• Ensign Makes a Splash in Texas

    by | May 1, 2026 3:51 pm | Acquisitions

    The Ensign Group closed out April with a bang, announcing the acquisition of the real estate and operations of 17 skilled nursing facilities spread across Texas, plus the real estate of two seniors housing communities in Wisconsin.  The Texas portfolio is majority-SNF, with 2,080 skilled nursing beds. There are also some seniors housing... Read More »

  • Public REIT Sells Value-Add Community to Joint Venture

    by | May 1, 2026 3:51 pm | Acquisitions

    Kandu Capital, a family office specializing in real estate and healthcare, and its operating company, Bloom Senior Living, acquired an assisted living/memory care community in Ohio after strategically divesting a number of skilled nursing, behavioral health and seniors housing assets at healthy valuations. Those dispositions were initially... Read More »

  • Not-for-Profit Divests Its CCRC Portfolio to Another Not-for-Profit

    by | May 1, 2026 3:50 pm | Acquisitions

    A portfolio of CCRCs in South-Central Pennsylvania changed hands from one faith-based not-for-profit organization to another, with Toby Siefert and Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handling the process. The pair represented the seller, SpiriTrust Lutheran, an 80-year-old operator based in York, Pennsylvania, in the sale of six... Read More »

  • AL/MC Community Trending Towards Stabilization Sells

    by | May 1, 2026 3:49 pm | Acquisitions

    Blueprint’s suite of services was on display in the sale and financing of an assisted living/memory care community in Fredericksburg, Texas. Built in 2018, The Villages of Windcrest was performing well at the time of marketing, and was trending towards stabilization. Newer, performing properties are getting the most interest in the M&A market... Read More »

  • Montgomery Intermediary Group Brings on New Advisor

    by | May 1, 2026 3:48 pm | Uncategorized

    Continuing its momentum in 2026, Montgomery Intermediary Group (MIG) announced that it hired Colin Thomas, CFA as an investment sales advisor. In this role, Thomas will lead seniors housing and skilled nursing transactions across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, expanding MIG’s coverage and capabilities in these markets. Thomas’s... Read More »

SunTrust Bank Funds Large CCRC Expansion

by | Aug 25, 2017 7:00 am | Financings

As the construction boom continues across seniors housing, existing communities often have to renovate, expand or convert in order to survive. A 20-year old CCRC in Richmond, Virginia is doing just that, with a massive expansion project planned to add and improve the services it offers. Owned and operated by not-for-profit Pinnacle Living, formerly Virginia United Methodist Homes, the 90-acre campus will receive a new fitness and wellness center (complete with a swimming pool), two enclosed corridors that connect independent living to the new center, a new two-story health care center with 20 private rooms on each floor and common areas, a new parking deck, and potentially a number of new... Read More »

Trust In SunTrust Bank

by | Jul 18, 2017 8:14 pm | Developments, Financings

SunTrust Bank pulled double duty for an entrance fee CCRC in Stone Mountain, Georgia, providing permanent financing for both the existing community and a new addition in the form of a $74.4 million loan on behalf of the owner/operator, Isakson Living. Through its Aging Services practice, SunTrust provided a mix of fixed- and floating-rate debt, about 60% of which went towards refinancing the existing 398-unit CCRC, known as Park Springs. Built in 1999, the community was over 90% occupied and was ready to expand. So, the remaining 40% of the financing (about $27.8 million) funded a brand-new health center to feature an 18-unit skilled nursing rehab facility next to a new physical therapy... Read More »

Harborview’s Good Work

by | Jan 20, 2017 8:31 am | Financings

Harborview Capital Partners brought in SunTrust Bank to help refinance a portfolio of 19 senior living communities, with 917 units, located in Kentucky and Tennessee. Consisting of independent living, assisted living and memory care units, the communities are owned by Goodworks Unlimited, which operates a portfolio of 25 properties in TN and KY. Avi Begun and David Nussbaum of Harborview arranged a $68.3 million loan provided by SunTrust, featuring a five-year term and LIBOR+155 interest rate. That should position Goodworks well for future growth and expansion projects. Harborview has been quite busy the last few months, closing over 10 HUD and bank financings since November.... Read More »
SunTrust Bank and Seniors Housing

SunTrust Bank and Seniors Housing

by | Oct 20, 2016 3:56 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

Despite an apparent tightening in the seniors housing financing world (a topic which we will discuss in detail in our webinar at 1PM on October 27), borrowers may soon have a new name to choose from. SunTrust Bank announced it intends to acquire substantially all assets of the operating subsidiaries of Pillar Financial, LLC, along with its multi-family, affordable housing, healthcare property, senior housing, and manufactured housing lending platforms. Pillar’s HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac licenses also enticed SunTrust, which would be able to offer agency lending options to its clients. In return, Pillar would gain access to a number of expanded products including bridge loans, equity... Read More »