• Eight Wisconsin Senior Care Assets Sell in Four Deals

    Senior Care Realty had an active October, with a handful of deals closed by Chad Wegner and Bob Richards. The four transactions involved senior care assets spread throughout Wisconsin. In one of the transactions, Chad Wegner of Senior Care Realty sold four assisted living and memory care communities across two campuses in Wisconsin. The... Read More »
  • Public REIT Offloads SNFs Following Lease Non-Renewal

    Blueprint started the fourth quarter well after selling a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities in Florida, California and Virginia, on behalf of a public REIT. The existing tenant elected not to renew its master lease, prompting the portfolio divesture. The first closing was completed in Florida for two high-quality SNFs. The two facilities... Read More »
  • Senior Care Owner/Operator Acquires AL Community

    Dan Mahoney and Dillon Rudy of Blueprint were engaged by a Louisiana-based not-for-profit owner/operator to market a 40-unit assisted living community in the Inland Northwest region of Idaho. The property maintained a steady resident base and in-place HUD financing. The organization was divesting because the asset no longer geographically aligned... Read More »
  • Developer Divests to Capital Group

    A Class-A seniors housing community near Wichita, Kansas, found a new owner thanks to Evans Senior Investments. The seller developed the community in 2014 and has operated it since then. There are 101 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Occupancy was consistent around 90%, and the operating margin was in the high-20s,... Read More »
  • Stellar Senior Living Finances Arizona Community

    Marcus & Millichap arranged $22 million in financing for The Springs of Scottsdale, a 143-unit independent living community in Phoenix, Arizona. Paul Winterowd secured the financing with a national life insurance company on behalf of Stellar Senior Living. The sponsor secured a five-year loan at 60% loan-to-value, with a competitive interest... Read More »
Grandbridge Provides Permanent Refinancing

Grandbridge Provides Permanent Refinancing

Speaking of backyards, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital arranged $35 million in Freddie Mac financing for a one-year old assisted living and memory care community in Norwalk, Connecticut. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan has a 30-year amortization. The community is located a mile from our main office. The property was developed by The Shelter Group and its affiliate, Brightview Senior Living, is the manager. We know it well because we had a tour when it opened and attended the first open house. It was built on a very tight piece of land, but they were able to take advantage of the topography for some unique outdoor areas. We assume it is at or close to stabilization otherwise Freddie Mac would... Read More »
New Owner For New Pond Village

New Owner For New Pond Village

Benchmark Senior Living, the largest seniors housing provider in the Northeast, just added its fourth CCRC, and 54th overall location, to its impressive portfolio. In a partnership with investment firm Farallon Capital Management, Benchmark acquired New Pond Village, a 199-unit entrance-fee CCRC in Walpole, Massachusetts (Boston MSA), for an undisclosed price. Built in 1992, it currently features 167 independent living and 32 assisted living units. The 90-bed skilled nursing facility was split off from the community in the mid-1990s, but residents at the CCRC have a priority admissions agreement with the SNF. This transaction comes 13 years after the seller, The Shelter Group, originally... Read More »
Connecticut CCRC Changes Hands

Connecticut CCRC Changes Hands

A large for-profit CCRC in North Branford, Connecticut recently sold. Purchased in 2006 by a joint venture between The Shelter Group and Herbert J. Sims & Company for $72 million, 10 years later it sold for approximately $69.5 million. National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) was the buyer, and its all-in acquisition cost was about $74 million, which included closing costs, various escrows/deposits, and other fees. The CCRC, which has 227 independent living units, 22 assisted living units and 50 skilled nursing beds, was originally developed in the early-1990s in two phases on 88 acres. Occupancy had been on an upward trend and was just over 88% in 2015. NHI will be leasing the community... Read More »