• 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... Read More »
  • Two Seniors Housing Sales Close

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage is continuing on its hot streak this month, closing two additional deals in Alabama and Florida. In the Alabama transaction, Dan Geraghty and Brad Clousing represented a large national owner/operator that was resizing its portfolio to concentrate on its core market. So, the company divested an assisted... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Exits Georgia

    Selectis Health, Inc. has completed its exit from Georgia with the help of Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint. In the beginning of the year, Selectis Health divested Providence of Sparta Health and Rehab and Warrenton Health and Rehab to Journey, also with the help of Segal and Waldhorn (more on that deal can be found here). The... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Divests Third Class-A Asset

    Caddis Partners and Singerman Real Estate have divested another seniors housing community, Heartis Fayetteville. This comes shortly after the joint venture’s sale of Heartis Venice and Heartis Longview. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare represented the seller in all three... Read More »
  • Bonds Issued for Independent Living Expansion

    Ziegler closed John Knox Village’s $47.85 million Series 2026A, B-1, B-2 and B-3 bonds issued through the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. John Knox Village (JKV), a Missouri not-for-profit corporation, is a CCRC consisting of 1,038 independent living units, 180 assisted living units and 121 skilled nursing beds. This transaction marks JKV’s... Read More »
Liberty Senior Living Adds New Property in South Carolina

Liberty Senior Living Adds New Property in South Carolina

JLL Capital Markets closed the sale of Discovery Village at Sandhill, a 187-unit independent living community in Columbia, South Carolina. Developer South Bay Partners, LLC (now a part of the Harbert Management Corporation) divested the property to Liberty Senior Living, LLC, which took over operations following the closing of the transaction. The property has been rebranded as Inspire Sandhill. Completed in 2019, Inspire Sandhill features one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 981 square feet. Located on 8.39 acres, Inspire Sandhill sits near local entertainment hubs and an extensive number of local educational institutions. Charles Bissell and Cody Tremper of JLL led the... Read More »
JLL Arranges Refinance for Texas Community

JLL Arranges Refinance for Texas Community

JLL Capital Markets arranged a $37.5 million refinance for Hidden Springs of McKinney, a 194-unit independent living/assisted living/memory care community in McKinney, Texas. Joel Mendes and Jason Skalko represented the borrower, a joint venture between CREC Real Estate and Madison Marquette, in securing a non-recourse, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. The loan came with a five-year term, with extension options. Completed in 2020, Hidden Springs of McKinney features large units and high-end finishes, with plentiful amenities like an indoor pool, fitness center and dog park.  Read More »
JLL Arranges Two Refinances Through Debt Funds

JLL Arranges Two Refinances Through Debt Funds

The team at JLL Capital Markets refinanced a couple of seniors housing properties in the Southeast, working with a debt fund in both transactions. The first, and largest, deal saw a five-year $57.5 million loan arranged for Windsor at Celebration, a 239-unit, luxury seniors housing community near Orlando in Celebration, Florida. Built in 2018 by a partnership between Square Mile Capital Management and Big Rock Partners, the community features 133 independent living, 73 assisted living and 33 memory care units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom suites averaging 853 square feet. JLL’s Senior Director Joel Mendes, Senior Managing Director... Read More »
Private Equity Buyers Snap Up Southeast Portfolio

Private Equity Buyers Snap Up Southeast Portfolio

JLL Capital Markets’ Mike Garbers and Cody Temper recently arranged the sale of nine seniors housing communities on behalf of the seller, a large public REIT. The portfolio consists of one North Carolina and eight South Carolina properties, encompassing 558 assisted living and memory care units.  The first sale, in North Carolina, involves a 52-unit assisted living and memory care community that was sold to a private equity group. The property has been closed and vacant since April due to a fire, but extensive remodeling and repairs are foreseeable so the community can undergo rebranding upon reopening. The second transaction, in South Carolina, consists of 506 units across eight... Read More »
JLL Sells 55+ Community in Minneapolis Market

JLL Sells 55+ Community in Minneapolis Market

JLL Capital Markets sold a newly-built, 107-unit 55+ housing community in Maplewood, Minnesota known as Frost English Silver. The purchase price was $27.3 million, or about $255,140 per unit.   The community has a variety of one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging 876 square feet. The community features a fitness center, outdoor patio with grilling stations, community room, salon, indoor lap pool and heated underground parking. The seller was Sherman Associates and an affiliate of Axial Real Estate Advisors LLC acquired the community.     Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon and Ken Dayton of JLL represented the... Read More »