• 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 »
Buyer Enters SNF Market with Ohio Acquisition

Buyer Enters SNF Market with Ohio Acquisition

Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in Ohio. Built in phases from 1946 through 1985, the facility received two significant renovations in 2013 and 2019. It comprises 47 private rooms and 26 semi private rooms and was 70% occupied at the time of marketing. The high number of private rooms meant that the facility operated with an above-average quality mix, but it was operating around breakeven. This was the buyer’s first skilled nursing acquisition, although it was involved in the operations for a regional owner/operator for years.  Read More »

A Recap For The Clare

When Fundamental Advisors and Senior Care Development, together with the manager Life Care Services, purchased The Clare in downtown Chicago out of bankruptcy in 2012 (then known as The Clare at Water Tower), it looked like a risky bet for some people. After all, its reputation was sullied a bit with the bankruptcy, occupancy was low, and there were still people questioning the entrance-fee model of CCRCs. As usual, hindsight is 20-20. With some changes instituted by the buyers, The Clare soon thrived, with occupancy reaching 98% to 99% with a wait list prior to the pandemic. But then census dipped by 400 to 500 basis points during COVID. Other providers should have been so lucky.... Read More »

CareTrust REIT Sells Seven SNFs in Ohio

CareTrust REIT completed its sale of seven skilled nursing facilities in Ohio. Totaling approximately 600 skilled nursing beds and 100 seniors housing beds/units, the portfolio sold for $52 million, or around $72,000 per bed/unit. In connection with the sale, CareTrust’s master lease with affiliates of Trio Healthcare was terminated. The deal was the first closing of an announced plan in February 2022 to sell or re-tenant 32 properties. The remaining 25 seniors housing communities currently held for sale or re-tenanting are moving along and should be resolved in the coming months.  Read More »

Active Adult Acquisition Announced in Utah

Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale of Lakeside Village, an active adult community in West Valley City, Utah. Built in 1997, the community comprises 144 units and sits on 6.2 acres. The units consist of one- and two-bedroom residences with eight-foot ceilings, walk-in closets and private balconies or patios. Amenities include a swimming pool, hot tub, community garden and pond. Danny Shin and Brock Zylstra of IPA represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the deal. Read More »

Blueprint Facilitates Florida Bankruptcy Sale

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors announced the sale of an assisted living community in Florida. Vista Lake of Leesburg comprises 74 units of assisted living and memory care in the greater Orlando area. Built in two phases in 1996 and 2000, the community was acquired in 2018 through a portfolio transaction by Eagle Senior Living. However, the community struggled during the pandemic as Eagle Senior Living simultaneously navigated Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Blueprint was engaged by the Eagle Senior Living in the summer of 2021 to run a competitive sale process for the Leesburg community, which included selecting a stalking horse bidder in addition to launching a broader auction process.... Read More »

SLIB Sells Assisted Living in Wisconsin

Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of a 32-unit assisted livingand memory care community located in Westfield, Wisconsin, which is 50 miles north ofMadison. The community sits on 3.1 acres and consists of 22 assisted living units and 10memory care units. The sales price was $2.8 million, or $87,500 per unit, and came with a cap rate of 9.9% based ontrailing six months ending May 2021 annualized. Occupancy was only 65%, which is up from itspandemic low of 50%. The seller was a local mom and pop operator and getting out ofthe business with this sale. Census dropped temporarily on news of the upcoming sale. Harris Villa Assisted Living was built in 2006 and 2011... Read More »