• NHI and National HealthCare Corporation Ending Master Lease

    In a move to concentrate its portfolio on private pay seniors housing, National Health Investors divested a large skilled nursing portfolio for $560 million, before estimated transaction costs between $6 million and $8 million. The buyer was the current lessee, National HealthCare Corporation, whose legacy master lease was established in 1991 and... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Communities Sell in Southwest Florida

    Berkadia has announced a couple of closings in southwest Florida. First, Brooks Minford headed to the Tampa, Florida area to sell a 138-unit assisted living/memory care community on behalf of a local developer that was looking to exit the seniors housing business. They had built Tessera of Brandon in 2017 to feature a mix of 98 assisted living... Read More »
  • Global Investment Firm Re-Enters the Senior Care Industry

    Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has re-entered the seniors housing sphere after its exit in 2008. The company has acquired three communities in Massachusetts, California, and New York, all within a short period.  The Massachusetts community is in Boston, and it offers both independent living and affordable seniors housing... Read More »
  • Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector

    Stone Brook Assisted Living in the Dallas, Texas MSA, has traded hands from a single-community owner/operator to a regionally-based investor. The seller was looking to enter retirement, and the investor wanted to make their first investment in the seniors housing space. Both seller and buyer agreed to pause the process in Fall 2025 to allow the... Read More »
  • Public Company Divests in Arizona

    A publicly traded company focused on seniors housing recently divested a community in Mesa, Arizona. The asset features 68 assisted living and memory care units, and offered meaningful upside potential. Amy Sitzman, Kyle Hallion and Jake Rice of Blueprint handled the deal, which saw a competitive process with multiple offers from groups looking... Read More »
SLIB Starts March With Six Closings

SLIB Starts March With Six Closings

What a month it has been for Senior Living Investment Brokerage, and it’s only been a few days. After a stellar start to February when the firm announced five transactions comprising eight seniors housing properties across the country, SLIB brokers announced six closings on the first two days of March. Four deals closed in the Southeast, starting with the sale of a 46-unit assisted living/memory care community in Gainesville, Georgia, north of Atlanta. Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing handled the deal on behalf of a group of five TIC investors that originally bought the property in 2006. The TIC sponsor had since filed for bankruptcy and subsequently took control of the... Read More »
SLIB Sells Two More ALPs in New York

SLIB Sells Two More ALPs in New York

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Dave Balow has been crisscrossing the state of New York lately, selling an upstate ALP (Assisted Living Program) facility last week and represented the seller of two ALP facilities just this week on Long Island. CIBC Bank USA also provided $6.75 million in acquisition financing to support the purchase. CIBC’s Fritz Kieckhefer arranged the debt.  Located in Holbrook and Center Moriches, the two properties combine for 85 beds in 46 units. The private seller had owned them for over 40 years and was able to produce consistently strong cash flow over the years. In fact, it operated at a roughly 40% margin on more than $2.56 million... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Fast February Start

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Fast February Start

Whoa, was it a week for Senior Living Investment Brokerage or what? Our inbox was peppered with closings from several SLIB teams, and the deluge doesn’t appear to be over, with a few more closings expected next week. And to think they would rest on their laurels after a strong second-place finish in terms of deals closed in 2020, according to our just-released Broker Rankings in February’s issue of The SeniorCare Investor.   Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito kicked off the week with an independent living community sale in Medford, Oregon, which we profiled here. But Nick Cacciabando and Jeff Binder soon announced their own sale... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Handles Oregon Sale

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Handles Oregon Sale

Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage worked together to sell a 70-unit independent living community in Medford, Oregon. Set amongst the Cascade and Siskiyou Mountains, the community was originally built in 1975 and renovated in 1980. Its operations could be improved, as occupancy fell just below 60%, and the operating margin was just 9% on more than $1.33 million of revenues.   The community’s vintage could make that task harder, but age isn’t everything. A local owner/operator bought the property and is planning to remodel and reposition the community. They paid $3.5 million, or $50,000 per unit, which should leave plenty... Read More »
SLIB Facilitates Family’s Exit From Seniors Housing Industry

SLIB Facilitates Family’s Exit From Seniors Housing Industry

Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage headed to Forest Grove, Oregon (Portland MSA) for their latest seniors housing sale. Previously owned by a family who is retiring from the industry, the property includes 92 units and 134 beds of assisted living and memory care.   The AL portion was first built in 1996, with the memory care added in 2000. The building was nearly full (occupancy was at 98%), and it brought in nearly $1.28 million of EBITDAR on about $5.63 million of revenues.   A regional owner/operator will be taking over that healthy cash flow and paid $15.7 million, or $170,650 per unit, for the... Read More »