• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
Tucson Senior Community Sells

Tucson Senior Community Sells

An active adult community in Tucson, Arizona found a new owner thanks to Alex Snyder, Hamid Panahi and Lane Schwartz of Marcus & Millichap’s Tucson and West Los Angeles offices. The team represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in the deal. Built in 1963, Coronado Vista Courtyard features 40 units and 21,600 total square feet. It sold to a private investor (procured by the M&M team) for $3.2 million, or $80,000 per unit. No other details were disclosed.  Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Facilitates Virginia Acquisition

Marcus & Millichap Facilitates Virginia Acquisition

English Meadows Senior Living, a Mid-Atlantic owner/operator of 11 communities, added another community to its Virginia portfolio with the purchase of White Oaks at Williamsburg. Built in 2015 and opened in early 2017, the 48-unit memory care community is located in Williamsburg. It features three buildings with 16 units in each. Phoenix, Arizona-based New Dawn Assisted Living was the original developer of this property (plus another in Richmond) but filed for bankruptcy protection before finishing either project.   A private investor with a seniors housing portfolio in the Midwest had purchased the Williamsburg project in 2016 for $7.5 million and finished construction soon... Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Closes Sale in Northern California

Knapp-Stahler Group Closes Sale in Northern California

Nick Stahler and Justin Knapp of Marcus & Millichap’s Knapp-Stahler Group recently closed the sale of a 57-unit assisted living/memory care community in rural Northern California. The community struggled through the pandemic, like many other senior care businesses, but it also found itself in a declining demographic market before the pandemic.   Owned by a public REIT, the community was leased by a regional operator from its inception. A seasoned regional owner/operator bought it and has plans to complete significant capital upgrades and expand the property with affordable housing units.  Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Handles Two Transactions in Wisconsin

Marcus & Millichap Handles Two Transactions in Wisconsin

Two small but stabilized senior care facilities in Wisconsin sold to out-of-state buyers. Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap handled both transactions. The larger property is a 50-bed skilled nursing facility in the rural town of Shell Lake. Built in 1985 with an addition in 1994, it was 86% occupied with an almost 20% Medicare census. Helping the facility is the fact that it is the only SNF in town and is located next to a hospital. An out-of-state partnership sold the facility for $1.5 million, or $30,000 per bed, at a roughly 12.0% cap rate based on recent trailing financials.  Mr. Giannini followed that up with the sale of a 16-unit assisted living community in Kenosha (Chicago... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Construction Financing in Iowa

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Construction Financing in Iowa

A new seniors housing development is getting off the ground in Davenport, Iowa thanks in part to construction financing arranged by Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation. Frank Montalto, vice president of capital markets in M&M’s Chicago office, and Dean Giannakopoulos, senior vice president of capital markets, secured the debt, which totaled $20.25 million. At 75% loan-to-value, that puts the cost of the development at $27 million, or $255,000 per unit.   The loan comes with a five-year term and an attractive 3.75% interest rate. When completed, Meadowview of Davenport will include 106 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care.  Read More »