Transactions & Financings: Senior Living Investment Brokerage, Lancaster Pollard

Blueprint Arranges Sale of Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Ohio Blueprint recently announced the first closing of a multistage portfolio sale comprising one assisted living community and two skilled nursing facilities in northeast Ohio. The seller was a regional owner-operator looking to transition out of day-to-day community management. Blueprint identified a regional operator to lease […]

Skender Hopes to Make Modular Construction Mainstream in Senior Living

For years, modular construction has mostly eluded the senior housing industry—despite its perceived ability to deliver projects more quickly and at a lesser cost than traditional construction methods. Now, a manufacturing company with deep industry roots hopes to make modular construction in senior housing the norm. Chicago-based Skender recently announced plans to open a new […]

In the Pipeline: Koelsch Plans $70 Million Community, Pathway to Living Breaks Ground in Illinois

In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards. Sign up for the SHN Architecture & Design Newsletter from SHN for updates on architecture and design trends, the annual SHN Awards Competition. Construction: Planned Koelsch Communities to Open $70 Million Community in 2020 Koelsch Communities intends to break […]

HCP ‘Making Massive Progress’ Reinventing its Senior Housing Portfolio

HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP) has set out to reinvent its senior housing portfolio, and company leaders believe that they are “making massive progress.” The Irvine, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) is currently “remaking [its senior housing portfolio] in a pretty dramatic way,” switching up the properties it owns, the providers it works with, the […]

Selling Real Estate Floated as Possible Solution for Capital Senior Living

Capital Senior Living’s (NYSE: CSU) only salvation may be in its owned real estate, according to analysts from Stephens and Stifel. On Tuesday, the Dallas-based senior housing provider reported “disappointing” financial results for the second quarter of 2018, as well as a drop in occupancy for consolidated and same communities to 85.5%. Currently, Capital Senior […]

Capital Senior Living Reviewing Operations, Lease Structures After Tough Quarter

Capital Senior Living (NYSE: CSU) posted “disappointing” second quarter 2018 financial results on Tuesday—blaming ultra-competitive pricing and wage pressures for the company’s lower occupancy and worse-than-anticipated earnings. The provider is also currently “conducting a comprehensive review of operations to determine additional steps that can be taken to improve performance going forward,” according to a press […]

Third-Party Referral Sources Generate Poor Leads, Frustrate Senior Living Execs

In senior living, utilizing third-party referral sources often results in less desirable leads—as well as a litany of frustrations. That’s according to a recent report from Chicago-based special investment banking firm Ziegler. For the report, Ziegler surveyed more than 150 senior housing financial professionals and CFOs, 98% of whom worked for nonprofit organizations. It’s much […]

Senior Living Construction Costs Remain on the Rise

Senior living construction costs remain on the rise, due in part to an ongoing labor crunch and the rising price of building materials. Currently, mid-level assisted living projects range from $176 to $228 per gross square foot, while mid-level independent living projects range from $147 to $185 per gross square foot, according to a recent […]