• 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 »
Ziegler and M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska Community

Ziegler and M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska Community

Ziegler partnered with M&T Realty Capital Corporation as financial advisor in a $8.5 million Fannie Mae refinancing. On behalf of Essex Communities, the team refinanced the existing debt on Carriage Glen, a 55+ age-restricted independent living community in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The 10-year, fixed-rate loan was structured at 75% loan-to-value with four years of interest-only payments, followed by 30 years of amortization. The loan also carried a declining prepayment schedule, which will provide the borrower with additional flexibility in future years. In addition to refinancing the existing debt, the loan also provided funding for Essex to recover capital expenditures and to pay off the... Read More »
The Knapp-Stahler Group Closes SNF in East Texas

The Knapp-Stahler Group Closes SNF in East Texas

Nick Stahler and Austin Diamond of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap recently closed a 140-bed skilled nursing facility for $14.25 million in East Texas. Sold by a Texas owner/operator and originally built in 2018, the facility is situated in the heart of the Texas Forest Country. Occupancy was around 65% and annualized October 2021 revenue was $7.3 million. A regional owner/operator was selected as the buyer for its well-established presence and track record in Texas.  Read More »
CFG Announces Record-Breaking Closings in 2021

CFG Announces Record-Breaking Closings in 2021

Capital Funding Group (CFG) broke a company record for deal volume in 2021, and more than doubling its 2020 financing total, having financed more than $3.8 billion and executed 155 deals across the United States. This includes 85 HUD loans in excess of $720 million. The most prominent deal involved a $650 million bridge loan, representing the largest single financing deal the company has executed in 10 years.  CFG closed several other bridge loans, including the refinancing of a 3,140-bed skilled nursing portfolio spanning Colorado, California and Wyoming. Over in New York, CFG also closed an $89 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a 239-bed facility in Queens. There were also... Read More »
Blueprint Announces Two Deals in the Western U.S.

Blueprint Announces Two Deals in the Western U.S.

Two seniors housing deals were announced in the western United States by Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, and neither buyer plans to keep operating the properties as seniors housing. Amy Sitzman, Giancarlo Riso and Ben Firestone kicked things off with the sale of an independent living community in the Southwest. Built in the late-1980s with a more recent renovation, the community features more than 130 units. The owner had invested significant equity into the physical plant, and operations were trending positively.   They decided to sell the community to a multifamily company that had purchased another property of the seller’s in mid-2021, also with the help of the... Read More »
Hines Launches Flagship Tactical Fund Series Program

Hines Launches Flagship Tactical Fund Series Program

On January 10, Hines announced the launch of its flagship tactical fund series in the United States. The fund is looking to raise $1 billion in equity by May 2022, which would provide purchasing power of $2.5 billion after leverage. Their goal is to renovate struggling and undervalued properties in 30 of the country’s largest cities, including senior living communities hampered by the pandemic. Hines is banking on the fact that many owners may have to reexamine their portfolios, or pivot altogether, after the last couple of years, and we would not disagree. The Hines U.S. Property Recovery Fund is a closed-end, diversified fund, targeting tactical investment opportunities across the... Read More »
Tryko Partners Expands in Pennsylvania

Tryko Partners Expands in Pennsylvania

In an effort to expand its greater Philadelphia real estate presence, Tryko Partners has acquired Attleboro Community, a 415-bed CCRC in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Wilmac Corporation sold the 18-acre community, which has been rebranded as Oxford Enhanced Senior Living.   The campus’ skilled nursing facility, Oxford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, has a five-star rating from CMS. This campus also includes an assisted living and memory care component, along with independent living apartments. Tryko has planned a significant value-add capital project for the property to bolster its appeal as a high-quality community. Oxford’s primary referral sources for sub-acute admissions... Read More »
Ventas Divests Atria Senior Living Portfolios

Ventas Divests Atria Senior Living Portfolios

Ventas has sold a few portfolios of its Atria Senior Living-operated properties, with the deals closing just before the end of the year. Totaling 23 properties, these were mostly Class B, older vintage communities with some room for operational improvement, but perhaps Ventas also wants to diversify its tenant base a bit, especially after Atria’s massive growth in 2021. The portfolios total around 2,600 units. JLL Capital Markets’ Mike Garbers and Ted Flagg handled the divestments, while Joel Mendes handled the acquisition financing for the buyer.  Starting in the Northeast, news trickled out in December that the REIT had sold six properties to Peregrine Senior Living and an affiliate of... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Buys Wisconsin Community

Not-For-Profit Buys Wisconsin Community

Christian Community Homes, a regional not-for-profit, added to its western Wisconsin portfolio with the acquisition of a 32-unit independent living community in Osceola for $2.7 million, or $84,400 per unit. Mark van den Broeke of Senior Care Realty handled the transaction on behalf of the family operator that had originally developed the community in 2000. Featuring all private units, the community was 88% occupied and operated at a strong 40% margin. It was the only property owned by the family, which exited the industry with this sale. Christian Community Homes, which owned another skilled nursing/assisted living facility in the area, paid $2.7 million, or $84,400 per unit, at a 9% cap... Read More »
Helios Healthcare Advisors Arranges Two Transactions

Helios Healthcare Advisors Arranges Two Transactions

Helios Healthcare Advisors started 2022 by announcing a couple of transactions in the southern United States. First, Helios procured a Dallas-based owner/operator to operate an assisted living community in northern Texas. The prior operator was located out of state and experienced logistical difficulties operating this community. So, Helios arranged the third-party management transition on behalf of the owner, an investment firm based in San Francisco, California.  Next, Helios arranged the sale of an 82-bed skilled nursing facility on behalf of Tri-State Health Services in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. A new regional owner/operator was selected to take over the real estate and... Read More »
CBRE Refinances Community in Oregon

CBRE Refinances Community in Oregon

Harrison Street and The Springs Living recently refinanced its jointly owned seniors housing community in Lake Oswego, Oregon (Portland MSA), with the help of Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root of CBRE National Senior Housing. CBRE had also arranged the original construction loan for the community in 2017, so the team was clearly familiar with it. They secured a non-recourse, four-year loan, with a floating rate and three years of interest only, through a national bank. Opened in 2019 with 216 independent living, assisted living and memory care units, the community also features amenities like a rooftop deck with covered dining and a wine bar, an indoor heated swimming pool and hot tube,... Read More »
X-Caliber Arranges Financing for SNF Portfolio in New England

X-Caliber Arranges Financing for SNF Portfolio in New England

A portfolio of 10 skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut has been sold to an experienced and highly regarded owner/operator with financing in hand from X-Caliber Capital. The $100 million loan comes to about $70,000 per bed in debt, placing the purchase price somewhere above that. Built in the 1980s and 1990s and totaling 1,416 skilled nursing beds, the properties are cash flowing and have occupancy around 85%. The purchase price and other details are undisclosed. Read More »