• Newmark Closes Class-A Deal in Denver

    A new seniors housing community traded in the Denver, Colorado MSA, with the help of the team at Newmark. Developed in 2017, MorningStar at RidgeGate is located in the suburb of Lone Tree within the Ridgegate master plan that features retail, cultural amenities and a 284-bed hospital nearby. The property comprises five stories over subterranean... Read More »
  • Public REIT Purchases Texas Class-A Seniors Housing

    Blueprint was engaged in the divestment of a Class-A seniors housing community in San Antonio, Texas. Built in two phases in 2011 and 2017, Franklin Park TPC Parkway comprises 269 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Following the completion of a six-year freeway expansion project that affected leasing, access to the... Read More »
  • Eads Sells Its 24th & 25th Missouri Community

    Patrick Byrne of Eads Investment Brokerage facilitated the divestment of two seniors housing communities in Missouri. This marks the 24th and 25th communities sold in Missouri for Eads. The Moberly community (which we believe to be Mark Twain Assisted Living) comprises 35 assisted living/independent living units and sold for $2.57 million, or... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: CMS Raises the Minimum Staffing Mandate

    On Monday, CMS came out with its final minimum staffing standards for nursing homes, but the eventual outcome is anything but final. Despite the outcry from nursing home providers from the previous proposed mandate of three hours per resident per day, asking simple questions like how can we pay for this and where will this newly needed staff come... Read More »
  • More Shareholder Activism

    Fresh from its success in getting two people voted onto the Ventas Board of Directors, Land & Buildings is at it again, this time with National Health Investors. Like all the REITs, NHI’s managers and tenants had their share of problems during the pandemic. Who didn’t? Most of these issues are behind it, but the REIT could be in even stronger... Read More »
Tryko Partners Makes Moves in Maryland

Tryko Partners Makes Moves in Maryland

Real estate investment firm Tryko Partners added to its portfolio in Maryland with the acquisition of Brighton Gardens of Tuckerman Lane in Rockville and Sunrise of Carroll in Westminster. The purchase price was not disclosed, but Tryko has a significant capital improvement project planned for both properties. Both properties will also be rebranded and renamed.   Built in 1998, Brighton Gardens of Tuckerman Lane is a 140-bed assisted living/skilled nursing facility – with the two components renamed The Terraces at Tuckerman Lane and Tuckerman Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, respectively. Tryko plans to add a secure memory care unit. Opened in 1999, Sunrise of Carroll features... Read More »
Tryko Partners Expands in Pennsylvania

Tryko Partners Expands in Pennsylvania

In an effort to expand its greater Philadelphia real estate presence, Tryko Partners has acquired Attleboro Community, a 415-bed CCRC in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Wilmac Corporation sold the 18-acre community, which has been rebranded as Oxford Enhanced Senior Living.   The campus’ skilled nursing facility, Oxford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, has a five-star rating from CMS. This campus also includes an assisted living and memory care component, along with independent living apartments. Tryko has planned a significant value-add capital project for the property to bolster its appeal as a high-quality community. Oxford’s primary referral sources for sub-acute admissions... Read More »
Tryko Grows Garden State Portfolio

Tryko Grows Garden State Portfolio

Tryko Partners added to its New Jersey portfolio with the acquisition of one skilled nursing facility and one assisted living/memory care community in Little Egg Harbor on the Jersey Shore. Owned and operated by a husband-and-wife team for more than 30 years, the properties will receive immediate capital improvements under the new ownership. Built in 1985, Seacrest Village is a 171-bed, three-story skilled nursing facility that carries a five-star designation with CMS. It will be renamed The Terraces at Seacrest Village. The Terraces, built in 2013, is a two-story assisted living/memory care community with 88 units. Tryko’s affiliate Marquis Health Consulting Services will take over... Read More »
Tryko Grows Garden State Portfolio

Tryko Partners Grows in the Garden State

Tryko Partners is adding to its Northeast portfolio with the acquisition of a large skilled nursing/assisted living facility in Allendale, New Jersey. Family-owned for more than 50 years, The Allendale Community for Senior Living features 299 beds and 146,000 square feet of skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care services. It primarily drew referrals from Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack and Hackensack University – Pascack Valley Medical Center. Tryko is planning a significant capital improvement project for the community, which should increase its appeal and hospitality focus. Tryko also has several nearby operations that give it a local scale, including Oakland... Read More »
Tryko Adds to Rhode Island SNF Portfolio

Tryko Adds to Rhode Island SNF Portfolio

Tryko Partners added to its Rhode Island skilled nursing portfolio with the acquisition of a 120-bed facility in North Kingstown. Named Scalabrini Villa, the one-story facility is set on a bucolic property facing Narragansett Bay. The Brown family (Brown University’s namesake) donated the site to Rhode Island Hospital, which operated a children’s hospital there for decades. Then in 1956, Bishop John Baptist Scalabrini purchased the property, opening The Bishop Scalabrini Home for the Aged, which provided senior care services to the community.   The current SNF opened in 1994 and now features two 60-bed units, each with 12 private rooms and 48 semi-private rooms.... Read More »