


White Oak Healthcare REIT Makes First Acquisition
Earlier this year, White Oak Healthcare Finance announced that it was forming a new REIT to invest up to $500 million in seniors housing and skilled nursing acquisitions. To do that, they hired a new team consisting of Jeff Erhardt, Paul Nevala, Mike Treiber and John Brussard, all of whom founded Capital Healthcare Investors, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTGE Investment Corp., a publicly traded hybrid REIT. Now, the REIT, appropriately named White Oak Healthcare REIT, is making its first acquisition, involving a four-property senior living portfolio. Located in Arkansas (2), Florida and Pennsylvania, the portfolio features a total of 104 independent living, 230 assisted living and 103... Read More »
Capital Health Group Divests Four Pennsylvania Properties
Just two years after acquiring four seniors housing properties totaling 534 beds in southeastern Pennsylvania, Capital Health Group is turning around and selling them. After CHG’s operating affiliate Milestone Retirement Communities took over management of the portfolio, occupancy has averaged 93% and the operating margin consistently surpassed 38%. In today’s operating environment, that’s quite a feat. A national REIT was the buyer. CHG sold the communities on behalf of its sponsored operating community, CHH Senior Housing, LP, which is capitalized by Akard Street Partners, an investment venture with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Read More »
Capital Health Group Kicks Off Northeast Strategy
Nearly a decade on from its last New England acquisition, Capital Health Group added three senior living communities in Rhode Island to its portfolio. The private equity firm has big plans for the properties, expecting to reposition them through $14.9 million in extensive renovations and a change to the programming mix to better meet market demand. Totaling 371 units and 385 beds, the communities currently offer independent living, assisted living and memory care units at locations in East Greenwich, Johnston and Riverside. Capital Health Group’s affiliated management company, Milestone Retirement Communities, will take over operations and oversee the repositioning project. This deal... Read More »