• Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

    Ziegler was engaged by Marquee Capital, the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments, LLC, the Marcus’ family office, in the sale of its seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio. Built in 2020, BrightStar Senior Living of Mason sits on 3.2 acres with 41 assisted living and memory care units. The community was well occupied at 90%,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

    An active adult community in Germantown, Tennessee, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2020, Avenida Watermarq is a 161-unit, Class-A active adult community in an affluent suburb of Nashville. There are one- and two-bedroom options averaging 919 square feet per unit. Occupancy was 87%. Inspired Real Estate Partners and GEM... Read More »
  • Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

    Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Ohio on behalf of an institutional owner looking to exit the market. The facility comprises 88 beds and 20 independent living units, which served as a referral source for the nursing home. The buyer was a regional owner/operator that is actively expanding in Ohio. This is... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 686 beds in Missouri for $59 million, or $86,000 per bed. The REIT completed the acquisition using cash on hand and the issuance of approximately $2.0 million in OP Units of Strawberry Fields REIT LP to the seller. Eight of the... Read More »
  • Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

    Macquarie Asset Management, which has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a seniors housing platform aimed at targeting investments in modern seniors housing assets alongside established operators. The platform... Read More »
Helios Handles Boston-Area SNF Sale

Helios Handles Boston-Area SNF Sale

Bill Janis and Mario Wilson of Helios Healthcare Advisors represented a family owner in their complete exit from the skilled nursing industry with the sale of their 169-bed SNF in an upscale suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. Consistently achieving a four- or five-star rating from CMS, the facility maintained a good reputation in the local market. It was the preferred provider among the area’s ACOs and hospital systems, and as a result boasted average occupancy above 90% and a strong rehab and private pay census. The family owner had operated it for over 20 years, but the time had come for them to exit the business. The Helios team procured over 10 offers from local and regional providers... Read More »
Titan SenQuest Acquires Ohio Property

Titan SenQuest Acquires Ohio Property

Helios Healthcare Advisors has been on a roll in the last month, closing several acquisitions and financings since mid-November. After about a year in operation, it appears Bill Janis and Mario Wilson have really hit their stride. Most recently, the pair represented an Ohio owner in the sale of their last senior living property (a common theme of 2019) in Summit County (Cleveland area). Since buying the 117-unit community in the 1990s, the previous owner invested capex in the 1980s-vintage property in the late-1990s and again in 2016. And despite occupancy in the low- to mid-80s, with nearly all private pay residents, cash flow was healthy at nearly $1 million in EBITDAR with a roughly 25%... Read More »
Helios Handles Wisconsin SNF Sale

Helios Handles Wisconsin SNF Sale

Helios Healthcare Advisors handled the sale of an 87-bed skilled nursing facility in West Salem, Wisconsin. Originally built in 1963 with additions in 1968 and 1994, the facility is 100% Medicare-certified and provides physical, speech, occupancy and recreational therapy, as well as short-term rehab and traditional long-term care. It was previously owned by a Lakewood, New Jersey investor but was divested as part of a multi-stage strategy to exit the state and focus on markets closer to their headquarters. Mario Wilson and Bill Janis positioned the facility as a value-add opportunity and a found a buyer in a Midwest operator of nearly 30 skilled nursing facilities in four Midwest states.... Read More »
Helios Helps with Short-Term Refinance

Helios Helps with Short-Term Refinance

With a maturing mortgage looming, the owners of a recently expanded assisted living/memory care community in Evansville, Indiana decided to refinance with the help of Mario Wilson and Bill Janis of Helios Healthcare Advisors. Originally purchased in 2012, the community underwent a complete renovation and re-opened in 2015 as Evansville’s first stand-alone memory care community. Shortly after lease-up, ownership decided to then add traditional assisted living units and services. However, their first mortgage was set to mature, and with an incomplete expansion project, the owners needed a short-term refinance solution. So, Helios arranged a 24-month, interest-only loan that took out the... Read More »
Helios Handles California SNF Refinance

Helios Handles California SNF Refinance

Working with a regional bank, Bill Janis and Mario Wilson of Helios Healthcare Advisors structured a 15-year refinance of a 172-bed skilled nursing facility in California. The Golden State-based owner/operator engaged the Helios team to pay off its first mortgage and establish a new line of credit, resulting in the longest possible term and an interest rate fixed at 4.85%. The regional bank was looking to expand its presence in the skilled nursing space, so the deal was a clear win-win. Originally built in 1965 with an addition in 1975, the Los Angeles County facility was well occupied at 98%. It also boasts good clinical and quality of care ratings from the state. Read More »