• Standalone Memory Care Community Sells in San Antonio

    Soon after selling a standalone memory care community in Katy, Texas, Blueprint sold another one in San Antonio, Texas, that was built in 2013. The Landing at Stone Oak was originally marketed in late 2023, but the process came to a halt when ownership chose to continue improving operations rather than transact. The operational turnaround was not... Read More »
  • Investor Acquires Full AL/MC Community

    A local private investment group divested its stabilized seniors housing community, Village at Oakwood Assisted Living. Originally built in 2010 with use of multiple layers of tax credits, the building comprises 90 assisted living and memory care units. The high-quality physical plant sits in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was 100% occupied at the... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Expands Its Portfolio

    Foundry Commercial and Fortress Investment Group acquired two seniors housing communities in Central Florida with a combined 180 assisted living and 72 memory care units (a total of 260 beds). This is the joint venture’s second transaction, marking the third and fourth communities added to the joint portfolio. The undisclosed seller was... Read More »
  • California SNF Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments helped the owner of a 120-bed skilled nursing facility find a new operator. The new management company, which has a strong regional footprint, will pay $3.75 million in annual rent to the investor owner, Don Gormly. Built in 2016, the 120-bed facility is Anberry Transitional Care in Merced, California. Its occupancy was... Read More »
  • CCRC Secures Funding for Expansion

    Ziegler announced the closing of Friendship Village of Kalamazoo’s $103.585 million Series 2026A, B-1, B-2, and B-3 bonds issued through the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Kalamazoo. Lifecare, Inc., doing business as Friendship Village Kalamazoo, is on approximately 72 acres within Kalamazoo, Michigan. The 364-unit CCRC comprises... Read More »
Preparing for the Future of Seniors Housing

Preparing for the Future of Seniors Housing

On October 15th, subscribers to The SeniorCare Investor and members of the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) met at the Duane Morris offices in New York City to discuss a topic relevant to many of our readers: the future of the seniors housing market in the 2020s and beyond. Where do you begin on a topic like that? Well, Steve Monroe led a panel discussion with Wayne Kaplan of Premier Senior Living Group, Matthew Whitlock of Berkshire Residential Investments, Jeffrey Sands of HJ Sims, Steven Krieger of Engel Burman and Meredith Oppenheim, an industry expert and alum of Sunrise Senior Living and Ventas. The conversation was wide ranging, but here were some of the key takeaways:... Read More »
A Premier Purchase

A Premier Purchase

Premier Senior Living Group added a 23rd seniors housing community to its portfolio, and entered the Pennsylvania market at the same time. Founded by industry veterans Wayne Kaplan and Robert Borsody, the New York City-based Premier Senior Living already had operations in Michigan (9), New York (6), Ohio (3), North Carolina (2) and Florida (2). This new addition in Pennsylvania is located near Scranton in the town of Moosic. The stand-alone 35-unit (58 beds) memory care community was built in 1996 and is well occupied in the mid- to high-90s. Premier used its own equity to fund the $8.5 million, or $242,857 per unit, purchase price. Read More »

CareTrust’s buying spree

What has gotten into CareTrust REIT this year? When most other REITs are taking a significant step back in terms of buying, the California-based CareTrust has made 11 acquisitions, for 21 facilities, so far in 2016 (which already equals the number of facilities acquired in 2015). First, the company purchased two communities in North Carolina for $11.7 million, or $113,592 per unit, handled by Evans Senior Investments. The deal included a 16-year old 46-unit assisted living/memory care community and a 17-year old 21-unit memory care community. Premier Senior Living Group will operate the two stabilized properties. Next up, CareTrust bought a 175-unit independent/assisted living community in... Read More »