• Investment Firm Acquires in Missouri

    Investment firm Lapis Advisers purchased a seniors housing asset out of state receivership in Kansas City, Missouri. The CCRC was distressed, having struggled with COVID-related challenges as well as a limited access to capital in recent years.  Kingswood Senior Living features 185 independent living (65 of which are large duplex cottages),... Read More »
  • Global Investment Firm Sells Community with Strong Momentum

    A global real estate investment firm sold an independent living community in Iowa, engaging Blueprint’s Kory Buzin, Dillon Rudy and Steve Thomes to get the deal done. Built in 2002, the four-story community features 121 units, mostly with two-bedroom options. It appears to be The Arbordale in Urbandale, which was acquired in 2020 by Omaha,... Read More »
  • Large Operator Adds Turnaround Campus to Portfolio

    A senior care campus in Ohio found a new owner with the help of Kiser Group. Set on 26 acres in a rural market east of Cleveland, the property features 76 skilled nursing beds, five assisted living units and three independent living units. It was originally built in 1950 but expanded through multiple additions between 1965 and 2001.  At the... Read More »
  • Texas Skilled Nursing Portfolio Sells

    A portfolio of skilled nursing facilities traded hands in Texas before the end of the year. There are two assets in the Lubbock area and two in Central Texas that are located northwest of Austin. They comprise more than 430 beds, with between 100 to 120 beds at each of the four facilities. Three of the buildings were constructed in the 1970s, and... Read More »
  • CIBC Bank’s Recent Activity

    CIBC Bank USA closed an impressive array of transactions in the last several months, totaling more than $800 million in credit facilities across the country. The largest transaction was an $85 million (with earn-outs) debt package for a senior care portfolio in the Northeast. The debt included a senior term loan and a mezzanine loan to refinance... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Defaults and Divests in Pennsylvania

Not-For-Profit Defaults and Divests in Pennsylvania

Evans Senior Investments was engaged by a not-for-profit organization in its divestment of the real estate of a skilled nursing facility in Indiana, Pennsylvania. After the not-for-profit defaulted on its existing bond debt, ESI was brought on to market the property as part of the Section 363 bankruptcy process. A select group of skilled nursing buyers were targeted and nine competitive offers were procured. The selected buyer offered the most advantageous terms for all parties involved. Law firm Duane Morris LLP also handled the transaction.  Built in the 1970s with two major renovation projections completed since then, Beacon Ridge comprises 118 beds and offers private units,... Read More »
Carlton Senior Living Secures Two Freddie Mac Loans

Carlton Senior Living Secures Two Freddie Mac Loans

Lument secured two separate Freddie Mac loans for Carlton Senior Living, one of Northern California’s largest seniors housing providers with 11 independent living, assisted living and memory care communities in operation. The loans total $38.8 million and were secured across two separate California properties: $13.5 million to refinance a 123-unit seniors housing community in Fremont and $25.3 million to refinance a 126-unit seniors housing community in San Jose.  Both loans feature a fixed interest rate, a 10-year term and 30-year amortization. Additionally, the loan for the San Jose property provides funds for renovations. Nick Hamilton and Casey Moore handled both... Read More »
2nd Quarter Investor Call Recording

2nd Quarter Investor Call Recording

On Wednesday, July 24, The SeniorCare Investor hosted its Second Quarterly Investor Call, discussing the latest seniors housing and care M&A data, relevant case studies on recent transactions, and audience questions. Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, moderated the conversation with panelists Ross Sanders, Managing Director, Investment Sales Seniors Housing & Healthcare of Berkadia, Rick Swartz, Senior Managing Director, Seniors Housing Group Leader of JLL, and Hank Fuller, Director of Evans Senior Investments. Read More »

Atlas Acquires Florida Seniors Housing Portfolio

Atlas Senior Living and Salta Capital acquired three stabilized seniors housing communities with healthy cash flow in the Orlando, Florida MSA, including Madison at Clermont, Madison at Ocoee and Madison at Oviedo. According to The Business Journals, the seller was Longview Senior Housing, an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate. We believe these to be former Brookdale Senior Living properties that were previously sold to Longview. Three to four years ago, Longview brought Atlas on as an operator. Built around the late 1990s and all having received some major capex improvements around 2020/21, the assisted living/memory care communities are in Clermont, Ocoee and Oviedo, Florida. The... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Watch the Quarterly Investor Call 2.0

