• NHI and National HealthCare Corporation Ending Master Lease

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:55 pm | Acquisitions

    In a move to concentrate its portfolio on private pay seniors housing, National Health Investors divested a large skilled nursing portfolio for $560 million, before estimated transaction costs between $6 million and $8 million. The buyer was the current lessee, National HealthCare Corporation, whose legacy master lease was established in 1991 and... Read More »

  • Seniors Housing Communities Sell in Southwest Florida

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:41 pm | Acquisitions, Financings

    Berkadia has announced a couple of closings in southwest Florida. First, Brooks Minford headed to the Tampa, Florida area to sell a 138-unit assisted living/memory care community on behalf of a local developer that was looking to exit the seniors housing business. They had built Tessera of Brandon in 2017 to feature a mix of 98 assisted living... Read More »

  • Global Investment Firm Re-Enters the Senior Care Industry

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:40 pm | Acquisitions

    Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has re-entered the seniors housing sphere after its exit in 2008. The company has acquired three communities in Massachusetts, California, and New York, all within a short period.  The Massachusetts community is in Boston, and it offers both independent living and affordable seniors housing... Read More »

  • Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:39 pm | Acquisitions

    Stone Brook Assisted Living in the Dallas, Texas MSA, has traded hands from a single-community owner/operator to a regionally-based investor. The seller was looking to enter retirement, and the investor wanted to make their first investment in the seniors housing space. Both seller and buyer agreed to pause the process in Fall 2025 to allow the... Read More »

  • Public Company Divests in Arizona

    by | Apr 23, 2026 2:38 pm | Acquisitions

    A publicly traded company focused on seniors housing recently divested a community in Mesa, Arizona. The asset features 68 assisted living and memory care units, and offered meaningful upside potential. Amy Sitzman, Kyle Hallion and Jake Rice of Blueprint handled the deal, which saw a competitive process with multiple offers from groups looking... Read More »
REIT Buys Ebenezer-Managed Community in Minnesota

REIT Buys Ebenezer-Managed Community in Minnesota

by | Jan 2, 2020 6:23 pm | Acquisitions

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

by | Mar 15, 2017 8:31 am | Acquisitions

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

by | Aug 30, 2016 8:38 pm | Developments

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 »