BENBROOK, Texas — Plains Commercial has arranged the sale of Benbrook Nursing and Rehab in Benbrook, approximately 10 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Originally built in 1969 the facility is currently licensed for 115 beds. The seller is a regional owner-operator that decided to cull its portfolio and exit the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The buyer was a regional owner-operator looking to expand its Texas portfolio via a 1031 exchange. The price was not disclosed. Daniel Morris with Plains Commercial handled the transaction.
PHOENIX — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a 94-unit skilled nursing facility in Phoenix. The 94-unit vacant facility was originally developed by Mainstreet in 2017 and designed to be operated as an assisted living and transitional care facility. However, the property was foreclosed on and as a result was never operational. The property is strategically located just 0.2 miles from Banner Estrella Medical Center as well as two other major hospitals within an eight-mile radius. The buyer, seller and price were not disclosed.
INMAN, S.C. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Magnolia Manor, a 176-bed skilled nursing facility in Inman, located northwest of Spartanburg. The property represents over 40 percent of the total beds in the market and has twice the capacity of the next largest competitor, according to Blueprint. The large, East Coast-based operator bought the property and will continue to manage it. The seller and price were not disclosed.
AUSTIN and CEDAR PARK, Texas — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the operations of Sedona Trace Health and Wellness Center, a 119-bed skilled nursing facility located in Austin, and Cedar Pointe Health and Wellness Center, a 122-bed skilled nursing facility located in Cedar Park. CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) acquired the real estate in the transaction and each operation will be added to an existing long-term, triple-net master lease, which is currently in place between Ensign affiliates and CareTrust. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. This …
In a July 22 Seniors Housing Business webinar titled “Invigorating the Seniors Housing Workforce: Strategies to Inspire, Engage, and Retain Talent,” panelists discussed challenges in finding and motivating employees in the senior living industry. Seniors housing communities struggled to find staff prior to COVID-19, but a combination of factors is currently exacerbating the difficulties in communities. These components include competing opportunities, government unemployment programs and safety concerns related to the pandemic. Lisa Lacy, Discovery Senior Living, explains “We are competing with organizations that we didn’t typically compete with. It’s not …
RURAL RETREAT, Va. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Carrington Place at Rural Retreat, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in the western portion of Virginia, near the North Carolina and Tennessee borders. The property is a dually certified facility constructed in 2015. Census stabilized shortly after opening and the operator subsequently executed its below-market option to acquire the real estate. The operator then decided to exit and take advantage of Virginia’s red-hot acquisition market. The chosen buyer was an owner-operator based in the Northeast and …
WORCESTER, Mass. — Ziegler has arranged $85.5 million in bond financing for Ascentria Care Alliance, a Worcester-based skilled nursing operator. The bonds will support three of the borrower’s facilities: Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, featuring 147 skilled nursing beds. Lutheran Home of Southbury (LHS) in Southbury, Connecticut, featuring 120 skilled nursing beds and 14 assisted living units. Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester, featuring 107 skilled nursing beds and 43 rest home care beds. Proceeds of the bonds issued through the National Finance …
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Advantage Living Center Battle Creek, an 82-bed skilled nursing facility in Battle Creek. The property was built in 1967 and renovated 1985. The seller elected to pursue an exit of its Battle Creek location as it was an underperforming, geographic outlier compared to the owner-operator’s network of facilities in and around metro Detroit. The buyer was a New York-based company looking to expand in the Midwest with a new operating partner.
LIVERMORE, Calif. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital secured a $10.2 million fixed-rate loan to refinance debt on Livermore Healthcare, a skilled nursing facility in Livermore, located east of San Francisco Bay. KeyBank provided the funds through the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) 232/223(f) mortgage insurance program for Eagle Arc Partners, a health care real estate investment firm. The loan is structured with a fully amortizing, 35-year term. FHA loan proceeds were used to pay down an interim bridge loan. A KeyBank-led bank syndicate provided the original acquisition financing for a portfolio …
TULSA, Okla. — Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare has arranged $5.6 million in financing for a 54-unit, 111-bed skilled nursing facility located in Muskogee County, located southeast of Tulsa. Jay Healy of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare secured the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The loan was refinanced through HUD’s 232/223(f) program. The $50,100-per-bed, 35-year loan represented 50 percent of the property’s value. The project was originally constructed in 1974 and features 58 ventilator beds. Historical occupancy has averaged 75 percent. “The 232/223(f) Program presented the sponsor a …