• 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 »
Griffin American Gains St. Louis-Area Senior Living Communities

Griffin American Gains St. Louis-Area Senior Living Communities

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc., is moving into the St. Louis MSA on a large scale, but on the other side of the Mississippi River. Featuring 221 units and five independent/assisted living properties in Columbia, Millstadt, Red Bud and Waterloo, Illinois, the portfolio is 100% private pay and will be operated by an affiliate of Compass Senior Living under a 15-year absolute net lease with two 10-year renewal options. Annual rent escalators are 5.5% after the first year and 2.5% thereafter. Compass now owns/operates 19 seniors housing communities in Arizona, California, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin. Griffin-American, which is co-sponsored by American Healthcare... Read More »
The Market of Lafayette

The Market of Lafayette

In the heart of Cajun country, Cushman & Wakefield’s Robert Black and Sean McNee facilitated the sale of two seniors housing communities on behalf of the local owner and operator. Both located less than a mile apart in Lafayette, Louisiana, the all-private pay properties included a 70-unit independent/assisted living community that was built in 1997 and a just-opened 37-unit memory care community. The buyer, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV will bring on Colonial Oaks Senior Living to operate the communities under a 15-year absolute net lease with two 10-year renewal options and annual rent escalators of 6.3% after year one and 2.5% thereafter. Griffin-American financed the... Read More »