• Newmark Facilitates Morgan Stanley/MorningStar Deal

    Morgan Stanley Investment Management made a splash in announcing the acquisition of three Class-A seniors housing communities in the Denver, Colorado MSA. The communities comprised 463 units and were previously owned by Kayne Anderson Real Estate. They were managed by MorningStar Senior Living, which is based in Denver and staying on as operator... Read More »
  • Town Lane Announces First Deal with Arcole Platform

    Town Lane, a real estate investment management firm, and Atlas Senior Living, a Birmingham-based seniors housing operator, acquired The Overlook at Suwanee, a 175-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Suwanee, Georgia. The community was formerly Heartis Suwanee, which was built in 2018 by Caddis. Tremper Capital... Read More »
  • Evans Senior Investments Handles Two-SNF Trade

    Two skilled nursing facilities in northeast Pennsylvania found a new owner, after its independent owner/operator decided to fully exit the business. Evans Senior Investments was the exclusive sell-side advisor on the deal, which featured the 133-bed/unit Ellen Memorial Health Care Center in Honesdale and the 115-bed Carbondale Nursing & Rehab... Read More »
  • Alabama AL/MC Asset Sells

    Daniel Geraghty and Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale of an assisted living/memory care community in Anniston, Alabama. The property underwent a full interior renovation in 2025 and was being sold by a Southeast-based owner that was exiting the industry. A publicly traded REIT, leveraging one of its existing... Read More »
  • SVN Senior Living Advisors Sells Two Texas SNFs

    A regional owner/operator was looking to grow its portfolio in Texas and acquired two skilled nursing facilities totaling 188 beds in the state. SVN Senior Living Advisors (SVN SLA) represented the private seller, which had been referred to SVN SLA by one of its institutional lender clients. Managing Director Josh Salzman led an efficient and... Read More »
Harbert Management Corp. Acquires South Bay Partners

Harbert Management Corp. Acquires South Bay Partners

Alternative asset management firm and consistent seniors housing investor Harbert Management Corporation (HMC) has acquired South Bay Partners, LLC, a Dallas-based seniors housing developer. South Bay has developed over 10,000 high-end seniors housing units costing over $1 billion across the United States. The company will complement HMC’s existing seniors housing investment platform, while allowing HMC to make development investment opportunities. HMC plans to raise capital for South Bay’s development projects through separately managed accounts and commingled funds. In addition, South Bay Founder and CEO Craig Spaulding will move to an advisory role following the transaction, while... Read More »
Welltower Acquires Two South Bay Partners Properties

Welltower Acquires Two South Bay Partners Properties

Welltower announced that it has added two more San Antonio senior living properties to its portfolio. Originally developed by the seller, South Bay Partners, these communities opened in 2016 adjacent to each other in the Dominion area of northwest San Antonio. They combine for 335 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Welltower is no stranger to the market, already owning two senior living communities operated by Sagora Senior Living, an LTAC operated by LifeCare Management Services and a portfolio of five medical office buildings. No purchase price was disclosed for the latest acquisition, but the properties were last assessed together for $48.6 million, according... Read More »
KeyBank Finances Luxury Independent Living Development

KeyBank Finances Luxury Independent Living Development

A new independent living community is going up on the Princeton University Healthcare campus, with the help of construction financing arranged by Grant Saunders, Peter Trazzera and Jake Hollinger of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Healthcare Group. Featuring 260 total units, including 15 studios, 145 one-bedrooms and 100 two-bedrooms, the project is being developed by SBLP Senior Living Fund I, a fund that invests in the development of seniors housing projects. A joint venture between South Bay Partners, a Dallas-based seniors housing developer, and LAMB Properties, a real estate investment vehicle owned by the Bluhm family, sponsors the fund. Upon completion, Sage Senior Living will take... Read More »
Sagora Senior Living Adds Two Senior Living Communities To Portfolio

Sagora Senior Living Adds Two Senior Living Communities To Portfolio

A prominent senior living provider in the Lone Star State, Sagora Senior Living, acquired two more communities, bringing its total portfolio to 31 properties across four southern states. Both properties were developed in late-2014/early-2015 by Dallas-based South Bay Partners under the “Watercrest” brand. The Sugar Land location features 180 units and 12 cottages of independent living, plus an adjacent community with 77 assisted living and 43 memory care units. That is similar to the San Antonio location, with 192 IL units, 26 cottages, 72 AL units and 50 MC units. Once again, the AL/MC building was located on an adjacent property. Based in Fort Worth, Sagora has so far concentrated its... Read More »