• Grace Management Adds Five Ventas Communities

    Grace Management expanded its relationship with Ventas, adding five seniors housing communities owned by the REIT to its operating portfolio. The communities were previously managed under a triple-net lease structure. They include Brookdale Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, Brookdale Northbrook in Northbrook, Illinois, Brookdale Springs Mesa... Read More »
  • Seller Boosts Census Ahead of Sale to JV

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors sold Rose Hill Retirement Community, a 66-unit, 87-bed assisted living community in Marion, North Carolina. Originally built as a hospital, Rose Hill has been transformed by the seller over the past two decades into a senior care community. After a previous attempt to sell the community was unsuccessful,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Buys Orange County Community

    A high-end seniors housing community in Orange County sold with the help of CBRE National Senior Housing. Aron Will and John Sweeny represented the joint venture seller in the deal, while Will and Matthew Kuronen arranged acquisition financing from a national bank. The loan came with a four-year term, a full term of interest only and a floating... Read More »
  • Developer Secures Construction Financing

    JLL Capital Markets arranged a $47 million construction financing for The Arbella at Blue Hills, a 164-unit, active adult community to be developed in Bloomfield, Connecticut. JLL worked on behalf of the developer, The United Group of Companies, Inc. (United Group) to secure the construction loan through Liberty Bank of Middletown, Connecticut.... Read More »
  • Midwest-Based Operator Refinances AL/MC Communities

    MONTICELLOAM, LLC, along with firm affiliates, provided a $28.5 million senior bridge financing for two Midwest seniors housing communities. The financing was originated by Karina Davydov, Senior Managing Director, Originations. The sponsor, a Midwest-based operator with a portfolio of over 40 seniors housing and healthcare properties and a... Read More »
Assisted Community Sells on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Assisted Community Sells on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Bob Gaines of Colliers International headed to Maryland’s Eastern Shore to sell a 32-bed assisted living/memory care community. Located in the upscale 55+ beach community of Ocean Pines, which features amenities like an 18-hole golf course, two marinas, five swimming pools, a yacht club, country club, tennis club, hiking trails and, of course, beach access, this property was previously owned by a well-known local operator. Built in 2001, it consists of two 9,600-square foot buildings, each with 16 private units. Mr. Gaines sold the property to a private owner/operator intent on improving the operating margin, which was apparently already strong. The purchase price came to $5.5 million, or... Read More »
Colliers Closes South Carolina Sale

Colliers Closes South Carolina Sale

Marcus Van Ameringen of Colliers International handled the sale of a well-operating senior care facility on the outskirts of Columbia, South Carolina. Despite being built in 1980, the 64-bed facility is dually certified for skilled nursing and assisted living. The previous owner regularly invested capex in the property and clearly managed it well, as evidenced by a Deficiency Free Survey 2016 and four-star rating from CMS. The implementation of PDPM should boost the SNF operations too, when it goes into effect next month. Mainstay Senior Living was the buyer, paying $2.4 million, or $37,500 per bed, at an 11.5% cap rate. They plan to add a dedicated post-acute rehabilitation unit, upgrade... Read More »
Colliers Team Closes Two Florida Sales

Colliers Team Closes Two Florida Sales

Ken and Damien Carriero of Colliers International wrapped up their 2018 campaign with a couple of closings in central Florida. They found the same buyer for both acquisitions, the not-for-profit Family Extended Care which owns five other communities in the state. The first deal involved two assisted living communities previously owned by Americare Communities Florida, LLC. Located in Sebring and Spring Hills and operated under the CrownPointe brand, both communities were built in 1999. The 66-unit community in Sebring was 76% occupied and operated at a 23% margin on over $2.0 million of revenues, while the 40-unit Spring Hills community was just 65% occupied and operated at a 25% margin on... Read More »
Blake Management Group’s Back At It

Blake Management Group’s Back At It

Construction has begun at a brand-new senior living community in Fort Mill, South Carolina (Charlotte MSA). Mississippi-based Cardinal Ventures is developing the $15 million project, which will be called The Blake at Baxter Village. Frampton Construction Company, based in South Carolina, will be building the facility, and Blake Management Group will manage the property. Between these companies, this is their fourth senior living community they will have completed together, the others being The Blake at Edgewater, The Blake at Carnes Crossroads, and The Blake at Woodcreek Forest, all in South Carolina. The Baxter Village community is expected to have 68 assisted living units, 33 memory care... Read More »
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Waypoint

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Waypoint

There’s a new entrant in the seniors housing industry. Real estate investment manager Waypoint Residential, predominantly focused on conventional multifamily and student housing, just made its first acquisition of a senior living community in the town of Starkville, Mississippi (home of Mississippi State University), for $22.7 million, or about $276,800 per unit. Developed in January 2016 by CR Properties, LLC and Blake Management Group, this community has 14 independent living, 43 assisted living and 25 memory care units. After already bringing occupancy to 100%, Blake Management Group will continue to manage the community. Josh Randolph of Colliers International represented the seller in... Read More »