• Healthcare REIT Divests SNF to In-Place Operating Partner

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage returned to West Des Moines, Iowa, to sell a skilled nursing facility that it had previously sold in 2019. A healthcare REIT was the buyer back then and is now selling the facility to its in-place regional operating partner. Built in 2004, Arbor Springs features 56 beds on an attractive four-acre campus about 10... Read More »
  • Near-Stabilized AL/MC Community Lands Refinance

    Carnegie Capital closed a bridge refinance for a 50-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Houston, Texas MSA. Four years ago, the property was bought by a California-based operator with a growing footprint in Texas. Performance was approximately two to three months from stabilization, but with the acquisition loan maturity looming, a... Read More »
  • Record-Setting HUD Express Lane Application to Commitment

    Cambridge Realty Capital provided a $6.15 million loan to refinance Avalon Memory Care Keller, a 50-bed stand-alone memory care community in Keller, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth MSA). The fully amortized, 35-year HUD loan was provided for the owner, a Texas limited liability company, that wished to recast bank debt into a long-term non-recourse... Read More »
  • Large Healthcare Owner Receives Financing

    An owner of more than 80 healthcare properties spanning nine states secured bridge and working capital financing for its skilled nursing portfolio in Washington. The financing includes a $40 million bridge loan and a $6 million working capital line of credit, with a 36-month initial term. MONTICELLOAM provided the funding. Read More »
  • Out-of-State Owner Divests to Investor

    A couple of assisted living and memory care communities in Eastern Tennessee recently traded hands. The two properties comprise more than 100 units. A Chicago-based investor aligned with the seller’s long-term vision for the communities acquired the assets, and partnered with a regional operator that was looking to grow their presence in the... Read More »
Joint Venture Continues to Grow Its Portfolio

Joint Venture Continues to Grow Its Portfolio

Blueprint represented a large, institutional private equity firm in its divestment of an assisted living and memory care community, which Benchmark Senior Living and National Development ultimately acquired. Built in 2013, the 85-unit Arbor Terrace Roseland is in Roseland, New Jersey, near New York City. It was over 91% occupied with an EBITDAR margin of around 30% at the time of the sale. The asset has historically demonstrated resilient performance with occupancy in the mid-80s and healthy margins dating back to 2019. Steve Thomes, Korzy Buzin, Brooks Blackmon and Lauren Nagle handled the sale, and Synovus Bank provided acquisition financing. This purchase expands Benchmark’s Garden... Read More »
LTC Properties Divests More SNFs

LTC Properties Divests More SNFs

LTC Properties has completed its effort to divest seven skilled nursing facilities after one of its top 10 operating partners decided it was not renewing its master lease for these facilities, instead choosing to downsize and exit some states. In early October, the REIT announced that it sold two of the skilled nursing facilities in Florida for $42 million, or $175,000 per bed, with expectations of a gain on the sale of approximately $26 million.  The company more recently announced that it completed the sale of the other five facilities. The four Virginia SNFs sold for $51 million and the California asset sold for $29 million. LTC Properties expects a gain on this sale of... Read More »
PE Firm Divests to Cedarhurst Senior Living

PE Firm Divests to Cedarhurst Senior Living

Cedarhurst Senior Living announced that it acquired The Enclave of East Louisville, now known as Cedarhurst of East Louisville. The Class-A Kentucky community delivered strong occupancy and stable margins, and there is potential to increase the property’s NOI in the short term. Built in 2012, it features 56 assisted living and 24 memory care units on 5.9 acres.  Kyle Hallion, Lauren Nagle and Brooks Blackmon of Blueprint handled the transaction, representing an institutional private equity seller that was a repeat client. There was a competitive marketing campaign that garnered multiple private capital bids, with a final round of tours that enabled the firm to drive pricing and secure... Read More »
Northeast Owner/Operator Expands in Pennsylvania

Northeast Owner/Operator Expands in Pennsylvania

A personal care home in Pennsylvania was sold with the help of Jeff Binder, Bradley Clousing, Dan Geraghty, Dave Balow and Lucas Doll of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. It was built in 1998 and sits within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The seller was a national owner/operator that deemed the property to no longer fit in its long-term operational objectives.  The identified buyer was a rapidly growing Northeast-based owner/operator looking to expand its presence in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MSA. The private buyer’s existing portfolio comprises seniors housing communities in New Jersey and one community in the Pittsburgh area. The principals have held various roles in the... Read More »
Benchmark Senior Living Adds to Its Garden State Portfolio

Benchmark Senior Living Adds to Its Garden State Portfolio

In its joint venture with the vertically integrated real estate investment firm National Development, Benchmark Senior Living continues to grow through single-asset deals, adding another New Jersey property to its portfolio. Benchmark acquired Arbor Terrace Roseland, a 85-unit assisted living/memory care community in Roseland, New Jersey, about 15 miles west of Manhattan, New York. Synovus Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal.  The community joins a growing Garden State portfolio for Benchmark, which is set to open Benchmark at Scotch Plains in partnership with National Development in 2026. Plus, Benchmark at Cedar Grove will open in 2027. Earlier this year, Benchmark and... Read More »
REIT Acquires Two Class-A Assets

REIT Acquires Two Class-A Assets

The team at Newmark handled the sale of two Class-A seniors housing assets in Arkansas and Texas. The Rogers community in Northwest Arkansas was built in 2023 with 221 total units, comprising 26 cottages, 109 independent living units, 56 assisted living units and 30 memory care units. The Burleson, Texas, community also opened in 2023 and features 234 units, including 34 cottages, 110 IL, 60 AL and 30 MC units. Occupancy was in the mid-80s at both locations, but the communities were not stabilized from a cash flow perspective, especially considering the share of IL units and cottages. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the buyer was a publicly traded REIT. Read More »