• Investment Firm Acquires in Missouri

    Investment firm Lapis Advisers purchased a seniors housing asset out of state receivership in Kansas City, Missouri. The CCRC was distressed, having struggled with COVID-related challenges as well as a limited access to capital in recent years.  Kingswood Senior Living features 185 independent living (65 of which are large duplex cottages),... Read More »
  • Global Investment Firm Sells Community with Strong Momentum

    A global real estate investment firm sold an independent living community in Iowa, engaging Blueprint’s Kory Buzin, Dillon Rudy and Steve Thomes to get the deal done. Built in 2002, the four-story community features 121 units, mostly with two-bedroom options. It appears to be The Arbordale in Urbandale, which was acquired in 2020 by Omaha,... Read More »
  • Large Operator Adds Turnaround Campus to Portfolio

    A senior care campus in Ohio found a new owner with the help of Kiser Group. Set on 26 acres in a rural market east of Cleveland, the property features 76 skilled nursing beds, five assisted living units and three independent living units. It was originally built in 1950 but expanded through multiple additions between 1965 and 2001.  At the time... Read More »
  • Texas Skilled Nursing Portfolio Sells

    A portfolio of skilled nursing facilities traded hands in Texas before the end of the year. There are two assets in the Lubbock area and two in Central Texas that are located northwest of Austin. They comprise more than 430 beds, with between 100 to 120 beds at each of the four facilities. Three of the buildings were constructed in the 1970s, and... Read More »
  • CIBC Bank’s Recent Activity

    CIBC Bank USA closed an impressive array of transactions in the last several months, totaling more than $800 million in credit facilities across the country. The largest transaction was an $85 million (with earn-outs) debt package for a senior care portfolio in the Northeast. The debt included a senior term loan and a mezzanine loan to refinance... Read More »
CBRE Sells A Second First Centrum Independent Living Community

CBRE Sells A Second First Centrum Independent Living Community

CBRE sold another First Centrum independent living community in Virginia, a couple of years after selling the developer’s 118-unit Glen Allen (Richmond MSA) community for $25.88 million, or $219,280 per unit. The latest deal featured a 120-unit community in Williamsburg. Built in 2010 by First Centrum, it features a range of unit options, from 660- to 940-square foot one bedroom units to 880- to 1,267-SF two-bedroom suites. Current asking rents start at around $2,200 for the one-bedrooms and go up to about $2,900 for two bedrooms. Operations were strong, with a near-50% margin, and it was well-occupied, at 94%, which was certainly helped by the property’s location near historic Colonial... Read More »
Solvere’s Southeast Strategy

Solvere’s Southeast Strategy

Through a number of partnerships, Solvere Senior Living expanded its presence in three states by taking over management of three to-be-built assisted living/memory care communities in Florida (2) and Texas, and two existing independent living communities in Virginia. New Jersey-based Solvere has steadily grown its portfolio since its launch in 2009, with five senior living communities in five states (Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, New York and Indiana) that it operates as either a third-party manager or an equity partner. However, by the end of 2018, Solvere expects to add five more properties to its portfolio. Lindell Investments, Inc. partnered with Solvere to develop the communities... Read More »

WMD’s in Williamsburg!

What would you pay for an empty assisted living/memory care community? What about a nearly-finished 48-unit memory care community in Williamsburg, Virginia whose previous owner filed for bankruptcy? Well, Jacksonville, Florida-based investment bank/brokerage firm WM Dougherty & Co. (WMD) purchased that unfinished site for $7.5 million, and has plans to invest another $2 million to finish the community. All in, the WMD will end up paying nearly $200,000 per unit for a brand-new, but empty, memory care community. That may seem high, given that according to the 2016 Senior Care Acquisition Report, assisted living/memory care communities sold on average for $207,400 per unit, compared with... Read More »

From fixing to building

A company with extensive experience in turning around struggling senior living communities is now developing its first property and is pulling together all manner of financing sources in its capital stack. Solutions Advisors, which got its start in 2010 advising senior living communities on management, marketing and sales strategies, has already broken ground on its flagship community in Hamilton, New Jersey. With 96 independent living, 75 assisted living and 24 memory care units, the community is expected to cost a total of $59 million, or about $302,600 per unit, to develop. In addition, 25 of the IL units can be converted to AL down the road, if the need presents itself. To operate the... Read More »