• 60 Seconds with Swett: October Smashes M&A Record

    We were predicting a record-breaking end to the year in terms of M&A activity, but we are not sure we expected a 100+ deal month, with 110 transactions and counting. Just to put that in perspective, the previous record for any month was 77 deals in October of last year, and only four months had previously broken the 70-deal barrier. So this... Read More »
  • Newmark Ends October with Portfolio Closings

    Newmark announced a flurry of transactions at the end of October involving various institutional firms. The largest was a portfolio of seniors housing communities in the Northeast known as “Stars and Stripes.” Word on the street is that the portfolio sold for north of $800 million, and that a sub-portfolio was valued at more than $1 million per... Read More »
  • Stacked Stone Acquires Missouri Portfolio

    Stacked Stone Ventures announced the purchase of a seven-community assisted living/memory care portfolio in Missouri for $71 million, or $212,600 per unit. Totaling 334 units and 405 beds, the Oak Pointe portfolio was developed between 2015 and 2020 by an investor group called ClearPath Senior Housing, which included Jeff Binder of Senior Living... Read More »
  • Blueprint Sells Georgia Community to LTC Properties

    LTC Properties divested seven skilled nursing facilities through two separate deals for $122 million in October. In those transaction announcements, the publicly traded REIT noted that it intended to redeploy proceeds for the acquisition of newer, stabilized SHOP assets. It looks like that’s what the publicly traded REIT did in Georgia at the... Read More »
  • MIG Announces Two Closings

    Montgomery Intermediary Group announced a couple of transactions at the end of October. First, Andrew Montgomery sold a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in southern Illinois in a value-add deal. Built in the 1960s and 1970s, the facility had a roughly 50% Medicaid census, with between 30% and 35% private pay and 5% to 10% Medicare. It was losing... Read More »
Five Facility Portfolio Finds New Operator in Northern California

Five Facility Portfolio Finds New Operator in Northern California

A portfolio of five skilled nursing facilities in northern California found a new operating tenant thanks to Nick Stahler of The Knapp-Stahler Group of Marcus & Millichap. Located around the Sacramento area, the facilities feature more than 300 beds and are owned by a private family office. They were originally leased to a regional skilled nursing operator, but that operator was primarily focused on the Southern California market. Operations actually improved slightly during the pandemic due to a higher Medicare census and the three-day stay waiver. But occupancy and expenses did worsen over the last two years. At close, occupancy was 82% with a 28% quality mix. A new regional operator... Read More »
New SNF Sells in Texas

New SNF Sells in Texas

A brand-new skilled nursing facility changed hands in central Texas, with the help of Nick Stahler and Austin Diamond of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. Opened in 2019, the 88-bed facility was built as a replacement property by its regional owner. The pandemic took a toll on operations. Occupancy was 50%, and there was some positive cash flow, but the facility was heading towards stabilization. Given its newer vintage and lack of new competition in the area, we imagine once stabilized, it could operate at a healthy margin. The facility is also enrolled in QIPP, which should help.  Another regional owner with a presence in the state bought the facility for $7.0 million,... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Closes Two Deals in Wisconsin

Marcus & Millichap Closes Two Deals in Wisconsin

Marcus & Millichap’s Ray Giannini has closed two deals in Wisconsin, comprising a 110-unit CCRC and named Ladysmith Care Community and a 50-bed SNF called Shell Lake Healthcare Center.  Ladysmith Care Community, located in Ladysmith, was built in the 1950s and 60s and renovated in 1991, and again in 2012. It has 20 RCAC units and 62 SNF beds and reported good occupancy.  Shell Lake, located in Shell Lake, was built in 1984 with an addition in 1994. It is located one mile away from a critical access hospital and contains 11 private rooms. Read More »
AL Sale in Arizona Closed By The Knapp-Stahler Group

AL Sale in Arizona Closed By The Knapp-Stahler Group

Nick Stahler and Hap Knowles of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap recently closed on the sale of an 83-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA. Built in 2017, the property includes more than 120 beds. A national private equity firm that originally developed the community also managed the property, but ran into challenges throughout the pandemic. They selected an experienced, western-based owner/operator to acquire the community, with a closing price falling significantly below replacement cost. No other details were disclosed.  Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Announce Three Closings

Knapp-Stahler Group Announce Three Closings

The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap is heating up heading into NIC’s Fall Conference, announcing three closings across the country. Nick Stahler and Jeff Gabele first sold a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Lexington, Kentucky on behalf of a large publicly traded operator. Built in 1986 and renovated/expanded in 2011, the property is in good physical condition. Operationally, however, it experienced significant setbacks during the pandemic, but census rebounded somewhat by the end of the sales process at 70%. That allowed the original offering price to stand, but it remains undisclosed. Dwight Capital arranged acquisition financing for the buyer, a high-net-worth... Read More »