Private Equity Firm Acquires Senior Housing Owner Sentio for $825 Million

The senior housing industry has drawn increased interest from private equity investors for some time. Now, affiliates of real estate private equity investor Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors (KAREA) are set to purchase senior housing and medical office owner Sentio Healthcare Properties for $825 million in cash. The Orlando, Florida-based real estate investment trust (REIT), which is public […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Capital One, Ziegler

Capital One Closes $10.3 Million in FHA Loans to Refinance Two Illinois SNFs Capital One (NYSE: COF) recently announced that it has provided two fixed-rate HUD 232/223(f) loans totaling $10.3 million to refinance a 131-bed skilled nursing facility in Carbondale, Illinois, and a 70-bed skilled nursing facility in Anna, Illinois. The transaction was originated by Senior Vice […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Sabra, Sentio, Blueprint

Sabra Acquires Nine Senior Housing Facilities for $84.7 Million Maryland-based Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) announced the acquisition of a portfolio of four senior housing facilities in Washington and Oregon, as well as the acquisition of a portfolio of five senior housing facilities in Illinois. On Sept. 1, Sabra acquired the Life’s Journey Senior […]

Movers & Shakers: Brookdale’s New Board Chairman

Brookdale Appoints New Director and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD), the largest senior living operator in the U.S., announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Daniel Decker as Class I director and the non-executive chairman of the board in replacement of the late Granger Cobb, effective Oct. 1. “Dan is […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions: ARC Healthcare Trust II, Senior Resource Group

Chelsea Jewish Foundation Announces Merger with Aviv Centers The Boards of Directors of the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home Foundation, Inc. (CJF) and Aviv Centers for Living, Inc. recently announced that the two organizations are combining to serve seniors north of Boston.  Together, they will become the largest senior living nonprofit organization on the North Shore, […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (10/30/14)

Construction: Planned Ecumen Targets Younger Residents with $20 Million Proposed Co-op Ecumen, a non-profit senior living organization based in Shoreview, Minn., is developing an age-55 and older co-op in the Glen Lake neighborhood of Minnetonka, reports Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. The proposed $20 million project calls for a 58-unit complex to be located on the […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions: Sentio Healthcare, Aviv REIT, Validus

Sentio Healthcare Properties Acquires Community for $42.5 Million Sentio Healthcare Properties, Inc., a health care-focused real estate investment trust (REIT), recently announced the $42.5 million purchase of St. Andrew’s Village, a Class A, 246-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Aurora, Colo. The St. Andrew’s Village campus includes 146 independent living units, 60 assisted living units […]

Senior Housing Acquisitions: CNL Lifestyle Properties, Capital Senior Living, & More

CNL Lifestyle Properties Acquires Colo. Senior Housing Community Senior living real estate investment trust CNL Lifestyle Properties has acquired MorningStar at Dayton Place in Aurora, Colo., for approximately $29.9 million.  The senior housing community will continue to be managed by its current operator, MorningStar Senior Living, which currently has 21 properties under management or development […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions (10/29/13)

Capital Senior Living Buys Ohio Senior Living Community for $4 Million Capital Senior Living (NYSE:CSU) has acquired a senior living community in Middletown, Ohio for $4.1 million, reports the Dayton Business Journal. The Woodlands of Middletown has 61 units, comprised of 40 assisted living and 21 memory care units.  In September 2012, Rittenhouse Senior Living […]