• Brookdale Occupancy Stalls

    Brookdale Senior Living released its November occupancy results, and its census growth has stalled this Fall. In its consolidated portfolio, weighted average occupancy fell by 10 basis points from 82.6% in October to 82.5% in November, while month-end occupancy dropped more significantly from 83.7% to 83.4%. Same-community results were not... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Facility Sells for Strong Price

    A rare skilled nursing and behavioral health facility in Tucson, Arizona, sold for a strong price to a partnership between a regional healthcare equity investor and a national skilled nursing operator. Featuring more than 140 beds, the facility is licensed by the state for both medical and behavioral health services, being the only SNF in the... Read More »
  • AL Community with Attached SNF Trades

    An assisted living community with an attached, vacant 65-bed skilled nursing facility in Faribault, Minnesota, sold with the help of Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Built in 1998, Pleasant View Estates features 36 units and a 75% elderly waiver census. The community was well-occupied and operated at a strong margin. It was previously... Read More »
  • Regional Bank Funds Dallas Development

    Construction projects, although rare, can still get done these days. Tremper Capital Group successfully secured an $84 million non-recourse loan from a regional bank to fund a development in the Dallas, Texas MSA. The 164-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care project is being built by Harbert South Bay Partners in the... Read More »
  • UMRH Expands Two CCRCs in North Carolina

    Ziegler closed The United Methodist Retirement Homes’ (UMRH) $92.125 million Series 2025A, 2025B and 2025C bonds. UMRH is a North Carolina-based not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates three CCRCs in North Carolina: Croasdaile Village Retirement Community in Durham, Wesley Pines Retirement Community in Lumberton, and Cypress Glen... 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 »