• Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

    Ziegler was engaged by Marquee Capital, the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments, LLC, the Marcus’ family office, in the sale of its seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio. Built in 2020, BrightStar Senior Living of Mason sits on 3.2 acres with 41 assisted living and memory care units. The community was well occupied at 90%,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

    An active adult community in Germantown, Tennessee, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2020, Avenida Watermarq is a 161-unit, Class-A active adult community in an affluent suburb of Nashville. There are one- and two-bedroom options averaging 919 square feet per unit. Occupancy was 87%. Inspired Real Estate Partners and GEM... Read More »
  • Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

    Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Ohio on behalf of an institutional owner looking to exit the market. The facility comprises 88 beds and 20 independent living units, which served as a referral source for the nursing home. The buyer was a regional owner/operator that is actively expanding in Ohio. This is... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 686 beds in Missouri for $59 million, or $86,000 per bed. The REIT completed the acquisition using cash on hand and the issuance of approximately $2.0 million in OP Units of Strawberry Fields REIT LP to the seller. Eight of the... Read More »
  • Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

    Macquarie Asset Management, which has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a seniors housing platform aimed at targeting investments in modern seniors housing assets alongside established operators. The platform... Read More »
Prestige Group Sells West Virginia AL Asset

Prestige Group Sells West Virginia AL Asset

A small assisted living community in rural West Virginia traded hands from one local operator to another in a deal handled by Joe Shallow and Richard Natow of The Prestige Group. Originally purpose-built by a husband and wife in 2004, the community is located in Peterstown, near the Virginia border. It features 42 beds in 28 units and operates at 100% occupancy. There were some Medicaid residents, but the majority was private pay. The community was also kept in good condition over the years and operated profitably.  The owners wished to retire and engaged Prestige to sell the property. The buyer was a physical therapist that previously lived in the Northeast but had purchased another... Read More »
Private Equity Investor Acquires Stand-alone IL Community

Private Equity Investor Acquires Stand-alone IL Community

Chad Mundy and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap closed a seniors housing deal in Standpoint, Idaho. Alpine Vista Senior Apartments comprises 55 independent living units and is the only full-service, stand-alone independent living option in Bonner and Boundary counties. The property has room for expansion, which can help meet the area’s increasing demand. The buyer was an equity investor entering the seniors space through this transaction. Read More »
Vacant Harrisburg Property Trades

Vacant Harrisburg Property Trades

Bob Gaines of Colliers facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Built in 1950 and completely remodeled within the previous eight years, Butler Street Senior Living comprises 78 assisted living beds and was vacant at the time of sale. Butler Street Senior Living LLC, affiliated with Kaplan Development Group, was the seller, and the community features 57 assisted living and 11 memory care units. A not-for-profit, LHM Hospice and Social Services, was the buyer and paid $4.8 million, or $71,000 per unit, for the community. Not a bad price for a vacant building. Read More »
NHI Acquires in New Jersey

NHI Acquires in New Jersey

National Health Investors invested $46.3 million, or $386,000 per unit, inclusive of transaction costs, for the acquisition of a seniors housing community in Bergen County, New Jersey. Juniper Village at Paramus comprises 98 assisted living and 22 memory care units. The community has been operated by Juniper Communities since February 2021. The lease has a 15-year maturity with two five-year renewal options at an initial yield of 7.95% plus annual fixed escalators.  Read More »
Growing Owner/Operator Acquires Illinois SNF/SLF

Growing Owner/Operator Acquires Illinois SNF/SLF

Andrew Montgomery of Montgomery Intermediary Group announced a couple of transactions in Illinois and Mississippi. First was for a skilled nursing/supportive living facility in a small, rural Illinois market. The facility features over 130 SNF beds and SLF units and sold to a large owner group that invested alongside a growing owner/operator in Illinois. The skilled nursing component originally opened in 2005, and the supportive living facility was added in 2007. Many owners have cited difficulties in operating senior care facilities in rural markets as their reason to divest, which may have been the case here. But we understand the buyer has committed to maintaining continuity of resident... Read More »
Berkadia’s Recent Activity

Berkadia’s Recent Activity

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare handled two separate transactions in Michigan and Tennessee. First, Berkadia sold and secured financing for Clinton Creek Assisted Living and Memory Care. The community is in the Detroit MSA and was 90% occupied at closing. It was financed with a bridge-to-HUD loan, representing 67% of the purchase price. Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers handled the sale, while Jay Healy and Andrew Lanzaro completed the financing. Next, Fasano, Sanders, Tremper and Garbers were brought on to facilitate the sale of a 16-property seniors housing portfolio. The portfolio comprises over 1,200 units across nine states. The final asset in... Read More »