IRVINE, CALIF. — Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. has acquired two portfolios in Illinois, Oregon and Washington for a total cost of $84.7 million.
The REIT acquired a five-community portfolio in Illinois for $19.7 million. The portfolio includes 149 units, mostly memory care. Concurrent with the purchase, Sabra entered into a triple-net master lease agreement with Life’s Journey Senior Living to operate the portfolio. The lease has an initial term of 10 years with two five-year renewal options and provides for an annual rent escalator equal to the greater of the Consumer Price Index or 3 percent.
The second portfolio included four communities in Washington and Oregon totaling 196 assisted living units and 18 independent living units. The purchase price was $65 million. Sabra entered into a triple-net master lease agreement with Radiant Senior Living to operate the portfolio. The lease has an initial term of 10 years with two five-year renewal options and provides for an annual rent escalator of 3 percent, resulting in annual lease revenues, determined in accordance with GAAP, of $5 million and an initial yield on cash rent of 6.75%.
Based in Irvine, Sabra is the 26th largest owner of seniors housing properties in the U.S., according to 2015 data from the American Seniors Housing Association.