


Focus and Arbor Expand Footprints
JLL Capital Markets announced its role in completing the sale and financing of Mariposa, a 313-unit seniors housing community in Lake Worth, Florida. We wrote on Wednesday that Focus Healthcare Partners acquired the campus and was bringing on Arbor Senior Living to operate it. Sitting on 22.5 acres, the community was built in 2018 with a three-story IL/AL building consisting of 259 units and an adjacent one-story memory care building featuring 54 units. It was more than 95% occupied, and has been at 90% and above since September 2020. That is fantastic, and credit to Discovery Senior Living, which was the previous operator. Arbor Senior Living will hopefully hit the ground running as the... Read More »
Equity Partnership Holdings Acquires in Texas
JLL closed the sale of a seniors housing community in the Dallas, Texas MSA. The seller was Clearworth Capital, and the buyer was Equity Partnership Holdings. David Austin, Rob Key, Greg Toro and Cole Murphy handled the transaction. Built in 2018, Firewheel Town Village comprises 154 units in Garland and stands four stories tall. The community consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The occupancy rate at the time of the sale was 98.1%. Read More »
Struggling Community Sells in Georgia
Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in the Atlanta, Georgia MSA, on behalf of an institutional real estate and development firm. Built in 1996, the assisted living/memory care community comprises 61 units in Buford. It appears to be a former Brookdale Senior Living-operated community that was since managed by Charter Senior Living. Alex Florea and Kyle Hallion handled the transaction, which presented as a value-add opportunity in a desirable market. Initial occupancy was 73% and it was operating at a negative margin. It does not help that this area northeast of Atlanta was significantly overdeveloped in the mid-2010s, and that this asset, at nearly 30 years old,... Read More »
Vencap and Inspirit Secure Bridge-to-HUD Refinance
CBRE closed a bridge-to-HUD refinance for two seniors housing communities on behalf of a joint venture between Venue Capital LLC and Inspirit Senior Living. Both communities are in Ohio: The Gardens at Cuyahoga Falls features 130 units and 152 beds of assisted living and memory care in Cuyahoga Falls, and The Gardens at Liberty Park comprises 115 AL/MC units with 132 beds in Streetsboro. Aron Will, Joshua Hausfeld, Adam Mincberg and John Turner originated the bridge-to-HUD loan via CBRE’s proprietary bridge lending platform to pay off the existing loans and fund further capital improvements. The bridge loan will enable the joint venture to complete renovations to increase operational... Read More »
Owner/Operator Receives Financing for SNF Portfolio
CIBC Bank USA provided an Iowa owner/operator with $21.0 million in senior secured credit facilities, including an $18.0 million mortgage facility for the refinance of existing indebtedness on three skilled nursing facilities. The performance of the portfolio, which includes 235+ beds, has trended positively over the last year, and generated an EBITDAR margin of 12%. A $3 million revolving line of credit was also provided. Sam Dendrinos and Jeff Groenewold handled the transaction for CIBC Bank USA. Read More »
Ventas Restructures More Leases
In this post-COVID world, Ventas continues to modify existing leases with major tenants with an eye to the future. First was Brookdale Senior Living several years ago, and now it is with its original tenant going back more than 25 years, Kindred. Ventas owns 23 long-term acute care hospitals that are leased to Kindred for annual cash rent of $109 million. Starting in May 2025, the annual cash rent will be reduced by 27% to $80 million, with annual escalators of 2.75%. The lease maturity date was extended from April 2025 to April 30, 2030. In addition, as part of the transaction, Ventas has received warrants for 9.9% of the common equity of Kindred’s parent, ScionHealth, exercisable... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires in Pennsylvania
A national investor partnered with Legend Senior Living to acquire a seniors housing community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after Legend had turned around operations at the location since taking over in March 2023. Opened in 2020, the community was built by a national developer/investor to include more than 100 units of assisted living and memory care. Despite an attractive physical plant, the community faced lease-up challenges after opening during the pandemic, and subsequent regulatory challenges throughout 2022 drove an operator transition, with Legend coming into that role. Looking at Legend’s Pennsylvania properties, this appears to be The Province of Southampton, or formerly The... Read More »
Focus Healthcare Partners On Acquisition Streak
One of the more active buyers of high-quality seniors housing assets announced a couple more acquisitions in the last month. Focus Healthcare Partners has so far acquired $200 million in assets this year to date, and has an approximately $100 million pipeline set to close before year end. First, in August, Focus bought The Summit of Blue Ash in Blue Ash, Ohio (Cincinnati MSA), from an institutional investor. Opened in 2022, the community featured 200 units of independent living (107 units), assisted living (61 units) and memory care (32 units). It was previously operated by Anthology Senior Living but reported occupancy in the low-50s at the time of closing. Evolve Senior Living will... Read More »
Owner/Operator Grows in the Southeast
Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a personal care community in a highly desirable market in Forsyth County, Georgia. SLIB was engaged to solicit bids on behalf of the court-appointed receiver, GGG Partners. Built in 1997, Country Gardens Lanier features 41 assisted living units in Cumming. The community comprises 22,945 square feet and is situated on 1.85 acres. Occupancy was 71% at the time of closing, and it was operating just above breakeven. The buyer is a regional owner/operator that operates another asset within the county, which can help with expense efficiencies. The buyer purchased the community because it is looking to expand its growing footprint... Read More »