Merrill Gardens, known more developing seniors housing communities than acquiring them, has acquired Blue Harbor, a Portland, Oregon-based company that currently manages 21 communities in 13 states. The seller was Fortress Investment Group. For Merrill Gardens, it is somewhat of a two-fer, as Blue Harbor’s CEO, Tana Gall, is joining Merrill Gardens as its CEO, […]
Merrill Gardens is growing yet again, through the development of two more assisted living/memory care communities in Washington and Georgia. This comes just months after Seattle-based Merrill and an unidentified partner bought out the majority stake owned by an affiliate of Heitman in a small portfolio of four senior living communities either developed or acquired […]
Merrill Gardens found a new majority partner for a small portfolio of four senior living communities on the West Coast it had either developed or acquired in the last couple of years. Previously a minority owner with an affiliate of Heitman (a real estate investment management company based in Chicago), the Seattle-based operator had developed […]
HJ Sims announced that it has co-invested $15 million its Merrill Gardens’ recently formed investment fund RDM V, LLC, which will be the third Merrill fund in which Sims has participated. RDM V will acquire and develop new seniors housing and multifamily properties, which Merrill Gardens and its affiliates will manage. It currently has investments […]