• SLIB’s Red-Hot Start to May

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage shot out of the gates in May, announcing six separate closings within just a couple of days. The closings included a couple of portfolios, two seniors housing asset sales and two skilled nursing deals. SLIB is on track for another record-breaking year. The largest deal was an eight-property seniors housing... Read More »
  • Independent Living Asset Near Breakeven Changes Hands

    Blueprint handled the sale of a 60-unit independent living community located just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. At the time of sale, the property was operating around breakeven and offered the opportunity for upside. The option to transition the community to an assisted living waiver model was presented, but the incoming regional owner/operator... Read More »
  • National Health Investors Leans Further Into SHOP Growth

    National Health Investors is continuing to lean into its SHOP segment, having invested $742.5 million into the strategy throughout the first quarter, a 106% increase from the prior year period. Year-to-date, the REIT has announced $212.4 million of investments, and is continuing to evaluate additional opportunities, focusing on private pay... Read More »
  • Senior Care Portfolio Secures Refinancing

    T7 Capital, a boutique seniors housing and healthcare advisory firm founded by industry veterans Ari Adlerstein and Josh Simpson, recently arranged a large bank refinancing for a portfolio of seniors housing and skilled nursing assets in Massachusetts. Working on behalf of a New York-based family office, T7 secured a $57.979 million loan from... Read More »
  • Regional Bank Provides Financing for MC Community

    Jeremy Warren of Montgomery Intermediary Group arranged a refinancing for a client’s 48-unit memory care community in Merrillville, Indiana. Originally built in 2016, the community was stabilized and had an approaching debt maturity. The owner sought to retire both the existing bank debt and an outstanding seller note from the initial... Read More »
REIT Buys Ebenezer-Managed Community in Minnesota

REIT Buys Ebenezer-Managed Community in Minnesota

Evans Senior Investments closed out its 2019 with a seniors housing closing in Minnesota. Situated next to a lake about 20 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul, this community features 48 units of assisted living and memory care. Owned by Coventry Senior Living and operated by Ebenezer, it was built in 2011 with a host of amenities such as fireplace lounges, a spa room, beauty salon and secured balconies on each floor. Ebenezer, Minnesota’s largest senior living operator and the seniors housing division of Fairview Health Services, is leaving it in good shape. During the marketing period, occupancy stood at around 90%, with more than 80% of its census derived from private pay residents. In... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield’s Deal Double

Cushman & Wakefield’s Deal Double

Showing off its range of services, Cushman & Wakefield closed a couple of transactions for clients in both Minnesota and Arizona. First up, David Rothschild and Mary Christian sold a high-quality senior living community in Woodbury, Minnesota for $22 million, or $285,714 per unit. Welltower bought the community, which opened in June 2015 with 39 independent/assisted living units, 32 memory care units and six care suites. Oppidan Investment Co. developed the community and had brought in Ebenezer to manage it. However, the buyer will put in place new management, which we believe will be New Perspective Senior Living. Occupancy was heading above 80% at the time of sale. For more... Read More »

Minnetonka mania

Three seniors housing developments are breaking ground this summer in the Minnetonka, Minnesota area. First, United Properties started construction on its 100-unit community, which will include 72 independent/assisted living units, 22 memory care units and six care units. Then, Oppidan Investment Company and Minnesota-based not-for-profit Ebenezer announced the expected September groundbreaking of their newest community, a 136,000-square foot, 105-unit community that will feature independent living, assisted living and memory care. Finally, The Waters plans to break ground in nearby Excelsior on its new 110-unit independent living community by the end of the year. We will see how these... Read More »