• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Great Debates of Senior Care

    Next week for our Second Quarter Investor Call, sponsored by Ziegler, we’ll be trying something different that is sure to be both entertaining and useful for our audience of operators, investors, brokers, lenders and everyone else. We’ll be tackling The Great Debates of Senior Care, covering some of the most important issues facing the industry.... Read More »
  • Thank You Ortelius?

    Brookdale Senior Living just reported June occupancy, and the increases were much better than we expected for a second quarter, which historically has been a mixed bag for the industry. Let’s just say, we were impressed. June’s same-community weighted average occupancy was 81.1%, up 220 basis points year over year and up 50 basis points... Read More »
  • SLIB Sells SNF in New Jersey

    Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage got a skilled nursing sale in New Jersey over the finish line after survey issues caused a buyer switch-up. Built in 1980, Medford Care Center is located in the town of Medford (about an hour east of Philadelphia) and features 180 beds on an 11-acre campus. Operations were not strong, and the... Read More »
  • Carnegie Capital Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Texas Portfolio Deal

    Carnegie Capital, the national seniors housing debt brokerage founded and run by JD Stettin and David Farhadian, celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a $124 million, or $117,100 per bed, portfolio acquisition transaction. Carnegie provided a combination of advisory work and debt placement for the nine-skilled nursing facility portfolio with... Read More »
  • 12 Oaks Senior Living Appoints New CFO

    12 Oaks Senior Living appointed Elliott Westerman as CFO, effective immediately. Westerman has more than two decades of leadership experience across senior living, healthcare, and real estate sectors. As CFO, Westerman will oversee all aspects of financial management, including financial planning and analysis, capital structure strategy,... Read More »
SLIB Sells in Southern New Jersey

SLIB Sells in Southern New Jersey

A small seniors housing community sold in southern New Jersey with the help of Bradley Clousing, Toby Siefert and Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. In the transaction, they represented the publicly traded REIT seller, which was looking to divest a relatively small asset from its portfolio. The buyer was a regional owner based in New Jersey that is maintaining the current operator, Juniper Communities, until the change of ownership is completed.  Built in 1997, the community features 47 licensed assisted living beds in 39 units that comprise six one-bedroom and 33 studio suites. It has been well maintained, and there is also room for expansion on the 6.15-acre site.... Read More »
KIRCO and Everbrook Senior Living Acquire Arbors of Stoughton

KIRCO and Everbrook Senior Living Acquire Arbors of Stoughton

Cushman & Wakefield arranged the sale of the Arbors of Stoughton, a 91-unit assisted living/memory care community in Stoughton, Massachusetts, about 20 miles south of downtown Boston. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner and Jim Dooley represented the seller, the Gralia Group of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and its institutional capital partner, in the transaction.  The community opened in 2009 and had seen occupancy decline during the pandemic. So, the property provided a value-add opportunity to the buyer through capital improvements and continued lease up. It consists of a three-story building with a large interior courtyard connected to the first-floor amenity spaces. The assisted living... Read More »
Inspired Healthcare Capital Acquires in South Florida

Inspired Healthcare Capital Acquires in South Florida

Following last week’s acquisition of an independent living community in Oregon, Inspired Healthcare Capital has made another purchase across the country in Delray Beach, Florida. The latest target was Grand Villa of Delray Beach West, a 225-unit community with independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It was built in 1984 and renovated in 2013, so some additional upgrades may be needed.  Operations were strong, with high margins and occupancy hitting 92% at the time of the deal. Newmark represented the seller, Valstone Partners, in the deal, having represented Valstone in two other “Grand Villa” dispositions in Florida in 2022. Inspired Healthcare Capital bought those... Read More »
CBRE Refinances Queen Anne Manor

CBRE Refinances Queen Anne Manor

CBRE National Senior Housing refinanced Queen Anne Manor, a 93-unit assisted living/memory care community in Seattle, Washington, on behalf of Capitol Seniors Housing. Aron Will, Adam Mincberg and Michael Cregan arranged the financing. Originally built in 1908 as Seattle’s Children’s Orthopedic Hospital, the community was converted to seniors housing in 1982 and was extensively renovated in 2015. Set in the high barrier-to-entry Queen Anne Hill neighborhood, the community offers expansive views of Seattle’s downtown skyline, the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, and the Puget Sound.  At the time of its 2016 sale, occupancy was 96% and the community operated at a strong 40% margin. Milestone... Read More »
Greystone Arranges HUD Refinance for Supportive Living Facility

