• Las Vegas SNF Commands Premium

    We had heard of a high-end skilled nursing facility being marketed for sale in Las Vegas, Nevada, at a very high price for a few months now, and it appears that the sale has closed. Evans Senior Investments announced that it sold Sandstone Spring Valley, a 160-bed skilled nursing facility that was built just 10 years ago. It features an 80-unit... Read More »
  • Genesis Stalking Horse Raises Bid

    The stalking horse bidder for Genesis HealthCare’s 298 affiliated holding companies, ancillary businesses and insurance vehicles has upped its offer, and the deal is set for an approval hearing on December 10. Genesis, which previously held the title of largest skilled nursing operator in the country, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in... Read More »
  • SLIB Closes Strong SNF Sale in Colorado

    Two well-run skilled nursing facilities in Colorado sold with the help of Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Ryan Saul and Jeff Binder of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Located in Fort Collins and Windsor, the facilities were built in 1988 and 2018 and featured 445 beds in total. The facilities also comprised 18 total acres and nearly 270,000... Read More »
  • Ensign Buys Kansas City SNF

    The Ensign Group acquired a 45-bed skilled nursing facility in Kansas City, Kansas, that was in need of an operational turnaround. Built in 1974 with additions in 1983 and 1995, Medicalodges Post Acute Care is set on nearly 11 acres in a residential area. It was previously owned by a Kansas-based owner/operator that was divesting in order to... Read More »
  • Communities Pass Between Family Owner/Operators

    A multigenerational family owner/operator recently divested its well-occupied portfolio to a new family owner/operator in Beaverton, Oregon. The all-private pay communities consisted of a 183-unit full-continuum community opened in 2002 and a 58-unit assisted living community opened in 1996. Blueprint handled the sale and financing.  The... Read More »
Blackstone Sheds Another Asset from Its Seniors Housing Portfolio

Blackstone Sheds Another Asset from Its Seniors Housing Portfolio

Blueprint handled a couple of sales in Florida and Nevada. The first in Florida involved a global private equity firm selling a 145-unit assisted living and memory care community in Boca Raton, Florida. Ben Firestone, Dillon Rudy and Jacob Ghel of Blueprint facilitated The Atrium at Boca Raton’s ownership transfer. The community presented certain physical plant challenges, but it still offered in-place value, having stabilized above 90% occupancy as recently as 2024 and generating strong cash flow.  The asset’s combination of attractive historical performance, premier location and long-term repositioning was appealing to prospective buyers. The targeted marketing campaign generated more... Read More »
CareTrust REIT Establishes SHOP Platform

CareTrust REIT Establishes SHOP Platform

Three Texas seniors housing communities with 270 assisted living and memory care units were acquired by CareTrust REIT, Inc. The publicly traded REIT purchased the communities for $40 million, or $148,100 per unit. This marks the first investment of CareTrust’s SHOP platform. The communities were 86% occupied at the time of acquisition and will be managed by affiliates of Sinceri Senior Living. The acquisition was funded with cash on hand, and the company expects the portfolio to deliver a going-in yield of approximately 7%. The company now has three avenues to grow, with its SHOP, U.S. skilled nursing and U.K. care home investment platforms. Read More »
Ensign Grows Through Separate Transactions in Three States

Ensign Grows Through Separate Transactions in Three States

The Ensign Group, Inc. increased its portfolio through three separate acquisitions in Kansas, Arizona and Colorado. The publicly traded provider expanded its growing Midwest footprint through its Kansas acquisition of the real estate and operations of Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 45-bed skilled nursing facility in Kansas City. The real estate was acquired by a subsidiary of Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, Inc., Ensign’s captive real estate company, and the facility is operated by Gateway Healthcare LLC, Ensign’s Kansas-based subsidiary.  In another transaction on the same day, Ensign acquired the operations of Santa Rosa Care Center, a 144-bed skilled nursing... Read More »
Developer/Operator Divests to PE Firm

Developer/Operator Divests to PE Firm

A developer and operator sold Rivertown Ridge, a Class-A seniors housing community in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming, Michigan, to a private equity firm. This community, built in 2020, features 152 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care, and has exhibited strong performance.  The seller, Redstone Homes, was represented by Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare. After developing the community in 2020, Redstone took over operations in 2023, with the community quickly achieving high occupancy and strong operating margins. Austin Sacco, Steve Muth, Garrett Sacco and Alec Rosenfeld of Berkadia Senior... Read More »
Class-A Community Gets Acquisition Financing

Class-A Community Gets Acquisition Financing

JLL Capital Markets sold and financed The Reserve at North Dallas, a Class-A seniors housing community in Dallas, Texas. Located on a seven-acre site, the community was built in 2000 and offers 247 independent living and 26 assisted living units, primarily in one- and two-bedroom configurations. Arrowmark Partners provided an acquisition loan with a three-year term and two 12-month extension options to the buyer, Unbridled Living. JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Jim Dooley and Dan Baker. JLL’s Seniors Housing Debt Advisory team was led by Allison Holland. The building was well-maintained thanks to the... Read More »
Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades

Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades

Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in upstate New York that stakeholders were divesting to take advantage of positive performance trends and a strong M&A market. The Legacy at Cranberry Landing, a 95-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rochester, was constructed in 2004 and fully renovated in 2015. The community is licensed to accept Enhanced Assisted Living Residents. It experienced recent occupancy increases. Multiple offers for the community were procured, with a growing regional owner based in the Northeast selected as the buyer. There were issues between LOI and closing, but Buzin and... Read More »