SOUTH BEND, IN / ACCESSWIRE / September 3, 2024 / Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN:STRW) (the "Company") today announced, effective September 1st 2024, it completed two separate acquisitions for $19.25 million of four Skilled Nursing Facilities ("SNF") located in Tennessee and Texas.
The first acquisition for $15.25 million included:
75 bed SNF located in Hondo, TX.
179 bed SNF located in Kerrville, TX.
Both these facilities will be leased to the Tide Group led by its founder Brian Ramos. The lease is for an initial 10-year period and includes two 5-year tenant options on a triple-net basis. Additionally, the lease will increase the Company's annual rents by $1.525 million and is subject to 3% annual increases.
The second acquisition for $4 million included:
67 bed SNF located in Kingsport, TN.
181 bed SNF located in Maryville, TN.
This acquisition was associated with a lease purchase option that the Company entered into on January 1, 2024. The Kingsport facility was added to an existing Infinity of Tennessee Master Lease and the Maryville facility was leased to a third party tenant. Collectively these facilities increased the Company's annual rents by $400 thousand and are both subject to 3% annual increases.
Moishe Gubin, the Company's Chairman & CEO, noted: "I am happy to announce the acquisition of these facilities. Tennessee and Texas are both states we have previously expressed interest in growing in and the Company continues to look for opportunities of future growth. I am also excited to welcome Brian and his team to our Strawberry Fields REIT family; we look forward to them succeeding in these facilities and growing with them on future opportunities."
About Strawberry Fields REIT Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc., is a self-administered real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, acquisition, development and leasing of skilled nursing and certain other healthcare-related properties. The Company's portfolio includes 112 healthcare facilities with an aggregate of 12,700+ beds, located throughout the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The 112 healthcare facilities comprise 102 skilled nursing facilities, eight assisted living facilities, and two long-term acute care hospitals.
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