• Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 »
Marcus & Millichap’s Latest Team Effort

Marcus & Millichap’s Latest Team Effort

A 60-unit assisted living community traded in Pensacola, Florida, with Marcus & Millichap involved on both sides of the transaction. Brooks Mindord (out of the Miami office) and Rob Reis (based in San Francisco) represented the limited liability company seller, while Rod Llanos (in the Houston office) secured and represented the buyer, a private investment group from Texas. The target, which is licensed for 85 beds, was over 90% occupied as of January 2018 and operated at a 28% margin on approximately $1.8 million of revenues. It sold for $7.0 million, or about $117,000 per unit, with a cap rate of 7.1%. Read More »
Not-For-Profit Buys Privately Owned Florida Community

Not-For-Profit Buys Privately Owned Florida Community

Private to not-for-profit transitions certainly constitute the minority of senior care transactions, but it was nevertheless the case for a 190-unit independent/assisted living community that sold in Deland, Florida. Mike Pardoll of Marcus & Millichap represented the previous private owner/operator (who also developed the property), and sold the community to a 501-C3 for $19 million, or $100,000 per unit, with a 10.1% cap rate. The original seven-story 124-unit building was built in 1986, and a four-story (70-unit) addition was constructed in 1996, with a common area connecting the two buildings. Currently, four of the units are used for corporate purposes, lowering the total resident... Read More »
Senior Apartments Sell In Fridley, Minnesota

Senior Apartments Sell In Fridley, Minnesota

We continue to hear of the growing interest in 55+ senior apartment communities, which would, many believe, provide an affordable bridge to independent or assisted living for Baby Boomers. Ray Giannini and John Klement of Marcus & Millichap capitalized on that interest and sold a 110-unit senior apartment community in Fridley, Minnesota (Minneapolis MSA) for $13.5 million, or $122,700 per unit, with a 6% cap rate. Built in 1999, the property is located on 3.3 acres and features an underground parking garage. Each unit comes with a private bathroom (with walk-in showers), kitchens, dishwashers and large windows, while community amenities include a beauty shop and spa, a large great room... Read More »
Ray’s Evansville Sale

Ray’s Evansville Sale

Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap has sold a health care campus in Evansville, Wisconsin, the only property of its sort in town. The campus includes a 71-bed skilled nursing facility (built in 1971) that is 69% occupied with a 42% quality mix, and a 25-unit assisted living community (built in 2009) that is fully occupied with mostly private pay residents. Mr. Giannini sold the property for $5.1 million, or about $53,100 per bed/unit, with an 11.9% cap rate on annualized 2017 figures. The buyer was not disclosed. Read More »
Aron Will Closes Two More Financings

Aron Will Closes Two More Financings

Heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, Aron Will of CBRE certainly had a bountiful month, closing nearly $80 million in two transactions. First, working on behalf of joint venture partners Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and The Springs Living®, Mr. Will arranged a $66.4 million construction loan to fund the construction of a 216-unit senior living community in Lake Oswego, Oregon (Portland MSA). A pair of national banks provided the floating rate loan, which came with a four-year term and 48 months of interest only. Using a conservative loan-to-value for the project, that would result in a per-unit value most likely above $400,000. The property’s location in one of the most affluent... Read More »