• Omega Invests in Saber Healthcare Joint Venture

    Omega Healthcare Investors released its third quarter earnings and made some news when it disclosed the acquisition of a 49% equity interest in a joint venture with Saber Healthcare. The JV will own and lease 64 skilled nursing facilities that were previously wholly owned by affiliates of Saber, which will retain a 51% equity interest in the JV... Read More »
  • Health Systems as Sellers in Three Transactions

    Cain Brothers advised on a trio of senior care transactions involving health systems as sellers, which could be a growing trend, particularly among any resource-constrained systems. Conversely, other systems may see the need to own skilled nursing beds in the future in order to control the transfer of their post-acute patients to SNFs and free up... Read More »
  • Large Ohio Operator Takes on Vacant SNF Beds

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors facilitated the sale of 26 skilled nursing beds from a facility in Ohio and coordinated the repurposing of the real estate for future behavioral health services. The owners made the decision to close the facility after determining that the small size of the building prevented it from achieving the operational... Read More »
  • Not-For-Profits Secure Bond Financings

    Ziegler announced the successful pricing of $34.0 million Series 2025 bonds for The Chapel Hill Residential Retirement Center, Inc. d/b/a Carol Woods. Carol Woods is a North Carolina not-for-profit organization incorporated in July 1972 by a group of local citizens to develop, own and operate a CCRC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Currently,... Read More »
  • Ventas Posts Healthy Q3 With Robust Acquisition Activity

    Among the earnings results trickling out this month, it will be impossible to overshadow Welltower’s announcement with $14 billion in new investment activity and another great quarter of seniors housing operating portfolio (SHOP) performance improvements. But Ventas reported healthy results, too, and some significant acquisition volume.  Ventas... Read More »
Investor Grows Through Seven-Property Portfolio Purchase

Investor Grows Through Seven-Property Portfolio Purchase

A large portfolio of senior care facilities traded in Ohio and Kentucky, commanding a strong price, we believe, in the process. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint advised on the sale of the 983-bed, seven-property portfolio, which features mostly skilled nursing beds and some assisted living units. At the time of sale, the portfolio was generating strong cash flow and benefitting from recent Medicaid rate increases and private room incentive payments, boosting both current income and long-term value. According to those familiar with the listing, the operating margin may have also topped 12% or 13% and must have generated significant cash flow. The assets are within a 90 minute... Read More »
Blueprint Closes Two Deals in IN and NC

Blueprint Closes Two Deals in IN and NC

A high-quality, well-performing seniors housing community in northern Indiana found a new owner with the help of Ben Firestone, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint. The 100-unit assisted living/memory care community appears to be Valparaiso Senior Village, which was built in 2018 across 88,000 square feet. It was originally operated by Arrow Senior Living and owned by the developer, The Argent Group LLC, but struggled with lease-up, only reaching 28% before the pandemic stopped new move-ins. So, ownership closed it in September 2020, and the building was sold vacant in May 2021 for $9.15 million, or $93,400 per unit to an unidentified private equity firm. Evans Senior Investments... Read More »
REIT-Affiliated Owner/Operator Divests Non-Core Asset to Private Owner/Operator

REIT-Affiliated Owner/Operator Divests Non-Core Asset to Private Owner/Operator

Blueprint facilitated the sale of a non-core seniors housing community on behalf of a national, REIT-affiliated owner/operator. The seller was focused on portfolio optimization through the divestiture of underperforming assets. Kyle Hallion, Steve Thomes and Kory Buzin handled the transaction.  Built in 1997, this 85-unit/108-bed assisted living and memory care community is in a high barrier-to-entry submarket of the Greensboro, North Carolina MSA, close to multiple hospitals and medical office clusters. Ownership recently invested approximately $1 million in capital improvements, primarily in back-of-house systems. The incoming buyer has the opportunity to add value through interior... Read More »
Chartwell to Purchase Six-Asset Seniors Housing Portfolio in Ontario

Chartwell to Purchase Six-Asset Seniors Housing Portfolio in Ontario

Chartwell Retirement Residences has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a seniors housing portfolio with six purpose-built seniors housing communities across London (three), Dorchester, Waterloo and Mississauga, Ontario, totaling 1,024 units. The communities serve low-acuity seniors and are all 100% private pay. The total purchase price is CAD$432 million (CAD$422,000 per unit), or USD$317.3 million (USD$310,000 per unit). The portfolio includes Riverstone in London, built in 2021 and 2023, with 124 independent living and 135 active adult units. Also in London is Richmond Woods, built in 2007 and 2010, featuring 130 IL and 112 AA units, along with Longworth, built in 2001, with... Read More »
New York SNF Portfolio Secures Bridge Loan

New York SNF Portfolio Secures Bridge Loan

MONTICELLOAM funded a $217 million floating-rate senior bridge loan for a skilled nursing portfolio. The financing carries a 36-month term and supports the sponsor, a repeat client. The loan supports the acquisition and refinance of this portfolio, which comprises four facilities in New York. The sponsor is acquiring two of the assets and financing the other two, which are stabilized. Together, the four facilities comprise more than 1,000 beds. Read More »
Distressed AL/MC Community Trades in Virginia

Distressed AL/MC Community Trades in Virginia

An institutional real estate investment and development firm engaged Blueprint to conduct a risk/reward analysis of making capital improvements versus divesting its seniors housing community in Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1999, the 99-unit distressed assisted living and memory care community was struggling to rebound from pandemic-era lows, and the fund’s investment horizon was approaching.  The seller ultimately elected to divest the community, and in this process Blueprint highlighted the West End submarket’s demand fundamentals and the opportunity to add value through repositioning. Targeting buyer prospects with a presence and/or interest in Richmond, the marketing campaign... Read More »