• NHI and National HealthCare Corporation Ending Master Lease

    In a move to concentrate its portfolio on private pay seniors housing, National Health Investors divested a large skilled nursing portfolio for $560 million, before estimated transaction costs between $6 million and $8 million. The buyer was the current lessee, National HealthCare Corporation, whose legacy master lease was established in 1991 and... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Communities Sell in Southwest Florida

    Berkadia has announced a couple of closings in southwest Florida. First, Brooks Minford headed to the Tampa, Florida area to sell a 138-unit assisted living/memory care community on behalf of a local developer that was looking to exit the seniors housing business. They had built Tessera of Brandon in 2017 to feature a mix of 98 assisted living... Read More »
  • Global Investment Firm Re-Enters the Senior Care Industry

    Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has re-entered the seniors housing sphere after its exit in 2008. The company has acquired three communities in Massachusetts, California, and New York, all within a short period.  The Massachusetts community is in Boston, and it offers both independent living and affordable seniors housing... Read More »
  • Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector

    Stone Brook Assisted Living in the Dallas, Texas MSA, has traded hands from a single-community owner/operator to a regionally-based investor. The seller was looking to enter retirement, and the investor wanted to make their first investment in the seniors housing space. Both seller and buyer agreed to pause the process in Fall 2025 to allow the... Read More »
  • Public Company Divests in Arizona

    A publicly traded company focused on seniors housing recently divested a community in Mesa, Arizona. The asset features 68 assisted living and memory care units, and offered meaningful upside potential. Amy Sitzman, Kyle Hallion and Jake Rice of Blueprint handled the deal, which saw a competitive process with multiple offers from groups looking... Read More »
Ziegler Sells The Village at Marymount

Ziegler Sells The Village at Marymount

Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, served as exclusive sell-side financial advisor in the sale of The Village at Marymount, a 246-bed/unit senior living and skilled nursing campus in Garfield Heights, Ohio.  Built in 1952, Marymount is a faith-based, not-for-profit CCRC established by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis. Given the challenging economic times and the headwinds plaguing the skilled nursing industry, Ziegler identified a pool of qualified buyers that could manage a campus and absorb interim operational losses until the transaction was consummated. The acquiring party purchased the property and took over operations on June 30, 2023. The buyer was... Read More »
Performing Properties Sell in Upper Midwest

Performing Properties Sell in Upper Midwest

Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap handled the sale of three assisted living/memory care communities in Wisconsin. Dubbed the Caring Alternatives Portfolio, the communities are located in affluent markets in Oak Creek and Muskego. There were 13 two-bedroom and 62 one-bedroom units, all with private bathrooms. The communities were relatively new construction, having been built in 2009, 2011 and 2018. Operations were strong, with 100% occupancy at closing, with a 91% private pay census across the 75 units. With that kind of census, the communities also boasted excellent cash flow. The trio sold for $18 million, or $240,000 per unit. Read More »
HUD Forecloses on Two California Senior Apartment Communities

HUD Forecloses on Two California Senior Apartment Communities

The Santa Clara County Housing Authority purchased two senior apartment communities in East San Jose, California, both through foreclosure. Included in the deal were Jardine Paloma Blanca, a 43-unit affordable senior apartment community, and Girasol Housing, which has 59 units. HUD foreclosed on both properties. For the Jardines Paloma Blanca community, the previous owner, an affiliate of Macsa Housing Corp., had unpaid debt including the original principal, late fees, interest and penalties totaling $10.5 million.  The Housing Authority paid $2.65 million, or $61,600 per unit, for the property, according to documents filed with the County Recorder’s Office. For Girasol Housing, the... Read More »
Another Seniors Housing Conversion to Behavioral Health

Another Seniors Housing Conversion to Behavioral Health

Two Texas seniors housing communities found new owners, and a new calling as behavioral health facilities. The communities, totaling 120 units, are located in San Antonio and Dallas and were being divested by an undisclosed seller. Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors was brought on to sell the assets.  With a Behavioral Healthcare group as well as its seniors housing and skilled nursing platform, Blueprint was able to underwrite both assets as seniors housing and as behavioral health conversion candidates. Ultimately, one regional and one national behavioral health provider were selected as acquirers, with both planning to make capital improvements and apply for new licensing. On... Read More »
Montgomery Intermediary Group Handles Residential Care Deal

Montgomery Intermediary Group Handles Residential Care Deal

A couple of small residential care facilities traded in the Ozarks region of Missouri, with their mom & pop owner/operator exiting the senior care business as a result of the deal. Andrew Montgomery of Montgomery Intermediary Group handled the transaction on behalf of them.  One community in Cole Camp, built in the 2000s, featured 20 units of residential care (RCFI). The other building, in the town of Warsaw, was a Department of Mental Health residential care community, classified as an RCF II, that had 21 units and 35 beds. The Warsaw building was on the older side but both had a history of high occupancy.  Combined, the properties sold for around $40,000 per unit, and there... Read More »
Forbright Bank and HJ Sims Provide Acquisition Financing

Forbright Bank and HJ Sims Provide Acquisition Financing

Forbright Bank, a full-service bank, and HJ Sims, a private investment bank and wealth management firm, provided financing for the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities in California. Located in two strong submarkets, the facilities total 150 beds, with occupancy above 95% at the time of marketing. The buyer was a regional skilled nursing owner/operator who plans to renovate both facilities. Forbright and HJ Sims closed a unitranche loan product totaling $13.9 million at attractive leverage, with that loan product acting as a single debt obligation with one set of loan documents and one monthly mortgage payment. Together, over the past 12 months, the partnership has financed over... Read More »