• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    A regional owner/operator looking to enter the state of Indiana acquired Smith Farms Manor, an independent living community in Auburn, about 30 miles south of the Michigan border. Built in 1998, the community features 51 units and is well maintained. It sits on an attractive four-acre campus down the street from Parkview DeKalb Hospital and off... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments secured a new lease for a skilled nursing portfolio in Tennessee on behalf of an institutional owner. The portfolio features four assets and was operating below 70% occupancy with margins under 10%. Despite that performance, ESI secured a lease $3 million above in-place cash flow, reflecting the operational upside that... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing and Care M&A Remains Elevated in Q1:26

    The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 231 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the 288 transactions disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2025, but a 25.5% increase from the 184 deals in Q1:25.   “It was always going... Read More »
  • Clarion Acquires Again in Colorado

    Two years after opening a 160-unit seniors housing community in Centennial, Colorado (Denver MSA), MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of MorningStar at Holly Park. The community... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Summer Test Ahead

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its March occupancy results, and it unfortunately took another step in the wrong direction. We will get a better read when peers report first-quarter results and when NIC MAP releases its next tranche of occupancy data, but at this point, it seems as though Brookdale will need a particularly strong performance... Read More »
Ziegler & M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska IL Community

Ziegler & M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska IL Community

Ziegler and M&T Realty partnered to refinance an independent living community in Kearney, Nebraska, that is owned by Omaha-based Essex Communities. Built in 1992, the community has 34 units and was 100% occupied at closing. Essex bought it in 2018 and immediately commenced substantial renovations, which were completed in 2019.   To reimburse its capital expenditure investments, extract equity and take out debt from a local lender that the company used to acquire the community, Essex relied on Ziegler to arrange a $4.37 million loan from Fannie Mae. The 10-year loan came with a fixed interest rate and two years of interest only, followed by a 30-year amortization period. It was... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Massive Bond Financing For Sonoma County Construction Project

Ziegler Closes Massive Bond Financing For Sonoma County Construction Project

Ziegler brought out the big guns for a nearly $300 million bond financing closed for Ensō Village, a to-be-built CCRC in Healdsburg, California. The Kendal Corporation, a national not-for-profit provider of senior living services, is spearheading the project, which will be a Zen-inspired community set on 16 acres in the heart of Sonoma wine country.   Kendal has planned for 221 independent living, 30 assisted living and 24 memory support units. Of the 221 IL units, 20 are low-income rental apartments for retired Buddhist teachers, and 10 are moderate-income apartments, which will all be mixed among the market-rate units on campus. Common areas and amenities will include a central lobby,... Read More »
Ziegler Arranges Debt For Invesque Illinois Sale

Ziegler Arranges Debt For Invesque Illinois Sale

Ziegler served as capital structuring advisor in the $48.95 million debt placement to support the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities and one supportive living facility in the Lincoln Park and South Shore neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. Symphony Care Network is the buyer, after having already operated the communities for some time on behalf of the landlord, Invesque. There are 475 licensed skilled nursing beds and 118 supportive living beds.   The deal is part of Invesque’s plan to streamline its relationship with Symphony. These three facilities sold for approximately $55.5 million, or $93,600 per bed, providing about $10.5 million of net cash proceeds... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Bond Financing For North Carolina CCRC

Ziegler Closes Bond Financing For North Carolina CCRC

Ziegler successfully funded a major expansion of a not-for-profit CCRC in Durham, North Carolina. The Forest at Duke, which is located just south of the Duke University campus, opened in 1992 as a Type-B community. It currently serves over 360 residents across 154 independent living apartments, 88 IL cottages, 34 assisted living units and 58 licensed skilled nursing beds, four of which are certified for Medicare and none for Medicaid.  The board decided it was time to expand and released plans to add a replacement health and wellness center that will include 32 assisted living and 58 skilled nursing units in a “small house” format in a five-story building. Each household... Read More »
People’s United Bank Refinances Two New England Communities

People’s United Bank Refinances Two New England Communities

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based People’s United Bank announced a couple of refinances for seniors housing clients in New England, working with participating banks on both deals. First, up the coast in Mystic, Connecticut, Masonicare of Chester Village is a 179-unit seniors housing campus with independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It opened in 2016. Masonicare received $45 million of debt, with People’s United Bank as the lead holding $30 million and Washington Trust participating with a $15 million hold. There is a seven-year term and 30-year amortization on the debt, which was came in under 67.5% loan-to-value. The transaction replaces mortgages previously held by... Read More »