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Improving Market Conditions, Re-emergence of Banks Give Seniors Housing Investors Cause for Optimism, Interface Panel Says

by Channing Hamilton

ATLANTA — Investment markets have been tumultuous over the past year, with high interest rates and inflation impacting the flow of debt and equity across the commercial real estate industry. Last year, many investors and brokers chose to weather the storm and try to make it to 2025, when it was estimated that interest rates would begin to moderate. Recently, however, conditions seem to be improving in the seniors housing sector, where many investors are leaving behind the “survive till 2025” strategy that defined 2023. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a …

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Technology Can Complement — But Never Replace — The Human Touch in Seniors Housing Communities, Say InterFace Panelists

by Channing Hamilton

ATLANTA — Though the older population is often seen as removed from modern technology, tech products offer great promise to the seniors housing sector. Participants in the “Technology Revolution: Enhancing Resident Care and Operational Cost Effectiveness” panel at the InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference held recently in Atlanta all agreed on this point. Importantly though, the panel — which was moderated by Mark Petty, vice president of corporate accounts with ICON — also highlighted the fact that seniors housing is an industry rooted in human interaction. Given this fact, the …

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SLIB Brokers Sale of 41-Unit Assisted Living Facility in Cumming, Georgia

by Channing Hamilton

CUMMING, Ga. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Country Gardens Lanier, a 41-unit assisted living facility in Cumming, approximately 40 miles northeast of Atlanta. SLIB was retained to solicit bids on behalf of the court-appointed receiver, GGG Partners. The buyer was a regional owner and operator seeking to expand its footprint across the Southeast.  Managing Director Daniel Geraghty and Senior Managing Director Bradley Clousing of SLIB handled this transaction. The buyer operates another seniors housing community in Forsyth County, Georgia, according to Geraghty, which “should …

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Blueprint Brokers Sale of 61-Unit Assisted Living Community in Buford, Georgia

by Channing Hamilton

BUFORD, Ga. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a 61-unit assisted living and memory care community in Buford, located 39 miles northeast of Atlanta. The buyer in the all-cash transaction was an acquirer of value-add properties. The seller was an institutional real estate and development firm. The names of the buyer and seller were not disclosed. Even though the property was at 73 percent occupancy and operating at a negative margin at the time of sale, the real estate asset’s potential attracted significant interest, particularly …

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Careful Balance of Business Fundamentals, Quality Care Is Key to Success, Say InterFace Panelists

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — Seniors housing is a sector that has a long track record of carefully balancing care for its residents with the fundamentals of real estate, namely the return on investment in the form of monthly rental rates. Equity and debt partners have appreciated the sector as an investment vehicle for decades, but are now fully grasping how important operators are to realizing those gains. This was the topic of discussion among the “power panel” of executives at InterFace Seniors Southeast, an annual conference that was held at Westin Buckhead …

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Thrive Takes Over Management of Three Communities in Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

COCHRAN, JESUP and THOMSON, Ga. — Thrive Senior Living has taken over operations at three senior living communities in the state of Georgia, located in Cochran, Jesup and Thomson.  A Georgia-based family owns the properties, which are all under the At Home Senior Living brand.  “Communities in smaller towns like Cochran, Jesup, and Thomson exude the classic Southern charm that makes them feel like home,” says Sebby Kannukkaden, Thrive president and CFO. “However, they often miss out on valuable opportunities given their size and location. Our goal with these communities …

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Marcus & Associates, Buckley Shuler Broker Sale of 38-Unit St. Ives Memory Care in Johns Creek, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Marcus & Associates and Buckley Shuler Properties have arranged the sale of St. Ives Memory Care, a 38-unit standalone memory care community in the Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek. Regional owner-operator Solinity was the buyer. The seller and price were not disclosed. The property experienced operational setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as complications from a winter freeze that caused flooding and insurance issues.Marcus Van Ameringen of Marcus & Associates handled the transaction.

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Isakson Living Names Hayden Herrick as Executive Director of The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place in Atlanta

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — Isakson Living has named Hayden Herrick as executive director of assisted living and memory care at The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place, which provides assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation in a luxury residential community for those 55 and older in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta.  Herrick will be responsible for daily operations, including management, staffing and regulatory compliance. He will report to Greg Heath, who served as interim executive director of assisted living and memory care for The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place concurrently …

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Berkadia Brokers Sale of 85-Unit Community in Alpharetta, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of an 85-unit assisted living and memory care community in Alpharetta, a suburb north of Atlanta.  Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders led the Berkadia team in representing the seller, a publicly traded REIT. The asset, part of a three-property portfolio, was purchased by a regional owner/operator. The first two properties in the portfolio closed in May. The price and other details were not disclosed.

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Blueprint Brokers Sale of 100-Bed Archway Transitional Care in Macon, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

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.

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