1019 Senior Living Grows in Indiana
1019 Senior Living, an owner/operator that was founded in 2021 by James and Heather Kesler, acquired two seniors housing communities in Indiana. Both were properties previously operated by Bickford Senior Living. Of course there are always hurdles that come with closing a deal, however this transaction, which Blueprint handled, was very smooth. 1019 Belle’s Place of Crawfordsville is a standalone memory care community with 28 units in Crawfordsville. 1019 Belle’s Place of Wabash also comprises 28 assisted living/memory care units, and is in Wabash. Both were built in 2008. The purchase price was not disclosed, however, it was noted that it was a “very good deal.” One of the... Read More »
Ciena Healthcare Divests to Euson Lindsay Health
Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a senior care community in Goshen, Indiana. The seller, Ciena Healthcare, recognized the need for strategic repositioning, engaging Blueprint in the divestment. Built in 2018 and constructed under the Green House Project, an organization that focuses on non-institutional eldercare environments, The Laurels of Goshen features four homes with 12 residents per home (48 seniors housing beds) and 28 dually licensed Medicare and Medicaid skilled nursing beds. Blueprint approached one group with interest, Euson Lindsay Health, and they were ultimately selected as the buyer, rebranding the community as The Restoracy Goshen.... Read More »
Owner/Operator Purchases in South Carolina
Jack Osteen of Sherman & Roylance facilitated the sale of two skilled nursing facilities comprising 252 total beds in South Carolina. The facilities were previously marketed by a different brokerage firm in 2021. Built around 1980 and renovated in 1998, one of the facilities is in Florence and comprises 132 beds with an occupancy rate of over 75%. Built in 2008, the second facility is in Cheraw and features 120 beds with an occupancy rate of over 90%. The seller was a mom & pop with a 50-year history in South Carolina’s nursing care sector. The buyer is a leading operator with a growing presence in the Western United States. The deal was financed through private international... Read More »
CA Seniors Housing Community Secures Refinancing
Northwest Visalia Senior Housing LLC obtained a $29.5 million loan for the refinancing of Quail Park at Shannon Ranch, which comprises 120 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care in Visalia, California. Northmarq secured the 10-year loan, with the first five years being interest-only, through Poppy Bank of California. The funds were utilized to pay off a bridge loan that Northmarq also arranged back in 2021. The principal of Living Care Lifestyles, the Kaweah Health System of Visalia and multiple local investors comprise the ownership group of Quail Park. Living Care also manages the community. Managing Director Stuart Oswald led Northmarq’s Seattle Debt and... Read More »
Behavioral Health Buyer Takes Over Georgia Community
Bull Realty, a commercial regional real estate company, was engaged by Gryphon Senior Living in its divestment of a seniors housing community in Dacula, Georgia. Built in 2011, Hope Memory Care Community features 64 memory care units across 37,432 square feet on 3.44 acres. Gryphon originally bought the community a few years back for around $9.5 million, or $148,000 per unit. The community struggled with occupancy, despite good demographics. After Bull Realty was brought on to market the property, the bank sold the note. A potential CON sale was explored but did not pan out. When the note holder had control of the property, a separate potential buyer was brought in. The noteholder... Read More »
Joint Venture Divests to Private Owner/Operator
Blueprint was engaged by a joint venture between two national investors in the divestment of its seniors housing community in Pickerington, Ohio, that was acquired as part of a larger transaction. The buyer, which intends to reposition the asset as affordable seniors housing, was a well-capitalized private owner/operator seeking to expand and increase operational leverage in the Midwest. Built in 2009, the community comprises 86 assisted living and memory care units in a growing, but supply-constrained, suburb of Columbus. The community’s occupancy challenges post-COVID, in combination with its outlier geography and care mix, made it a non-core component of the broader transaction... Read More »
60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: The Election And Senior Care
So, the 2024 election results are in, and many people were surprised, many shocked, some cried and some cheered, and many who did not vote wished they had. But wherever you are on the political spectrum, if you invest in seniors housing and care, the outlook for you may be better with the election outcome. I say that because Mr. Trump is more pro-business and pro-real estate than Ms. Harris, and the Biden/Harris administration was set to make some changes in staffing and PE investing which our sector was not too happy about. The proposed nursing home staffing mandate will most likely go out the window, and pressure on private equity investing in seniors housing may be put on the backburner... Read More »
Minnesota AL/MC Community Changes Hands
An assisted living/memory care community in rural southern Minnesota found a new owner with the help of Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Built in 2017, Bridgwater at Janesville features 24 units. It featured a 90% waiver census and was fully occupied at the time of closing, generating strong cash flow, as well. The undisclosed buyer paid $4.2 million, or $175,000 per unit, for the asset. Read More »
Texas SNF Secures Financing
Berkadia arranged financing for a 104-bed skilled nursing facility in Eagles Pass, Texas. A Fort Worth, Texas-based owner/operator had successfully operated the property since 2019 and financed its purchase of the leased fee interest of the property with the loan. Berkadia’s Jay Healy closed a $13 million bridge-to-HUD loan with an 18-month, interest-only term that covered 100% of the purchase price. It is anticipated that Berkadia will close the subsequent HUD refinance in the first half of 2025. Read More »
SNF Operator Makes First Purchase in MA
An institutional owner decided to divest its skilled nursing facility in East Boston, Massachusetts, in order to recycle capital and shift its investment focus. Evans Senior Investments marketed the facility to a group of regional and national buyers before an experienced regional operator stepped in to make its first purchase of a facility, for an undisclosed price. Evans helped the new owner by facilitating a regional capital partner for the deal. Built more than 50 years ago, the facility featured 165 beds, including a number of three-bed wards. It was 83% occupied but held a two-star CMS rating with an abuse icon from CMS. Other operational challenges included high agency staffing... Read More »Schedule a demo
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