Joint Venture Buys Regal Lifestyle Communities

by | Jun 22, 2015 8:32 pm | Long-Term Care

Another good REIT story was made in the long-term care sector. Last week Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE: HCN) one of the largest diversified healthcare REITS in the country, agreed to pay $623 million for Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc. (TSX: RLC). Regal operates 23 independent living communities with more than 3,600 units—13 in Ontario, seven in Quebec, and one each in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland. Far-flung as that sounds, about 83% of the NOI is derived from four large metro markets.  HCN will be buying this portfolio in an existing RIDEA joint venture with Revera, Inc., with HCN owning 75% and Revera 25%. Read More »

Prudential Real Estate Investors Buys 3 AL Properties

by | Jun 1, 2015 6:44 pm | Long-Term Care

Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI)is a private real estate firm owned by Prudential Insurance, paid $110 million for three assisted living facilities, two of which are in Tennessee: Hendersonville, with 130 units built in 2012 and Franklin, with 126 units built in 2014. The Connecticut community is in Glastonbury with 135 units built in 2014. All three offer assisted living and memory care, and have a combined 341,000 square feet. Hearth Management, which previously owned the properties through a joint venture partnership, has been retained as the managery. Read More »

NorthStar Retires $640 Million to 15 CCRCs

by | Apr 20, 2015 4:03 pm | Long-Term Care

Fountains Senior Living Holdings LLC is selling 15 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in 11 states. NorthStar Healthcare Income, Inc., a public, non-traded REIT, has plunked down $640 million for the portfolio, which consists of six entrance-fee and nine rental CCRCs, total 3,637 units. Watermark Retirement Communities will continue as the day-to-day operator of the CCRCs. The deal is expected to close around June 1, at which time NorthStar will lease the entrance fee properties to affiliates of The Freshwater Group Inc., pursuant to a master net lease. The rental properties will be held under a RIDEA structure, with NorthStar owning 97% and Freshwater owning 3%. Read More »

Another Record Falls in Q1:15

by | Apr 4, 2015 3:19 pm | Behavioral Health Care, Biotechnology, Home Health & Hospice, Hospitals, Laboratories, MRI & Dialysis, Long-Term Care, Managed Care, Medical Devices, Other Services, Pharmaceuticals, Physician Medical Groups, Rehabilitation

Now that the month is officially over, we can report our preliminary Q1:15 results—and it was another record breaker, at least for transactions. The 346 deals logged so far are 109% higher than the first quarter of 2014. You would think that the $104.7 billion in combined spending would set another record, but no. In Q1:09, we tracked $127.2 billion spent on 202 deals. That’s when Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) bought Wyeth for $68 billion.  Here’s the preliminary breakdown of Q1:15 — and remember, the spending is only for deals that disclosed prices. Read More »