• 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 »
CBRE Does Deal Double

CBRE Does Deal Double

The CBRE National Senior Housing group flexed its muscles this week, closing two acquisition financings and an asset sale. First, Lisa Widmier represented HCP in its divestment of a 159-unit independent living/assisted living community in Beaumont, Texas, for an undisclosed price. Featuring a majority of independent living units, the community was built in 1996. Under management by Atria Senior Living, it was 93% occupied as of February. Chicago Pacific Founders stepped in as the buyer, through its affiliate CPF Living Communities, and hired Grace Management to operate. Then, in comes CBRE’s Aron Will, who secured a seven-year floating rate loan, with 24 months of interest only, through... Read More »
Congress Building Corp. Builds In Fairfield County

Congress Building Corp. Builds In Fairfield County

Congress Building Corp. has been named construction manager at Formation Development Group and Atria Senior Living’s latest senior living project in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The project commenced in November 2017, with Congress guiding the project through the pre-construction and construction phases. The company will also coordinate the subcontractor and supplier pricing, as well as the procurement process. Being developed in the high-income, highly desirable Fairfield County, where average rents can often surpass $10,000 per month for memory care services, the 86-unit community will be Atria Senior Living’s fourth in the county, with locations already in Darien, Stamford and Stratford. It... Read More »
Private Evening in NYC

Private Evening in NYC

Members of the American Seniors Housing Association and subscribers to The SeniorCare Investor gathered in New York City on the night of the Rockefeller Center tree lighting in an intimate setting at The Penn Club to hear what Rick Atlas (Atria Senior Living), David Reis (Senior Care Development) and Scott Stewart (Capitol Senior Housing) had to say about investing in seniors housing today. While all three were very bullish on the future of the seniors housing business and long-term investment values, there were certainly differences of opinion as to where they see strength. For example, David Reis stated that not only is the CCRC model alive and well, but several of his CCRCs are... Read More »
Atria Senior Living Heads To High-Income Fairfield County, Again

Atria Senior Living Heads To High-Income Fairfield County, Again

Hoping that success will breed more success, Atria Senior Living just broke ground on an 86-unit assisted living/memory care community in Ridgefield, Connecticut, which will be its fourth in the high-income, highly desirable Fairfield County. Average rents are especially high in the county (often surpassing $10,000 per month for memory care services), and already with locations in Darien, Stamford and Stratford, Atria has successfully established its brand there. Now, to Ridgefield, where Atria and its development partner Formation Development Group broke ground on an 86-unit assisted living/memory care community. Located on a four-acre site that was purchased for $3.2 million, the... Read More »

Capitol Seniors Housing Announces Two More Senior Living Projects

Capitol Seniors Housing’s development pipeline is growing fast, as luxury senior living communities continue to go up and down the Acela Corridor, and Chicagoland too. The firm has announced its two latest projects in Andover, Massachusetts and Glenview, Illinois, both scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2018. The Andover community will feature 96 units, at a cost of $36.5 million, or $380,200 per unit. The Northbridge Companies will take over management. And in Glenview, CSH is building an 83-unit assisted living community for $28.4 million, or $342,200 per unit, which will be managed by Atria Senior Living. The community will complement CSH’s 95-unit community in nearby... Read More »