• Bourne Acquires AL/MC Asset (with HUD Debt)

    Representing a regional owner/operator, Evans Senior Investments successfully sold Trinity Hills of Knoxville, an 80-unit assisted living/memory care community in Knoxville, Tennessee. Built in 2006, the community features 66 AL and 14 MC units, all serving private pay residents. Occupancy was strong at the time of marketing, at 92%, and it... Read More »
  • Berkadia Finances Clarendale Clayton

    Berkadia refinanced Clarendale Clayton, a best-in-class seniors housing community in Clayton, Missouri (St. Louis MSA), that offers the full continuum of care in a high-end, resort-style setting. Opened in 2021, the 13-story property features 283 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care.  Managing Director Austin Sacco of... Read More »
  • Multifamily Investor Buys Ohio IL Community

    An independent owner/operator chose to strategically divest its 102-unit independent living community in a prominent suburb of Cleveland, engaging Blueprint to get the deal done. Built in the late 1980s, the purpose-built community was stabilized, cash-flowing and well occupied. Plus, there was upside through a capital deployment plan. Few of... Read More »
  • Dwight Capital Announces Q1 Activity

    Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, financed $152.5 million in transactions during the first quarter of 2024. Among the transactions were a $44 million bridge loan for a 369-bed, seven-story skilled nursing facility in the Southwest U.S. The bridge loan, which closed in conjunction with a $5 million revolving line of... Read More »
  • Ensign Announces Eight Acquisitions

    April showers apparently brought The Ensign Group acquisitions this May, as the publicly traded provider announced eight separate deals, including four where its captive REIT Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT acquired the real estate. Two of the deals in Kansas and Arizona were profiled here, with Senior Living Investment Brokerage handling the... Read More »
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 »