• 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 »
Liberty Senior Living Adds New Property in South Carolina

Liberty Senior Living Adds New Property in South Carolina

JLL Capital Markets closed the sale of Discovery Village at Sandhill, a 187-unit independent living community in Columbia, South Carolina. Developer South Bay Partners, LLC (now a part of the Harbert Management Corporation) divested the property to Liberty Senior Living, LLC, which took over operations following the closing of the transaction. The property has been rebranded as Inspire Sandhill. Completed in 2019, Inspire Sandhill features one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 981 square feet. Located on 8.39 acres, Inspire Sandhill sits near local entertainment hubs and an extensive number of local educational institutions. Charles Bissell and Cody Tremper of JLL led the... Read More »
JLL Arranges Refinance for Texas Community

JLL Arranges Refinance for Texas Community

JLL Capital Markets arranged a $37.5 million refinance for Hidden Springs of McKinney, a 194-unit independent living/assisted living/memory care community in McKinney, Texas. Joel Mendes and Jason Skalko represented the borrower, a joint venture between CREC Real Estate and Madison Marquette, in securing a non-recourse, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. The loan came with a five-year term, with extension options. Completed in 2020, Hidden Springs of McKinney features large units and high-end finishes, with plentiful amenities like an indoor pool, fitness center and dog park.  Read More »
JLL Arranges Two Refinances Through Debt Funds

JLL Arranges Two Refinances Through Debt Funds

The team at JLL Capital Markets refinanced a couple of seniors housing properties in the Southeast, working with a debt fund in both transactions. The first, and largest, deal saw a five-year $57.5 million loan arranged for Windsor at Celebration, a 239-unit, luxury seniors housing community near Orlando in Celebration, Florida. Built in 2018 by a partnership between Square Mile Capital Management and Big Rock Partners, the community features 133 independent living, 73 assisted living and 33 memory care units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom suites averaging 853 square feet. JLL’s Senior Director Joel Mendes, Senior Managing Director... Read More »
Private Equity Buyers Snap Up Southeast Portfolio

Private Equity Buyers Snap Up Southeast Portfolio

JLL Capital Markets’ Mike Garbers and Cody Temper recently arranged the sale of nine seniors housing communities on behalf of the seller, a large public REIT. The portfolio consists of one North Carolina and eight South Carolina properties, encompassing 558 assisted living and memory care units.  The first sale, in North Carolina, involves a 52-unit assisted living and memory care community that was sold to a private equity group. The property has been closed and vacant since April due to a fire, but extensive remodeling and repairs are foreseeable so the community can undergo rebranding upon reopening. The second transaction, in South Carolina, consists of 506 units across eight... Read More »
JLL Sells 55+ Community in Minneapolis Market

JLL Sells 55+ Community in Minneapolis Market

JLL Capital Markets sold a newly-built, 107-unit 55+ housing community in Maplewood, Minnesota known as Frost English Silver. The purchase price was $27.3 million, or about $255,140 per unit.   The community has a variety of one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging 876 square feet. The community features a fitness center, outdoor patio with grilling stations, community room, salon, indoor lap pool and heated underground parking. The seller was Sherman Associates and an affiliate of Axial Real Estate Advisors LLC acquired the community.     Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon and Ken Dayton of JLL represented the... Read More »