Diversified Healthcare Trust Completes $159.0 Million Sale of MUSE Life Science Asset in San Diego, California
04 February 2025 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
DHC to Use Proceeds to Pay Down its Senior
Secured Notes Due January 2026
Provides Update on Timing of Brookdale
Closing
Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) today announced it
has completed the $159.0 million sale of MUSE, a 186,000 square
foot, three building life science property located in Torrey Pines,
San Diego. At the time of sale, the property was 49% leased, with a
weighted average lease term of over eight years. DHC plans to use
the proceeds from the sale to pay down its senior secured notes due
in January 2026.
Chris Bilotto, President and Chief Executive Officer of DHC,
commented:
“The sale of MUSE, located in one of the nation’s leading life
science markets, monetizes this high-quality asset at an attractive
valuation and provides DHC with accretive debt reduction that
strengthens its overall financial position.”
DHC also provided an update on its previously announced sale of
18 triple net leased senior living communities to Brookdale Senior
Living for $135 million. DHC expects that transaction will close in
the first quarter of 2025.
About Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC is a real estate investment trust focused on owning
high-quality healthcare properties located throughout the United
States. DHC seeks diversification across the health services
spectrum by care delivery and practice type, by scientific research
disciplines and by property type and location. As of September 30,
2024, DHC’s approximately $7.2 billion portfolio included 368
properties in 36 states and Washington, D.C., occupied by
approximately 500 tenants, and totaling approximately 8.2 million
square feet of life science and medical office properties and more
than 27,000 senior living units. DHC is managed by The RMR Group
(Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company
with nearly $41 billion in assets under management as of September
30, 2024 and more than 35 years of institutional experience in
buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate.
DHC is headquartered in Newton, MA. For more information, visit
www.dhcreit.com.
WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This press release contains statements that constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws.
Also, whenever DHC uses words such as “believe”, “expect”,
“anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and
negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, DHC is
making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
are based upon DHC’s present intent, beliefs or expectations, but
forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not
occur. For example, this press release states that DHC plans to use
the proceeds from the sale of MUSE to pay down its senior secured
notes due January 2026, and that the sale provides DHC with
accretive debt reduction that further strengthens its overall
financial position. However, DHC may not achieve the results it
expects from MUSE sale or may incur losses on the sale. Further,
DHC may not be able to successfully use the proceeds from this sale
as it currently intends to reduce its debt and, as a result, DHC
may be unable to sustain or improve its overall financial position.
This press release also states that DHC expects that the sale of 18
senior living communities leased to Brookdale Senior Living will
close in the first quarter of 2025; however, this sale is subject
to closing conditions, and it may not close on the contemplated
terms or at all or it may be delayed.
Actual results may differ materially from those contained in or
implied by DHC’s forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors, some of which are beyond DHC’s control.
The information contained in DHC’s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including under the caption “Risk
Factors” in DHC’s periodic reports, or incorporated therein,
identifies other important factors that could cause differences
from DHC’s forward-looking statements. DHC’s filings with the SEC
are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking
statements.
Except as required by law, DHC does not intend to update or
change any forward-looking statements as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with
transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the Nasdaq. No
shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or
obligation of the Trust.
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Timothy Bonang (617) 796-8234 www.dhcreit.com
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