• Interview with Arnie Whitman and Meredith Oppenheim on VITALS

    The SeniorCare Investor’s Ben Swett recently sat down with Meredith Oppenheim and Arnie Whitman to discuss their new framework for seniors housing operators to improve the quality of life for their residents, but also to position the sector for greater success and wider appeal in the future. Watch the conversation here. Read More »
  • Michigan-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Tampa MSA

    American House Senior Living Communities added Beach House Assisted Living & Memory Care in Wesley Chapel, Florida (Tampa MSA), to its operating portfolio and renamed the property American House Wesley Chapel. The community features 67 assisted living and 33 memory care units with studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, some with balconies... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Community Near Chicago Gets New Owner

    SVN Chicago Commercial sold McKenzie Falls, an affordable seniors housing community in Bolingbrook, Illinois, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The building was constructed in 2010 and spans 74,047 square feet across one story.  An undisclosed buyer acquired the 105-unit community for $6.7 million, or $63,800 per unit. Reid... Read More »
  • Healthpeak Properties Provides Janus Living Updates

    Healthpeak Properties’ recently formed seniors housing REIT, Janus Living, which will manage Healthpeak’s 34-community seniors housing portfolio, has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its shares of Class A-1 common stock, which the company intends to list on the NYSE under... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Senior Care Campus Deal in Missouri

    A Maryland-based owner/operator looked to expand its Missouri senior care portfolio with the purchase of Kingdom Care Senior Living in the town of Fulton. Built in 1980, the campus includes four independent living units, 26 assisted living units and 36 skilled nursing beds. It currently holds a five-star rating at the SNF and is the only... Read More »

Blueprint Facilitates Texas Transaction

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors announced the sale of an assisted living community in Waco, Texas. Legends Crossing comprises 106-units and sits on 6.7 acres adjacent to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center. Built in 2015 by Mainstreet, the community has since been foreclosed upon and left vacant. Blueprint sourced Texas-based joint venture Zelevie Health and Skywalker Property Partners as the buyers of the community. This is the joint venture’s first acquisitions within the seniors housing space. Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors handled this transaction. Read More »

CORRECTION: Two Nebraska Senior Care Facilities Sell

On August 29, we wrote that two senior care properties were sold in Lexington, Nebraska, including a skilled nursing facility named Plum Creek Care Center owned by Lantis Enterprises. However, Plum Creek Care Center has not sold. Rather, the City of Lexington bought Avamere at Lexington, an assisted living community. We apologize for the error. Read More »

Big Rock Partners Embarks on $250 Million Development

Green Cay Life Plan Village announced plans for a $250 million development in Boynton Beach, Florida. The 15-acre site at Jog Road and Flavor Pict Road will be developed by BRP Senior Housing Management LLC (an affiliate of Big Rock Partners) and Greenbrier Development LLC. The resort-like CCRC will comprise around 170 independent living, 16 assisted living and 16 memory care units in a three-story, 340,000-square-foot building. That puts the development cost at more than $1.2 million per unit. Amenities will include multiple dining options, a bar and bistro, fitness and wellness centers, yoga studio, salon, movie theater, multi-purpose spaces, a pool, patios and outdoor areas, as well as... Read More »

Rocky Mountain Assisted Living Portfolio Sells

Senior Living Investment Brokerage successfully closed the sale of an assisted living portfolio with the help of Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, and Brad Goodsell. The portfolio comprised a total of 212 assisted living and memory care units across three properties in the Rocky Mountain area.  Built from 2017 to 2020 the portfolio sold for a price of $37.5 million or $177,000 per unit. Occupancy ranged drastically from a community in lease-up at 12% to a community with 77%. An Arizona-based owner/operator purchased the assets from a Utah-based developer who was looking to exit the industry.  Read More »

Waterbury-Area SNF Sells in Connecticut

The Prestige Group announced the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Watertown, Connecticut. The 46-bed facility was known as Watertown Convalarium and was renamed Trinity Terraces. The property sits on 8.5 acres in the greater Waterbury area. Joe Shallow and Richard Natow handled this transaction. The seller of the facility was not disclosed. An LLC linked to Venkat Doddapaneni was the buyer.   Read More »

Naples CCRC Embarks on Expansion

Suffolk Construction has plans in place to tear down a trio of vacant independent living apartment buildings at Vi at Bentley Village, in Naples, Florida, as part of a redevelopment project on the Naples campus. Demolition is expected to start August 22, and the renovations are to be completed by the end of February 2024. The redevelopment project will bring the community four new buildings comprising 64 independent living units, in five potential floor plans. Each unit ranges in size from 2,400 to 4,500 square feet. The independent living community offers resort-like amenities, as well as lake and golf course views. Each new residence will offer a spacious, screened-in outdoor living... Read More »