TPP Capital Management is undertaking an ambitious project to transform a Philadelphia neighborhood, with senior housing and services among the key building blocks of a health- and wellness-focused master plan. For years, TPP — a Black-owned social impact private equity fund and health care real estate development firm — has been assembling parcels of land […]
The recent acquisition of 16 communities from Healthpeak (NYSE: PEAK) was the largest transaction in company history for Discovery Senior Living and marks the start of a strategic shift for the provider, to a structure of regional brands. The deal was publicly announced last week by Irvine, California-based Healthpeak, which is a real estate investment […]
The $312 million sale of a 12-property portfolio operated by Atria Senior Living was among the many transactions that Healthpeak (NYSE: PEAK) announced last week, as part of the real estate investment trust’s exit from rental senior housing. The buyer of this portfolio was Chicago-based private equity firm Harrison Street. The properties were essentially “handpicked” […]
Lenders in the senior housing space are becoming increasingly active and confident, but the Covid-19 pandemic is still affecting the debt markets in some significant and unusual ways. For instance, the relationship between loan-to-value (LTV) and debt service coverage is “kind of out of whack,” Steven Schmidt, national director and production manager for seniors housing […]
“Anybody who is in our business who doesn’t see pain out there in the marketplace is in denial.” These are the words of Belmont Village CEO Patricia Will, who last week shared her thoughts on a range of topics during an hour-long appearance on SHN+ TALKS. We are pleased to share the recording and this […]
Three-dozen municipal debt issues for senior living communities fell into default in 2020, and five more borrowers have failed to make payments this year. That’s according to an analysis published last week by Bloomberg. A previous analysis, done by Municipal Market Analytics in Aug. 2020, showed 23 retirement communities had reported first-time defaults on municipal […]
Last year, the Covid-19 pandemic threw a wrench in the best-laid plans of senior living operators across the United States. But the providers to watch in 2021 all continued to innovate and devise interesting strategies for the future, even while responding to the public health crisis. Going into 2021, the providers on this list are […]
Like senior living providers of all sizes, Revera was affected by Covid-19 in myriad ways. But as one of the largest North American providers, the company had a big-picture view of the pandemic. In an effort to analyze what happened in the first waves of Covid-19, and prepare for potential future infectious disease outbreaks, Revera […]
A recent press release from Best Life Brands caught my attention, because it suggests that senior living franchise companies will rise and create new competitive pressures in the aftermath of Covid-19. Fueled by private equity capital from The Riverside Company, Best Life Brands is assembling a platform of franchise-based companies serving the older adult market. […]
Even before Covid-19 struck the United States, senior living providers faced challenges related to a hardening insurance market. The pandemic has only added further pressures, and senior living operators are facing rate increases, capacity shortages and coverage retrenchments in 2021. That’s according to the recent Willis Towers Watson Marketplace Realities report for senior living and […]
