• SLIB Tops $1 Billion in Texas Transactions

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage and Matthew Alley topped $1 billion in transaction volume in the state of Texas following the sale of a portfolio of four skilled nursing facilities. The Cascades Portfolio features a combined 647 beds and locations in Port Arthur (two), Houston and Galveston. The facilities were built from 1955 to 1993, with... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Talking Construction and Cap Rates in Nashville

    Another Spring NIC is in the books, and it was great to see so many industry friends in Nashville, which was a great setting for the conference, we must say. And it was another record attendance, with around 500 first-time attendees too. That surely is a sign of seniors housing’s appeal to potential new entrants. And they added to the positive... Read More »
  • 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 »
Private Equity Investor Acquires Stand-alone IL Community

Private Equity Investor Acquires Stand-alone IL Community

Chad Mundy and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap closed a seniors housing deal in Standpoint, Idaho. Alpine Vista Senior Apartments comprises 55 independent living units and is the only full-service, stand-alone independent living option in Bonner and Boundary counties. The property has room for expansion, which can help meet the area’s increasing demand. The buyer was an equity investor entering the seniors space through this transaction. Read More »
Vacant Harrisburg Property Trades

Vacant Harrisburg Property Trades

Bob Gaines of Colliers facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Built in 1950 and completely remodeled within the previous eight years, Butler Street Senior Living comprises 78 assisted living beds and was vacant at the time of sale. Butler Street Senior Living LLC, affiliated with Kaplan Development Group, was the seller, and the community features 57 assisted living and 11 memory care units. A not-for-profit, LHM Hospice and Social Services, was the buyer and paid $4.8 million, or $71,000 per unit, for the community. Not a bad price for a vacant building. Read More »
NHI Acquires in New Jersey

NHI Acquires in New Jersey

National Health Investors invested $46.3 million, or $386,000 per unit, inclusive of transaction costs, for the acquisition of a seniors housing community in Bergen County, New Jersey. Juniper Village at Paramus comprises 98 assisted living and 22 memory care units. The community has been operated by Juniper Communities since February 2021. The lease has a 15-year maturity with two five-year renewal options at an initial yield of 7.95% plus annual fixed escalators.  Read More »
Growing Owner/Operator Acquires Illinois SNF/SLF

Growing Owner/Operator Acquires Illinois SNF/SLF

Andrew Montgomery of Montgomery Intermediary Group announced a couple of transactions in Illinois and Mississippi. First was for a skilled nursing/supportive living facility in a small, rural Illinois market. The facility features over 130 SNF beds and SLF units and sold to a large owner group that invested alongside a growing owner/operator in Illinois. The skilled nursing component originally opened in 2005, and the supportive living facility was added in 2007. Many owners have cited difficulties in operating senior care facilities in rural markets as their reason to divest, which may have been the case here. But we understand the buyer has committed to maintaining continuity of resident... Read More »
Berkadia’s Recent Activity

Berkadia’s Recent Activity

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare handled two separate transactions in Michigan and Tennessee. First, Berkadia sold and secured financing for Clinton Creek Assisted Living and Memory Care. The community is in the Detroit MSA and was 90% occupied at closing. It was financed with a bridge-to-HUD loan, representing 67% of the purchase price. Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers handled the sale, while Jay Healy and Andrew Lanzaro completed the financing. Next, Fasano, Sanders, Tremper and Garbers were brought on to facilitate the sale of a 16-property seniors housing portfolio. The portfolio comprises over 1,200 units across nine states. The final asset in... Read More »
Regional Owner/Operator Purchases Seniors Housing Portfolio

Regional Owner/Operator Purchases Seniors Housing Portfolio

A portfolio of three Class-B seniors housing communities in tertiary markets in Northern California found a new owner. The communities all featured assisted living, memory care and independent living services, with 205 total units and 242 licensed beds. They were originally developed in 2001 and 2002, and occupancy stood at 71%, 89% and 84%, respectively, at the time of the sale. As a portfolio, they offered an attractive opportunity for an experienced regional operator to expand its footprint. A lender-appointed receiver oversaw the sale due to loan maturity and the previous owner’s inability to refinance. Dan Mahoney and Scott Frazier of Blueprint represented the nationally recognized... Read More »