SAN DIEGO — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a portfolio of seven communities located in California, Oregon, Arizona, Florida and Rhode Island for a combined $103.3 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust was the seller of all properties. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Bailey Nygard. Further details on the properties and transaction were not disclosed.
Acquisitions
RALEIGH, N.C. — Green Courte Partners (GCP), through one of its investment funds, has acquired The Aspens at Bedford Falls, a 182-unit seniors housing community in Raleigh. Construction of the community was completed in August 2019. GCP acquired the property along with its wholly owned subsidiary True Connection Communities, which will take over operations. The price and seller were not disclosed. GCP plans to convert the community from an active adult focus to a full-service independent living community. Post-conversion, the community will total 181 units, increasing buyer’s total portfolio to …
SAN ANTONIO — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the real estate and operations of The Healthcare Center at Patriot Heights, a seniors housing campus in San Antonio. The property features 59 skilled nursing beds and 158 independent living units. The seller and price were not disclosed. This acquisition brings Ensign’s portfolio to 214 skilled nursing operations, 23 of which also include assisted living, across 13 states. Ensign owns the real estate at 90 of those properties.
CLEMMONS, N.C. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Crest of Clemmons, an assisted living community in the Winston-Salem suburb of Clemmons for $5 million, or $111,000 per unit. The seller was previously the owner-operator, which leased the facility 15 months ago. The buyer is the current regional operator exercising its purchase option. The 45-unit community features 70 operational and licensed beds. It was built in 1984 and renovated in 2005. Occupancy has averaged 85 percent (per bed, not unit) since 2016.
WYOMING, Mich. — American House Senior Living Communities has acquired First & Main Metro Health Village in Wyoming, a suburb of Grand Rapids. American House has taken over operations at the property, and renamed it American House Wyoming. “We have continued to focus on growing our presence in the Midwest, Florida and New England — and we now own and manage over 65 senior communities,” says Dale Watchowski, president and CEO of American House Senior Living Communities and REDICO, an affiliated company. American House Wyoming, built in 2015, offers 102 …
STOCKBRIDGE and MORROW, Ga. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of two GoldenCrest Assisted Living communities in Georgia. The portfolio consists of a community in Stockbridge and a community in Morrow, approximately eight miles apart south of Atlanta. The portfolio sold for $12 million, or $124,000 per unit. Built in 1990, GoldenCrest at Eagles Landing in Stockbridge is a 57-unit assisted living community that is consistently over 90 percent occupancy. Built in 1996, GoldenCrest at Morrow is a 40-unit community that recently transitioned all units to memory …
Greysteel Arranges $5.8M Sale of Victoria Park Jaycees Affordable Community in Maryland
by Jeff Shaw
WALDORF, Md. — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Victoria Park Jaycees, a 60-unit affordable seniors housing community in Waldorf, approximately 25 miles south of Washington, D.C. Ari Firoozabadi and Henry Mathies from the firm’s D.C. office represented the seller, Osprey Property Cos. An undisclosed buyer paid $5.8 million for the community. Victoria Park Jaycees was completed in 2003 using Section 42 Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Eight are set aside for residents making up to 30 percent area median imcome (AMI), 16 units at 40 percent AMI, 20 at 50 …
CALDWELL, Idaho — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Alexander Place, a closed, 35-unit assisted living community in Caldwell, approximately 25 miles west of Boise. A national owner-operator sold the property to a local owner-operator for an undisclosed price. This acquisition marks the buyer’s seventh community in Idaho. Blueprint positioned the offering as a value-add opportunity for an incoming operator to renovate and relicense the closed building. Blake Bozett, Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint handled the transaction.
STRATFORD, Conn. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Atria Stratford, a 100-unit assisted living and memory care community located in Stratford. A publicly traded REIT sold the property to partners of Woodbine Senior Living for an undisclosed price. Developed in 1999, the 87,000-square-foot community features 76 assisted living and 24 memory care units. The property previously boasted an average assisted living occupancy of 98 percent, but was struggling with new competition in the market, according to Blueprint. Ben Firestone, Steve Thomes, Michael Segal and Alex …
CHICAGO — Fundamental Advisors has sold The Clare at Rush and Pearson, a 53-story continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in downtown Chicago, to LCS. Although the price was not disclosed, BMO Harris provided $59.4 million in financing for the transaction. Fundamental partnered with Senior Care Development (SCD) and LCS to acquire the community out of bankruptcy in 2012. A renovation plan was implemented that expanded the health center while augmenting programs and services for residents. Additionally Life Care Services, the management arm of LCS, was brought in to operate the community. …