• 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 Handles Sale of Three Communities

SLIB Handles Sale of Three Communities

Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated two sales at the end of September in Missouri and Kansas.  The first, handled by Jack Kemper and Jeff Binder, is for the sale of two sister residential care (assisted living) properties in Kennett, Missouri for $7.5 million. The two communities were fully occupied in 2020, with The Haven participating in the Department of Mental Health network of facilities, allowing it to always maintain nearly-full census. The Haven was built in 2011, while its affordable sister property Southaven, was constructed in 2005.  The communities contain a total of 100 beds across 31,500 square feet, with the price-per-bed coming to $75,000. Combined revenues... Read More »
SLIB Facilitates Sale in New York

SLIB Facilitates Sale in New York

An assisted living community also enrolled in New York State’s ALP program changed hands from one owner/operator to another, with Patrick Burke and Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handling the deal. Built in 1988 and 1998 in upstate New York, the community features 76 licensed beds in 46 units, with 25 of the beds in the ALP program, which is a Medicaid program that provides high-acuity, skilled nursing care in a lower-cost setting.  Historically well occupied above 90%, the community had been able to keep COVID out for most of 2020 but unfortunately had an outbreak at the end of the year. Occupancy and revenues dipped, but the seller was able to get COVID out and improve... Read More »
SLIB Assists on REIT Divestment From Indiana Community

SLIB Assists on REIT Divestment From Indiana Community

A REIT divested an underperforming outlier from its portfolio with the help of Brad Clousing and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 120-unit community was purpose-built for independent living in 1997. However, it was deemed to be non-core by the REIT owner, and a private regional owner with extensive experience in Indiana saw an opportunity to convert the community to a higher-acuity, all-Medicaid facility. The transaction closed in 30 days from start to finish, with no purchase price disclosed.  Read More »
SLIB Handles SNF Sale in Connecticut

SLIB Handles SNF Sale in Connecticut

No skilled nursing deal comes easily these days, and one facility in Connecticut went over a few hurdles to find a new owner. That buyer played a big role in getting the deal done too, other than writing the check. The deal was under LOI before the pandemic and closed at the end of September. Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.  Built in stages in 1955, 1975 and 1994, the 62-bed facility in Plainfield had been family-owned and operated since it opened. It had historically run at high occupancy (at 90% before the pandemic), with a strong quality mix. Also, the facility had managed to stay COVID-free throughout much of 2020, a feat for any SNF in the... Read More »
SLIB Facilitates SNF Closing in Florida

SLIB Facilitates SNF Closing in Florida

A few months after selling a an 87-unit assisted living community in Lakeland, Florida, Brad Clousing and Daniel Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage returned to the campus to represent the same buyer of the adjacent skilled nursing facility. The buildings are actually only separated by a set of fire-rated doors. The campus, which previously had two different real estate owners and two different operators, will now be owned by one company, Mainstay Senior Living.   The skilled nursing facility has 120 beds and was delicensed by the state in 2017. However, with the onset of the pandemic, the facility was allowed to reopen in early 2020 to accommodate... Read More »