• Another Senior Care REIT Files for IPO

    Another senior care REIT is eyeing the public markets after filing a registration statement with the SEC for a proposed offering of Class A common stock. National Healthcare Properties’ offering remains subject to market conditions and other customary conditions, and the number of shares and pricing range have not yet been determined. And if... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles High-Quality SNF Sale in Texas

    Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of a high-quality skilled nursing facility in Lubbock, Texas. Built in 2010 and 2013, Crown Point Health Suites features 108 beds and is well maintained. It also performed strongly, with a 20% margin on nearly $14.5 million of revenues, and an 86% occupancy rate. Its independent... Read More »
  • Jaybird Senior Living Acquires Multi-State Portfolio

    An affiliate of Jaybird Senior Living, Jaybird Capital, acquired five senior living communities across Utah, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Jaybird assumed management of the communities in October and stabilized them before executing on the purchase. The company is currently targeting the addition of 15 more communities to its portfolio throughout the... Read More »
  • Newly Formed Investment Firm Enters Senior Care

    An 84-unit assisted living/memory care community in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, recently traded with the help of Continuum Advisors, which represented the institutional joint venture seller. Built in 2014, Beach House has 64 assisted living and 20 memory care units, with 100 licensed beds. It is situated on a barrier island near some of the most... Read More »
  • Seller Divests Geographic Outlier to Large Owner/Operator

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced that it sold a well-occupied seniors housing community in Oregon. The building is on an acre in Sheridan, and comprises 44,805 square feet. It was developed in 1996 and features 53 assisted living units. The community was 94% occupied at the time of closing.  Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake... Read More »
SLIB Closes Sale of Remaining Guardian Healthcare Assets

SLIB Closes Sale of Remaining Guardian Healthcare Assets

The final three assets part of the Guardian Healthcare portfolio that fell into bankruptcy have sold after receiving HUD TPA (Transfer of Physical Assets) approval. Ryan Saul and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale.  The whole eight-facility portfolio was originally marketed by Senior Living Investment Brokerage in the fall of 2023 and went into bankruptcy after the buyer’s operator was not approved by the state. Still, the original buyer eventually became the stalking horse bidder. The operations of eleven other facilities were also slated for transfer. Guardian cited “lingering effects of COVID, labor shortages, rising wage inflation, increased... Read More »
PE Group Acquires in Kentucky

PE Group Acquires in Kentucky

Kyle Hallion, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint facilitated the sale of an assisted living community in Richmond, Kentucky. The community was built in 2009 and comprises 49 private units. The seller was a New York-based regional owner/operator divesting to strengthen its portfolio.  The buyer was a Midwest-based private equity group looking to expand its regional operating presence. The group sees an opportunity to improve operational performance and leverage economies of scale. Read More »
Underperforming AL Community Secured for Behavioral Health Conversion

Underperforming AL Community Secured for Behavioral Health Conversion

Blueprint’s behavioral healthcare team was engaged by a single-site residential behavioral healthcare provider in its search for a larger facility to meet its growth needs. The operator, a prominent first responder behavioral healthcare provider, acquired a former assisted living community near Park City, Utah, to expand its residential behavioral healthcare treatment capacity. The community was underperforming and primed for conversion given the ideal physical plant layout and substantial bed capacity.  There was a limited geographic scope for relocation given the operator’s need to retain experienced and reputable staff in a lightly populated region. There were also zoning... Read More »
Berkadia Handles Two Seniors Housing Transactions

Berkadia Handles Two Seniors Housing Transactions

Berkadia closed the sale of two separate assets in Florida and Georgia. First, Berkadia was engaged by a national owner/operator in the sale of a CCRC in South Florida. The property appears to be Abbey Delray, a 505-unit community originally built in 1979 in Delray Beach that features 327 independent living units, 48 assisted living units, 30 memory care units and 100 skilled nursing beds on 25.66 acres. We understand that occupancy improved throughout the marketing process.  Abbey Delray was previously owned by Lifespace Communities, and the buyer was a regional owner/operator. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders handled the transaction. This was Berkadia’s 10th... Read More »
Fortress Buys Large Seniors Housing Campus

Fortress Buys Large Seniors Housing Campus

Fortress Investment Group just purchased one of the largest rental seniors housing communities in the country, adding The Village at Gainesville in Gainesville, Florida, to its portfolio. Regionally anchored by the University of Florida and the innovative UF Health network, and located directly across from SantaFe College, the 100+ acre campus has 639 total units. Built from the mid-1980s to the late-2000s, the campus features 45 cottages, nine additional residential buildings (six independent living, one assisted living and two memory care) and several community clubhouses with extensive amenities, with 80% of the units dedicated to independent living.  It offered strong in-place... Read More »
Keppel Becomes Sole Owner of Watermark

Keppel Becomes Sole Owner of Watermark

Keppel Capital Senior Living, a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation that is responsible for the senior living investments and acquisitions, increased its investment in Watermark Retirement Communities to become the sole owner, effective March 19. Keppel Capital has been Watermark’s equity partner since March 2020.   In 2018, Keppel Capital announced it was acquiring a 50% interest in Watermark for $77.5 million, or $8,000 per unit. At the time, Watermark managed 52 seniors housing communities and about 9,400 total beds in 21 states. Currently, Watermark manages 40 seniors housing communities across 15 states.  Post-transaction, Watermark welcomed a newly appointed C-suite. CEO... Read More »