• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
SLIB Sells Improving Seniors Housing Asset in Scottsdale

SLIB Sells Improving Seniors Housing Asset in Scottsdale

An independent owner based in southern California enlisted Senior Living Investment Brokerage in the divestment of a seniors housing community in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Springs of Scottsdale is a 143-unit independent and assisted living community, with 56 licensed AL beds and the remainder serving IL residents. Built in 1986, the community has undergone recent renovations in excess of $1.0 million. Occupancy was decent at 81%, and so was the margin at 20% on $4.86 million of revenues. But the seller had used multiple management companies over the past few years, so some stability there could help things going forward. Stability was ensured when the seller chose to sell the community to... Read More »
National Developer/Investor Divests in Kentucky

National Developer/Investor Divests in Kentucky

In a pre-COVID, value-add portfolio transaction, a national developer/investor acquired over 12 geographically disparate, older-vintage communities. The combined impact of COVID and an unforeseen rise in interest rates prompted a strategic portfolio re-prioritization, rationalization and de-levering effort, leading to the divestment of a seniors housing community in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, that was a geographic outlier and deemed non-core. Built in the late 1990s, the community comprises 95 units of assisted living and memory care. Although it was performing, it was not fully stable from an occupancy or margin perspective, necessitating capital enhancements to achieve its full potential. ... Read More »
Coastal California Community Finds New Owner

Coastal California Community Finds New Owner

Location, location, location. A seniors housing community sitting on the oceanfront in San Clemente, California, found a new owner with the help of Brad Goodsell and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage.  The 140-unit assisted living/memory care community was built in 2002 and comprises 131,765 square feet on 3.3 acres. Some improvements could be made to maximize the property’s scenic location and customer appeal. Occupancy was 82% at the time of the sale. Its owner chose to divest with the ultimate goal of exiting the seniors housing space. The seller’s family had developed it and managed the property through the sale. A joint venture between a private equity group... Read More »
SLIB Sells Emerald City

SLIB Sells Emerald City

Senior Living Investment Brokerage was brought on by an out-of-state private equity group with a third-party operator to divest an assisted living/memory care community in Seattle, Washington.  Emerald City was built in 2006, renovated in 2017, and comprises 119 units with 51% occupancy. There is also a 11,102-square-foot parking garage included in the deal. Looking to improve that occupancy and the value of the community will be a regional owner/operator that is expanding its Washington State portfolio. The purchase price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell, Vince Viverito and Jake Anderson handled the transaction. Read More »
Class-A, Stabilized Sarasota Property Sells

Class-A, Stabilized Sarasota Property Sells

A new and full seniors housing community sold in southwest Florida, garnering multiple offers and bidding rounds. Built in 2019, Grand Living at Lakewood Ranch is a Class-A community with 172 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care in Sarasota. Occupancy reached 99% with a substantial waiting list. As such, the community boasted a strong operating margin, sometimes a rarity in today’s M&A marketing. Ryan Companies US led the selling joint venture, which ultimately chose an institutional core fund as the buyer. Joshua Jandris, Tom Falkenberg and Nick Hall of Walker & Dunlop’s Chicago Seniors Housing team handled the transaction. Read More »
Health Dimensions Group Acquires Managed Property

Health Dimensions Group Acquires Managed Property

After already operating an 80-unit assisted living/memory care community in Appleton, Wisconsin, Health Dimensions Group emerged as its eventual buyer when its national investor/owner decided to divest the non-core asset. Built in the late-1990s, the community had been purchased as part of a larger, geographically diverse portfolio before the pandemic, with a “value-add thesis” that included operator transitions to create regional groupings and significant renovation and repositioning projects. The pandemic and ensuing high capital costs made that thesis untenable, prompting a re-prioritization and de-levering of the portfolio.  This older Appleton asset was also a strong performer,... Read More »