• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    A regional owner/operator looking to enter the state of Indiana acquired Smith Farms Manor, an independent living community in Auburn, about 30 miles south of the Michigan border. Built in 1998, the community features 51 units and is well maintained. It sits on an attractive four-acre campus down the street from Parkview DeKalb Hospital and off... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments secured a new lease for a skilled nursing portfolio in Tennessee on behalf of an institutional owner. The portfolio features four assets and was operating below 70% occupancy with margins under 10%. Despite that performance, ESI secured a lease $3 million above in-place cash flow, reflecting the operational upside that... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing and Care M&A Remains Elevated in Q1:26

    The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 231 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the 288 transactions disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2025, but a 25.5% increase from the 184 deals in Q1:25.   “It was always going... Read More »
  • Clarion Acquires Again in Colorado

    Two years after opening a 160-unit seniors housing community in Centennial, Colorado (Denver MSA), MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of MorningStar at Holly Park. The community... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Summer Test Ahead

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its March occupancy results, and it unfortunately took another step in the wrong direction. We will get a better read when peers report first-quarter results and when NIC MAP releases its next tranche of occupancy data, but at this point, it seems as though Brookdale will need a particularly strong performance... Read More »
Nice Sale In Bluewater Bay, Florida

Nice Sale In Bluewater Bay, Florida

American House Senior Living Communities continued its growth in Florida with the acquisition of a 94-unit independent living community, its seventh senior living property in the Sunshine State. There are plenty of things going for this property. It is located in the mixed-use residential/resort community of Bluewater Bay, adjacent to Elgin Airforce Base. So, in addition to enjoying the local amenities, the property also draws some of its census from affluent retired military officers. There is also a large fifth floor bar and lounge, a movie theater, heated pool, full-service concierge and valet parking. It was developed in 2015 by a partnership between Bluewater Commercial Developers,... Read More »
Buyers See Potential In Wildwood Independent Living Community

Buyers See Potential In Wildwood Independent Living Community

Joint venture partners Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, REDICO and American House Senior Living Communities clearly eyed potential at a newly built independent living community in Wildwood, Florida (near The Villages). Built in 2013, the community features 173 units ranging in size from 500 to 1,090 square feet. Based on a 30% operating margin on approximately $5.3 million of in-place revenues, and occupancy of 90% at the time of sale, we have estimated the cap rate to be about 5.2%.  Both occupancy and margins could be improved, with a good amount of hard work, of course. Since assuming management, American House has added private duty personal care services through Allegiance... Read More »
After Assuming Operations, American House Acquires Too

After Assuming Operations, American House Acquires Too

Michigan-based real estate developer REDICO, through its senior living affiliate American House, acquired its first 100% independent living community in the state of Florida when it purchased a 173-unit community in Wildwood. American House had assumed management of the property in March 2017, and has added personal care services through Allegiance Home Care Services, Inc. Unit sizes range from 500-square foot studios to 1,090-SF two-bedroom suites, and amenities include an outdoor heated exercise pool/spa, putting green, shuffleboard court, card/billiard rooms and a full-service bar and restaurant, among others. The acquisition brings American House’s presence in The Sunshine State to six... Read More »

People on the move, November 2015

Clearly in the holiday spirit, several companies have recently announced new hires or promotions. First, REDICO, a real estate development and investment company, promoted Samantha Eckhout to VP of Development and Tim McCafferty to VP of Construction. Both have backgrounds as project managers for REDICO, which is working on building its development pipeline. Next up, HFF hired Peter Rotchford as director of its New York office. Coming from Avison Young, Mr. Rotchford will be focused on fixed- and floating-rate debt and equity placement transactions. Finally, Lancaster Pollard promoted both Robert Baxter and Ryan Miles to senior vice president. Mr. Baxter has been with the firm since 2005,... Read More »