• 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 »
JLL Announces Seniors Housing Portfolio Deal

JLL Announces Seniors Housing Portfolio Deal

The JLL team got off to a prolific start this January, already handling a couple of transactions across 17 seniors housing properties. The big one involved the sale of 16 seniors housing communities previously owned by a publicly traded REIT. Totaling more than 1,800 units, these communities were located in three states and consisted of a mix between independent living, assisted living and memory care units, with some skilled nursing beds too.   They were not new, averaging more than 20 years in age, and did not escape the effects of COVID-19. Occupancy dropped from around the mid-80% range to the mid-70s, and we imagine cash flow was affected too. A non-traded REIT... Read More »
JLL Handles Youngstown, Ohio Sale

JLL Handles Youngstown, Ohio Sale

A large senior care campus in Youngstown, Ohio sold earlier this year in a deal handled by Mike Garbers of JLL Capital Markets. Previously owned by a not-for-profit, it was built in stages and now features approximately 300 units spanning the whole senior care spectrum. It was considered a value-add opportunity with some capex needs, and private ownership can usually come in and make some quick expense adjustments at a former not-for-profit operation.   Indeed, a for-profit owner stepped in to buy the property at an undisclosed price. This was their first acquisition, but the principal does have experience in seniors housing operations. The deal apparently closed pre-COVID, so some... Read More »
JLL Lands Financing for Luxury Chicago Senior Living Project

JLL Lands Financing for Luxury Chicago Senior Living Project

The JLL team has secured both construction debt and joint venture equity for a joint venture to build a new luxury senior living community in Evanston, Illinois (Chicago MSA).  Located on an irreplaceable 0.77-acre infill site just north of downtown Evanston, the nine-story project will consist of a mix of private independent living, assisted living and memory care units. It’s set to open in 2021 with a host of amenities that include multiple terraces with views of Lake Michigan. The total cost is estimated to be about $75 million, or $460,000 per unit. That’s a high figure, but given the location and Class-A finishes/amenities, we think the owners will be able to increase that... Read More »
After Long Road to Opening, Texas Senior Living Community Sells

After Long Road to Opening, Texas Senior Living Community Sells

The JLL Seniors Housing Capital Markets team including Charles Bissell, Cody Tremper, Mike Garbers, Zach Rigby and Jason Skalko represented the seller of a 189-unit senior living community in Longview, Texas. Developed in 2018 adjacent to the Longview Regional Medical Center, the community features 126 independent living, 41 assisted living and 22 memory care units. There are also plenty of amenities, like an outdoor pool and patio area, bocce ball court, a bistro/bar and others. The project had trouble getting off the ground, until Austin-based private equity firm Thrive FP bought it for $20.7 million, or about $110,000 per unit, in a bankruptcy auction. Citizens National Bank financed... Read More »
JLL Sells Chicago Senior Care Campus

JLL Sells Chicago Senior Care Campus

Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of JLL Seniors Housing Capital Markets represented Lutheran Life Communities in its sale of a 171-licensed bed senior care campus in Chicago, Illinois. Originally built in 1921 with additions of the East Wing in 1956 and the West Wing 1970, the property features 55 sheltered care units and a skilled nursing portion that operates with 96 beds. It is situated on a 2.38-acre site in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood just northwest of downtown. The buyer ended up being an experienced operator of long-term care facilities in Illinois. They paid an undisclosed price and have renamed the building to Paul House and Healthcare Center. After the deal, Lutheran Life... Read More »