• Clarion Partners Expands in Nashville MSA

    Clarion Partners, an affiliate of Franklin Templeton Investments, announced that Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. acquired Vitality Living Franklin, a 126-unit seniors housing community in Franklin, Tennessee (Nashville MSA). The community was built in 2014, renovated in 2023 and faced little new competition in the area. It was... Read More »
  • Regional Buyer Acquires Community Adjacent to Its SNF

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham recently sold a 42-unit assisted living community in Cashmere, Washington, near Wenatchee in the central part of the state. Epledalen Assisted Living was built in 1999 and was fully occupied, but its local owner/operator wished to exit the industry.... Read More »
  • National Healthcare Properties and Discovery Buy Large Portfolio

    In an off-market deal, National Healthcare Properties acquired a portfolio of 13 seniors housing communities in eight states through a joint venture with Discovery Senior Living. The new SHOP assets total 592 units of assisted living and will be placed under a RIDEA structure with Discovery, which has been managing and will continue to manage the... Read More »
  • Debtor Sells SNF at Auction

    Blueprint was engaged by the debtor and approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Eastern New York District to sell the real estate of a skilled nursing facility outside of Yakima, Washington. Arcadia Medical Resort of Parkside was built in 1972 and is licensed for 88 beds, providing long-term care, rehabilitation and therapy services. It is set... Read More »
  • Dwight Capital Buys HUD Mortgage Servicing Rights Portfolio

    Dwight Capital acquired Midland States Bank’s seniors housing HUD mortgage servicing rights portfolio, which includes loans secured by skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and hospitals. The portfolio totals over $500 million in unpaid principal balance from 69 loans across 22 states. Now, following the acquisition, the loan... 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 »

Keeping the pace

Aron Will of CBRE had yet another prolific month (after an already busy 2015), closing four transactions. Included in his totals were two acquisition financings (for the MorningStar Senior Living Colorado portfolio and Capitol Seniors Housing’s Seattle-area acquisition) already detailed in previous weeks. Mr. Will also recently arranged a $32.3 million 10-year Fannie Mae loan, with a fixed interest rate and 54 months of interest-only. The borrower, Westmont Living, will use the funds to refinance its 138-unit independent/assisted living community in Chico, California. Already with a 94% occupancy rate at the community, Westmont may look to convert a number of units to memory care in order... Read More »

Three high-priced acquisitions in PA

In a sale-manageback transaction, a non-traded REIT purchased three senior living communities with 328 total units in Pennsylvania from Heritage Senior Living for $87.5 million, or $266,800 per unit. Compared to the average price paid for AL/IL communities of $198,800 in the trailing-12 months ending Q1:2015 (according a supplemental report for the Senior Care Acquisition Report), this represents a significant premium. The properties, located in York, Bethlehem and Harleysville, Pennsylvania, offered independent living, assisted living and memory care services, and were well occupied at the time of the sale. Mark Myers of Marcus & Millichap handled the transaction. Read More »