Blueprint for 2016

Blueprint for 2016

Making a splash so far in 2016, Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors recently announced five end-of-year closings, including two leases. First (and the largest) was the sale of a 206-unit independent/assisted living community in O’Fallon, Missouri to CNL Healthcare Properties for $54 million, or $262,100 per unit. Originally built 10 years ago with 116 IL units and 40 AL units, the seller, a joint venture between AEW and First Capitol Group, after purchasing the community in 2011 for $26 million, invested nearly $10 million to add a new 50-unit AL building and to convert 22 AL units to 24 memory care units. The MC units were fully leased by closing, but the community historically has... Read More »

Balfour opens in downtown Denver

A 275,000-square foot, 205-unit senior living community with five stories of independent living and three stories of assisted living and memory care opened this month in Denver, Colorado, coming with a $78 million, or $380,500 per unit, price tag. The Balfour at Riverfront Park’s urban setting, located in downtown Denver, makes it unique in the senior living world, being walking distance to theaters, restaurants and shops. The building features 112 IL units (which opened in October 2014 and are half-filled so far), 65 AL units and 28 MC units, which are on a separate secure floor. Michael Schonbrun, the developer and owner, opened his first Balfour Retirement Community in Louisville,... Read More »