• Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

    Ziegler was engaged by Marquee Capital, the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments, LLC, the Marcus’ family office, in the sale of its seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio. Built in 2020, BrightStar Senior Living of Mason sits on 3.2 acres with 41 assisted living and memory care units. The community was well occupied at 90%,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

    An active adult community in Germantown, Tennessee, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2020, Avenida Watermarq is a 161-unit, Class-A active adult community in an affluent suburb of Nashville. There are one- and two-bedroom options averaging 919 square feet per unit. Occupancy was 87%. Inspired Real Estate Partners and GEM... Read More »
  • Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

    Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Ohio on behalf of an institutional owner looking to exit the market. The facility comprises 88 beds and 20 independent living units, which served as a referral source for the nursing home. The buyer was a regional owner/operator that is actively expanding in Ohio. This is... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 686 beds in Missouri for $59 million, or $86,000 per bed. The REIT completed the acquisition using cash on hand and the issuance of approximately $2.0 million in OP Units of Strawberry Fields REIT LP to the seller. Eight of the... Read More »
  • Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

    Macquarie Asset Management, which has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a seniors housing platform aimed at targeting investments in modern seniors housing assets alongside established operators. The platform... Read More »

Fairstead Acquires Senior Apartments Portfolio

Real estate investor Fairstead announced the acquisition of an affordable seniors housing portfolio in the state of Kentucky. The portfolio comprises 950 units of affordable housing, including for low-income seniors, across 16 properties in the districts of Louisville, Bardstown, Barbourville, Hardin, Hodgenville, Lexington, Mayfield, New Haven, Scottsville, Shepherdsville, and Radcliff. The apartments are made affordable through the HUD Section 8 and LIHTC programs. KeyBank Real Estate Capital served as the lender in this transaction. ​​Eric Steinberg, a senior banker with KeyBank’s community development lending and investment team handled this process on behalf of the company. This will... Read More »

Walker & Dunlop Arranges HUD Refinances

Walker & Dunlop announced that it has structured $57.2 million in HUD financing for three skilled nursing facilities in Illinois. The three facilities were Avantara Park Ridge in Park Ridge, Moraine Court Supportive Living in Bridgeview, and Aperion Care Elgin in Elgin. The 154-bed Avantara Park Ridge received a $15.6 million loan, and Moraine Court, with 185 supportive living beds, received the largest loan totaling $28.7 million. Lastly, the 101-bed Aperion Care secured a $13.3 million loan. Josh Rosen of Walker & Dunlop led the transactions which utilized the LEAN 232/223(f) for the refinance of two properties and the 232/223(a)(7) program for the other. But the borrower was not... Read More »

Greystone Finances Florida Active Adult Development

Greystone arranged $52.5 million in debt and equity financing for an active adult development in Gainesville, Florida. Developed by Discovery Senior Living, the 180-unit active adult community will be named Discovery Place at Celebration Pointe, which will feature outdoor gathering areas, restaurants, entertainment options, a high-tech theater and a full calendar of festivals and special events. The community sits miles away from The University of Florida. Construction began in May 2022, and the community should open by early 2024. Cary Tremper and Matt Miller of Greystone originated the financing. Read More »

Cascadia Healthcare Adds to Washington State Portfolio

Cascadia Healthcare announced the acquisition of Pinewood Terrace, a 92-bed skilled nursing facility in Colville, Washington. The facility sits on 1.5 acres just miles from the Canadian border. Blake Bozett of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors marketed this asset on behalf of a seller looking to exit the Washington SNF market to pursue acquisitions in states with more favorable reimbursement and fewer regulatory challenges. Mr. Bozett marketed the asset to regional owner/operators looking to acquire a SNF at an appealing per-bed price with attractive HUD financing. Cascadia emerged as the buyer with the intention to increase their presence in the northern Idaho and Washington area.... Read More »

60 Seconds With Swett: Interest Rate Concerns Cooling M&A Market

In the last couple of months, we have heard from a number of people in the dealmaking business that rising interest rates have caused their potential buyers to hit pause, and a couple of major investors even said that pencils were down for the time being. We can’t say we’re surprised, given where wages have gone and what other issues inflation has caused. And if future earnings are affected by permanently higher labor costs alone, then the higher debt payments caused by higher rates really won’t cut it for those buyers. We have also heard that bid-ask spreads were widening, which will affect transaction volume. The terms “bid-ask spread” and “pencils down” conjure up memories of the worst... 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 »

Two High-Quality Michigan Communities Sell

Two newly built assisted living/memory care communities in the Detroit, Michigan area found new owners thanks to the team at Evans Senior Investments. Built between 2019 and 2020, the communities were smaller in size, with less than 65 units at each location. That meant that ownership (a growing regional operator) could quickly fill the communities, even during the pandemic, with occupancy standing at 88% at the time of marketing. The communities also boasted a 34% operating margin at that time, and in January 2022 the seller implemented inflation-based rental rate increases for existing residents that averaged an increase of 12%. An added $400,000 of revenue as a result surely made the... Read More »

KIRCO/Phoenix Open Alabama Community

Michigan-based KIRCO, a commercial real estate development and investment firm with operations in 17 states, and Phoenix Senior Living, a Georgia-based operator with over 50 communities across the Southeast, announced the opening of Madison Crossings in Madison, Alabama, 10 miles outside of downtown Huntsville. Operated by Phoenix, the community offers 105 independent living and 27 memory care units, beginning to welcome residents this April. Amenities include an outdoor pool, wellness center, pub, beauty salon and spa, yoga studio, pickleball and bocce ball courts. The project represented the 10th Alabama property under the Phoenix Senior Living brand.  Read More »

Atlas Healthcare Acquires Connecticut Portfolio

Atlas Healthcare, a skilled nursing provider based in central New Jersey, acquired a portfolio of 3 senior care properties in the greater Hartford, Connecticut area. Evans Senior Investments represented them in the transaction. Featuring one independent living community and two skilled nursing facilities in Manchester and Vernon, the portfolio totals 114 independent living units and 246 skilled nursing beds. Prior to the pandemic, the properties were 92%+ occupied and featured a strong post-acute rehab census mix within the skilled nursing portion. But operations took a hit, and the portfolio overall was losing money. Paul Liistro, CEO and administrator of the three properties, sold the... Read More »