• NHI and National HealthCare Corporation Ending Master Lease

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:55 pm | Acquisitions

    In a move to concentrate its portfolio on private pay seniors housing, National Health Investors divested a large skilled nursing portfolio for $560 million, before estimated transaction costs between $6 million and $8 million. The buyer was the current lessee, National HealthCare Corporation, whose legacy master lease was established in 1991 and... Read More »

  • Seniors Housing Communities Sell in Southwest Florida

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:41 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    Berkadia has announced a couple of closings in southwest Florida. First, Brooks Minford headed to the Tampa, Florida area to sell a 138-unit assisted living/memory care community on behalf of a local developer that was looking to exit the seniors housing business. They had built Tessera of Brandon in 2017 to feature a mix of 98 assisted living... Read More »

  • Global Investment Firm Re-Enters the Senior Care Industry

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:40 pm | Acquisitions

    Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has re-entered the seniors housing sphere after its exit in 2008. The company has acquired three communities in Massachusetts, California, and New York, all within a short period.  The Massachusetts community is in Boston, and it offers both independent living and affordable seniors housing... Read More »

  • Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:39 pm | Acquisitions

    Stone Brook Assisted Living in the Dallas, Texas MSA, has traded hands from a single-community owner/operator to a regionally-based investor. The seller was looking to enter retirement, and the investor wanted to make their first investment in the seniors housing space. Both seller and buyer agreed to pause the process in Fall 2025 to allow the... Read More »

  • Public Company Divests in Arizona

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:38 pm | Acquisitions

    A publicly traded company focused on seniors housing recently divested a community in Mesa, Arizona. The asset features 68 assisted living and memory care units, and offered meaningful upside potential. Amy Sitzman, Kyle Hallion and Jake Rice of Blueprint handled the deal, which saw a competitive process with multiple offers from groups looking... 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 »