• 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 »
Berkadia Bags Four HUD Financings

Berkadia Bags Four HUD Financings

Berkadia jumped out of the 2019 gates with four HUD closings totaling $40 million. Ed Williams secured the largest loan, $14 million in financing for a skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania. The loan proceeds were used to retire existing bank and related partner debt for the borrower. Next, Mr. Williams and Jay Healy headed to Michigan to arrange a $9.06 million loan on behalf of a SNF there. The Midwest-based owner/operator borrower purchased the 139-bed facility in May 2017 from a not-for-profit seller. Back then, Berkadia provided the bridge financing to fund 100% of the acquisition costs plus a significant renovation. The HUD refinance retires that Berkadia bridge loan. Mr. Williams... Read More »
Capital One Secures Refinance of Illinois Assisted Living Community

Capital One Secures Refinance of Illinois Assisted Living Community

Five years after acquiring a 154-bed assisted living community in Park Ridge, Illinois, Cascade Capital Group (with Legacy Healthcare as its operating partner) is refinancing with the help of Capital One. Joshua Rosen originated the HUD loan, which totaled $15.1 million, came with a 35-year term and replaced conventional bank debt. In the years since acquiring the facility, Cascade had extensively renovated the community, which now has a five-star rating from CMS. The transaction recoups capital expenditures and partner debt, and frees up cash for Cascade to pursue other projects. Read More »
CBRE Secures HUD Construction Financing in Illinois

CBRE Secures HUD Construction Financing in Illinois

Illinois’ Lake County is getting a new post-acute/transitional care facility, helped by a $25.92 million HUD construction loan arranged by Aron Will and Mark Tran of CBRE. Innovative Health obtained the 40-year loan, which featured an 18-month construction period and was provided through CBRE’s HUD 232 direct lending program. Innovative’s new 185-bed facility will replace the previous county-owned skilled nursing facility, at a development cost of approximately $30 million, or $162,200 per bed. The new location (expected to open in mid-2020) sits within five miles of Advocate Condell Medical Center, a 215-bed medical campus that was named a “Best Hospital” by U.S. News & World... Read More »

Cambridge Replaces Bridge Loan at Illinois Skilled Nursing Facility

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies returned to Glenview, Illinois to retire the original bridge loan it provided for a 144-bed skilled nursing facility with a HUD refinance. The previous financing, consisting of a $20 million bridge loan and a $1 million asset-based loan, was provided in November 2017 to an Illinois LLC to acquire the facility, which provides skilled nursing, wound, colorectal and respite care, along with a Progressive Supranuclear Palsy support group. Now, just 13 months later, Cambridge is refinancing the facility with a $21.2 million HUD loan, with a 35-year term. Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Secures HUD Construction Debt

Lancaster Pollard Secures HUD Construction Debt

Jason Dopoulos of Lancaster Pollard secured construction financing through HUD on behalf of Sunshine Retirement Living to expand its presence in southern California. Already with two senior living communities in the San Diego area, the Oregon-based Sunshine, along with Welbrook Senior Living, is working on building its first in the Los Angeles MSA. The Fountain Valley community will feature 106 assisted living and 39 memory care units when it opens in 2020. Situated about 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles, it is also ideally located next to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, which certainly adds to the property’s appeal. With its low interest rate, the $36 million HUD loan should help... Read More »