• Strawberry Fields REIT’s 2025 Growth

    Strawberry Fields REIT reported its 2025 operating results, noting that it was the best year since its inception more than 10 year ago. The company posted significant increases in FFO and AFFO, and it completed more than $110 million in several new acquisitions. Its portfolio now includes 131 skilled nursing facilities, 10 assisted living... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Exits SNF Sector

    An independent owner/operator exited the skilled nursing sector through its divestment of Sunrise Country Manor, which has 80 beds in Milford, Nebraska, and features a mix of private and semi-private units. It maintained an 83% occupancy rate at the time of the sale. A regional operator looking to expand its footprint in Nebraska acquired the... Read More »
  • Assisted Living Providers Join Forces 

    Majestic Residences recently expanded its footprint, adding 17 assisted living communities and six in active development, through its acquisition of Avendelle Senior Living. Avendelle will be integrated into the Majestic Residences platform, with Avendelle’s corporate team retained. The combined organization will operate under the Majestic... Read More »
  • Investor Secures Financing and Acquires Class-A Community

    BWE’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets Team sold and financed The Capstone at Station Camp, which sits in the Nashville, Tennessee MSA. Built in 2021, the Class-A assisted living and memory care community comprises 100 units in Gallatin. It is operated by TerraBella Senior Living.  BWE represented the seller, Hunt Midwest. The buyer was a... Read More »
  • Multiple SNFs Sell in Separate Transactions

    A large skilled nursing company sold its 181-bed skilled nursing facility to a private investment firm based in New York, exiting South Carolina in the process. The buyer had an existing skilled nursing footprint, and will be leasing this facility to a regional operator. The building was older, built in the 1980s, and was around 80% occupied at... Read More »
Two Michigan Transactions from IPA Seniors Housing Trio

Two Michigan Transactions from IPA Seniors Housing Trio

Mark Myers, Joshua Jandris and Charlie Hilding of IPA Seniors Housing handled two Michigan transactions at the start of August. First was the sale of a four-property skilled nursing portfolio in Michigan, totaling 393 beds. The aging properties are in need of capital improvements, which was reflected in the (undisclosed) pricing. A large Michigan operator (who sourced REIT financing for the deal) purchased three of the facilities, while a local owner/operator in the Detroit area purchased the facility in Wayne. Second was the sale of a 143-bed skilled nursing facility in the town of Zeeland (Grand Rapids MSA), which involved an Illinois not-for-profit, Providence Life Services, as the... Read More »
IPA Ratifies Constitution State Sale

IPA Ratifies Constitution State Sale

Charlie Hilding, along with Mark Myers, Joshua Jandris and Alex Vice, of IPA Seniors Housing handled the sale of a skilled nursing facility in rural Ohio. Representing the seller, IPA sold the facility, which features over 150 beds and several specialized care services (including a designated ventilator unit), for nearly $165,000 per occupied bed and approximately $116,000 per licensed bed, which is especially high for a rural location. The buyer is a growing regional owner/operator that is entering the Ohio market with this purchase. They recently purchased their first facility, an 80+ bed skilled nursing facility in northern Kentucky, with IPA also representing the seller in that... Read More »
New Jersey Owner Charges Ahead in Petersburg, Virginia

New Jersey Owner Charges Ahead in Petersburg, Virginia

A senior living operator is growing its portfolio outside of the Garden State for the first time, in a deal facilitated by Andrew Hilding, Josh Jandris and Mark Myers of IPA Seniors Housing. The target is located in Petersburg, Virginia, and features a 39-unit assisted living community and a 32-unit memory care community on the same campus, with 102 total licensed beds. It was previously owned by a large operator that primarily serves the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions. This is the buyer’s first community outside of New Jersey, which will look to enhance operations and make necessary improvements at the property. Read More »
Myers & Jandris Close South Florida Sale

Myers & Jandris Close South Florida Sale

Mark Myers and Josh Jandris of IPA Seniors Housing headed to sunny South Florida to sell a large 230-bed skilled nursing facility on behalf of the not-for-profit owner. Operations were solid at the property, with some room for improvement, with occupancy at around 79%, a quality mix of 14% and an operating margin of 10% on approximately $15.6 million of revenues. The deal was the Northeast-based private investor buyer’s first purchase in Florida. They paid $30.75 million, or $133,700 per bed, for the opportunity. Read More »
Bridge Lender Sells (And Finances) Philly-Area Community

Bridge Lender Sells (And Finances) Philly-Area Community

The seller of a 54-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Philadelphia MSA got more than it originally bargained for, having been able to provide acquisition financing for the buyer too. Three years prior, a portfolio bridge lender had taken over ownership of the property through a foreclosure. It was built in stages in the 1980s and recently received substantial renovations. However, occupancy was around 60% at the time of the sale. The incoming owner, a private investor from the East Coast, plans to continue the renovations in order to align it with the other facilities in their portfolio. Andrew Hilding, Josh Jandris, Mark Myers and Charles Hilding of IPA Seniors Housing... Read More »