• 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 »
Byrne Sells in Sedalia

Byrne Sells in Sedalia

Rural seniors housing communities, even when they are relatively newly built, often come with a risk. Located far from high-density and high-income areas, these communities can sometimes struggle to maintain consistently high occupancy or strong levels of cash flow, especially if there is a significant Medicaid census. However, the right operator can find success in almost any market. That was the case when Patrick Byrne of Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold a 129-unit independent living/assisted living community in the town of Sedalia in central Missouri. Built in 2006, with expansions in 2008 and 2013, the community consists of a 52-unit IL building, with a connecting 47-unit AL... Read More »
A Couple of SNF Sales For Senior Living Investment Brokerage

A Couple of SNF Sales For Senior Living Investment Brokerage

Senior Living Investment Brokerage notched a few more sales in its belt this month, including two skilled nursing deals and an assisted living acquisition. First, Matthew Alley headed to the Mexican border in the town of Weslaco, Texas to close the sale of a 147-bed skilled nursing facility. Built in 1967 and 1996, the facility was just 78% occupied and operated at an 8% margin on about $7.85 million of revenues. A Dallas-Fort Worth area-based owner/operator decided to sell the asset to another DFW-area real estate owner for $5.25 million, or $37,500 per bed. An operator with other skilled nursing facilities in the state will take over management. Nick Cacciabando and Jeff Binder of Senior... Read More »

Summer Sales at Senior Living Investment Brokerage

Senior Living Investment Brokerage ended July with two closings. First, a family owner that had operated a pair of Texas skilled nursing facilities for decades recently decided to sell to an independent owner/operator based in the Waco area for $9.35 million, or about $38,000 per bed. Built in 1978 and 1964, respectively, the 131-bed facility in Pasadena was 88% occupied while the 115-bed facility in Mineola was 78% occupied. Combined, the pair brought in approximately $460,000 in EBITDA on $11.95 million of revenues, so the buyer will look to improve that 4% operating margin. Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction. Mr. Punzel also closed the sale (with... Read More »
Assisted Living Purchase in the Idaho Panhandle

Assisted Living Purchase in the Idaho Panhandle

Jason Punzel and Brad Goodsell of Senior Living Investment Brokerage helped a local operator in Rathdrum, Idaho (in the state’s panhandle) sell their only seniors housing asset. Despite its rural location, the assisted living community operated well. Built in 2005 with expansions in 2007 and 2013, it operated at over a 35% margin on approximately $2.2 million of revenues, and occupancy reached 98%. However, its remote location certainly did not push up the price, as the community sold for $8 million, or a below-average $166,700 per unit. To put it in perspective, the national average price for assisted living, according to the 2017 Senior Care Acquisition Report, is $193,650 per unit. An... Read More »
Byrne Sells in Sedalia

After Filling in 30 Days, Georgia Assisted Living Community Sells

Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold a brand-new assisted living/memory care community in Blue Ridge, Georgia, which is already 100% occupied. In fact, the community filled in just 30 days after its October 2016 opening and has more than 20 people on the wait list with deposits made. Quite impressive. A local developer/operator built the community with 50 AL and 17 MC units, but the buyer, a joint venture between a Maryland-based fund and a Florida-based operator, plans to build a Phase II in response to the strong demand. And why not, with the community already operating at a 41% margin on approximately $3.1 million of revenues. Mr. Clousing sold the community for $17... Read More »