• Sonida Closes CNL Acquisition, Reports Q4 Results

    by | Mar 12, 2026 2:26 pm | Acquisitions

    On the same day as fourth quarter and year-end 2025 financial results were announced, Sonida Senior Living closed on its previously announced acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties (CNL). The transaction value was approximately $1.8 billion and included a combination of cash (32%) and stock (68%). Because Sonida’s share price had risen above... Read More »

  • Investor Acquires Struggling Las Vegas AL/MC Asset

    by | Mar 12, 2026 2:24 pm | Acquisitions

    A Utah-based investor is taking on a seniors housing community located in a strong MSA but that was 40% occupied and losing money. Amy Sitzman and Jake Rice of Blueprint were brought on to handle the seller’s divestment, with the turnaround opportunity generating strong investor interest. Ultimately, six competitive offers were received from a... Read More »

  • 12 Oaks Senior Living Expands Its Management Portfolio

    by | Mar 12, 2026 2:23 pm | Acquisitions

    12 Oaks Senior Living has expanded its senior living portfolio, re-entering the Baytown, Texas, market (Houston MSA), after being brought on by an investor to manage The Lodge at Pine Creek. This marks the second community the operator will manage on behalf of the buyer.  Built in 2021, the property includes 10 independent living cottages... Read More »

  • GEM Realty Closes an Acquisition in South Carolina

    by | Mar 12, 2026 2:22 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    The Caliborne at Brickyard Crossing, a Class-A seniors housing community in South Carolina, traded hands with the help of acquisition financing secured by BWE. Taylor Mokris and Ryan Stoll of BWE served as exclusive financial advisor to the buyer, GEM Realty Capital, running a competitive process that sourced numerous quotes. Financing was... Read More »

  • SLIB Handles Long Island Assisted Living Deal

    by | Mar 12, 2026 11:14 am | Acquisitions

    A seniors housing campus on Long Island’s North Shore recently sold with the help of Dave Balow and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. The campus comprises Oyster Bay Manor, an assisted living community built in 1984, and Harbor House, a memory care community opened in 2001. Harbor House was the first of its kind to serve... Read More »
ROC making a comeback

ROC making a comeback

by | Oct 7, 2016 8:30 am | Acquisitions

One of the larger acquirers of the past few years, but that has been taking somewhat of a breather in 2016, may be back on the deal hunt soon. ROC Seniors Housing Fund Manager, LLC, whose parent company is Bridge Investment Group Partners, was quite active in the couple of years following its end-of-2013 creation, acquiring 43 senior living properties in 2014 and 2015 alone. Based on disclosed prices in our database, ROC also spent nearly a half billion in those two years. However, in 2016, the investor has so far only announced two transactions, each including a single CCRC, but both without a disclosed price. We should hopefully see some new announcements coming, with ROC’s parent... Read More »

BMO closes over $80 million

by | Jun 30, 2016 6:48 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

Two active investors in the seniors housing M&A market worked with BMO Harris Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Healthcare group to close acquisition financing for two of their latest purchases. First up, Kayne Anderson received $34.6 million in financing to acquire and expand a 135-unit senior living community in Melbourne, Florida. The property was built in 2012 to feature 47 independent living, 54 assisted living and 34 memory care units. It was 97% occupied, and sold for $45.5 million, or $337,037 per unit. And second, BMO closed over $40 million of acquisition financing for ROC Seniors Housing Fund Manager to acquire two just-built assisted living/memory care communities in New York.... Read More »
ROC Buys StoneRidge

ROC Buys StoneRidge

by | Apr 5, 2016 7:43 pm | Acquisitions

In Mystic, Connecticut, a 267-unit entrance fee CCRC experienced a shift in ownership when ROC Seniors Housing Fund Manager bought out Westminster Capital’s majority stake in the community for an undisclosed price. Life Care Services will stay one as the minority owner and manager. The property was developed by LCS Development in three phases starting in 2004, featuring 267 independent living units, 12 memory care units and 40 skilled nursing beds. For this deal, Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing with Bank of America Merrill Lynch on behalf of the buyer group, and Richard Swartz, Jay Wager and Aaron Rosenzweig, with Stuart Kim and Caryn Miller, handled the... Read More »

Berkadia secures $93 million in financing

by | Jun 12, 2015 8:57 am | Financings

We wrote last month of ROC Seniors Housing Fund Manager’s purchase of 14 senior living properties with 1,038 units from a joint venture between Iron Point Partners and Meridian Senior Living for an undisclosed price. The portfolio was mostly assisted living (719 units), with 208 memory care units and 111 independent living units as well. To fund the acquisition, ROC turned to Berkadia to arrange an $84 million, three-year floating-rate loan through BBVA Compass Bank. Berkadia also contributed $20 million of the overall financing through its Proprietary Bridge Lending Platform. In addition, earlier this year ROC purchased a 76-unit assisted living and memory care community in Canton, Ohio,... Read More »