Welltower Acquiring Amica Senior Lifestyles Portfolio
In the largest seniors housing transaction recorded since 2021, Welltower is purchasing a portfolio of 38 high-end seniors housing communities and nine entitled development parcels in Canada for aggregate consideration of C$4.6 billion, or US$ $3.185 billion. The seller was Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which made its initial platform investment in Amica in 2010 alongside co-founders Douglas MacLatchy and Robert Ezer. The portfolio has grown to 24 stabilized, income-producing properties and seven recently opened properties still in lease up that are located in some of Canada’s most affluent markets in Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria. There is a continuum of care... Read More »
Publicly Traded REIT Acquires in Missouri
Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a newly built seniors housing community in Springfield, Missouri. Built in 2021 and leased up quickly across all three acuity levels, Springhouse Village comprises 37 independent living, 62 assisted living and 32 memory care units across 15.6 acres. The community has had a consistent occupancy at more than 95%. The seller, an owner/operator and long-time client of SLIB’s, divested the asset to exit the seniors housing industry. The buyer, a publicly traded REIT with a significant seniors housing footprint, was selected after a competitive bidding process in which multiple competitive offers were secured. Jeff Binder and Nick... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Divests to River Oaks of Minnesota
Nick Glaisner of Ziegler facilitated the sale of an assisted living and memory care community in metro Minneapolis on behalf of a not-for-profit organization that serves elderly and disabled people in the Twin Cities. The community has more than 60 beds. The buyer was local operator River Oaks of Minnesota. River Oaks’ portfolio now comprises four AL communities in the metro area. Read More »
Eden Senior Care Secures Acquisition Financing
Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, provided a $54.6 million bridge loan to finance the acquisition of a six-facility skilled nursing portfolio in Pennsylvania. Comprising 925 beds, the portfolio includes Hampton House in Wilkes Barre, Kingston Rehabilitation in Kingston, Pottsville Rehabilitation in Pottsville, Williamsport North and South Rehabilitation in Williamsport and Yeadon Rehabilitation in Yeadon. In conjunction with the bridge loan, Dwight Healthcare Funding also provided a $7 million working capital line of credit with an accordion feature of up to $15 million, which will be used to support the day-to-day operations across all properties. Adam Offman,... Read More »
