• 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 »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Sells Illinois Portfolio

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Sells Illinois Portfolio

It’s not always easy to get a senior care deal done in Illinois. But Patrick Byrne and Jeff Binder of Senior Living Investment Brokerage took the challenge and sold a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities and two assisted living communities in the central and southern part of the state. Built between 1976 and 2004, with various capital improvements made in 2011, 2014 and 2016-2018, these properties are located within 100 miles of each other. The SNFs total 286 beds, while the AL buildings combined for 97 units, with an overall average occupancy of 79%. Operations at the skilled nursing facilities had been very stable in the last three years, averaging $2.8 million in annual... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Announces Active Start to March

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Announces Active Start to March

A slew of sales were announced by Senior Living Investment Brokerage, closing just before we headed out to NIC. And they spanned the entire senior care spectrum. First, Matt Alley and Patrick Burke represented Invesque in the REIT’s sale of an independent living community in Arlington, Texas. Built in 2002 with 178 units, comprised of 24 studio, 130 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom units, the community was just 67% occupied at the start of marketing. The operating margin could also be significantly improved from 4.6% on approximately $3.4 million of revenues. A small regional owner/operator saw the opportunity to add value and acquired the community for $12.45 million, or $69,900 per unit.... Read More »
Milwaukee Senior Care Complex Sells

Milwaukee Senior Care Complex Sells

A large (67,000 square feet) and old (built-in 1964) Residential Care Apartment Complex (“RCAC”) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sold after falling on hard times. Known as St. Clare Terrace, it is made up of 59 units in a large building that sits on 2.4 acres. At the time of sale, occupancy was just 64%.  The property was placed into receivership after the former not-for-profit owner/operator defaulted on their outstanding bonds. The receiver appointed BAKA Enterprises to manage the community until it was sold. Annualized revenues were just under $1.1 million, which would put average monthly rates close to $2,400. Before debt payments, there was a negative cash flow of about $175,000.   Next... Read More »
Punzel Sells in Portland

Punzel Sells in Portland

It wasn’t a complete exit, but a local owner/operator in Portland, Oregon sold its assisted living community with the help of Brad Goodsell, Jason Punzel and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. This was the seller’s only senior living community, but they will stay on as a consultant post-closing. A regional operator with several communities in Washington acquired the property, its first in the state. Originally built in 2012 and expanded in 2018, the 47-unit/50-bed community catered to a high-acuity population. It was operating well, with 96% occupancy and a 39% margin on over $2.9 million of annual revenue. So, the incoming owner won’t change much, and why should they?... Read More »
SLIB Closes First 2020 Deal

SLIB Closes First 2020 Deal

Dave Balow just closed Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s first deal of 2020, featuring a 42-unit active adult community in Ithaca, New York. Built in 1986 with all cottage-style apartments, the community was well-maintained and boasts a long wait list. It’s not affiliated with Cornell University, but apparently a number of Cornell professors live there. Operations were strong, with a 46% margin on about $1.1 million of revenues, but its private owner was looking to retire. The buyer is an Ithaca-based senior living owner/operator group that has a strong senior living footprint in the area and is partnered with several individuals to further develop the adjacent land to add more... Read More »