AKRON, Ohio — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of an 80-bed skilled nursing facility. Purpose-built in 2015 as a transitional care facility in a northeastern suburb of Akron, the facility presented numerous paths to stabilization with strong fundamentals and attractive in-place HUD financing, according to Blueprint. The buyer was a regional owner/operator with significant experience in Northeast Ohio, allowing for a quick HUD Transfer of Physical Assets approval. The seller and price were not disclosed. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly led the Blueprint team.
Acquisitions
BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the sale of a 146-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Bucks County. Situated approximately 30 miles north of Philadelphia, this stabilized, Class A asset was developed in 2022. The buyer was a public healthcare REIT. The seller and price were not disclosed. Joshua Jandris, Mark Myers and Brett Gardner led the Walker & Dunlop team.
Ziegler Arranges $42.5M Acquisition Financing for Applewood CCRC in Freehold, New Jersey
FREEHOLD, N.J. — Ziegler has arranged $42.5 million in bond financing for FellowshipLIFE, a nonprofit owner-operator of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in New Jersey. The borrower will use the funds to acquire Applewood, a CCRC formerly owned by CentraState Healthcare System in the North Jersey town of Freehold. Located on approximately 44 acres, Applewood opened in 1990 and offers a full continuum of care to its long-time residents. Applewood offers 300 independent living units, 37 assisted living units, 11 memory care units and 60 skilled nursing units. Ziegler facilitated …
HOUSTON — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Treemont Health Care Center, a 112-bed assisted living and skilled nursing community in Houston. Built in 1974, the 39,058-square-foot community sits on approximately 1.3 acres. The bed mix is 42 assisted living and 70 skilled nursing. A regional owner-operator sought to exit the property due to the post-pandemic operating difficulties. The buyer was a local owner-operator looking to expand in Houston. The buyer assumed a HUD loan associated with the property. The price was not disclosed Vince Viverito, …
PHILADELPHIA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 114-unit assisted living and memory care community in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Ownership acquired the 1988-built community in 2018 with a plan to execute an investment and repositioning strategy. Ownership subsequently invested significant capital to renovate and modernize the community. However, a subsequent influx of new competitive supply caused a persistent drag on occupancy and rate growth, according to Blueprint. The challenges were then exacerbated by the pandemic and its lasting inflationary impact on operating expenses. The …
With Economic Conditions Stabilizing, Industry Executives Expect Transactions to Ramp Up
CHICAGO — A big question hangs over the investment market: When will transaction activity pick up again? Seniors housing fundamentals are strong. Occupancies are recovering. New development is scarce. And demand is set to surge as a growing number of baby boomers turn age 80, the point at which senior living becomes an increasingly attractive option for older Americans. But worries about inflation, the direction of interest rates, lack of debt capital and the fear of buying at the wrong price are curbing investment activity. In this uncertain environment, can …
MCLEAN, Va. — Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean-based owner-operator, has added 13 senior living communities to its portfolio. The acquisitions came via two transactions. In the first, Sunrise became a joint-venture owner of two communities in the Chicago metro offering assisted living and memory care services. In the second transaction, Sunrise took over ownership of eight independent living communities in the greater Rocky Mountains area, and expects to take on three more management contracts in the coming weeks. The investment partners and names of the communities were not disclosed. Additionally, …
INDIANA and OHIO — Berkadia has arranged the sale of two recently developed, Class A senior living communities offering independent living, assisted living and memory care services in Indiana and Ohio. Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare, led by Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers, closed the 247-unit transaction on behalf of Indianapolis-based Leo Brown Group. The buyer was a long-time owner of senior living communities. Leo Brown Group developed the properties, which Traditions Management operates.The assets were built in 2020 and 2021.
LONGVIEW, Texas — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Haven Care, a 108-bed skilled nursing facility in the East Texas city of Longview. The property totals 24,653 square feet on three acres of land. The seller was a Texas-based partnership looking to divest of its only seniors housing community. The buyer was an owner-operator with several other facilities in the state, including in the Longview market. The price was not disclosed. Matthew Alley of SLIB handled the transaction.
MACON, Ga. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Archway Transitional Care, a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in Macon. The seller was Selectis Health (OTCPK: GBCS), a Colorado-based corporation and owner-operator of senior care facilities across multiple states. The buyer was the existing operator, Ethica Health & Retirement, a subsidiary of Community Health Systems of Georgia (CHSGa), the largest non-profit provider in the state. The price was not disclosed. Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn led the Blueprint team.