• Joint Venture Acquires Four AL/MC Communities

    Following an active year of M&A with five separate deals totaling 21 properties, Stacked Stone Ventures has kicked off its 2026 growth with a portfolio acquisition in the Southeast. In a joint venture with Praxis Capital and an undisclosed family office, Stacked Stone, which was founded by Kent Eikanas, bought four assisted living/memory care... Read More »
  • Another Publicly Traded REIT Joins the M&A Mix

    Another well-capitalized institutional player is stepping into the seniors housing fray, adding fuel to an already aggressive bidding environment. And based on its initial acquisitions, with one closed at more than $1 million per unit, the target seems to be high-quality assets. Prices are rising fast in that segment, and as the buyer pool... Read More »
  • Distressed AL/MC Community Gets New Owner

    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

    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

    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 »
SunTrust Bank Refinances Runk & Pratt Community

SunTrust Bank Refinances Runk & Pratt Community

Runk & Pratt, a family-owned operator of senior living communities in western Virginia, refinanced its 171-unit independent/assisted living community in Lynchburg with the help of SunTrust Bank. This isn’t the first transaction between the two. SunTrust had funded Runk & Pratt’s acquisition of the property in 2016 with a short-term bridge loan. Built in 2014, the community has been historically well occupied and generates strong cash flow. Taking out the acquisition debt, it received a $30.9 million Fannie Mae loan, with no recourse, a fixed rate for 10 years and a 30-year amortization schedule. Joshua Hausfeld handled the transaction for SunTrust. Just a year earlier, SunTrust... Read More »
SunTrust Secures CCRC Financing

SunTrust Secures CCRC Financing

An established CCRC in Ridgeland, Mississippi is set to expand its memory care services with a loan provided by SunTrust Bank in hand. Opened in the mid-1980s, the community includes the full continuum of care from independent living and assisted living to rehabilitation therapy and skilled nursing services. However, the time had come to replace its 13-unit memory care building with a new 40-unit community. With the expansion, the CCRC will then be able to accept male residents in need of memory care, an option not previously possible due to size and design restrictions. Construction should start this summer and is set to open next summer. The property’s owner, Wakefield Capital, obtained... Read More »
HJ Sims In It for the Long Haul

HJ Sims In It for the Long Haul

When a CCRC in Norfolk, Virginia wanted to launch a major $200 million expansion of its campus, it turned to its long-time partner HJ Sims to finance the project. The two go way back (to the early 2000s), with Sims structuring, placing or underwriting the initial seed capital transaction, the first phase of development financing, a refinancing in 2014 and finally, the current development financing. This transaction saw Sims arrange a $100 million draw-down bank loan, coordinating with SunTrust Bank and TD Bank. SunTrust served as administrative agent and provided $65 million of the financing. Then, Sims underwrote $101.1 million of fixed-rate bonds, resulting in over $500,000 in savings on... Read More »
Kayne Anderson Closes on Three California Communities

Kayne Anderson Closes on Three California Communities

Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors has joint ventured with Watermark Retirement Communities to add three more California senior living communities to its portfolio thanks to financing provided by SunTrust Bank. Two of the communities were located in the Los Angeles market (in Whittier and Riverside). Averaging about 20 years in age, they had previously been owned by Bridge Investment Group, and Watermark will take over operations. Meanwhile, the third property was up north in the Oakland MSA town of Emeryville. It was previously owned by Welltower and managed by Watermark, which will stay on as operator. To fund the acquisition, SunTrust Bank provided $69.5 million in financing. Following... Read More »
SunTrust Bank Arranges Atlanta-Area Construction Financing

SunTrust Bank Arranges Atlanta-Area Construction Financing

SunTrust Bank arranged construction financing for the first phase of an enormous senior living development going up in the Atlanta metro area that will include some 600 units when all is said and done. The developer, Village Park Senior Living, will start with 204 high-end units (including 82 independent living, 75 assisted living and 26 memory care units) and most of the common areas being built. Phase One will also include 21 “City Homes” with separate access and gardens with patios. After opening this Phase in Fall 2020, Village Park will then start on Phases Two and Three, all combining for $300 million of development cost. We don’t see developments of that scale too often. SunTrust... Read More »