Transactions & Financings: Brookdale’s $75 Million Purchase, StoneGate Buys Eight Properties

Brookdale Pays $75 Million for California Property Brentwood, Tennessee-based Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) paid about $74.5 million to acquire the real estate of Palm Beach Gardens, a 317-unit property in Palm Beach, Florida. That equates to about $235,000 per unit, according to The Real Deal, which reported on details of the transaction, citing property […]

Transactions & Financings: Welltower’s $130 Million CCRC Acquisiton

Welltower Acquires CCRC in Florida for $130 Million Toledo, Ohio-based health care real estate investment trust (REIT) Welltower, Inc. (NYSE: WELL) has officially acquired Stratford Court of Boca Pointe, a 527-bed continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Boca Raton, Florida, for $130 million, according to the South Florida Business Journal. The seller was Newton, Massachusetts-based REIT Senior Housing Properties […]

Transactions & Financings: Welltower’s New NYSE Ticker Symbol

Welltower to Change NYSE Ticker Symbol to “WELL” Health care infrastructure company Welltower, Inc. has announced a change to its New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ticker symbol, from “HCN” to “WELL.” The Toledo, Ohio-based company will begin trading under “WELL” on February 28. “Welltower owns, manages and has developed the largest network of premium residential senior care […]

Transactions & Financings: Mainstreet Property Group, Trilogy Consulting

Solutions Advisors Acquires Trilogy Consulting New Jersey-based senior living consulting firm Solutions Advisors has acquired Trilogy Consulting, LLC. Solutions Advisors provides strategic marketing, sales consulting and creative services to senior living communities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Trilogy founder Scott Townsley, who opened his firm January 1, 2017, will serve as Principal of […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Fortis Files for Receivership

Fortis Management Group Files for Receivership Fortis Management Group filed for receivership in an agreement with its landlords, the company revealed on July 12. The Milwaukee-based management company operates 60 skilled nursing facilities and five independent and assisted living communities throughout Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Read the full story on Skilled Nursing […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Ventas Completes $1.5 Billion Portfolio

Ventas Completes Acquisition of $1.5 Billion Life Sciences Portfolio Health care real estate investment trust (REIT) Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) completed its previously announced acquisition of a $1.5 billion portfolio of Wexford Science & Technology, LLC life sciences buildings. Ventas acquired the properties from affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII L.P., completed Sept. 1. […]

What Sellers Can Expect for Mediocre Senior Housing Properties

Offloading senior housing properties is a vastly different experience for different types of sellers. For instance, Class A properties, with their desirable locations, magnificent upkeep and strong demographics, can be an easy sell. But what’s the Class B, C or D senior housing owner to do? With different buyers searching for different things—and with no industrywide […]