• SLIB’s Red-Hot Start to May

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage shot out of the gates in May, announcing six separate closings within just a couple of days. The closings included a couple of portfolios, two seniors housing asset sales and two skilled nursing deals. SLIB is on track for another record-breaking year. The largest deal was an eight-property seniors housing... Read More »
  • Independent Living Asset Near Breakeven Changes Hands

    Blueprint handled the sale of a 60-unit independent living community located just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. At the time of sale, the property was operating around breakeven and offered the opportunity for upside. The option to transition the community to an assisted living waiver model was presented, but the incoming regional owner/operator... Read More »
  • National Health Investors Leans Further Into SHOP Growth

    National Health Investors is continuing to lean into its SHOP segment, having invested $742.5 million into the strategy throughout the first quarter, a 106% increase from the prior year period. Year-to-date, the REIT has announced $212.4 million of investments, and is continuing to evaluate additional opportunities, focusing on private pay... Read More »
  • Senior Care Portfolio Secures Refinancing

    T7 Capital, a boutique seniors housing and healthcare advisory firm founded by industry veterans Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson, recently arranged a large bank refinancing for a portfolio of seniors housing and skilled nursing assets in Massachusetts. Working on behalf of a New York-based family office, T7 secured a $57.979 million loan from... Read More »
  • Regional Bank Provides Financing for MC Community

    Jeremy Warren of Montgomery Intermediary Group arranged a refinancing for a client’s 48-unit memory care community in Merrillville, Indiana. Originally built in 2016, the community was stabilized and had an approaching debt maturity. The owner sought to retire both the existing bank debt and an outstanding seller note from the initial... Read More »
McFarlin Group Raises Fund For Distressed Debt Deals

McFarlin Group Raises Fund For Distressed Debt Deals

One result of the pandemic that we are sure of will be a rise in the number of sales for distressed assets in the next couple of years. Many communities that were already struggling before COVID-19, because of overbuilding, increased labor costs and other factors, will certainly have difficulty generating the cash flow necessary to service their debt or lease obligations, especially if the occupancy recovery is as slow as some at the NIC Conference are estimating. One company, McFarlin Group, has already announced that they will be committing $100 million to the purchase of distressed loans for seniors housing communities and has so far closed on two deals.  McFarlin Group, which was... Read More »
SLIB Closes Columbia, South Carolina Transaction

SLIB Closes Columbia, South Carolina Transaction

Bradley Clousing and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of a senior living community in Columbia, South Carolina. Its private partnership owner was looking to exit the sector, which prompted the transaction.   Originally built in 1996, this community was extensively renovated in 2006, 2013 and finally 2016, the last of which saw $2 million invested. It now features 38 independent living, 32 assisted living and 22 memory care units, with a full range of amenities and an attractive physical plant. There are seven buildings on the 6.86-acre site. Occupancy was just 66%, while the community operated at an 8% margin on nearly $2.1 million of... Read More »
Blueprint Sells SNF Portfolio in Receivership

Blueprint Sells SNF Portfolio in Receivership

After already serving as interim manager of a portfolio of four skilled nursing facilities in receivership, an East Coast-based skilled nursing operator found a capital partner to acquire the portfolio. Steve Thomes, Chris Hyldahl and Gideon Orion of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors were engaged by the Massachusetts-based court-appointed receiver to handle the sales process.   All built between 1967 and 1975, these facilities total 572 beds and are located throughout eastern Massachusetts. Following a slight rebound in operations when the current operator stepped into its role in mid-2019, COVID-19 negatively impacted operations across the portfolio (no surprise there given the... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Announces Two Deals

Evans Senior Investments Announces Two Deals

Evans Senior Investments kicked off the fourth quarter with a couple of deals involving seniors housing properties. The first involved a 154-unit campus in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin that has grown over the last 15 years to include 60 independent living, 70 assisted living and 24 memory care units. It initially opened in 2006 with the AL community, then added the memory care in 2016 and finally the independent living community in January 2018. Occupancy exceeded 93% across the campus for the past few years, and even higher at the brand-new IL portion.   Revenues and EBITDAR consistently hovered over $6 million and $2.2 million on an annualized basis, respectively, although we imagine there... Read More »
Helios Handles Houston-Area Portfolio Deal

Helios Handles Houston-Area Portfolio Deal

A skilled nursing portfolio located around the Houston, Texas metro area with some operational and financial struggles found a new owner and operator with the help of the team at Helios Healthcare Advisors. Totaling 390 beds, these facilities were built in the last 10 years by the seller, a regional developer. However, newer vintage is no guarantee for successful operations, and the regional operator that leased the facilities faced difficulty maintaining high census and a good quality mix. There were also some clinical issues that further depressed referrals. These problems resulted in negative lease coverage and cash flow at the time of the sale.  So, Helios sourced a real estate... Read More »
Blueprint Sells SNF Portfolio in Receivership

CBRE Handles Sarasota-Area Sale and Financing

It was all hands on deck at CBRE for the sale of an Englewood, Florida (Sarasota MSA) senior living community. We wrote about the deal earlier this week when Chicago Pacific Founders (CPF) announced its acquisition of the property. Featuring 118 units of assisted living and memory care, this community opened in 2017. It is located just minutes from the water and a number of shopping centers and medical facilities. There is also an adjacent 50-acre plot that CPF also acquired to add independent living units and cottages. After leasing up at a rate of approximately six move-ins per month until stabilizing in 2019, the community was 93% occupied at the time of closing. Grace Management will... Read More »