• 60 Seconds with Swett: Getting Realistic with New Development

    The positive mood at the NIC Fall Conference was contagious, as dealmakers were looking forward to a potential record-breaking fourth quarter. We at LevinPro are also gearing up to cover a new elevated level of M&A activity and pricing in the coming months, with our updated valuation tool better accounting for today’s market and the estimated... Read More »
  • NHC Responds to NHI

    National Healthcare Corporation, the tenant of 32 of National Health Investor’s skilled nursing/senior care facilities and three independent living communities, is disputing NHI’s determination of default after the landlord formally notified the operator that it was in default and must cure the default within 30 days to avoid an Event of... Read More »
  • REIT Acquires High-Quality Continuum of Care Community

    Blueprint facilitated the sale of a Class-A seniors housing community in Jasper, Georgia. Built in 2022, The Lodge at Stephens Lake includes 83 units of independent living cottages, assisted living and memory care. It is adjacent to a large active adult development and benefits from significant planned residential and commercial growth. At the... Read More »
  • Legend Senior Living Adds Allentown-Area Asset

    A Class-A, well performing property outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania, traded to a joint venture between Legend Senior Living and a new capital partner. Alex Florea and Kevin Lukehart of Blueprint handled the transaction. Legend previously operated The Vero at Bethlehem, which opened in July 2023 and stabilized within 18 months. At the time of... Read More »
  • CFG’s Senior Care Financing Activity

    Capital Funding Group financed more than $86 million across six transactions from early to mid-August. The transactions supported two memory care communities, four skilled nursing facilities, and one psychiatric hospital in Missouri, California, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers, one of which is a... Read More »
Griffin-American Healthcare REITs III and IV to Merge

Griffin-American Healthcare REITs III and IV to Merge

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. (GAHR III) and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc. (GAHR IV) have entered into a definitive merger agreement so that GAHR IV will acquire GAHR III in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction. The newly merged company will be renamed American Healthcare REIT, with approximately $4.2 billion in combined healthcare real estate assets.  Immediately prior to the acquisition, GAHR III will also acquire the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, LLC (“AHI”), the co-sponsor of both REITs, and the external advisors of GAHR III and GAHR IV. Combining these entities and the capabilities in acquisitions, asset management,... Read More »
Cadence Living Expands in the Southeast

Cadence Living Expands in the Southeast

Cadence Living is certainly in growth mode. Earlier this year, the Scottsdale, Arizona-based operator announced a major expansion into its own state with the acquisition of land in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler to build a 191-unit, $46 million senior living development to join its three other brand-new or nearly-open communities in the area. Then, late last month, the operator announced that it teamed up with Sabra Health Care REIT to acquire an assisted living/memory care community in Poway, California (San Diego MSA). Now, Cadence Living was just selected as manager of seven assisted living/memory care communities and 402 total units across North Carolina, marking its entry in the... Read More »

Griffin-American starts small

After a busy year during which it made over $1.55 billion in healthcare acquisitions, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT-III recently made a relatively small deal in central Pennsylvania, acquiring a 120-unit independent/assisted living community in Palmyra for an undisclosed price. Built in 2007, this community was owned by AMC Delancey Group, Inc. and Heritage Senior Living, which will continue to operate under Griffin-American. Occupancy stood at 93% at the time of the sale. Joshua Jandris, Mark Myers, Charles Hilding and Andrew Hilding of Marcus & Millichap handled the transaction. Read More »

Pay up in Richmond

So far this year, there have been six announced seniors housing transactions valued higher than $300,000 per unit, compared with 16 in 2014. And of the top six deals this year, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT-III was the acquirer in two. First was the company’s acquisition of two senior living communities in Nebraska for $66 million, or $300,000 per unit, announced back in June. But more recently (and at a higher cost), Griffin-American purchased a 186-unit senior living community in Richmond, Virginia, for $64 million, or $344,000 per unit. Built 16 years ago, the community provides 108 units of IL, 60 AL units and 18 memory care apartments, and boasts a greater-than-96% occupancy. The... Read More »

Griffin-American III acquires Trilogy Health Services

Nearly doubling its size in one fell swoop, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III is acquiring Trilogy Health Services for approximately $1.125 billion (including the assumption of $205.1 million of debt) pursuant to a joint venture with NorthStar Healthcare Income. Griffin-American will own approximately two-thirds of the joint venture (bringing total real estate and related investments to approximately $2 billion) and will act as its manager, while NorthStar will own the other third. Also as part of the transaction, Trilogy’s founder and CEO, Randy Bufford, and other members of the company’s management will own a $24 million, or 3.6%, stake in Trilogy. Mr. Bufford will remain in place to... Read More »