• Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires in Minnesota

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired a seniors housing community that comprises 288 units in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Located 12 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis, the community, SilverCreek on Main, was built in three phases between 2015 and 2024 by Ryan Companies.  The original independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Harborside CCRC Sale Approved

    Focus Healthcare Partners’ purchase of a struggling CCRC on Long Island has gone through the ringer, but Chief Judge Alan S. Trust of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York just approved the sale under modified terms, which should close within the next two months. The property attracted some attention in late 2024 when New... Read More »
  • Imagine Senior Living Acquires in Texas

    An owner/operator of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities acquired a seniors housing community in Amarillo, Texas. Built in 2000, The Reserve at Amarillo features assisted living and memory care units. The buyer, Imagine Senior Living, has an established footprint with communities in Texas, Idaho, Oregon, Washington,... Read More »
  • Brookdale Senior Living: Slow and Steady

    Brookdale Senior Living released its fourth quarter and full-year earnings results this week, and all we can say is that the improvements, while welcomed, are slow and steady. Management has had a lot on its plate the past 18 months or so in a post-pandemic environment, but things like occupancy are moving up, but not as fast as for others. The... Read More »
  • Three Communities Trade Hands in Pacific Northwest

    Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group shot out of the gates in 2025, closing three separate transactions in the Pacific Northwest so far this year. The largest was for an 88-unit seniors housing community in central Washington which closed this week. Owned by a regional operator based in Washington, this community consists of 36... Read More »
Berry Weiss Acquires Long Island Portfolio

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

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

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

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 »
PruittHealth Secures Financing in Georgia

Alternative-Use Buyer Acquires Standalone Memory Care Community

Before the year ended, BWE closed on the sale of a standalone memory care community in Suwanee, Georgia. Built in 2013, Peachtree Villa at Suwanee comprises 42-units on three acres. At the time of the sale, the property was not in operation. The buyer will renovate the property for an alternative use.  Charley Bissell handled the transaction, which was facilitated through a CREXI auction. This closing marks the seventh memory care community sold by Bissell over the past 24 months on behalf of a Midwest-based alternative investment firm. Previous transactions included properties in Flower Mound, San Antonio and Missouri City, Texas, as well as in Stockbridge and Alpharetta, Georgia,... Read More »
Samaritas Exits Senior Care Industry

Samaritas Exits Senior Care Industry

Blueprint executed the final sale facilitating Samaritas’ exit from the senior care industry. Following 50 years of providing senior care services, the company has a renewed focus on child and family services, behavioral health, refugee services and affordable housing.  Built in 1964 with an expansion completed in the 1970s, and a full renovation and rehab addition in 2012, Samaritas Senior Living Cadillac comprises 107 skilled nursing beds and 24 memory care beds in Cadillac, Michigan. The senior care facility features 31 private rooms and 50 semi-private rooms, and is less than one mile from the Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital. Historically, the facility generated stabilized... Read More »