• Did Blackstone Sell Too Soon?

    According to recent media reports, real estate investor The Blackstone Group has sold and is in the process of selling about $1.8 billion in seniors housing assets. It wants to completely exit the seniors housing business which they claim has been a disaster for them. One report stated that they have lost upwards of $600 million across the... Read More »
  • Brookdale Continues Winning Streak

    The big question is, why did this not happen earlier? We are talking about Brookdale Senior Living’s occupancy recovery, and why the previous leadership seemed unable to move the needle, but as soon as they were gone, everything has been on an upward trend. Hmmmmm.  Things are not perfect at Brookdale, but they never were. However,... Read More »
  • National Health Investors Adjusts Its SHOP Portfolio

    National Health Investors, Inc. announced some adjustments to its SHOP portfolio, raising its full-year guidance for the third consecutive quarter due to the contribution of recently transitioned and newly acquired SHOP properties, along with continued strength in its investment pipeline. The REIT also had an update on its lease agreement with... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields’ Three Separate SNF Transactions

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced three separate skilled nursing transactions that closed during the third quarter. Two previously announced acquisitions were in Missouri, and the recently announced purchase was in Oklahoma.  In July, the REIT completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities with 686 beds in Missouri. The... Read More »
  • Receivership Estate Sells in Alabama

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint handled another successful sale on behalf of a lender and special servicer, this time involving a receivership estate in Mobile, Alabama. Knollwood Point, a 2001-vintage, 46-unit assisted living and memory care community, struggled in recent years as a result of challenged occupancy and volatile staffing.... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Dayton Senior Care Facility

Evans Senior Investments Sells Dayton Senior Care Facility

A newly renovated senior care facility in Dayton, Ohio that was struggling with census issues sold to a Midwest-based owner/operator with the help of the team at Evans Senior Investments. Featuring 60 skilled nursing beds and 30 assisted living units, the facility was previously owned by an independent owner/operator looking to exit the long-term care industry. It was originally built in 1988 but received a $1.3 million renovation from 2019 to 2020.   The updated physical plant and number of private rooms certainly helped its attractiveness, but the facility was averaging just 37% occupancy at the SNF and 45% in the assisted living portion. Plus, the previous owner had not licensed the SNF... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Profitable SNF in Indiana

Evans Senior Investments Sells Profitable SNF in Indiana

The transactions keep on coming from Evans Senior Investments, which followed up on its value-add deal in Pennsylvania with a skilled nursing sale in Indiana. This facility was built in three phases in 1964, 1978 and 1998, and now features 204 licensed beds, although 180 are currently functional. The owner/operator has other skilled nursing facilities but primarily on the West Coast. This was its only Indiana facility, the closest facility in its portfolio being 122 miles away. So, it was slated for sale.  At the time of marketing, the facility was 60% occupied and profitable, generating $2.2 million of NOI at a 22.1% margin. Helping that strong margin (despite the low census) was the $1.9... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Value-Add Property in Pennsylvania

Evans Senior Investments Sells Value-Add Property in Pennsylvania

The team at Evans Senior Investments represented an independent owner/operator in the sale of its value-add senior care campus in Rochester, Pennsylvania. Numbering 122 skilled nursing beds and 22 operational personal care units (out of a total of 62), the property sold for $9.2 million, or $63,900 per functional bed/unit.   Originally built in 1965, the campus received a $2.5 million renovation from 2015 to 2019, leaving it with a modern physical plant and all rooms being either private or semiprivate. However, it was not profitable at the time of marketing, with occupancy averaging 69% and the community generating an NOI loss of over $1.0 million on $10.45 million of revenues. High... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Vacant Community in Indiana

Evans Senior Investments Sells Vacant Community in Indiana

The team at Evans Senior Investments sold a vacant seniors housing community in Valparaiso, Indiana for $9.15 million, or $93,000 per unit, which at first glance is a strong value for an empty building. After opening its doors in March 2018, the community struggled to lease up and went through two different management companies. The pandemic only made things worse, and ownership decided to shutter the community in September 2020.   It currently features 98 units that were set aside for assisted living and memory care. A regional private equity group was able to buy the property at below replacement cost and hired Priority Life Care to operate and oversee the leasing of it. Before Priority... Read More »
CareTrust REIT Acquires Rental CCRC Portfolio

CareTrust REIT Acquires Rental CCRC Portfolio

CareTrust REIT acquired four former Marriott rental CCRCs in Southern California for a combined purchase price of $125.2 million, or $196,500 per unit. That just about equals the average price per unit for seniors housing properties in the 2020 M&A market, according to 26th Edition of The Senior Care Acquisition Report.  Originally developed by Marriott in 1999 and 2000, these communities total 360 assisted living units, 97 memory care units and 180 skilled nursing beds. They are all located in high-income markets in Camarillo, Carlsbad, Rancho Mirage and San Juan Capistrano. An institutional owner hired Evans Senior Investments to market and sell the... Read More »