• 60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: You’ve Got To Be Kidding

    Sadly, we are not kidding. President Trump has shown his true colors, and his true loyalty to the almighty dollar, with yet another pardon of one of the bad boys of senior care. But this bad boy is the worst of the group. We are referring to the just announced pardon of criminal Joseph Schwartz, the former owner of Skyline Health. Several months... Read More »
  • Publicly Traded REIT Divests Seniors Housing Portfolio

    A Wisconsin-based developer sold its five seniors housing properties in the Badger State to LTC Properties. Tukka Properties has a longstanding relationship with Walker & Dunlop, which had secured development debt, equity and permanent financing for the assets over the years and had also sold a Tukka-developed property to Welltower in 2021... Read More »
  • Sale Revives Stalled Seniors Housing Development

    Blueprint closed on the sale of a partially developed seniors housing community in Pearland, Texas. Originally planned as a 198-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community on 9.6 acres, the project was approximately 60% complete when development stalled. Blueprint targeted seniors housing operators and developers, as well... Read More »
  • MONTICELLOAM Closes One of Its Largest Financings

    In one of the largest financings the firm has ever completed, MONTICELLOAM, LLC, along with firm affiliates, funded $470.5 million in total bridge and working capital financing for a sixteen-facility skilled nursing portfolio. The sponsor group, which owns and operates over 200 skilled nursing facilities across the country, used the $455.5... Read More »
  • Cash Flowing Assets Trade in Florida and Oregon

    Blueprint was engaged by a repeat institutional private equity client in the sale of a Class-A assisted living/memory care community in the Clearwater, Florida MSA. The community has received investments over the years and offered immediate in-place NOI and strong operating margins, while presenting some value-add opportunities. Kyle Hallion,... 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 »