• Strawberry Fields REIT Announces SNF Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT acquired a skilled nursing facility with 100 beds near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, utilizing cash from its balance sheet. The facility is leased to an existing third-party operator that entered into a master lease for this facility, as well as for another facility that Strawberry Fields acquired in December 2024 (a skilled... Read More »
  • Family Office Acquires Two Communities

    Berkadia was engaged by a national owner/operator in its divestment of two seniors housing communities on Florida’s east coast. The communities are in Port St. Lucie and Port Orange with 171 assisted living and memory care units. The buyer was a central Florida-based family office. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders handled... Read More »
  • Kentucky SNF Sees Active Bidding Environment

    Kyle Hallion and Ben Firestone of Blueprint were engaged to sell a 54-bed skilled nursing facility located 45 minutes northwest of the Lexington, Kentucky MSA, and successfully closed the deal on May 1, approximately 30 days prior to contractual closing. The facility offered a track record of strong occupancy with clear revenue upside via CMI... Read More »
  • ESI Closes Record-Setting SNF Sale in North Carolina

    A skilled nursing sale in North Carolina set a new pricing record in the state, with Evans Senior Investments handling the deal. ESI was engaged by an independent owner/operator to divest Smithfield Manor, a 160-bed skilled nursing facility in Smithfield, North Carolina (about 25 miles southeast of Raleigh). At the time of marketing, the... Read More »
  • Growth-Oriented Buyer Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Competitive Market

    Blueprint handled the divestment of an assisted living and memory care portfolio dubbed Project Viking. The portfolio includes multiple well-located communities of newer vintage in Minnesota. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction.  The opportunity presented the ability to acquire substantial scale in a state known for its... Read More »

Brookdale Senior Living For Sale, Again?

Whether it was leaked from Brookdale Senior Living, or from one of its advisors, or not, it was reported on Friday that the company was in talks with one or more advisors about a potential sale of the company. Forgive us if we yawn, but we have been through this before. Although, it was exciting to see a seniors housing company’s share price jump by 20% in a market that has not been kind to our industry, for how long it remains up is the important question. The shares had recently hit a 52-week low of $3.87, so jumping by 20% does not mean as much. This is especially true when one considers the fact that they walked away from a conditional indication of interest to buy the company four... Read More »

Oklahoma SNF Sells to Regional Operator

Plains Commercial announced the sale of Hobart Living Center, a skilled nursing facility in Hobart, Oklahoma (Oklahoma City MSA). Built in the 1960s, the facility comprises 58 beds and sits on 3.7 acres. The seller is an Oklahoma-based operator that was looking to downsize its portfolio. The facility was sold to a regional operator with a geographic footprint in the area that was looking to grow. Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial handled the transaction. In April 2022, Mr. Morris sold three skilled nursing facilities in Tulsa and Cushing, Oklahoma that consisted of 243 licensed beds. That seller was a local operator looking to exit the industry, while the buyer ended up being one of the... Read More »

Ziegler Announces Multiple Financings

Ziegler announced the closing of $42.4 million of Cinderella Bank Placement bonds and a $7 million taxable revolving line of credit for Rose Villa, an Oregon not-for-profit corporation. Operating as a CCRC on 21.5 acres just southeast of Portland, Oregon, the community comprises 261 independent living units, 16 skilled nursing beds and 16 residential care (assisted living) beds. In addition, Rose Villa’s Phase III project consists of 41 new independent living units, and a replacement supportive care neighborhood opened in July 2022. The Phase III project is 100% presold. The borrower will use the proceeds of the Series 2022 bonds, and other available funds, to refinance the Series 2014A... Read More »

East Boston SNF Acquired by NY-Based Investor

An established skilled nursing facility up for sale in East Boston received six competitive offers before a New York-based real estate investment firm with a significant New England portfolio emerged as the buyer. Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors’ Steve Thomes, Ryan Kelly and Connor Doherty handled the transaction. Built in 1952 and expanded in 1965, Advocate Healthcare of East Boston operated with 139 beds (but was licensed for 165) and stands five stories tall. The seller was an owner/operator that invested in a substantial renovation of the adult day care wing as well as general improvements throughout the facility. Additionally, the facility received a Determination of Need... Read More »

