• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    A regional owner/operator looking to enter the state of Indiana acquired Smith Farms Manor, an independent living community in Auburn, about 30 miles south of the Michigan border. Built in 1998, the community features 51 units and is well maintained. It sits on an attractive four-acre campus down the street from Parkview DeKalb Hospital and off... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments secured a new lease for a skilled nursing portfolio in Tennessee on behalf of an institutional owner. The portfolio features four assets and was operating below 70% occupancy with margins under 10%. Despite that performance, ESI secured a lease $3 million above in-place cash flow, reflecting the operational upside that... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing and Care M&A Remains Elevated in Q1:26

    The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 231 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the 288 transactions disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2025, but a 25.5% increase from the 184 deals in Q1:25.   “It was always going... Read More »
  • Clarion Acquires Again in Colorado

    Two years after opening a 160-unit seniors housing community in Centennial, Colorado (Denver MSA), MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of MorningStar at Holly Park. The community... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Summer Test Ahead

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its March occupancy results, and it unfortunately took another step in the wrong direction. We will get a better read when peers report first-quarter results and when NIC MAP releases its next tranche of occupancy data, but at this point, it seems as though Brookdale will need a particularly strong performance... Read More »
Colliers Handles Two AL Sales in Pennsylvania

Colliers Handles Two AL Sales in Pennsylvania

Two assisted living communities in Allentown, Pennsylvania just sold with the help of Bob Gaines at Colliers International. The first community, called Victoria’s Place, includes 80 one-bedroom & studio assisted living apartments. Victoria’s Place was recently constructed and features 59,500 square feet but currently sits vacant. Amenities include common areas, a dining room, bistro, private family dining room, courtyards for assisted living and memory care, an entertainment area, multiple seating areas, movie theater, physical therapy and a salon. Built in 1991, Mountain View is operational and features 115 licensed beds, although occupancy was not disclosed. Across 54,693 square... Read More »
Colliers International Announces Florida Portfolio Deal

Colliers International Announces Florida Portfolio Deal

Damien and Ken Carriero of Colliers International kicked off their 2021 campaign with the sale of three assisted living communities totaling 180 units and 313 beds in Florida. Previously owned by Florida Seniors Properties, Inc., these communities are located in Port Richey, Casselberry and Zephyrhills, with an average occupancy of just 66%.   Best Care Senior Living, LLC purchased the Port Richey property, while another ownership entity bought the other two communities. Colliers simultaneously closed the transactions on January 12. The combined purchase price was $13.7 million, or $76,100 per unit.    Read More »
Colliers International Ushers Allina Health Out of Seniors Housing Industry

Colliers International Ushers Allina Health Out of Seniors Housing Industry

Allina Health exited the seniors housing market with the sale of its 45-unit independent living community in Cambridge, Minnesota, working with Brian Bruggeman and Louis Suarez of Colliers International to get the deal done. Built in 1988, the two-story community features both one-bedroom and two-bedroom unit options on its 4.35-acre campus adjacent to Cambridge Medical Center. There is a dining room, full kitchen, laundry room, beauty salon, lounge with fireplace, a library and an outdoor, three-season porch. Historically, occupancy was between 90% and 95%, which stayed consistent through 2020.  Not-for-profit Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) acquired... Read More »
Colliers International Handles Two Transactions

Colliers International Handles Two Transactions

Colliers International has been busy this week, closing the sale of a Section 8 senior apartment community in New Jersey and also a trio of HUD mortgages for three market-rate senior co-ops in the Midwest. First, to the sale. Colliers represented Squiretown Properties LLC in its disposition of a 405-unit community in this Newark suburb of East Orange. Built in 1980, but with no major renovations since then, the community’s affordability status was set to expire in 10 years. However, a partnership between Community Preservation Partners and L+M Development Partners has extended that to 30-years with their acquisition of the community. The purchase price totaled $94 million, or $232,100 per... Read More »
Colliers International Announces Two Closings

Colliers International Announces Two Closings

Colliers International closed a couple of sales involving assisted living communities that also cared for adults with mental disorders or developmental disabilities. First, the Tampa, Florida team led by Ken and Damien Carriero worked on behalf of Loving Care of St. Petersburg, Inc. to sell a 60-unit/120-bed AL community in St. Petersburg, Florida. It came with a Limited Mental Health Specialty License and was 80% occupied at the time of the sale. Best Care Senior Living at St. Pete, LLC was revealed as the buyer, but no purchase price was disclosed.  Then, Elena Bakina of Colliers International represented the seller of a similar community in southwest Houston, Texas. Classified as a Type... Read More »