SLIB Closes North Carolina and Florida Deals
The closings keep on coming from Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Brad Clousing, Dan Geraghty and Patrick Burke first facilitated the sale of a 137-unit independent living/assisted living community in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Built in 1981 and 1998, with a renovation in 2021, the community was being divested in order for the seller to focus on communities in its current footprint. Unbridled Living, a regional owner/operator based in Kentucky, made the purchase, which is its third acquisition completed this year. Unbridled revealed that the community was previously known as Heritage Place of Fayetteville and will be rebranded Unbridled Living of Fayetteville. It made the... Read More »
Journey Healthcare Acquires From Selectis Health
Selectis Health, formerly known as Global Healthcare REIT, sold two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia. The deal included the 71-bed Providence of Sparta Health & Rehab in Sparta and the 110-bed Warrenton Health & Rehabilitation in Warrenton, which had been owned by Selectis/GHR since 2013, according to LevinPro LTC. Selectis announced that the facilities sold for a combined $13.175 million, or $72,800 per bed. The deal is expected to close on February 1, 2026. According to the purchase and sale agreement, the buyers are entities linked to Bernie McGuinness, the founder of Journey Healthcare. Founded in 2024, Journey operates skilled nursing facilities... Read More »
Several HUD and Acquisition Financings Close
Ikaria Capital Group has had a prolific Fall and revealed several recent transactions. The largest was a $115.5 million HUD refinance for four skilled nursing facilities in Georgia. Derek Whelan originated the loans on behalf of Empire Care Centers and The Portopiccolo Group, which used the proceeds to refinance a proprietary bridge loan structured by the Ikaria team in 2022. Whelan was also joined by Rodger Davis to close a $44.5 million HUD refinance in the Midwest. Wrapping up the HUD activity, Ross Holland originated a $10.9 million loan in the Pacific Northwest on behalf of a new client. Lastly, there were a couple of acquisition loans. First, Davis... Read More »
Sabra Health Care REIT Buys Class-A Georgia Asset
Berkadia represented Principal Senior Living Group in its sale of Benton House Decatur, a 73-unit assisted living and memory care community in Decatur, Georgia, approximately ten miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Managing Directors Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper, and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the transaction. Benton House Decatur was purchased on December 1 by a long-time owner of seniors housing communities and will be operated by Phoenix Senior Living going forward. The community’s new name will be The Retreat at Decatur. Built in 2017, the property has achieved steadily high occupancy and strong margins, boasting an... Read More »
Family Owned/Operated Company Purchases in Ostego
A family owned and operated company based in Michigan bought an assisted living/memory care community in the Wolverine State. Built in 2016, the community is located in Otsego, Minnesota, about 40 miles south of Grand Rapids and 10 miles north of Kalamazoo. There were no major competitors in the local market that offered both AL and MC services on one campus. And the community was stabilized at the time of the sale. Daniel Geraghty, Bradley Clousing and Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage represented the seller, an owner/operator that focuses on states east of the Mississippi River. There were multiple qualified offers for the seller to review, and the deal closed... Read More »
Welltower Sells Vintage Park Portfolio
Midwest Health completed the largest acquisition in its nearly five-decade history, and in its home state of Kansas. The Topeka-based firm bought 15 assisted living communities with the help of its financial partner, Capitol Federal, a bank also headquartered in Topeka. The 15 communities were formerly under the Vintage Park brand and will now be branded as Homestead Assisted Living communities. Totaling approximately 600 units, they are located in Atchison, Baldwin City, Gardner, Hiawatha, Holton, Lenexa, Louisburg, Osage City, Osawatomie, Ottawa, Overland Park, Paola, Tonganoxie, Wamego and Wichita. On January 1, 2016, Welltower acquired 18 Vintage Park... Read More »
Well-Performing Facility Sells for Strong Price
A rare skilled nursing and behavioral health facility in Tucson, Arizona, sold for a strong price to a partnership between a regional healthcare equity investor and a national skilled nursing operator. Featuring 144 beds, the facility is licensed by the state for both medical and behavioral health services, being the only SNF in the Tucson area to be dedicated exclusively to behavioral healthcare. That helped contribute to its strong financial performance with healthy cash flow, as well as to investor interest in the listing. The facility also recently received capital enhancements. Henry “Hap” Knowles, Nick Stahler and Michael Mooney of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus &... Read More »
Active Adult Community Secures Freddie Mac Refinance
An active adult community in Hurst, Texas, paid off its existing bank debt with a Freddie Mac refinance arranged by Berkadia. Heritage Village Residences was built in 2014 with 120 units, including 10 cottages. It was part of multiple acquisitions over the years, first in 2020 when Edison Equity Management Corporation bought it for $23.3 million and invested approximately $500,000 in renovations. As a result of the property renovations, management was able to significantly increase in-place rents. Then, in December 2022, Edison Equity sold the property to an out-of-state buyer in an “off-market” process with a local broker who represented an out-of-state buyer with an existing Dallas-Fort... Read More »
Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades
Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in upstate New York that stakeholders were divesting to take advantage of positive performance trends and a strong M&A market. The Legacy at Cranberry Landing, a 95-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rochester, was constructed in 2004 and fully renovated in 2015. The community is licensed to accept Enhanced Assisted Living Residents. It experienced recent occupancy increases. Multiple offers for the community were procured, with a growing regional owner based in the Northeast selected as the buyer. There were issues between LOI and closing, but Buzin and... Read More »
