• 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 »
  • Two Seniors Housing Sales Close

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage is continuing on its hot streak this month, closing two additional deals in Alabama and Florida. In the Alabama transaction, Dan Geraghty and Brad Clousing represented a large national owner/operator that was resizing its portfolio to concentrate on its core market. So, the company divested an assisted... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Exits Georgia

    Selectis Health, Inc. has completed its exit from Georgia with the help of Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint. In the beginning of the year, Selectis Health divested Providence of Sparta Health and Rehab and Warrenton Health and Rehab to Journey, also with the help of Segal and Waldhorn (more on that deal can be found here). The... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Divests Third Class-A Asset

    Caddis Partners and Singerman Real Estate have divested another seniors housing community, Heartis Fayetteville. This comes shortly after the joint venture’s sale of Heartis Venice and Heartis Longview. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare represented the seller in all three... Read More »
  • Bonds Issued for Independent Living Expansion

    Ziegler closed John Knox Village’s $47.85 million Series 2026A, B-1, B-2 and B-3 bonds issued through the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. John Knox Village (JKV), a Missouri not-for-profit corporation, is a CCRC consisting of 1,038 independent living units, 180 assisted living units and 121 skilled nursing beds. This transaction marks JKV’s... Read More »
Giannini Closes Savage Senior Living Deal

Giannini Closes Savage Senior Living Deal

Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap’s Milwaukee, Wisconsin office, along with Associate John Klement, worked on behalf of a local developer to sell a 94-unit senior living community in Savage, Minnesota (Minneapolis MSA). Why sell a community that since opening in 2015 has seen occupancy soar up to 94% and operating margin stabilize at just over 35% on about $4.2 million of revenues? The seller, which has previously developed a number of seniors housing co-ops in the area, hopes to take the proceeds of this successful transaction to further grow its business in the Minneapolis market. Much of the credit for the quick lease-up can be chalked up to Ebenezer Management Services, which... Read More »
Northeast Owner Heads To South Carolina

Northeast Owner Heads To South Carolina

As an owner/operator was exiting the assisted living industry, and trying to sell its 31-unit AL/memory care community in Santee, South Carolina (situated halfway between Columbia and Charleston), a Northeast-based owner/operator swooped in and purchased it, marking its entry into the state. Shades of 1865…but we digress. The previous owner was based in neighboring Georgia, but took a “hands-off” approach to managing. As a result, the building, although it wasn’t particularly “old” (it was built in 1999 with a recent renovation) and featured a 97% occupancy rate, was only operating at a 17% margin on nearly $1.2 million of revenues. The new owner has plans to further update the community... Read More »
CBRE Closes Financing For Two Joint Ventures

CBRE Closes Financing For Two Joint Ventures

Aron Will of CBRE once again showed off his range, and his reach, closing two financings for clients in California and Michigan. First, in Traverse City, Michigan, a 388,000-square foot former asylum that underwent a decade-long redevelopment into a massive mixed-use neighborhood capped off the project with a brand-new, 110-unit independent living/assisted living community in the 130-year old building’s north wing. The $31 million senior living community opened in 2014 and has experienced steady lease-up, nearing stabilization today. Adding to the site’s appeal is that it is now surrounded by numerous restaurants, wineries, boutiques and over 70 small businesses. Developed by a joint... Read More »

CareTrust REIT Keeps It Up

CareTrust REIT is heading closer and closer to the 200-facility mark, currently sitting at 181 properties in 23 states, as it continues to purchase senior care facilities across the country. Just last month, the REIT bought 13 skilled nursing facilities in Washington, Texas and Idaho, all formerly operated by affiliates of Kindred Healthcare. Now, CareTrust has added three more Kindred facilities in Washington State to its growing portfolio. Located in Arden, Lakewood and Vancouver, the facilities total 268 beds. CareTrust added them to its existing master lease with affiliates of Five Oaks Healthcare, which has a remaining initial term of about 13 years, two five-year renewal options and... Read More »

Aging Skilled Nursing Facility Sells In Texas

September saw many deals that featured older, struggling skilled nursing facilities. This comes at a time of record-high SNF prices, on a per-bed basis, although maybe not for long if the fourth quarter follows September’s performance. The truth is that despite the record high prices we have seen (reaching nearly $100,000 per bed in the four quarters ended March 31, 2017), the SNF industry probably faces more headwinds than tailwinds, ranging from aging facilities and shorter patient days to reimbursement risks and poor lease coverage, to name a few. Another truth is that the industry is becoming more and more bifurcated by the older, traditional nursing facilities on one end to the brand... Read More »