Summit Healthcare REIT, Inc. Acquires Assisted Living Facility Through Joint Venture
Irvine, Calif., (July 3, 2013) – Summit Healthcare REIT, Inc. (“Summit”) announced today that it acquired on July 2, 2013, a 66-unit assisted living facility built in 2006 located in Aledo, Illinois for approximately $8.6 million. The facility has recently enjoyed an occupancy rate at or above 95%.
The facility has been triple-net leased to an affiliate of Meridian Senior Living, LLC (“Meridian”), the new operator of the facility, pursuant to a fifteen-year term. Meridian currently operates more than 100 facilities in 12 states, including one of the facilities Summit closed on earlier this year as well as others in Illinois.
“We are very pleased to add another property to our Meridian Senior Living portfolio,” said Kent Eikanas, President and Chief Operating Officer of Summit Healthcare REIT, Inc.
About Summit Healthcare REIT, Inc.
Summit REIT is a publicly registered non-traded REIT that currently invests in senior housing real estate located throughout the United States. Since its commencement in 2006, Summit has acquired twenty properties for a total purchase price of $194.2 million. Since 2011, six of those properties have been sold. The current portfolio includes seven multi-tenant industrial properties and seven long-term triple net leased healthcare facilities.
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