• Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

    by | Jul 3, 2025 12:08 pm | Acquisitions

    Ziegler was engaged by Marquee Capital, the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments, LLC, the Marcus’ family office, in the sale of its seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio. Built in 2020, BrightStar Senior Living of Mason sits on 3.2 acres with 41 assisted living and memory care units. The community was well occupied at 90%,... Read More »

  • Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

    by | Jul 3, 2025 11:33 am | Acquisitions

    An active adult community in Germantown, Tennessee, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2020, Avenida Watermarq is a 161-unit, Class-A active adult community in an affluent suburb of Nashville. There are one- and two-bedroom options averaging 919 square feet per unit. Occupancy was 87%. Inspired Real Estate Partners and GEM... Read More »

  • Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

    by | Jul 3, 2025 11:33 am | Acquisitions

    Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Ohio on behalf of an institutional owner looking to exit the market. The facility comprises 88 beds and 20 independent living units, which served as a referral source for the nursing home. The buyer was a regional owner/operator that is actively expanding in Ohio. This is... Read More »

  • Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

    by | Jul 3, 2025 11:32 am | Acquisitions

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 686 beds in Missouri for $59 million, or $86,000 per bed. The REIT completed the acquisition using cash on hand and the issuance of approximately $2.0 million in OP Units of Strawberry Fields REIT LP to the seller. Eight of the... Read More »

  • Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

    by | Jul 3, 2025 11:31 am | Financings

    Macquarie Asset Management, which has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a seniors housing platform aimed at targeting investments in modern seniors housing assets alongside established operators. The platform... Read More »
Ventas Doubles Down on Canadian Seniors Housing Market

Ventas Doubles Down on Canadian Seniors Housing Market

by | Jun 5, 2019 7:01 am | Acquisitions

The Big-3 REITs are back as buyers, with Ventas making the biggest splash of them all by acquiring 31 senior living communities in Quebec for approximately C$2.4 billion, or US$1.8 billion. Made in an 85/15% partnership with the in-place operator, Le Groupe Maurice, the acquisition is expected to generate compound annual NOI growth of 4% over the next five years. The stabilized portfolio, consisting of 28 communities located in core urban markets, has 7,885 units, an occupancy of 97%, an average age of seven years and more than C$2,600 in monthly revenue per-occupied unit. It certainly helps that the penetration rate for seniors housing in Quebec is twice that of the rest of Canada at 18%.... Read More »