• 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 »
Bain and Capitol Seniors Housing Acquire Active Adult Portfolio

Bain and Capitol Seniors Housing Acquire Active Adult Portfolio

Bain Capital Real Estate and Capitol Seniors Housing have teamed up to acquire an active adult portfolio of two properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth MSA.  The first property, The Orchards at Arlington Highlands, is located in Arlington. Built in 2019, it totals 265,611 square feet and features 180 units that offer one- and two-bedroom floorplan options. The second property, The Orchards at Market Plaza, was constructed in Plano in 2020 and contains 257,102 square feet, also consisting of 180 units with one- and two-bedroom options. The two communities are strategically located minutes from regional malls, entertainment, medical facilities, and major transportation corridors. Financial... Read More »
JLL Represents BIG in Seniors Housing Sale

JLL Represents BIG in Seniors Housing Sale

Earlier this week, we covered private equity firm Bridge Investment Group’s (BIG) sale of its 79-unit senior living community in Savannah, Georgia to a 1031 investor. But some additional details came out that we can reveal now. The JLL Capital Markets investment advisory team including Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper and Michael Sivewright, represented BIG in the deal.  Located on Wilmington Island, an affluent suburb located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Savannah, the 1998-era community features 28 independent living, 39 assisted living and 12 memory care units. It offers restaurant-style full-service dining, a full-service salon, community library, and... Read More »
JLL Represents BIG in Seniors Housing Sale

JLL Facilitates Seniors Housing Sale in Georgia

Private equity firm Bridge Investment Group (BIG) sold its 79-unit senior living community in Savannah, Georgia to a 1031 investor. The JLL Capital Markets investment advisory team including Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper and Michael Sivewright, represented BIG in the deal.  Located on Wilmington Island, an affluent suburb located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Savannah, the community features 28 independent living, 39 assisted living and 12 memory care units. It offers restaurant-style full-service dining, a full-service salon, community library, and in-house physical, occupational and speech therapies. Occupancy was a very strong 95% at closing. We don’t see that too often these... Read More »
JLL Sells Oregon Assisted Living Community

JLL Sells Oregon Assisted Living Community

Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of JLL successfully sold an 85-unit assisted living community in Portland, Oregon. The seller and buyer were not disclosed, but the community has an almost entirely Medicaid census.   It was built in 2005 with 81 private rooms and four semi-private rooms. Occupancy was in the high-90s in the fall of 2019, but has since dropped to about 88%. Many operators would love to have their communities that full. But, operations were close to breakeven, so there is some room for improvement, clearly. The property was subject to a ground lease controlled by a local family.  Read More »
JLL Represents Healthpeak in Two More Divestments

JLL Represents Healthpeak in Two More Divestments

JLL announced its role in a couple more Healthpeak Properties seniors housing divestments. Most notably, Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper represented PEAK in the sale of five SHOP communities that were operated by Florida-based Sonata Senior Living. All five communities are in Florida, with locations in Delray Beach (80 units), Boynton Beach (92), Boca Raton (74), Coconut Creek (94) and Vero Beach (104). There were a total of 328 assisted living, 107 memory care and nine independent living units, and the communities averaged around 20 years in age. However, the properties were well maintained, and Healthpeak Properties had invested over $13 million of capex in... Read More »