• Blueprint Sets Pricing Record in New York State

    Blueprint advised a repeat private equity client in a record-setting sale of two standalone memory care communities in high barrier-to-entry submarkets in New York State. Combining for 104 units, these assets were purpose-built in the late 1990s and were stabilized at the time of the deal. Not only that, they were generating cash flow in excess... Read More »
  • CareTrust Keeps Its Foot on the Gas

    CareTrust REIT has deployed nearly $1 billion in closed transactions so far this year, after closing around $1.8 billion in investment activity in 2025, and its pipeline includes $450 million of near-term, actionable opportunities, excluding larger portfolio transactions. The REIT announced that it closed a few separate transactions in mid-April,... Read More »
  • VIUM Capital Announces Slew of HUD Closings

    VIUM Capital closed four HUD 232/223(f) financings in March totaling more than $63 million across a mix of skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. Two of the financings involved skilled nursing facilities in Oklahoma totaling 176 beds. The assets were originally acquired as part of a larger portfolio and refinanced following a... Read More »
  • Lument Secures HUD Express Lane Transaction

    Lument closed a refinance through HUD’s Express Lane for a 120-unit seniors housing community in Lincoln, Nebraska. Built in 2017, Pemberly Place Senior Living features 132 licensed beds and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It also has an on-site medical clinic to offer a range of other healthcare services. The... Read More »
  • CBRF Trades in Wisconsin

    A community-based residential facility in southern Wisconsin came under new ownership. The seller had acquired the facility a couple of years ago and brought it to stabilization. They also conducted renovations in 2025 on the physical plant, which was originally built in 2001. The ultimate buyer was a Midwest ownership group that was looking to... Read More »
Harrison Street/Revera Joint Venture Acquires Four Communities

Harrison Street/Revera Joint Venture Acquires Four Communities

Harrison Street is expanding its presence north of the border, announcing a joint venture with Revera Inc. to acquire four high-quality senior living communities in southern Ontario. Comprising three communities around Toronto and one in Cambridge, the portfolio consists of 537 total units of senior apartments, independent living, assisted living and memory care. Revera will continue to operate the communities going forward. As part of the transaction, the JV will share ownership of the portfolio, but no ownership share or purchase price was disclosed.  The deal marks the third investment by Harrison Street’s recently launched Canada Alternative Real Estate Fund, which has the initial... Read More »
Greystone Goes To Canada

Greystone Goes To Canada

Greystone Real Estate Advisors closed back-to-back portfolio sales in Canada. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper, together with TD Securities, represented the seller of 10 senior living communities located throughout the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas. The 10 communities had 1,245 units, of which 1,045 were independent supportive living and 200 were assisted living. All but two were built or renovated in the past 10 years. Sienna Senior Living paid $298 million, or $239,400 per unit (C$382 million).   In their second transaction, they sold four communities in the greater Edmonton area in Alberta. The 775-unit portfolio included 450 independent supportive living units, 237 assisted living... Read More »
Skilled Nursing Facility Turnaround a Priority

Skilled Nursing Facility Turnaround a Priority

Revera, Inc., a Canadian senior care operator, has at last completed the sale of its portfolio of Northeast skilled nursing facilities, with the sale of a struggling 96-bed skilled nursing facility in Barre, Vermont. The deal was a long time coming and part of a four-property portfolio, which included facilities in Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts that sold in 2015 and 2016. The parties agreed that each transaction would close as change of ownership was approved, and Barre was the last one. The property has seen better days. Built in 1972, the single-story facility with a majority of semiprivate units was recently designated a special focus facility by CMS. Occupancy and the... Read More »

Health Care REIT looking North, again

In its existing RIDEA joint venture with Revera, Inc., Health Care REIT purchased Regal Lifestyle Communities, a Toronto-based operator of 23 independent living communities with more than 3,600 units. The joint venture, with HCN owning 75% and Revera 25%, will pay CAD$12.00 per share (a 27.1% premium), or approximately US$623 million ($173,100 per unit), for the portfolio, assuming CAD$359 million (US$ 291.9 million) of debt with a weighted average interest rate of 3.8% and an average maturity of four years. The initial cash yield is expected to be 6.1%, with HCN investing US$248.8 million in the transaction. The communities, located in Ontario (13), Quebec (7) and one each in British... Read More »

The largest just got larger

The largest provider of skilled nursing in the country, Genesis HealthCare, increased its facility ownership to 23% of its inpatient sites with the acquisition of 24 skilled nursing facilities with 3,056 total beds for $240 million, or $78,500 per bed. The facilities, owned by Revera, Inc. and generating approximately $280 million in 2014 revenue, are located in New Jersey (8), Vermont (5), Washington (3), Connecticut (2), Massachusetts (2) and one each in Maryland, Virginia, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Under the agreement, Genesis will acquire the real estate of 20 of the 24 facilities, and will enter into long-term lease agreements with Health Care REIT for the remaining four. In the... Read More »