• Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires in Minnesota

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired a seniors housing community that comprises 288 units in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Located 12 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis, the community, SilverCreek on Main, was built in three phases between 2015 and 2024 by Ryan Companies.  The original independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Harborside CCRC Sale Approved

    Focus Healthcare Partners’ purchase of a struggling CCRC on Long Island has gone through the ringer, but Chief Judge Alan S. Trust of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York just approved the sale under modified terms, which should close within the next two months. The property attracted some attention in late 2024 when New... Read More »
  • Imagine Senior Living Acquires in Texas

    An owner/operator of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities acquired a seniors housing community in Amarillo, Texas. Built in 2000, The Reserve at Amarillo features assisted living and memory care units. The buyer, Imagine Senior Living, has an established footprint with communities in Texas, Idaho, Oregon, Washington,... Read More »
  • Brookdale Senior Living: Slow and Steady

    Brookdale Senior Living released its fourth quarter and full-year earnings results this week, and all we can say is that the improvements, while welcomed, are slow and steady. Management has had a lot on its plate the past 18 months or so in a post-pandemic environment, but things like occupancy are moving up, but not as fast as for others. The... Read More »
  • Three Communities Trade Hands in Pacific Northwest

    Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group shot out of the gates in 2025, closing three separate transactions in the Pacific Northwest so far this year. The largest was for an 88-unit seniors housing community in central Washington which closed this week. Owned by a regional operator based in Washington, this community consists of 36... Read More »
AL Community Trades in Oklahoma

AL Community Trades in Oklahoma

A small assisted living campus in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, traded in a receivership sale with the help of Amy Sitzman, Giancarlo Riso and Kory Buzin of Blueprint. Built in 1999, Dorset Place includes a standalone 36-unit assisted living building and a separate 33-unit memory care building. There was limited competition in the immediate market, and the property was well maintained. But a new owner could take over and implement expense control measures to stabilize the community’s operating cash flow. We imagine the property would come at a healthy discount to replacement cost, as a result.  Blueprint procured three competitive offers, ultimately advising the receiver, Mike Flanagan, to move... Read More »
Dealing in D.C.

Dealing in D.C.

A small assisted living community in an affluent suburb of Washington, D.C., sold thanks to Ben Firestone, Steve Thomes and Kory Buzin of Blueprint. Owned by a not-for-profit based in D.C. that deemed the sub-50-unit asset to be “non-core,” the property had struggled operationally since the pandemic, but the “exceedingly rare location” of the real estate attracted a lot of attention from both seniors housing and alternative use buyers. Blueprint’s marketing process yielded several competitive bids before one of the alternative-use bidders emerged with the highest and best offer. They structured an agreement that addressed all the unique complexities associated with the use... Read More »
Ohio SNF Portfolio Trades

Ohio SNF Portfolio Trades

Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion recently handled the sale of a four-building skilled nursing portfolio in Ohio. Located around the Columbus MSA, the portfolio consisted of approximately 400 beds and was previously owned by a publicly traded REIT. Built from the 1970s to the 1980s, the facilities were being sold because the REIT’s operating partner was exiting the state. The portfolio was competitively bid by at least six bidders before a national owner/operator with a presence in Ohio and in the specific submarket was selected as the ultimate buyer. The seller chose them for their expedited timeline, price, and the terms of their offer in securing the transaction. Orion closed the... Read More »
Generations Healthcare Expands in California

Generations Healthcare Expands in California

Generations Healthcare has made multiple senior care acquisitions this year, expanding its already-established footprint in California. First, over the summer Generations acquired Bradley Gardens, a 44-bed skilled nursing facility in San Jacinto, from a mom & pop. The renovation phase completed in October, with it re-opening as a full skilled nursing/behavioral health facility, giving much needed beds to Riverside County and surrounding counties. At the time of sale, it was not performing well.  Next, Generations acquired a standalone memory care community in October. Built in two stages in the 1980s and late 1990s/early 2000s, Claremont Hacienda is in Claremont with 58 beds. The... Read More »
Joint Venture Enters Kansas

Joint Venture Enters Kansas

Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Olathe, Kansas. Built in 1978 with an extensive remodel in 2016 and a 60-unit independent living expansion project in 2020, Anthology of Olathe comprises 60 independent living, 68 assisted living and 28 memory care units. The seller was a national owner/operator, and the buyer was a joint venture between an East Coast-based private equity group and Willow Ridge Senior Living. This is its first acquisition in Kansas.  Jason Punzel, Jeff Binder, Dan Geraghty and Dave Balow handled the transaction. There were multiple offers for the community, and the selected joint venture buyer intends to continue... Read More »
Owner/Operator Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Ohio

Owner/Operator Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Ohio

A northeastern Ohio portfolio of assisted living/memory care communities sold out of receivership, with the help of Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Dubbed “The Lantern Group Portfolio,” the three communities feature a combined 220 units, split between 135 assisted living and 85 memory care units. Built in 1960, Lantern of Madison is located about 40 miles northeast of Cleveland, Lantern of Chagrin Valley (built in 1976)  is just 15 miles southeast of Cleveland, and Lantern of Saybrook (built in 2015 in the town of Ashtabula) is halfway between Cleveland and Erie, Pennsylvania.  Mike Flanagan was brought in as the receiver of the portfolio, who then hired Everest... Read More »