• Stand-Alone MC Community Trades in Arizona

    Blueprint represented an institutional seller in the sale of its stand-alone memory care community in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona MSA. Built in 2009, the asset features 48 units with 60 beds and received approximately $2 million in recent capital improvements. There is opportunity for occupancy growth and rental rate optimization. ... Read More »
  • Clarion Partners Continues Its Acquisition Streak

    Clarion Partners continued on its acquisition streak, adding two communities in California to its growing portfolio. The latest deal featured The Commons on Thornton and The Commons at Union Ranch, two seniors housing communities totaling 198 units in California’s Central Valley. They were previously owned and operated by MBK Senior Living, which... Read More »
  • Multiple Senior Care Acquisition Financings Close

    M&A transactions are getting done at a near-historic pace, and CIBC Bank USA recently financed three deals. The largest was $43.3 million in acquisition financing for two senior care assets in the Nashville area of Tennessee. The properties include a combined 310 independent living units, 273 skilled nursing beds and 93 assisted living/memory... Read More »
  • Olympus Retirement Living Expands

    The Zett Group closed the sale of a 63-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Boise, Idaho market. Set in the town of Emmett, Meadow View Senior Living was trending positively in its operations, but there was still some work to be done. An owner/operator engaged Blake Bozett and Spud Batt to sell the community to an undisclosed buyer.... Read More »
  • Large Senior Care Portfolio Trades Hands

    A portfolio comprising senior care assets across Washington State recently sold with the help of JCH Senior Housing Investment Brokerage. At first, only one of the assets was brought to market, but an offer emerged for the entire nine-facility portfolio. The price for the skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living campuses ranged... Read More »
Welltower Continues To Divest

Welltower Continues To Divest

For news on Welltower’s leadership change, please watch “60 Seconds with Steve” above. The REIT did this week finally disclosed (what we broke last week) its $702 million sale of 11 senior living properties in California, Washington and Nevada to a joint venture between AEW Capital Management and Merrill Gardens, which has been operating the portfolio for Welltower.  We reported that the cap rate of pre-COVID cash flow was about 5% based on trailing-12 months ended March 31, 2020. But with the occupancy decline in the past six months, August’s cash flow annualized had dropped to about $25.3 million, producing a cap rate based on that annualized number of 3.6%. The... Read More »
PGIM Real Estate Funds AEW/Merrill Gardens Portfolio Purchase

PGIM Real Estate Funds AEW/Merrill Gardens Portfolio Purchase

Earlier this week, we reported on the Welltower sale of 10 seniors housing communities to AEW Capital Management and Merrill Gardens Senior Living, and now we have learned that PGIM Real Estate provided the acquisition debt. The partnership buyer obtained a $460 million loan with a seven-year term. There is also a combination of fixed-rate and floating-rate terms.   The debt funded both the acquisition and the recapitalization of the 10-property portfolio, which includes a total of 1,507 units of independent living, assisted living, memory care and even some multifamily units. There are also approximately 29,000 square feet of... Read More »
Welltower Portfolio Sold

Welltower Portfolio Sold

Since last March, we have been wondering what happened to Welltower’s large sale of a prominent seniors housing operating portfolio of western senior living properties. It would have been the largest deal of the year so far at the original $740 million price, but it fell apart, as we assume many deals did once the coronavirus pandemic unleashed its terror.  We had heard through the grapevine that it was still in the market, but it wasn’t until late last week that we saw in some local publications out West that a few of the pieces of the portfolio were closed, according to the local real estate filings, including identifying Merrill Gardens as the operator. That would... Read More »
Capital Health Group and AEW Capital Management Sell Florida Communities

Capital Health Group and AEW Capital Management Sell Florida Communities

We just learned of the sellers in Sino-Ocean Capital and Meridian Senior Living’s acquisition of two seniors housing communities in Florida. After funding the land acquisition and development of the two communities, Capital Health Group and AEW Capital Management are selling the properties for an undisclosed amount. The deal involved a 106-unit community in Fort Lauderdale built in 2016 and a 132-unit community in Boca Raton just opened last year, both operating under the “Symphony” brand. They were both well occupied. The buyers engaged Capital One to serve as administrative agent for a large multi-purpose financing package. The $108.9 million loan will be used to... Read More »
Cooper City Community Sold to Artemis Real Estate Partners

Cooper City Community Sold to Artemis Real Estate Partners

Artemis Real Estate Partners recently acquired a 120-unit assisted living/memory care community in Cooper City, Florida (Broward County) for approximately $37.5 million, or $312,500 per unit. AEW Capital Management was the seller, having purchased the original site in 2015 for $2.5 million and developed the community in 2017. Senior Lifestyle Corporation operates the community. Artemis reportedly took out a $23.4 million loan to finance the acquisition. Rents start at $4,000 at the community, which features amenities such as a barber shop, card room, business center and a fitness center. The community also provides physical, occupational and speech therapy, catering for private functions,... Read More »