• State of the Healthcare M&A Market Webinar

    LevinPro HC convened a panel of healthcare dealmaking experts to talk about M&A trends across the healthcare services spectrum, valuation metrics, private equity activity and regulatory headwinds. The conversation also covered our latest healthcare M&A statistics. Ben Swett, Managing Editor of LevinPro HC moderated the panel, which... Read More »
  • Buyer Adds Fourth Community in Under 12 Months

    Unbridled Living completed its fourth acquisition in less than 12 months, adding a second seniors housing community to its Missouri footprint. Built in 2001 and most recently renovated in 2025, The Emerson at St. Peters is an independent living community with 182 units, 20 of which can flex to assisted living. It has been rebranded as Unbridled... Read More »
  • New 1031 Exchange Platform Launches

    A new 1031 exchange platform designed to provide advisors and their clients with access to institutional-quality real estate investments through Delaware Statutory Trusts has launched. A Fortress Investment Group affiliate, Fortress Real Estate Exchange, will initially target investments in seniors housing, student housing and multifamily... Read More »
  • Regional Operator Acquires Large Multi-State Portfolio

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced a couple of portfolio deals this week totaling 15 separate properties. The larger deal featured 13 assisted living/memory care communities spread out in Georgia and South Carolina. Built between 1989 and 2014, the buildings have a combined 672 units, with 492 assisted living and 180 devoted to memory... Read More »
  • Oregon and Idaho Communities Sell

    Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group sold a 48-unit independent living community in Pendleton, Oregon, on behalf of a local owner/operator who was exiting the business. Built in the 1970s, the community was well occupied but could improve its overall operations. Still, there was positive momentum in the NOI, which rose from $320,000 in... 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 »