• Sabra’s Q4 Deals Push 2025 New Investments to $450 Million

    by | Feb 13, 2026 2:24 pm | Uncategorized

    Sabra Health Care REIT released its fourth quarter results. On a year-over-year basis, same-store cash NOI increased 12.6% for the fourth quarter of 2025, while the 2025 quarterly year-over-year average increase was 15.0%, inclusive of the stabilized facilities formerly operated by Holiday Retirement.  Its Q4 acquisitions brought the... Read More »

  • CareTrust Closes 2025 with 169 New Property Investments

    by | Feb 13, 2026 2:21 pm | Acquisitions

    CareTrust REIT came out with its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings and is continuing on its growth trajectory. In Q4, the REIT added 19 properties to its portfolio, comprising 14 triple-net leased skilled nursing facilities, two triple-net leased seniors housing communities and three SHOP communities, all totaling $561.5 million in... Read More »

  • Separate Sellers Divest in Florida

    by | Feb 13, 2026 2:14 pm | Acquisitions

    Berkadia announced two seniors housing closings, both involving communities in the Sunshine State. First, Berkadia represented a Maryland-based private equity investment firm in its divestment of a 130-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Jacksonville, Florida MSA. The asset was built in 2015. Ross Sanders,... Read More »

  • Idaho IL/AL Community Receives HUD Financing

    by | Feb 13, 2026 2:13 pm | Financings

    Berkadia secured $27.5 million in financing for a seniors housing community in Idaho. The asset comprises 191 independent living and assisted living units, and was 97% occupied at the time of closing. Bianca Andujo and Steve Muth closed the financing through HUD’s 232/223(f) program for a first-time Berkadia client based in Tennessee. The loan... Read More »

  • Welltower Releases Strong Results, Again

    by | Feb 12, 2026 4:36 pm | Acquisitions

    Welltower announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, which reflected a strong year, as anticipated. Investors seemed to agree, with shares rising to an intraday high of 5.9% above the prior close the day following the release, before finishing up 3.5%.  In the fourth quarter, the REIT saw 400 basis points of average occupancy... Read More »
Harrison Street Refinances White Bear Lake Community

Harrison Street Refinances White Bear Lake Community

by | Jul 9, 2019 2:54 pm | Financings

Cushman & Wakefield acted as the exclusive advisor to a joint venture between The Waters Senior Living and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital on the refinance of their 136-unit senior living community in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Developed in 2016, this community provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services under The Waters brand. The C&W team of Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Jack Griffin brought the owners together with the lender, BMO Harris Bank, which provided the $24.3 million loan to take out the original construction financing. Derek Zeller, Imran Javaid and Brian Vis made up the BMO team on the transaction. Read More »

A New Institutional Buyer Lands in Plymouth, Minnesota

by | Mar 23, 2017 9:57 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

A joint venture between The Waters Senior Living and an institutional partner has acquired a recently built assisted living/memory care community in Plymouth, Minnesota, with the help of financing arranged by Aron Will of CBRE. The Waters originally developed and has operated the property in Plymouth, a high-income suburb of Minneapolis. With 61 assisted living and 28 memory care units, the community will still be managed by The Waters. To fund the deal, CBRE secured a $16.25 million floating rate loan from a national bank, with a three-year term that is interest only. That structure seems to be the sweet spot for the prolific Mr. Will. Read More »

Will and The Waters

by | Nov 15, 2016 6:49 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

Going through a life insurance company, Aron Will of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of a joint venture looking to acquire a 139-unit assisted living/memory care community in Edina, Minnesota. In the affluent suburb of Minnesota, the community was built in 2013 with 97 AL and 42 MC units near a local hospital. Mr. Will worked with a joint venture between an institutional client and The Waters Senior Living in securing a $33.15 million seven-year acquisition loan, with a fixed rate and 18 months of interest-only. Read More »