• Value-Add AL/MC Community Trades

    An institutional owner decided to divest a non-core asset, and engaged Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to run the sale process. The asset is located in Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland MSA), and features 36 assisted living and memory care units, with 62 licensed beds. It was built in... Read More »
  • Brookdale Divests California Community to Public REIT

    Blueprint was engaged by an institutional, national owner/operator in the strategic disposition of a large rental CCRC in Bakersfield, California. The 20-acre campus was developed in 1999 and provides the whole continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing across three large buildings and... Read More »
  • Two Midwest Assets Trade

    A couple of seniors housing communities traded in the Midwest, selling to a couple of growing owner/operators. First, in the Indianapolis area, The Kiser Group’s Mark Myers and SVN | Senior Living Advisors’ John Klement led the sale of a 157-unit seniors housing community featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Assisted Living Portfolio Closes in Wisconsin

    Bob Richards of Senior Care Realty recently completed the sale of a five-property assisted living portfolio in Wisconsin, closing the deal in multiple tranches. Richards had worked with the seller, AC Capital, for 15 years, helping them grow their portfolio over the years. AC Capital also has self-managed the communities for the last decade. Now,... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... Read More »

Two Senior Care Centers Facilities Sell in Texas

Two Texas skilled nursing facilities formerly operated by the now-bankrupt Senior Care Centers (SCC) found a new owner with the help of Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Both built in 2008, these two SNFs each have 128 licensed beds, 51,000 square feet, and are located in growing central Texas submarkets. They were the only two SCC-operated facilities owned by a local real estate owner. One facility, in New Braunfels, was 75% occupied, while the Round Rock SNF was just 64% occupied. Not surprisingly, the operating margin was far below SNF standards, at 3.5%. Overleverage and expensive leases contributed to Senior Care Centers’ bankruptcy filing in December 2018... Read More »
Helios Gets New Tenants for Two Former Senior Care Centers Facilities

Helios Gets New Tenants for Two Former Senior Care Centers Facilities

Two skilled nursing facilities in Texas previously operated by the now-bankrupt Senior Care Centers found new tenants, courtesy of Helios Healthcare Advisors. Each featuring 120 beds, the Lubbock and Houston facilities are owned by a Texas-based developer that wanted to find new, more financially stable operators. Good call. Helios sourced two Texas-based regional operators to fill those roles, coming in with market lease rates and pre-negotiated purchase options. In addition, they received a short-term line of credit for CHOW coverage. With Helios’ help, they were able to smoothly take over operations. Read More »
Blueprint and BlueMountain

Blueprint and BlueMountain

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors announced that it was involved in the Sabra Health Care REIT sale of 28 skilled nursing facilities in Texas and Louisiana to a joint venture of BlueMountain Capital Management, BM Eagle Holdings and Capital Funding Group for $282.5 million. Engaged by the joint venture buyer for their expertise on the Texas and Louisiana markets, Ben Firestone, Chris Hyldahl and Gideon Orion of Blueprint helped find local operating partners and tenants for the portfolio, which was previously operated by the now-bankrupt Senior Care Centers. Despite the bad news surrounding SCC’s financial troubles, these facilities were still operating decently well, particularly... Read More »
HFF Posts Another Texas Post-Acute Facility Sale

HFF Posts Another Texas Post-Acute Facility Sale

Having just handled the sale of a 140-bed post-acute care facility in the Austin, Texas area, HFF’s David Fasano, Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender represented a different owner in the sale of its 144-bed skilled nursing facility near San Antonio’s Medical Center district. Built in 2008, the facility was owned by Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors and leased to Senior Care Centers. There are more than 4,300 licensed hospital beds within a three-mile radius of the facility, making it a prime target. HFF procured an affiliate of O&M Investments, LLC as the buyer, which was coming off of a strong 2017 when it announced three skilled nursing acquisitions in Ohio (2) and Tennessee after... Read More »