• Brookdale’s Operations Improve While NOI and Margins Lag

    Following the preliminary results announcement after the January 28 close, Brookdale Senior Living’s stock spiked 11.5% on January 29. Investors cheered the upbeat early numbers, but the mood shifted once the official quarterly and full-year results came out February 18 after the bell. The stock opened nearly 7% below the prior close and dropped... Read More »
  • Morgan Stanley and Foundry Commercial Exit Spring Arbor Portfolio

    Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, and Foundry Commercial have completed their exit from the Spring Arbor Senior Living portfolio through the sale of the remaining 11 assets. The seniors housing communities, located in Maryland and Virginia, comprise 795 assisted living and memory... Read More »
  • Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector Through Recapitalization

    Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Countryside of Wichita Falls, a 50-unit assisted living community in Wichita Falls, Texas. The asset offered value-add potential through renovations, rebranding and a planned memory care addition. As occupancy began to improve, Blueprint launched a marketing process,... Read More »
  • Public REIT Divests to National Provider

    A publicly traded REIT recently completed the wind down of its relationship with an outgoing operator through its sale of a seniors housing community in Wisconsin. Michael Segal, Lauren Nagle and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint handled the deal, targeting local, regional and national investors. A growing national provider was selected as the... Read More »
  • Multiple Buyers Acquire Skilled Nursing Beds

    Under Ohio’s certificate of need regulations, skilled nursing beds can be transferred from counties deemed over-bedded to those experiencing a shortage. Taking advantage of this window, 12 separate sellers, motivated by downsizing, closures or strategic repositioning, transferred their beds with the help of Senwell Senior Investment Advisors. Ben... Read More »
H2C Secures Loan For Florida SNF Acquisition

H2C Secures Loan For Florida SNF Acquisition

Matthew Tarpley and Mitch Levine of H2C Securities, Inc. (or Hammond Hanlon Camp) has secured an $8.25 million loan for Mainstay Senior Living to acquire a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Lakeland, Florida. The one-year, interest-only loan came with a rate of 4.125%.  Built in the 1990s, the facility was delicensed by the state in 2017 but was allowed to reopen in early 2020 to accommodate COVID-19 residents. The operator received a new license to operate, however, its publicly-traded REIT owner (revealed to be Omega Healthcare Investors based on a web search) decided to sell, since the asset was nearly vacant once the initial COVID wave subsided. The facility is located adjacent to an... Read More »
SLIB Facilitates Sale of Pennsylvania SNF

SLIB Facilitates Sale of Pennsylvania SNF

The owner of a large skilled nursing facility in Scranton, Pennsylvania decided to sell the property when its tenant announced that it desired to exit operations in the Keystone State. Another Pennsylvania-based skilled nursing owner emerged as the buyer, for an undisclosed purchase price. Built in 1974, the facility is licensed for 272 beds and underwent an addition in 1997. It has been well maintained over the years.  Bradley Clousing and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage procured 12 offers in early 2021 and closed the sale on September 1. Read More »
SLIB Assists on Seniors Housing Sale in Oregon

SLIB Assists on Seniors Housing Sale in Oregon

After developing an assisted living community in Hillsboro, Oregon, a local owner/operator is exiting the industry with the sale of its last seniors housing asset. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage helped with the sale. The community opened last year and was still in lease-up by the time of the sale, with occupancy reaching about 50%. It features 90 beds in 72 units and offers both assisted living and memory care services.  A private equity firm based in Texas paid an undisclosed amount for the community and will use a Pacific Northwest operator as the manager. Read More »
H2C Secures Loan For Florida SNF Acquisition

Alta Senior Living Acquires North Tampa Community

Brad Clousing and Daniel Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold an 82-unit assisted living/memory care community in North Tampa, Florida. Developed in 2015 by the seller and operated by their affiliate management company, the community was an operational outlier for them, which prompted the sale. This was their last seniors housing asset in the Southeast. Alta Senior Living stepped in to acquire the property for an undisclosed price, building their operating presence in the state. Read More »
SLIB Handles Seniors Housing Sale in Upstate New York

SLIB Handles Seniors Housing Sale in Upstate New York

The only licensed seniors housing community in Alleghany County, New York found a new owner, with Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handling the sale. Located in New York’s southern tier, this community was built in 1989 with 89 units and 137 beds of assisted living and memory care. It was the last asset owned by a private individual looking to retire, and operations were decent in 2019, with occupancy in the 80s and a 17% margin on under $3.38 million of revenues.  However, COVID hit the community at the end of 2020, and although the owner cleared the building of COVID roughly six to eight weeks afterward, he was not able to move any new admissions until March 2021 because... Read More »