Underperforming AL/MC Assets Sell in Michigan
A buyer with operational expertise and capital resources acquired two seniors housing communities that were not stabilized at the time of sale. The new owner intends to stabilize performance, implement targeted management improvements and reposition the assets. Current rates are priced below local competitors, offering upside through rate optimization. Jim Knapp of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap handled the deal. The communities sit approximately 15 miles apart in rural southeast Michigan, together spanning more than 15 developed acres. The larger campus with 60 units comprises multiple buildings totaling over 36,000 square feet, and the second property... Read More »
PGIM Divests Two Arizona Assets
JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team completed the sale and financing of three assets across two separate deals. First, it announced that it sold The Watermark at Morrison Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona, and Acoya Mesa in Mesa, Arizona. Both communities were stabilized at the time of the deal. JLL marketed the portfolio on behalf of the seller, PGIM, which owned Acoya Mesa in a joint venture with the original developer of the asset, Ryan Companies US, Inc. JLL also worked on behalf of the buyer to secure the 10-year, acquisition loan through Freddie Mac. The loan will be serviced by JLL Real Estate Capital. The Watermark at Morrison Ranch is a two-story building with 115 units of assisted... Read More »
Underperforming Asset Trades in California
A seniors housing community in Vacaville, California, sold with the help of Nick Stahler and Chad Mundy of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. At the time of LOI, the asset was underperforming and financially strained. Built in 2004, it features more than 80 assisted living and memory care units and is licensed for over 90 beds on 3.66 acres near several healthcare providers between San Francisco and Sacramento. There is potential to add independent living units, creating a full continuum of care in a market with limited IL supply. The transaction was completed through a HUD loan assumption. The Knapp-Stahler Group sourced a buyer with operational expertise and the... Read More »
Communities Sell in California and Missouri
Haven Senior Investments closed a deal right before year-end and announced a couple of others from the preceding months. First, an assisted living community was facing a hard closing deadline, with a 30-day escrow and commercial loan that would have been canceled if the transaction did not close by December 31. Rebecca Van Wieren and Scott Fuller closed the sale just under the wire, finalizing the transaction at 4:30 PM on New Years Eve. Built in the 1960s and renovated since then, the community sits in the Bay Area of California. It features 19 units and 35 beds, with 94% occupancy. The local doctor-seller had tried to divest the community with the help of two other agents, but a... Read More »
