


Berry Weiss Acquires Long Island Portfolio
Jason Punzel, Dave Balow and Brad Goodsell of Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of an assisted living and memory care portfolio in the Long Island region of New York. Built between 1959 and 1974, the portfolio comprises four communities with a total of 567 units, 1,000 beds and 26.21 acres. There was a national marketing effort that procured a significant number of qualified offers. The ultimate buyer was downstate New York owner/operator/private investor, Berry Weiss. Weiss has many seniors housing communities under his ownership as well as other healthcare businesses. The seller was a public, non-listed REIT focused on seniors housing properties throughout the... Read More »
AEW Capital Management Acquires in Florida
JLL Capital Markets handled the sale and financing for Wellington Bay, a 283-unit seniors housing community in Wellington, Florida. JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team procured the buyer, AEW Capital Management, and secured the three-year acquisition loan through Capital One on behalf of the buyer. Built in 2019, the Class-A Wellington Bay comprises a well-performing 159-unit independent living community and The Lisbet Health Center, which offers 124 assisted living and memory care units. The 45-acre and 749,488-square-foot lakeside campus also offers the ability to expand the IL by an additional 177 units. According to South Florida Business Journal, the seller was Wellington Bay... Read More »
Cardinal Senior Living Buys High-Quality Ohio Assets
Blueprint was engaged by Gables Management Company, an owner/operator/developer, in its divestment of two newer vintage, Class-A communities in the Akron and Columbus MSAs. Built in 2017 and 2021 respectively, the communities total 198 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Demonstrating strong performance, the communities achieved over 98% occupancy, low-30% operating margins and market leading reputations for quality and care. Blueprint procured six offers from REITs, private equity and owner/operators. The ultimate buyer was Cardinal Senior Living based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Alex Florea, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction. Given the... Read More »
PruittHealth Secures Financing in Georgia
Jay Healy and Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia closed a $9.1 million bridge-to-HUD loan on behalf of PruittHealth to facilitate the acquisition of a skilled nursing facility. The 18-month, interest-only bridge loan represented 76.5% of the value and is prepayable at any time, putting its value at around $11.9 million, or $180,000 per bed. Berkadia anticipates closing the subsequent HUD refinance in the third quarter of this year. Built in 1966 and renovated in 2019, Southern Pines Nursing Center comprises 66 beds in Warner Robins, Georgia, and occupancy at the time of closing was 90%. It will be rebranded as PruittHealth – Warner Robins. This acquisition was made in conjunction with... Read More »