Roundup: Senior Housing & Care Acquisitions in the First Half of 2012

In case you missed it, here’s a list of senior housing and care transactions covered by Senior Housing News in the first half of 2012, starting from those published most recently and dating back to January.  June Senior Housing Sales & Acquisitions MBK Senior Living Acquires Ariz. Independent Living Community for $31.9 Million Chartwell Sells […]

Senior Lifestyle Corp. Sells Two Chicago Senior Living Communities in Sale/Leaseback

Chicago-based developer Senior Lifestyle Corp. confirmed it has sold two local senior housing projects in a sale-leaseback transaction.  The transaction includes Autumn Green at Midway Village, a 121,600-square-foot retirement community in the West Lawn neighborhood of Chicago with 100 independent living and 23 assisted living units. The community opened in 2005 and is located adjacent […]

Chartwell Sells Off 6 U.S. Properties to Harvest for $165.5 Million

Chartwell Seniors Housing Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:CHS.UN) has agreed to sell its 100% ownership interest in six U.S. Properties to Harvest Facility Holdings LP for approximately $165.5 million (USD) in a transaction that is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012.  The properties have a total of 1,221 independent living units, and […]

Genesis HealthCare to Acquire Sun Healthcare in $275 Million Transaction

Genesis HealthCare will acquire Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNH) in a $275 million transaction announced on Wednesday. The merger follows a December letter to Sun’s board of directors by the investment manager of one of the healthcare company’s largest investors, calling for a sale to a larger industry player. The combined companies will create the […]

Health Care REIT Acquires Wisc. Senior Housing Community for $38 Million

Health Care REIT, Inc. recently bought a senior housing community from a subsidiary of Senior Lifestyle Corporation for $38 million, reports CoStar.  The community consists of two apartment buildings located in Greendale, Wisc., with a total of approximately 250,300 square feet.  The properties were under contract for about two months prior to closing and were […]