Greystone Arranges HUD Refinance for Supportive Living Facility

Greystone provided a $13.7 million HUD loan to refinance a 122-bed supportive living facility in Crestwood, Illinois. Eric Rosenstock, Managing Director at Greystone, originated the loan on behalf of the borrower. The loan carries a 35-year term and a low, fixed interest rate. Built in 2003, The Pointe at Kilpatrick is located in a suburb south of Chicago. The facility sits on 3.12 acres and is licensed for 83 units and 122 total beds. Amenities include a community room, living room with fireplace and aviary, library, therapy room, barber/beauty shop, jacuzzi spa, outdoor gazebo, landscaped courtyard and children’s play area, private dining room, resident laundry rooms, and lounge... Read More »
Inspired Healthcare Capital Makes Another Acquisition

Inspired Healthcare Capital Makes Another Acquisition

Following a year in which it made 12 seniors housing acquisitions, Scottsdale, Arizona-based real estate investment fund and DST sponsor Inspired Healthcare Capital acquired an independent living community in Oregon. This is the firm’s second deal of the year, so far.  Built in 2014, Crescent Park is a three-story, 116,000-square-foot community with 119 units. It offers a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, high-quality amenities and scenic views. The seller was an investment management firm focused on alternative assets, including seniors housing, that had acquired the property when it was underperforming. Now, the community is stabilized, and the seller decided to exit to... Read More »
PEF Advisors Acquires The Village at Arvada

PEF Advisors Acquires The Village at Arvada

Preservation Equity Fund Advisors (PEF Advisors), a real estate private equity group focused on preserving existing affordable housing in high-cost markets, acquired The Village at Arvada (formerly known as Columbine Village), a 232-unit community in Arvada, Colorado. The property is PEF Advisors’ third community in Colorado, following the acquisition of two Fort Collins seniors apartment complexes in 2022. The Village at Arvada comprises three three-story buildings and one four-story building, each with a community room, library, beauty salon, fitness center, game room, on-site laundry facilities, elevators and courtyard with BBQ areas. There are also computer rooms in three of the four... Read More »
Financing for Seniors Housing and Care in 2023 and Beyond

Financing for Seniors Housing and Care in 2023 and Beyond

On April 20, 2023, The SeniorCare Investor’s Managing Editor Ben Swett and a panel of experts including Christopher Honn of NewPoint Real Estate Capital and Jack Boudler of Regions Bank discussed the current lending environment in a webinar called “Financing for Seniors Housing and Care in 2023 and Beyond.” Interest rates have shot up at a quicker pace than ever, a couple of large banks collapsed, the seniors housing and care industry has already seen some major defaults, and the debt market has certainly become less liquid in recent months. So, with all of these issues swirling, that made the timing of this discussion excellent. Watch the discussion here! Read More »
Atlas Senior Living Acquires The Claiborne at Adelaide

Atlas Senior Living Acquires The Claiborne at Adelaide

Atlas Senior Living is growing its southeast portfolio with the acquisition of The Claiborne at Adelaide in Starkville, Mississippi. Opened in 2016 with 82 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care, the community was 96% occupied at the time of the sale. It was last acquired in 2018 by the multifamily real estate investment firm Waypoint Residential, which was Waypoint’s first acquisition of an existing seniors housing community. That came at a price of $22.7 million, or $276,800 per unit.  The current purchase price was not disclosed, although Atlas assumed the existing Freddie Mac debt on the property, and Newmark represented Waypoint in the transaction. Atlas now... Read More »
Blueprint Handles Nevada Land Deal

Blueprint Handles Nevada Land Deal

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors advised a client on the sale of a fully entitled parcel of land in Minden, Nevada, near Lake Tahoe. Located adjacent to Carson Tahoe Minden Medical Center, which is operated by the region’s largest healthcare provider, Carson Tahoe Regional Health, the five-acre parcel had been issued a special use permit by the Douglas County Planning Commission in 2017 allowing for the development of a seniors housing community of up to 130 total units.  The surrounding market consisted of older communities, more than 20 years old, and an average occupancy of over 98% prior to the pandemic. So, the potential for a new development was apparent. Amy Sitzman and... Read More »
Ziegler Hires Humair Sabir

Ziegler Hires Humair Sabir

Ziegler announced that the specialty investment bank hired Humair Sabir as a managing director to its Senior Housing & Care Finance Practice. Based in San Diego, California, Humair will be responsible for originating, developing, and managing the firm’s relationships along with executing seniors housing and skilled nursing engagements.  Humair comes to Ziegler from Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, where he was a managing director. He also previously worked for Granite Investment Group, a private equity firm based in Orange County, California, and spent several years at Ventas where he served in a variety of roles, including acquisitions and asset management.  Humair holds a... Read More »