• Did Blackstone Sell Too Soon?

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:25 pm | Acquisitions

    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

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:24 pm | Uncategorized

    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

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:22 pm | Acquisitions

    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

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:21 pm | Acquisitions

    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

    by | Nov 7, 2025 4:20 pm | Acquisitions

    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 »
Institutional Property Advisors Sells Iowa SNF Portfolio

Institutional Property Advisors Sells Iowa SNF Portfolio

by | Jun 16, 2021 10:08 am | Acquisitions, Financings

In a strategic move to build its presence in the Midwest, Beacon Health Management acquired 10 skilled nursing facilities in Iowa last month. Ryan Fleming of Institutional Property Advisors represented the seller in this $24.2 million, or $42,600 per bed, transaction. Todd Lindblom was the broker of record.  The targeted properties within the Pearl Valley Rehab & Healthcare portfolio include 568 beds and currently generate total revenue of $35 million and EBITDA of $3.5 million. That results in a 14.5% cap rate on the deal.  Occupancy across the portfolio fluctuated around 75 to 80% during the sale process. Some COVID cases towards the end of the transaction resulted in a delay in... Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Pittsburgh Portfolio

Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Pittsburgh Portfolio

by | Jul 19, 2019 8:20 am | Acquisitions

Chicago Pacific Founders announced its second acquisition for July, following up on its purchase of a senior living community in Scottsdale, Arizona by picking up three senior living communities in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania market. One of the communities, in North Versailles, was opened in 2009 and is fully stabilized. The other two were opened more recently, in April 2017 for the Bethel Park community and just earlier this year for the community in Pittsburgh. So, cash flow was uneven across the portfolio. The two older properties are independent living communities, while the newest property also features personal care units. As usual, Chicago Pacific Founders’ operating subsidiary,... Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Again

Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Again

by | Jul 10, 2019 6:01 am | Acquisitions

A week after it was announced that Chicago Pacific Founders acquired a new senior living community in Conroe, Texas, the firm followed it up with another purchase, this time in Scottsdale, Arizona. Featuring 101 units of independent living and assisted living, the community will now be managed by CPF’s operating subsidiary, Grace Management. The community was originally built in 1998 and is located close to numerous shopping and medical centers. Chicago Pacific Founders plans to invest in improvements to the community in addition to renaming it. The final purchase price came to $27 million, or about $267,300 per unit. Steve Gebing, Hamid Panahi, Cliff David and Tony Cassie of Institutional... Read More »
New York Investment Fund Wins Bid For Knoxville Property

New York Investment Fund Wins Bid For Knoxville Property

by | Dec 7, 2018 7:02 am | Acquisitions

In late November, the team of Mike Surak, Joshua Jandris and Mark Myers of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, closed on the sale of a 69-unit assisted living and memory care community in Knoxville, Tennessee. The community opened in early 2017 with 54,000 square feet on 6.91 acres. Of the total, 51 units are assisted living and 18 are memory care. Occupancy had reached 90% by closing, and was forecasted to reach 95%. The IPA team obtained five offers, and the winning bid was $16.8 million from an upstate New York investment fund. This came to just over $243,000 per unit, and a 6.6% cap rate on annualized EBITDA.    Read More »