• Value-Add AL/MC Community Trades

    An institutional owner decided to divest a non-core asset, and engaged Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to run the sale process. The asset is located in Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland MSA), and features 36 assisted living and memory care units, with 62 licensed beds. It was built in... Read More »
  • Brookdale Divests California Community to Public REIT

    Blueprint was engaged by an institutional, national owner/operator in the strategic disposition of a large rental CCRC in Bakersfield, California. The 20-acre campus was developed in 1999 and provides the whole continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing across three large buildings and... Read More »
  • Two Midwest Assets Trade

    A couple of seniors housing communities traded in the Midwest, selling to a couple of growing owner/operators. First, in the Indianapolis area, The Kiser Group’s Mark Myers and SVN | Senior Living Advisors’ John Klement led the sale of a 157-unit seniors housing community featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Assisted Living Portfolio Closes in Wisconsin

    Bob Richards of Senior Care Realty recently completed the sale of a five-property assisted living portfolio in Wisconsin, closing the deal in multiple tranches. Richards had worked with the seller, AC Capital, for 15 years, helping them grow their portfolio over the years. AC Capital also has self-managed the communities for the last decade. Now,... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... Read More »
Several HUD and Acquisition Financings Close

Several HUD and Acquisition Financings Close

Ikaria Capital Group has had a prolific Fall and revealed several recent transactions. The largest was a $115.5 million HUD refinance for four skilled nursing facilities in Georgia. Derek Whelan originated the loans on behalf of Empire Care Centers and The Portopiccolo Group, which used the proceeds to refinance a proprietary bridge loan structured by the Ikaria team in 2022. Whelan was also joined by Rodger Davis to close a $44.5 million HUD refinance in the Midwest. Wrapping up the HUD activity, Ross Holland originated a $10.9 million loan in the Pacific Northwest on behalf of a new client.  Lastly, there were a couple of acquisition loans. First, Davis... Read More »
Sabra Health Care REIT Buys Class-A Georgia Asset

Sabra Health Care REIT Buys Class-A Georgia Asset

Berkadia represented Principal Senior Living Group in its sale of Benton House Decatur, a 73-unit assisted living and memory care community in Decatur, Georgia, approximately ten miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Managing Directors Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper, and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the transaction. Benton House Decatur was purchased on December 1 by a long-time owner of seniors housing communities and will be operated by Phoenix Senior Living going forward. The community’s new name will be The Retreat at Decatur. Built in 2017, the property has achieved steadily high occupancy and strong margins, boasting an... Read More »
Family Owned/Operated Company Purchases in Ostego

Family Owned/Operated Company Purchases in Ostego

A family owned and operated company based in Michigan bought an assisted living/memory care community in the Wolverine State. Built in 2016, the community is located in Otsego, Minnesota, about 40 miles south of Grand Rapids and 10 miles north of Kalamazoo. There were no major competitors in the local market that offered both AL and MC services on one campus. And the community was stabilized at the time of the sale. Daniel Geraghty, Bradley Clousing and Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage represented the seller, an owner/operator that focuses on states east of the Mississippi River. There were multiple qualified offers for the seller to review, and the deal closed... Read More »
Welltower Sells Vintage Park Portfolio

Welltower Sells Vintage Park Portfolio

Midwest Health completed the largest acquisition in its nearly five-decade history, and in its home state of Kansas. The Topeka-based firm bought 15 assisted living communities with the help of its financial partner, Capitol Federal, a bank also headquartered in Topeka.  The 15 communities were formerly under the Vintage Park brand and will now be branded as Homestead Assisted Living communities. Totaling approximately 600 units, they are located in Atchison, Baldwin City, Gardner, Hiawatha, Holton, Lenexa, Louisburg, Osage City, Osawatomie, Ottawa, Overland Park, Paola, Tonganoxie, Wamego and Wichita.  On January 1, 2016, Welltower acquired 18 Vintage Park... Read More »
Well-Performing Facility Sells for Strong Price

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 144 beds, the facility is licensed by the state for both medical and behavioral health services, being the only SNF in the Tucson area to be dedicated exclusively to behavioral healthcare.  That helped contribute to its strong financial performance with healthy cash flow, as well as to investor interest in the listing. The facility also recently received capital enhancements. Henry “Hap” Knowles, Nick Stahler and Michael Mooney of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus &... Read More »
Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades

Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades

Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in upstate New York that stakeholders were divesting to take advantage of positive performance trends and a strong M&A market. The Legacy at Cranberry Landing, a 95-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rochester, was constructed in 2004 and fully renovated in 2015. The community is licensed to accept Enhanced Assisted Living Residents. It experienced recent occupancy increases. Multiple offers for the community were procured, with a growing regional owner based in the Northeast selected as the buyer. There were issues between LOI and closing, but Buzin and... Read More »