• Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

    Ziegler was engaged by Marquee Capital, the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments, LLC, the Marcus’ family office, in the sale of its seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio. Built in 2020, BrightStar Senior Living of Mason sits on 3.2 acres with 41 assisted living and memory care units. The community was well occupied at 90%,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

    An active adult community in Germantown, Tennessee, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2020, Avenida Watermarq is a 161-unit, Class-A active adult community in an affluent suburb of Nashville. There are one- and two-bedroom options averaging 919 square feet per unit. Occupancy was 87%. Inspired Real Estate Partners and GEM... Read More »
  • Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

    Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Ohio on behalf of an institutional owner looking to exit the market. The facility comprises 88 beds and 20 independent living units, which served as a referral source for the nursing home. The buyer was a regional owner/operator that is actively expanding in Ohio. This is... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 686 beds in Missouri for $59 million, or $86,000 per bed. The REIT completed the acquisition using cash on hand and the issuance of approximately $2.0 million in OP Units of Strawberry Fields REIT LP to the seller. Eight of the... Read More »
  • Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

    Macquarie Asset Management, which has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a seniors housing platform aimed at targeting investments in modern seniors housing assets alongside established operators. The platform... Read More »
Newmark Closes a Cap Rate Deal in Texas

Newmark Closes a Cap Rate Deal in Texas

There was a cap rate deal in Texas at the start of August, a relative rarity in today’s market. Newmark closed the sale of Heartis San Antonio, a 109-unit assisted living/memory care community in San Antonio, Texas, to an undisclosed buyer. The community was developed by Caddis Partners, the seller, in 2016 and had been a strong performer ever since opening, even through the pandemic. It was nearly full at the time of the sale, with a healthy operating margin.  With so few performing properties available for sale these days, interest from buyers was strong, and we understood pricing reached the mid-$30 million range. The community also sold at a cap rate in the high-6s, a very good... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Handles Wisconsin Transaction

Evans Senior Investments Handles Wisconsin Transaction

Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of an assisted living/memory care community in Wisconsin. Located in Madson, the community comprises 120 units and was experiencing financial difficulties due to its high usage of Medicaid waivers when the operator was brought in by National Health Investors in 2019. However, over the past three years, the operator was able to increase the private pay census to 82% and raise the community’s overall occupancy rate to 69%, while decreasing the reliance on Medicaid. Emerging as the buyer of the community was Eden Senior Care. This marks the second transaction Evans Senior Investments has closed with Eden Senior Care in the last year and this... Read More »

Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage Sell Three Affordable Communities in Vermont

Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage Inc. announced it has arranged the sale of a three-property affordable seniors housing portfolio in the greater Burlington area of Vermont. Built in 1999, Eagle Crest comprises 60 units and is located across the street from the second community, Falcon Manor. Built in 2001, Falcon Manor comprises 65 units and sits on 1.5 acres also just east of Burlington. The third community is Hawk’s Nest of St. Albans, which comprises 66 units and is located 30 miles north of Burlington. Occupancy was consistently high across the portfolio, with each building maintaining a wait list, with the longest wait list at Hawk’s Nest, which has 44 units on a HAP contract.... Read More »
Meridian Closes $250 Million in Two-Month Transaction Volume

Meridian Closes $250 Million in Two-Month Transaction Volume

Meridian Capital Group’s Senior Housing and Healthcare Team closed more than $250 million in transaction volume in the last two months, on top of a productive 2022 that saw the team close more than $6 billion in transactions. The latest deals were negotiated by Meridian’s Senior Housing and Healthcare Platform, led by Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson. Included in the haul was a $60 million loan from a commercial bank in addition to a $3.75 million A/R line to refinance two skilled nursing facilities totaling 366 beds in Virginia, a $51.5 million loan along with a $2.5 million A/R line from a commercial bank and mezzanine lender to refinance four skilled nursing facilities comprised of 482... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Pennsylvania Portfolio

Evans Senior Investments Pennsylvania Portfolio

Evans Senior Investments announced the sale of a skilled nursing and seniors housing portfolio in the state of Pennsylvania, representing an in-state owner/operator in their exit from the industry. The portfolio consisted of three properties comprising a total of 395 beds of skilled nursing and 32 units of seniors housing. The purchase price of the portfolio was $39 million, or $91,000 per bed. At the time of marketing, occupancy averaged around 64%, with total portfolio revenue of $27.2 million and an operating loss of -$1.5 million. The portfolio struggled with regulatory deficiencies and staffing shortages, which dropped occupancy to 57% during the transaction process. Evans secured a... Read More »

Cushman & Wakefield Refinances IL/AL Portfolio

Cushman & Wakefield announced it has arranged a $51 million refinance of an independent living and assisted living portfolio on behalf of Kisco Senior Living. The three-property portfolio comprises 477 units and spans across the states of California, Texas and North Carolina. The communities within the portfolio are Cypress Court in Escondido, California, Villa de San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, and Heritage Woods in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The new loan, which was provided by a national bank, is retiring existing debt. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Sam Dylag represented the borrower in the transaction. Read More »