors housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health sectors across multiple states and borrowers.  The largest deal was a $595.5 million senior... Read More »
  • PE Group Enters Oklahoma after Medicaid Rate Bump

    A skilled nursing facility in Oklahoma that recently benefited from the state’s Medicaid rate bump sold to a national private equity firm looking to enter the state. Built in 1967, Maplewood Care Center features 180 beds on over three acres in Tulsa. It is located close to several major hospitals and healthcare campuses, but occupancy was sitting... Read More »
  • Community Purchased through HUD Assumption

    Chad Mundy of the Knapp-Stahler Group of Marcus & Millichap sold an 82-unit assisted living/memory care community in Lewiston, Idaho. Built in phases in the early 2000s, the community featured five separate buildings, one of which was vacant after sustaining damage from a flood. As a result, occupancy was lower, based on the 89 licensed beds,... Read More »
  • The Zett Group Rounds Out Q4

    The Zett Group closed out Q4 with several closings in the Pacific Northwest. First was the sale of Fox Hollow, a 58-unit seniors housing community in Eugene, Oregon. Built in 1988 and renovated in 2003, the community features 51 assisted living units and seven independent living “cottage-style” units. Set in a nice area of Eugene, it was owned by... Read More »
Harrison Street Refinances White Bear Lake Community

Harrison Street Refinances White Bear Lake Community

Cushman & Wakefield acted as the exclusive advisor to a joint venture between The Waters Senior Living and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital on the refinance of their 136-unit senior living community in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Developed in 2016, this community provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services under The Waters brand. The C&W team of Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Jack Griffin brought the owners together with the lender, BMO Harris Bank, which provided the $24.3 million loan to take out the original construction financing. Derek Zeller, Imran Javaid and Brian Vis made up the BMO team on the transaction. Read More »
NHI Expands Relationship with Senior Living Communities

NHI Expands Relationship with Senior Living Communities

Senior Living Communities (SLC) secured financing from National Health Investors to purchase and renovate a 248-unit CCRC in Columbia, South Carolina, bringing the REIT’s relationship with SLC to 11 properties with either a long-term lease or a mortgage loan. The $35 million, or $141,100 per unit, purchase price was funded by a draw on NHI’s revolving credit facility with a $32.7 million loan. It came with a five-year term and two one-year extension options at an interest rate of 7.25%. Originally built in 2000 and continuously expanded through 2014, the entrance fee community has 76 independent living homes, 60 IL units, 40 assisted living units, eight memory care units and a 64-bed... Read More »
BPM Real Estate Exits Assisted Living Industry

BPM Real Estate Exits Assisted Living Industry

BPM Real Estate sold its entire portfolio of high-quality seniors housing communities in the western United States, and the assisted living industry saw off one of its early pioneers, Walter Bowen. After more than 30 years in assisted living, the real estate investor will focus on other real estate classes, including multifamily, apartment and office buildings, in addition to the independent living market. Totaling 670 units, these communities feature a combination of independent living, assisted living and memory care services at locations in Nevada (1), California (2) and Oregon (3). They consist of both stabilized assets and newly renovated communities with some operational upside, but... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Coming Through with CCRC Sale

Cushman & Wakefield Coming Through with CCRC Sale

The Tampa team of Cushman & Wakefield including Allen McMurtry, Paul Carr and David Kliewer represented the seller of a 228-unit CCRC that filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year. Developed in 2011 with three interconnected buildings that feature 125 independent living, 44 assisted living, 18 memory care and 41 skilled nursing units, the property was previously owned by the not-for-profit Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation. It was 82% occupied at the time of the sale, and despite the February 8th bankruptcy filing stayed the course, operationally. The Woodlands, Texas-based not-for-profit Methodist Retirement Communities stepped in as the buyer, paying $20.35 million, or... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Finances New (and Stabilized) Community in California

Cushman & Wakefield Finances New (and Stabilized) Community in California

Aaron Rosenzweig, Jay Wagner and Sam Dylag of Cushman & Wakefield helped a joint venture between Blue Mountain Enterprises Inc. and Calson Management to obtain first mortgage financing for their 148-unit assisted living/memory care community in Fairfield, California. PNC provided the loan from their agency platform. Built just a few years ago and stabilized, this community was the second ground-up development for the JV. Read More »