• 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... Read More »
  • Two Seniors Housing Sales Close

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage is continuing on its hot streak this month, closing two additional deals in Alabama and Florida. In the Alabama transaction, Dan Geraghty and Brad Clousing represented a large national owner/operator that was resizing its portfolio to concentrate on its core market. So, the company divested an assisted... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Exits Georgia

    Selectis Health, Inc. has completed its exit from Georgia with the help of Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint. In the beginning of the year, Selectis Health divested Providence of Sparta Health and Rehab and Warrenton Health and Rehab to Journey, also with the help of Segal and Waldhorn (more on that deal can be found here). The... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Divests Third Class-A Asset

    Caddis Partners and Singerman Real Estate have divested another seniors housing community, Heartis Fayetteville. This comes shortly after the joint venture’s sale of Heartis Venice and Heartis Longview. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare represented the seller in all three... Read More »
  • Bonds Issued for Independent Living Expansion

    Ziegler closed John Knox Village’s $47.85 million Series 2026A, B-1, B-2 and B-3 bonds issued through the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. John Knox Village (JKV), a Missouri not-for-profit corporation, is a CCRC consisting of 1,038 independent living units, 180 assisted living units and 121 skilled nursing beds. This transaction marks JKV’s... Read More »
Inland Real Estate Group Buys in Minnesota

Inland Real Estate Group Buys in Minnesota

Cushman & Wakefield represented a joint venture of The Waters Senior Living, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and North Rock Real Estate in arranging the sale of The Waters on Mayowood, a 175-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rochester, Minnesota. The property was sold earlier in February for a total of $67.3 million, or just under $385,000 per unit.   Inland Real Estate Group, one of the nation’s largest real estate and finance groups, is acquiring Mayowood and will retain The Waters to manage the community. The property was originally constructed in 2015 and has performed well since opening, averaging over 96% occupancy since January 2018.... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Recap in Arizona

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Recap in Arizona

Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the recapitalization of Acoya Mesa, a seniors housing community in the Mesa suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. Developed in 2019 by Ryan Companies and Cadence Living, ACOYA Mesa is a 170-unit independent living, assisted living, and memory care community. Despite divesting the community, Ryan and Cadence Living will continue operating it.  The property, which was sold by EverWest Real Estate Investors, was acquired by a global real estate investment manager for $46.25 million, or $272,100 per unit. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Jack Griffin represented the seller and procured the buyer. The team also... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Advises Recap of Connecticut Community

Cushman & Wakefield Advises Recap of Connecticut Community

Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the recapitalization of two independent living, assisted living and memory care communities in the Hartford, Connecticut MSA. The 225-unit portfolio will be acquired by a joint venture between White Oak Healthcare REIT and Everbrook Senior Living. The communities apparently appeal to a more middle-market customer. Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Chris Remeika of Cushman & Wakefield represented Everbrook Senior Living in the transaction. No further details on the sale were disclosed.  Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Sells Two Massachusetts Communities

Cushman & Wakefield Sells Two Massachusetts Communities

Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets team arranged the sale of Wingate Residences at Boylston Place, a 48-unit assisted living community, and Wingate at Chestnut Hill, a 135-bed skilled nursing facility on a campus in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.  C&W represented the institutional seller, a pension fund investor who is exiting the senior living space. They selected a joint venture between Harrison Street and LCB Senior Living, LLC as the buyer. LCB plans to upgrade the existing assisted living building and convert the existing skilled nursing portion to additional assisted living space, memory care and common areas.  This is the fifth closing in a series of... Read More »