• Brookdale Occupancy Stalls

    Brookdale Senior Living released its November occupancy results, and its census growth has stalled this Fall. In its consolidated portfolio, weighted average occupancy fell by 10 basis points from 82.6% in October to 82.5% in November, while month-end occupancy dropped more significantly from 83.7% to 83.4%. Same-community results were not... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Facility Sells for Strong Price

    A rare skilled nursing and behavioral health facility in Tucson, Arizona, sold for a strong price to a partnership between a regional healthcare equity investor and a national skilled nursing operator. Featuring more than 140 beds, the facility is licensed by the state for both medical and behavioral health services, being the only SNF in the... Read More »
  • AL Community with Attached SNF Trades

    An assisted living community with an attached, vacant 65-bed skilled nursing facility in Faribault, Minnesota, sold with the help of Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Built in 1998, Pleasant View Estates features 36 units and a 75% elderly waiver census. The community was well-occupied and operated at a strong margin. It was previously... Read More »
  • Regional Bank Funds Dallas Development

    Construction projects, although rare, can still get done these days. Tremper Capital Group successfully secured an $84 million non-recourse loan from a regional bank to fund a development in the Dallas, Texas MSA. The 164-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care project is being built by Harbert South Bay Partners in the... Read More »
  • UMRH Expands Two CCRCs in North Carolina

    Ziegler closed The United Methodist Retirement Homes’ (UMRH) $92.125 million Series 2025A, 2025B and 2025C bonds. UMRH is a North Carolina-based not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates three CCRCs in North Carolina: Croasdaile Village Retirement Community in Durham, Wesley Pines Retirement Community in Lumberton, and Cypress Glen... Read More »
Communities Pass Between Family Owner/Operators

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 183-unit community boasted occupancy above 90% and current blended RevPOR of $6,750. That would bring annual revenues to around $13.5 million. The 58-unit community brought occupancy up to the 85% range during the marketing process and mid-to high-teens operating margins. Both communities are well located in the Beaverton submarket of Portland.... Read More »
Florida Panhandle Assets Sell

Florida Panhandle Assets Sell

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed its third and fourth transactions in the Florida panhandle over the past three months. First, Cody Tremper, Mike Garbers, Ross Sanders and Dave Fasano represented the seller of Seagrass Village of Panama City Beach.  The 128-unit Class-A community opened in 2019 and offers both independent living apartments and villa homes on a 16-acre site in Panama City Beach, Florida. The seller was an Orlando-based private equity company, and the buyer was a seniors housing owner. The property will continue to be managed by SRI Management. Next, the team sold American House Bluewater Bay, a 94-unit independent living community in Niceville, Florida,... 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 »