• Another Institutional REIT Joins the Mix

    by | May 8, 2026 2:59 pm | Acquisitions

    Another well-capitalized institutional REIT is stepping into the fray, adding fuel to an already aggressive bidding environment for seniors housing. And based on its initial acquisitions, with one closed at more than $1 million per unit, the target seems to be high-quality assets. The bidding environment and prices are already strongest in that... Read More »

  • Distressed AL/MC Community Gets New Owner

    by | May 8, 2026 2:56 pm | Acquisitions

    Scott Frazier, Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint advised a special servicer in the seniors housing sector on the sale of Spanish Vines, a well-maintained assisted living/memory care community. It sits in a densely populated Pocket-Greenhaven neighborhood of southwest Sacramento, California. The 88-unit community was generating negative... Read More »

  • Underperforming Community Sells and Secures Financing

    by | May 8, 2026 2:52 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    A buyer recently acquired an underperforming seniors housing community in Charleston, South Carolina, and Blueprint Capital Markets secured the debt financing. Blueprint also represented the undisclosed seller in its divestment. The asset comprises 84 units of assisted living and memory care. There is room for occupancy growth and expense cuts,... Read More »

  • Standalone MC Communities Secure Acquisition Financing

    by | May 8, 2026 2:50 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    Berkadia recently announced three financings on behalf of three different sponsors. In one of the closings, Steve Muth and Ed Williams arranged $25.8 million in acquisition financing for Peregrine Senior Living at Clifton Park and Peregrine Senior Living at Orchard Park. The bridge financing was provided through Berkadia’s Proprietary Lending... Read More »

  • A Flurry of Deals Cross the Finish Line

    by | May 8, 2026 8:11 am | Acquisitions

    As part of Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s nine separate closings at the start of May, there were a couple of skilled nursing sales. First, Nick Cacciabando and Matthew Alley represented a local group of investors in the sale of a 60-bed skilled nursing facility in Ottumwa, Iowa. The investor group operated the facility themselves, and it... Read More »
Merchants Capital Finances New Middle-Income Communities

Merchants Capital Finances New Middle-Income Communities

by | May 17, 2019 12:28 pm | Financings

A Midwestern developer of affordable and middle-income senior living communities, Wallick Communities, recently opened three assisted living communities in Ohio and obtained bridge financing to fund them through lease-up towards an eventual refinance with HUD. Merchants Capital, a division of Merchants Bank, arranged the nearly $50 million in bridge loans for the three developments. They include a 124-unit community in Cincinnati (which got a $13 million loan at a 24-month term), a 131-unit property in Columbus (with a 36-month $16 million loan) and a 124-unit community on the campus of another Wallick affordable senior living community in Hilliard (which obtained a $20 million loan for a... Read More »