• Did Blackstone Sell Too Soon?

    According to recent media reports, real estate investor The Blackstone Group has sold and is in the process of selling about $1.8 billion in seniors housing assets. It wants to completely exit the seniors housing business which they claim has been a disaster for them. One report stated that they have lost upwards of $600 million across the... Read More »
  • Brookdale Continues Winning Streak

    The big question is, why did this not happen earlier? We are talking about Brookdale Senior Living’s occupancy recovery, and why the previous leadership seemed unable to move the needle, but as soon as they were gone, everything has been on an upward trend. Hmmmmm.  Things are not perfect at Brookdale, but they never were. However,... Read More »
  • National Health Investors Adjusts Its SHOP Portfolio

    National Health Investors, Inc. announced some adjustments to its SHOP portfolio, raising its full-year guidance for the third consecutive quarter due to the contribution of recently transitioned and newly acquired SHOP properties, along with continued strength in its investment pipeline. The REIT also had an update on its lease agreement with... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields’ Three Separate SNF Transactions

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced three separate skilled nursing transactions that closed during the third quarter. Two previously announced acquisitions were in Missouri, and the recently announced purchase was in Oklahoma.  In July, the REIT completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities with 686 beds in Missouri. The... Read More »
  • Receivership Estate Sells in Alabama

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint handled another successful sale on behalf of a lender and special servicer, this time involving a receivership estate in Mobile, Alabama. Knollwood Point, a 2001-vintage, 46-unit assisted living and memory care community, struggled in recent years as a result of challenged occupancy and volatile staffing.... Read More »
Newmark Arranges Acquisition Financing For Harrison Street

Newmark Arranges Acquisition Financing For Harrison Street

Harrison Street has been on an acquisition tear of late, recently acquiring a portfolio of 12 seniors housing communities operated by Atria Senior Living and owned by Healthpeak Properties. But the firm also picked up a 90-unit community in Watertown, Massachusetts (Boston MSA), thanks to acquisition financing arranged by Sarah Anderson, Ryan Maconachy, Chad Lavender, Ross Sanders and David Fasano of Newmark.   Built in 2014 at a cost of nearly $28 million, the community features 19 independent living, 46 assisted living and 25 memory care units about 10 miles west of downtown Boston. Three years later, Cushman & Wakefield arranged a... Read More »
Newmark Arranges Acquisition Financing For Harrison Street

CBRE Secures Bridge Financing For Orange County Community

Bridge lending may be in a period of relative inactivity not seen for some time, but CBRE got creative working with a multifamily bridge lending program to refinance a brand-new senior living community in Orange County, California. The luxury community in Laguna Niguel features 176 independent living/ assisted living flex units and 22 units for memory care on an irreplaceable 11.6-acre site.   It was built in 2018 and consists of numerous amenities, including a 15,000-square foot rooftop with a lounge, sunroom, open-air art studio and putting green. Atria Senior Living operates the community under its “Signature” brand on behalf of the joint venture owners Fremont Realty Capital and... Read More »
Capitol Seniors Housing Opens Community In Chicagoland

Capitol Seniors Housing Opens Community In Chicagoland

Capitol Seniors Housing opened a brand-new assisted living/memory care community in Chicago’s Highland Park neighborhood to be operated by Atria Senior Living. What’s the name for the new community? Appropriately, it’s Atria Highland Park.  This property was designed by Richmond, Virginia-based Mosely Architects and Austin, Texas-based Studio Six 5, and features 72,000 total square feet in three stories. There are 86 units, 22 of which are in a separate memory care neighborhood that also features a salon. Other amenities across the community include a theater, art studio, fitness center and a wellness center offering health checkups and monitoring. That probably reduces the stress of not... Read More »
From Atria Senior Living to Elegance Living

From Atria Senior Living to Elegance Living

Baltimore, Maryland-based Elegance Living, LLC recently named Josh Krull as its CEO. After 13 years at Atria Senior Living. Most recently serving as Senior Vice President – Operations Chief of Staff, Krull worked closely with Atria’s COO to oversee operations of communities across North America.   He will be taking over leadership of a company with 46 communities under management in 16 states and approximately 4,150 units, which include 750 units under development. The new developments are located in California (587 units), Washington (73 units) and Virginia (90 units). Two of the communities in California (in Dublin and Novato) are set to open later this year, as... Read More »
Healthpeak Properties’ Florida Sale Handled By Newmark

Healthpeak Properties’ Florida Sale Handled By Newmark

Newmark Knight Frank has closed another seniors housing sale in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, representing Healthpeak Properties in its sale of a community in Lantana, Florida. Originally built in 1986, the property features 173 total units, with 115 for independent living and 58 for assisted living residents. Occupancy was around 83%. Operated by Atria Senior Living, the community was bought by Pacifica Senior Living, which paid $12.35 million, or under $72,000 per unit. Ryan Maconachy, Chad Lavender, David Fasano and Ross Sanders of Newmark handled the transaction, and Bank of the West provided a $10.4 million mortgage to fund the deal.   Apparently, the property... Read More »