• 60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Brookdale Senior Living, What’s Next?

    So, the big vote occurred last week, and shareholders of Brookdale Senior Living have spoken. We are sure that the recent increases in occupancy convinced some shareholders to stick with management and its “plan.” But the nominees from activist shareholder Ortelius Advisors were not off-the-wall candidates. It was an excellent group, and despite... Read More »
  • Optalis Healthcare Acquires Michigan Portfolio

    Blueprint was engaged by Michael F. Flanagan, the duly appointed receiver of Spartan Holdco, LLC, et al. and approved by the Oakland County Circuit Court to run a marketing process sourcing qualified overbids for the auction sale of the SKLD (Skilled Living and Development) portfolio. Dubbed Project Spartan, the portfolio comprises eleven skilled... Read More »
  • National REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

    Haven Senior Investments facilitated a transaction between a national REIT and a real estate development firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The seller, Summit Healthcare REIT, divested a seniors housing community in Littleton, New Hampshire, The Village at Riverglen. Built in 2002, The Village at Riverglen features 60 beds across 50 independent... Read More »
  • CFG’s H1 Financing Volume

    Capital Funding Group’s bridge-to-HUD and HUD teams financed more than $930 million across 50 transactions in the first half of 2025. These financings included 14 HUD loans, 21 bridge loans and 15 accounts receivable loans for clients across the country. Managing Director of Real Estate Craig Casagrande originated a few transactions throughout... Read More »
  • Stabilized Class-A IL Community Secures Refinancing

    Greystone arranged a $43.5 million debt placement to refinance a seniors housing community in Oregon. The 142-unit property is a recently built and stabilized Class-A independent living community. The community had strong trailing cash flows, on a shorter trailing period, but an upward trend. The financing was sourced by David Young.  The... Read More »
Contemporary Healthcare Capital’s Latest Mezz Closings

Contemporary Healthcare Capital’s Latest Mezz Closings

Contemporary Healthcare Capital (CHC) closed two more mezzanine financings, working with bank partners to round out the capital stacks in the two transactions. CHC first returned to Wenatchee, Washington, where it had originally closed a $6.8 million construction loan and a $1.35 million mezzanine loan in December 2014 to fund Regency Pacific Management’s development of a 55-bed skilled nursing facility. After opening in 2016, the time has now come to refinance, and CHC was tapped to provide a $2.4 million mezzanine loan. CoastalStates Bank of Hilton Head, South Carolina provided the senior portion of the total $8.4 million uni-tranche loan. Then, in Mesquite, Nevada, CHC closed a $2.5... Read More »
HUD, Fannie Mae and A Bank, Oh My!

HUD, Fannie Mae and A Bank, Oh My!

Spreading the love this month, Lancaster Pollard worked with HUD, Fannie Mae and a bank to close its latest three transactions. Quintin Harris led the way on the HUD deal, closing an $11.7 million refinance to replace short-term, floating-rate commercial bank debt on a 95-unit senior living community in St. Michael, Minnesota. Moving forward, the community’s owners, Tealwood Senior Living and its partners, will be able to invest in the physical plant and better serve its residents. On the Fannie Mae financing, Casey Moore arranged a 12-year loan for an 89-bed memory care community in Olympia, Washington. Originally built in 1996, the community had an existing 10-year Fannie Mae loan that... Read More »