• 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 »

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 »
SLIB Announces Two Assisted Living Sales in the Southeast

SLIB Announces Two Assisted Living Sales in the Southeast

Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced two sales in the Southeast. First, Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing represented a local owner in their exit from the seniors housing market by selling their personal care home in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Built in 1999, the community has 38 units (all of which feature a private bathroom), with 11 dedicated to memory care. There is limited competition, and the community has historically been well occupied, currently at 95%. It also has a good local reputation. However, the operating margin could be improved significantly from 8% on approximately $1.45 million of revenues. The buyer, a regional owner/operator based in Mississippi, plans to... Read More »
Active Adult Attracts Buyer in SoCal

Active Adult Attracts Buyer in SoCal

Active adult communities continue to draw attention from investors, particularly those not traditionally involved with the more service-oriented property types like assisted living and memory care. Brad Goodsell and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage recently represented a privately-owned multifamily group in its sale of a 320-unit age-restricted community in Hemet, California. The buyer was another multifamily investor with a strong presence in California, including several active adult communities. Built in 1984, the target was operating well at 93% occupancy and a 53% operating margin on approximately $3.04 million of revenues. While you don’t often see margins like... Read More »
Milwaukee-Based Operator Buys Struggling Wisconsin Community

Milwaukee-Based Operator Buys Struggling Wisconsin Community

After being placed into receivership when its not-for-profit owner failed to make its bond payments, a senior living campus in Racine, Wisconsin just sold to a regional owner/operator with the help of Jason Punzel and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Featuring 74 units of independent living (with limited services) and 40 units of assisted living, the community was built in 1989 near the shore of Lake Michigan. Amid the financial difficulties, occupancy fell to 77% for the IL and just 28% for the AL. After SLIB was hired to solicit offers and led the court-approved sale, a Milwaukee-based operator emerged as the buyer, paying $5.5 million, or $48,250 per unit, at an 8.0% cap... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Active August

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Active August

It has already been an active August for Senior Living Investment Brokerage, which closed four deals on the first of the month, one of which we already covered last week. First up, Jason Punzel sold a seniors housing property in Brookings, Oregon. Built in 1999 and 2004 on a 17-acre site, the all-memory care community has 55 beds in 40 units. It was deemed to be non-core by its REIT owner, with occupancy sitting at just 75% and operating margin falling below 10% on nearly $2.8 million of revenues. The new owner will look to utilize its strong presence in Oregon to improve operations. They left some room to add value, paying $3.45 million, or $86,250 per unit. Then, the team of Ryan Saul,... Read More »