• 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 »
Regional Owner/Operator Purchases Seniors Housing Portfolio

Regional Owner/Operator Purchases Seniors Housing Portfolio

A portfolio of three Class-B seniors housing communities in tertiary markets in Northern California found a new owner. The communities all featured assisted living, memory care and independent living services, with 205 total units and 242 licensed beds. They were originally developed in 2001 and 2002, and occupancy stood at 71%, 89% and 84%, respectively, at the time of the sale. As a portfolio, they offered an attractive opportunity for an experienced regional operator to expand its footprint. A lender-appointed receiver oversaw the sale due to loan maturity and the previous owner’s inability to refinance. Dan Mahoney and Scott Frazier of Blueprint represented the nationally recognized... Read More »
Minnesota Community Secures HUD Refinance

Minnesota Community Secures HUD Refinance

Sam Butler of the Fort Worth office of Colliers Mortgage closed a $24 million HUD loan for the refinance of The Pillars of Mankato in Mankato, Minnesota. Built in 2019, the community features 118 units across 146,138 square feet on 3.9 acres. There are 98 independent and assisted living units plus 20 memory care units.  According to LevinPro LTC, The Pillars of Mankato was acquired at the end of 2023 by Tunbridge Peak LLC, an out-of-state real estate investment firm affiliated with Peak Capital Partners, that partnered with the in-place operator to manage the community. Jason Punzel, Jake Anderson, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the 2023... Read More »
EF Senior Care Expands its Footprint

EF Senior Care Expands its Footprint

EF Senior Care, an owner/operator based in Plymouth, Massachusetts, grew its long-term care portfolio this month, having acquired the operations of a senior care campus in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Built in 1895, Berkeley Retirement Home comprises 44 skilled nursing and independent living beds. Berkeley Retirement Home represents EF Senior Care’s fourth management contract in the past year, and brings its beds under management to nearly 500. Read More »
Solera Grows through Acquisition of SageLife

Solera Grows through Acquisition of SageLife

Solera Senior Living expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of SageLife. SageLife’s portfolio includes five high performing seniors housing communities in Maryland, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. This acquisition brings Solera’s growing portfolio to 14 properties spanning nine states, including a growing concentration in the Mid-Atlantic. In conjunction with the acquisition, founder of SageLife, Kelly Cook Andress, will join Solera’s Advisory Board.  The communities that are now under Solera’s management include Plush Mills (an independent and assisted living community in Wallingford, PA), Daylesford Crossing (an AL and memory care community in Malvern, PA), Village Crossing at... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires Class-A Seniors Housing Asset in Texas

Joint Venture Acquires Class-A Seniors Housing Asset in Texas

CBRE National Senior Housing acted as the exclusive advisor on the sale of a Class-A seniors housing community in the Houston, Texas MSA. Built in 2012, the community comprises 207 units offering independent living, assisted living and memory care services. CBRE National Senior Housing also arranged acquisition financing for the community on behalf of a joint venture between a national operator and an institutional equity partner. John Sweeny, Senior Vice President and Co-Head of CBRE National Senior Housing, and Aron Will, Vice Chairman and Co-Head of CBRE National Senior Housing, represented the seller in this transaction. The sales price is undisclosed. Will and Tim Root of CBRE... Read More »
Owner/Operator Acquires in Illinois

Owner/Operator Acquires in Illinois

Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a supportive living community in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Waterford Estates totals 247 units with 170 independent living, 61 assisted living and 16 memory care units. The seller was a New York-based institutional owner seeking to recycle capital. Due to the scarcity of supportive living community transactions in Illinois, the offering generated significant interest from buyers. Following a competitive marketing process, the ultimate buyer was a growing owner/operator with an established footprint in the state. But the purchase price was not disclosed. Read More »