• Public REIT Divests to Owner/Operator

    Blueprint facilitated the sale of a Massachusetts skilled nursing facility on behalf of a public REIT in the senior care sector. The REIT determined that the facility was a strong candidate for sale due to its location. Plus, the former operator was switching focus to other assets in its mutual portfolio.  Purpose-built in 1982 with... Read More »
  • Development Company Acquires Through Membership Buyout

    A Missouri-based real estate developer engaged Blueprint to facilitate its membership buyout of a joint venture partner. Brooks Blackmon, Ben Firestone and Lauren Nagle handled the transaction. Four years ago, the firm was brought on to raise capital, ultimately sourcing an institutional capital partner to develop a private pay seniors housing... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Previewing Our Capital Markets Conversation

    We know that the capital markets have made the biggest impact on M&A activity and property valuations in the last several years, changing the size of possible deals, the makeup of the properties sold and the buyers that could actually buy. Now that the capital markets have substantially improved and are getting better, barring a sudden and... Read More »
  • Seller Exits Seniors Industry with Divestment to REIT

    A single-asset seniors housing owner is exiting the industry with the sale of their property in Murrieta, California. Built in 2016 and 2018, Renaissance Village Murrieta has 142 units of assisted living and memory care in three stories. It was operating just below 70% occupancy, so there is plenty of room for a new owner to improve performance... Read More »
  • Deal Closes Following Buyer Withdrawals

    After a long process that saw multiple buyers pull out from the deal, the sale of Sarah Neuman Skilled Nursing Facility in Mamaroneck, New York, has closed with the help of Mark Myers at Kiser Group. Owned by a religious not-for-profit organization, The New Jewish Home, the facility features 301 beds and was losing money. Myers had previously... Read More »
Carnegie Capital Closes Loan With Congressional Bank

Carnegie Capital Closes Loan With Congressional Bank

JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital secured a bank refinance for a Pennsylvania seniors housing community. Congressional Bank provided the $16.5 million loan, which came with a three-year term and 30 months of interest only. This was the second financing Mr. Stettin has closed for the sponsor, a major national healthcare development fund. A top-tier national operator managed the building, which opened within the last several years with 65 assisted living and 30 memory care units. The loan refinanced the property during its continued lease-up, which was extended due to the pandemic. This capped a busy month for Carnegie Capital during which it announced its new joint venture with Evans Senior... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Upstate New York Community

Evans Senior Investments Sells Upstate New York Community

Evans Senior Investments handled the sale of an assisted living/memory care community in Rome, New York, about 15 miles northwest of Utica. Built in 2009, the community is licensed for 48 AL and 12 MC beds, and also holds an Assisted Living Program (ALP) Medicaid license on 16 beds. Over the past 12 months, it has averaged 90% occupancy, with an 80% private pay census. Its operating margin has also been strong, at 29% on more than $2.6 million of revenues. But that could be improved by a new and potentially larger owner.  The independent owner/operator worked with Evans to find a buyer, which ended up being a regional owner/operator looking to expand its presence in the state and... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Florida Community

Evans Senior Investments Sells Florida Community

Fresh off three top-five finishes in our Broker Rankings (see the story in Februrary’s issue of The SeniorCare Investor), Evans Senior Investments represented the independent owner/operator of a 66-unit assisted living/memory care community in High Springs, Florida in the property’s sale. Originally built in 1988 with a 36-unit expansion in 2014, it currently features 46 assisted living and 20 memory care units. The community holds a Medicaid license on the 72 licensed beds, and 71% of the census was private pay residents. Based on beds, occupancy averaged 92% during the twelve months prior to the sale, and the operating margin was a strong 28% on nearly... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Heads Back To Green Springs

Evans Senior Investments Heads Back To Green Springs

Less than a year after selling a small independent living community in Green Springs, Ohio, the team at Evans Senior Investments returned to the site to sell the remaining two facilities on the campus, including a facility with 31 skilled nursing beds and 20 assisted living units and a separate 120-bed skilled nursing facility. In May, Evans had represented the court-appointed receiver in the sale of a six-unit IL community, which was the first phase of its exit.   Built in phases from 1963 to 2006, the campus had been owned and operated by a second-generation family member for over 30 years, until they decided to sell in 2016 in order to focus on their existing... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Sells Evansville SNF

Evans Senior Investments Sells Evansville SNF

A skilled nursing facility with strong UPL revenues sold in Evansville, Indiana thanks to Evans Senior Investments. The owner/operator primarily operated in the Southeast, and this facility represented its only asset in the Midwest, with the nearest property nearly 300 miles away. So, an Indiana exit was arranged, and a new regional owner/operator looking to expand its presence in the state emerged as the new owner.  COVID-19 unfortunately hit the 113-bed facility earlier this year, leading to 66 total cases and increased expenses. Also, occupancy dropped from 73% to 67%, but cash flow remained strong at $1.1 million in NOI, for a 13% margin on approximately $7.83 million of revenues.... Read More »