60 Seconds with Swett: Watch the Quarterly Investor Call 2.0

Today, Wednesday July 24th at 1pm ET, we are hosting our second Quarterly Investor Call, and it comes at a time of record-high M&A activity and no slowdown in sight. How are dealmakers doing it with all of the hurdles and higher costs associated with closing transactions these days, not to mention low valuations not inspiring many potential sellers to get off the sidelines. It turns out that need is trumping desire to sell for many owners right now, with few believing that the capital markets environment will improve dramatically, and quickly. So, rather than wait a year, they are facing the music, and often a loss on their books, to move on from a property that was either struggling... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Defaults and Divests in Pennsylvania

Owner/Operator Purchases in Nevada

Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a cash-flowing seniors housing community in Las Vegas, Nevada. The seller, a private equity firm, is divesting to exit its fund and the seniors housing industry. The purchase price was $9.5 million, or $77,900 per unit.  Built in 1974 and continually renovated as recently as 2023, Sterling Ridge Living comprises 22 independent living units (24 beds), 74 assisted living units (76 beds) and 26 memory care units (52 beds), with a 91% occupancy rate. The community sits on 2.37 acres and spans 89,719 square feet. Revenues were $5.6 million, and EBITDAR was $994,000, resulting in a cap rate of 10.5%. During the marketing period, the... Read More »
SVN Senior Living Advisors Grows Its Team

SVN Senior Living Advisors Grows Its Team

There’s a new, and sizable, team in the seniors housing and care brokerage world. And luckily, as we are in the middle of the busiest period of M&A activity ever, there should be enough transactions to go around for everyone to welcome the competition. Torey Riso, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of legal, business and real estate experience, including holding the CEO roles at Care Investment Trust and Blueprint, joined SVN Senior Living Advisors in February 2024 to help expand the firm’s reach into the seniors housing and care sector. He is partnering with Tony Yousif of SVN, an experienced commercial real estate professional who will serve as a “single point of contact”... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Divests to Another Not-For-Profit

Not-For-Profit Divests to Another Not-For-Profit

National Church Residences acquired a 99-year ground lease interest on an affordable seniors housing community in Atlanta, Georgia. This acquisition expands NCR’s affordable seniors housing portfolio to 17 communities in the Atlanta metro area, making it the second largest affordable seniors housing owner in the city. Built in 1979, Cathedral Towers comprises 195 units and will be rebranded as Parish Grove. NCR plans to begin making modest improvements to the community. The seller, Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, operated the community for 45 years and will use the proceeds from the transaction to create a fund dedicated to improving access to and the affordability of housing and the... Read More »
Equity Consultants Acquires California Active Adult Asset

Equity Consultants Acquires California Active Adult Asset

Coldwell Banker Commercial West was engaged by a local mom & pop in the divestment of an active adult community in Huntington Park, California. The community is under a building covenant that mandates it be used as 55+ housing with 20% of units rented to low-income seniors until 2038. Built in 1989 with renovations done on 50 of the units in 2005, Seville Gardens Apartment Community comprises 225 units, sits on 1.09 acres and stands four stories tall. Occupancy was hovering around 65%. The community was not stabilized at the time of sale and rents were 25% to 30% below market value. It was making around $675,000 at the time of the sale. Tom Papoulias of Coldwell handled the... Read More »
Private Equity Firm Divests SNF in Pennsylvania

Private Equity Firm Divests SNF in Pennsylvania

Blueprint was engaged by a nationally recognized institutional private equity firm in its divestment of a skilled nursing facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in the early 2000s with significant renovations in 2022, the facility is certified by CMS for Medicare only. Following the completion of renovation, census continuously climbed towards stabilization. The incumbent operator was a seniors housing-focused manager also providing lower acuity senior care services on the adjacent campus.  Michael Segal, Jacob Gehl, Dillon Rudy and Daniel Waldhorn handled the transaction, targeting East Coast investors and skilled nursing-focused owners/operators with existing footprints in... Read More »
Grace Management Expands Management Portfolio

Grace Management Expands Management Portfolio

Grace Management announced the addition of three seniors housing communities to its management portfolio. The communities include The Pointe at Meridian, Snow Canyon Retirement Community, and Cave Creek Assisted Living. Each will continue to be owned by Gold Stream Retirement Communities.  Built in 2022, The Pointe is in Meridian, Idaho, and features 60 independent living, 30 assisted living and 10 memory care units. Occupancy is currently hovering around 90%. Snow Canyon is in Santa Clara, Utah, and is set to open in Fall 2024. It will offer 59 independent living, 43 assisted living and 15 memory care units. Cave Creek is in Cave Creek, Arizona, and is scheduled to open late 2024.... Read More »