• Strawberry Fields REIT’s 2025 Growth

    Strawberry Fields REIT reported its 2025 operating results, noting that it was the best year since its inception more than 10 year ago. The company posted significant increases in FFO and AFFO, and it completed more than $110 million in several new acquisitions. Its portfolio now includes 131 skilled nursing facilities, 10 assisted living... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Exits SNF Sector

    An independent owner/operator exited the skilled nursing sector through its divestment of Sunrise Country Manor, which has 80 beds in Milford, Nebraska, and features a mix of private and semi-private units. It maintained an 83% occupancy rate at the time of the sale. A regional operator looking to expand its footprint in Nebraska acquired the... Read More »
  • Assisted Living Providers Join Forces 

    Majestic Residences recently expanded its footprint, adding 17 assisted living communities and six in active development, through its acquisition of Avendelle Senior Living. Avendelle will be integrated into the Majestic Residences platform, with Avendelle’s corporate team retained. The combined organization will operate under the Majestic... Read More »
  • Investor Secures Financing and Acquires Class-A Community

    BWE’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets Team sold and financed The Capstone at Station Camp, which sits in the Nashville, Tennessee MSA. Built in 2021, the Class-A assisted living and memory care community comprises 100 units in Gallatin. It is operated by TerraBella Senior Living.  BWE represented the seller, Hunt Midwest. The buyer was a... Read More »
  • Multiple SNFs Sell in Separate Transactions

    A large skilled nursing company sold its 181-bed skilled nursing facility to a private investment firm based in New York, exiting South Carolina in the process. The buyer had an existing skilled nursing footprint, and will be leasing this facility to a regional operator. The building was older, built in the 1980s, and was around 80% occupied at... Read More »
Luxury Development By JV Underway in Florida

Luxury Development By JV Underway in Florida

A joint venture between Ryan Companies and Grand Living Management is set to begin the development of a luxury 206-unit senior living community in Naples, Florida. The developers acquired the 7.9-acre parcel of land for the project for $5.2 million according to Collier County Data. The JV also received a five-year, $48.7 million construction loan from Trustmark National Bank to support the development. Named Grand Living at Naples, the community will consist of 166 independent and assisted living units and 40 memory care units across 241,071 square feet and four stories. Amenities will include various dining spots, a library, club room, wellness center with a fitness area, a spa and a... Read More »
Seattle Seniors Housing Community Wraps Up Construction

Seattle Seniors Housing Community Wraps Up Construction

Wesley Homes, Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) and Ryan Companies teamed up nearly three years ago to develop a large senior living community in Seattle, and has recently completed the project.  The 405,992-square foot senior living community, called Wesley at Tehaleh, exists within the master-planned community of Tehaleh by Newland in Bonney Lake, a suburb of Seattle. The Tehaleh community is owned in a joint venture partnership between North America Sekisui House, LLC (NASH), and Newland, the master developer of the community. The 16.8-acre community features two buildings called The Lodge and The Brownstone, and consists of 18 memory care apartments, 168 independent living... Read More »
More Seniors Housing in Sarasota

More Seniors Housing in Sarasota

Sarasota, Florida, is getting another seniors housing development, set to open in 2019. The resort-style community will feature 82 independent living, 56 assisted living and 34 memory care units, along with a host of amenities that include a variety of dining options, a clubroom with a fireplace, a spa and fitness center with an outdoor pool, a theater and massage/exam rooms for rotating wellness providers. Ryan Companies is developing the property, with Grand Living as the operator. The team of David Fasano, Sarah Anderson, Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler worked on behalf of Ryan Companies to arrange a $16.7 million joint venture equity partnership with Eagle... Read More »

In Indiana

Life Care Services (LCS) recently announced it was breaking ground on the Clarendale of Schererville in Schererville, Indiana, the third “Clarendale” property for LCS and construction partner Ryan Companies. The community will feature 177 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care at a cost of $40 million, or $226,000 per unit, to build. The two other “Clarendale” properties are located in Illinois: a 186-unit community in Algonquin and a 156-unit community in Mokena. While the newest property will be ready to open in spring 2017, it will not be short on company. There has been plenty of building going on in the state of Indiana, particularly in the Gary and Indianapolis... Read More »