Optima Living/Axium Infrastructure Announce Major Canadian Acquisition

Optima Living and Axium Infrastructure joint ventured to acquire eight seniors housing communities from British Columbia-based H&H Total Care Services for approximately C$300 million (US$218.3 million), or $275,000 per unit (US$199,900 per unit). The portfolio comprises 1,092 units consisting of assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing and complex care, with an average building age of 10 years. Three of the communities opened in 2019. Two of the communities are in Red Deer and one is in Airdrie, Alberta. Five communities are in Kamloops, Surrey, Penticton, Duncan and Vernon, British Columbia.  Mark Gallagher, BJ Bhal and Dave Kalinowsky of Newmark served as the broker on... Read More »

VIUM Capital Closes Four Acquisition Loans

The acquisition loans keep coming from VIUM Capital, which closed out September with four closings totaling more than $120 million in volume. The largest bridge loan, reaching $47.73 million, financed an East Coast-based owner/operator’s purchase of seven skilled nursing facilities in Colorado. Built between 1957 and 2017 (averaging 1999), the portfolio comprises seven skilled nursing facilities and a total of 558 beds in the southwestern part of the state. Before the pandemic, the portfolio was 77% occupied and produced nearly $6.2 million in annual NOI. But throughout the pandemic, occupancy decreased to 65% and NOI dropped. In the end, the portfolio sold for $51.5 million, or $92,300... Read More »

Health Care M&A On Pace for Record Year

Despite a volatile market, healthcare investors are undeterred. Inflation, significant labor issues and declining stock value are major headwinds that should be slowing down activity, but the past few quarters have shown the resilience of the healthcare M&A market. Nearly 1,800 healthcare deals were announced through the end of September, a steep increase from the 1,560 sales reported in the same period in 2021. This year will break records if activity continues at this pace. Investors and dealmakers announced 686 deals in the third quarter, representing a 5% drop from the 731 transactions reported in the second quarter. With all the headwinds hitting the industry, we expected a more... Read More »

KeyBank Returns to Waltonwood Lake Boone

KeyBank Real Estate Capital secured a $53.1 million permanent loan from Fannie Mae for Singh Development, a real estate developer, for its Waltonwood Lake Boone senior living community in Raleigh, North Carolina. Built in 2018, the Class-A community comprises 181 total independent living, assisted living and memory care units. In 2019, Peter Trazzera of KeyBank originally provided a bridge loan for the community, but the new Fannie Mae financing will allow Waltonwood to recapitalize the community with a 10-year fixed rate loan and provide additional capital for future growth within their portfolio. Singh Development currently has 13 communities operating under the Waltonwood brand in... Read More »

SLIB Sells in Texas and Kentucky

Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced a couple of seniors housing transactions this week, starting with the sale of an assisted living/memory care community in Farmers Branch, Texas (Dallas MSA). Built in 1998, The Avenues Of Park Forest comprises 86 units and was sold to a private equity firm for a purchase price of $8.2 million, or $95,000 per bed. Previously owned by a large investment manager and operated by a third-party manager, the community held an occupancy of 45% with revenues just north of $2 million at the time of market, but it was losing more than $500,000 a year. Matthew Alley and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage found the buyer, which specializes in... Read More »

Novellus Living Enters Colorado Market

A large East Coast private equity firm divested its 66-unit assisted living community in Cherry Creek, Colorado, hiring Evans Senior Investments to handle the sale. Evans also helped secure debt for the buyer through its joint venture with Carnegie Capital. That buyer was California-based Novellus Living, which is making its first acquisition in the state after already acquiring facilities in California and Arizona. Built in 2002, the Colorado community sits just outside of Denver and comprises 66 assisted living units. While operating at 67% occupancy at the time of marketing and losing money, the community was able to increase occupancy to 79% throughout the transaction process while... Read More »

60 Seconds With Swett: Q3 Ends on a Down Note

We recorded 133 publicly announced seniors housing and care transactions in the third quarter, for an average of over 44 deals a month. That is the fourth-highest quarterly deal total ever recorded by LevinPro LTC, but is lower than the each of the last three quarters. What is very interesting though is that the rolling-12-month deal total has never been higher. In the period from October 1st, 2021 to September 30th, 2022, we have recorded 553 publicly announced transactions, down just one deal from the previous 12-month span ending August 31st, 2022, and that total has crept up steadily throughout the year. It’s also a preliminary total that is bound to rise. To put it in perspective, the... Read More »