• Public REIT Lands Portfolio in Competitive Sale

    A portfolio of Class-A seniors housing communities sold in the Southeast to an undisclosed publicly traded REIT. Featuring six assets in Georgia and South Carolina, the portfolio totaled 156 independent living, 200 assisted living and 70 memory care units. The communities were built between 2017 and 2022 by a Southeast-based developer. Occupancy... Read More »
  • Regional Owner/Operator Acquires Ocala AL Community

    The third and final asset in the Hampton Manor portfolio has sold with the help of Brad Clousing and Dan Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Hampton Manor Deerwood in Ocala, Florida, was built in 2005 and expanded in 2016 to now feature 61 units of assisted living. The property is stabilized, so the new owner can hit the ground... Read More »
  • Second Generation Operator Divests SNF Portfolio to PE Firm

    A Northeast-based private equity firm engaged Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial Real Estate in its plan to enter a new state. The firm has an existing skilled nursing footprint, and had specific acquisition criteria, which narrowed the focus down to a few potential targets.  The company ultimately acquired a five-facility, 506-bed skilled... Read More »
  • CIBC Springs Ahead with Deal Flow

    CIBC has been hard at work this Spring, successfully closing several acquisition financings for senior care clients across the country. The largest was a $51.5 million term loan that supported the purchase of four skilled nursing facilities in Illinois totaling 586 beds. Historical performance trended positively over the last two years across the... Read More »
  • National Healthcare Properties Kicks Off IPO Push

    National Healthcare Properties, Inc. launched its public offering of 38.5 million shares of its Class A common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-11 filed with the SEC. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $13.00 and $16.00 per share, and the company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to... Read More »
SLIB Sells in NY and KY

SLIB Sells in NY and KY

Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced the closing of two separate seniors housing transactions in New York and Kentucky. First, Patrick Burke and Dave Balow facilitated the sale of an adult home and Assisted Living Program (ALP) community in upstate New York.  The community, built in 1999 and renovated in 2019, comprises 60 units and 120 beds in an attractive sub-market in western New York. It benefits from the ability to attract private pay residents in the area, as well as those with Medicaid as the payor for the ALP beds. There is room for improvement operationally, as occupancy was at 65.7% at the time of closing and the community was just under breakeven.  The seller was a... Read More »
W&D’s Busy First Half of the Year

W&D’s Busy First Half of the Year

Walker & Dunlop has had a good first half of the year, having closed 17 transactions. These transactions involved 28 assets spread across California, Colorado, Idaho, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington. The assets comprise 2,955 units and total transaction volume YTD is $599 million, with the average transaction size $35.23 million and the total under agreement $361 million.   In July, W&D facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, on behalf of a regional developer that has developed approximately 15 seniors housing buildings in the Philadelphia MSA. Built in 2022, Crescent Fields at... Read More »
Berkadia’s Recent Activity

Berkadia’s Recent Activity

Berkadia has had a busy few months, filled with financing transactions and an investment sales closing. First, Jay Healy was engaged by three separate sponsors to finance four loans that total $66 million.  At the end of June, Healy closed a $20 million bridge-to-HUD loan to refinance a maturing construction loan for PruittHealth. The three-year loan, structured in partnership with a publicly traded REIT, is interest only and prepayable at any time. The property is a 90-bed skilled nursing facility in North Tampa, Florida. PruittHealth developed the community in 2022 and has operated it since. In July, Healy closed a $12.3 million bridge-to-HUD loan for a Fort Worth, Texas-based... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Senior Care M&A: Ready to Explode?

60 Seconds with Swett: Senior Care M&A: Ready to Explode?

The industry seems to be on the brink of a breakout M&A period, which is an astonishing thing to say when we are already in the midst of a record-breaking period of transaction activity.  The promise of an interest rate cut, even a 25-basis point cut, could usher a number of buyers off the sidelines, and if a few lower cap rate deals get announced, then a few more owners of high-quality communities could be tempted off the sidelines too. On our webinar last week covering the mid-year update of our M&A and valuation statistics, our panelists seemed to believe that a number of large deals were looming, which could help break the logjam of mostly small deals closing in the... Read More »
IPA Runs Receivership Deal in Arizona

IPA Runs Receivership Deal in Arizona

Nick Stahler and Hap Knowles of Institutional Property Advisors, a Marcus & Millichap company, announced their role in the sale of MorningStar at Arcadia, representing both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Built in 2016, the Phoenix, Arizona-area community features 108 units and 125 beds of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Operations were strong, with occupancy above 85% and a margin around 28%. The previous Colorado-based operator had run a tight ship and maintained consistent revenue levels throughout a receivership sales process.  Stahler and Knowles had been first hired to run a traditional marketing capital, and they secured multiple competitive offers... Read More »
SLIB Sells SNFs to Strawberry Fields REIT

SLIB Sells SNFs to Strawberry Fields REIT

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Matthew Alley closed another transaction in Texas on behalf of an owner/operator based in the Lone Star State. The deal featured two skilled nursing facilities in the towns of Hondo and Kerrville. Community Care Center of Hondo was built in 1967 with 75 beds. It was 79% occupied. While Waterside Nursing & Rehabilitation in Kerrville was built in 1968 with 179 beds. It was 51% occupied. Combined, they generated $2.08 million of EBITDAR on $13.55 million of revenues, for a healthy 15% margin. The facilities are also enrolled in QIPP which provides for additional revenue not already in the financials. Strawberry Fields REIT paid $15.25 million, or... Read More »