• Did Blackstone Sell Too Soon?

    According to recent media reports, real estate investor The Blackstone Group has sold and is in the process of selling about $1.8 billion in seniors housing assets. It wants to completely exit the seniors housing business which they claim has been a disaster for them. One report stated that they have lost upwards of $600 million across the... Read More »
  • Brookdale Continues Winning Streak

    The big question is, why did this not happen earlier? We are talking about Brookdale Senior Living’s occupancy recovery, and why the previous leadership seemed unable to move the needle, but as soon as they were gone, everything has been on an upward trend. Hmmmmm.  Things are not perfect at Brookdale, but they never were. However,... Read More »
  • National Health Investors Adjusts Its SHOP Portfolio

    National Health Investors, Inc. announced some adjustments to its SHOP portfolio, raising its full-year guidance for the third consecutive quarter due to the contribution of recently transitioned and newly acquired SHOP properties, along with continued strength in its investment pipeline. The REIT also had an update on its lease agreement with... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields’ Three Separate SNF Transactions

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced three separate skilled nursing transactions that closed during the third quarter. Two previously announced acquisitions were in Missouri, and the recently announced purchase was in Oklahoma.  In July, the REIT completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities with 686 beds in Missouri. The... Read More »
  • Receivership Estate Sells in Alabama

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint handled another successful sale on behalf of a lender and special servicer, this time involving a receivership estate in Mobile, Alabama. Knollwood Point, a 2001-vintage, 46-unit assisted living and memory care community, struggled in recent years as a result of challenged occupancy and volatile staffing.... Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Handles Two Deals

Knapp-Stahler Group Handles Two Deals

The Knapp-Stahler Seniors Housing Group of Marcus & Millichap announced a couple of seniors housing sales, led by Jim and Justin Knapp. Jim first sold a CCRC in Waterville, Maine for $10.2 million, or $69,400 per bed. Located on an entire city block, the campus includes a 111-bed skilled nursing facility plus 27 assisted living/memory care beds and nine independent living units. It was originally built in 1922 and renovated in 1970 and 1995. Five years ago, it was acquired by a regional not-for-profit. Occupancy has consistently been above 90% for all levels of care, and revenues were just below $13.8 million, so the unidentified new owner is coming into a strong operation. They used... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Refinancing for Arizona Portfolio

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Refinancing for Arizona Portfolio

Marcus & Millichap pulled double duty for a Tucson, Arizona-area owner for several of its assisted living communities, arranging a refinance for their existing AL/memory care portfolio in the area and acquisition financing for two others. Representing a limited liability company and seniors housing operator, Volt Migrino and Alex Snyder of Marcus & Millichap worked on deal, which resulted in total consideration of $4.61 million, for a loan-to-value of 125%. Part of the proceeds will help fund working capital needs at the properties. Both acquired communities feature 30 beds.   Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Closes Arizona Deal

Knapp-Stahler Group Closes Arizona Deal

Nick Stahler and Hap Knowles of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap sold a memory care community in an attractive submarket of Scottsdale, Arizona at the end of June. The deal is the first of the newly formed partnership between Mr. Stahler’s and Jim Knapp’s respective broker teams to create a truly national brokerage service. Mr. Stahler brings a focus on the West Coast, while Michigan-based Mr. Knapp will concentrate on East Coast deals, but we imagine the two teams will help each other out whenever needed too.   Back to the Scottsdale deal, a 1031 exchange buyer paid $5.1 million, or $127,500 per unit for the property, which was struggling at the time of the sale. Built in... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Sells in Southwest Kentucky

Marcus & Millichap Sells in Southwest Kentucky

The Knapp Group of Marcus & Millichap announced the sale of a 42-unit assisted living community in rural southwest Kentucky. Built in 2014 on over 10 acres, the community boasted occupancy around 90% and strong cash flow. It was previously a family-run business, but the Knapp Group secured a local buyer to take over both ownership and the operations of the property. Justin Knapp and Jeff Hollister, both based in M&M’s Detroit office, were the key advisors on the deal, which featured a purchase price of $8 million, or $190,500 per unit. Read More »
Reis Helps California Assisted Living Owner Exit the Business

Reis Helps California Assisted Living Owner Exit the Business

Rob Reis of Marcus & Millichap recently sold a 45-unit assisted living community in Modesto, California, representing the single-asset owner/operator who was looking to exit the business. The seller developed the property in the 1980s, and has operated it ever since. Occupancy was 84%, and it was bringing in nearly $385,000 in NOI on approximately $1.5 million of revenues, for a 25% margin. Not bad for an older building, but it could still be improved. The buyer was Senior Living West, a growing investor/asset manager in seniors housing, which purchased the community utilizing a regional management organization, Cimino Care. They clearly didn’t want to waste any time starting, as the... Read More »