Operators Embrace Health Care, Middle-Market Active Adult Strategies as Sector Evolves

As the wave of baby boomers approaches the senior living industry, companies playing in the active adult sector are honing their strategies to attract them. Two big trends have emerged in the sector: communities tailored to middle-income residents, with more affordable rates and services; and active adult communities that serve as a platform for health […]

In the Pipeline: First Ativo Community Opens in Arizona; Anthology Starts Work on Dallas Highrise Project

In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: Planned Planned Mixed-Use Project in California to Include Senior Living Mana Investments and Hunter Street Partners have won approval to develop a new senior housing […]

How Greystar, Essex Communities Are Creating Middle-Market Active Adult Communities

With price points typically lower than independent living, active adult communities are a natural entry point for middle-market senior housing. But the property type has its nuances, and creating such a community can require a degree of creativity. Just ask Frankie Pane, president and COO of Essex Communities, an Omaha, Nebraska-based operator that pivoted to […]

Transactions & Financings: Enso Village Closes $297M Bond Funding; Acts Retirement-Life Communities Bond Rating Affirmed

Enso Village, the $300 million life plan community under development from Kendal Corporation, Greenbrier Development and the San Francisco Zen Center, now has the majority of its capital stack in place to begin construction. Chicago-based investment bank Ziegler closed on a $297 million bond debt package on behalf of the joint venture. The bonds were […]

What is an Active Adult: Developers Must Gain Clarity on Consumer Profiles

Recently, Sara Kyle came across an image of a new 55-plus active adult community in Florida, and it piqued her interest. Specifically, Kyle — former director of resident experience for Holiday Retirement and founder and principal at LE3 Solutions, a firm specializing in senior living wellbeing programs — wanted to know more about the consumer […]

Movers & Shakers: New CEO at National Lutheran Communities & Services; LifeSpire Names Chief Marketing Officer

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Movers & Shakers: Essex Communities Names President/COO, CEO; Watercrest Adds VP of Sales Education

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Transactions & Financings: Charter Health Care Acquires Hospice Provider; Standard Communities’ $68M Senior Apartment Deal

Charter Health Care Group is expanding its post-acute care platform. The Cucamonga, California-based provider acquired The Providence Hospice and The Providence Home Health Services, a Houston-based in-home health care provider. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This is now Charter’s sixth acquisition since early 2020, now serving 4,500 patients in seven states. Charter […]

Essex Communities Pivots With Growing Middle-Market Active Adult Rental Model

A developer and investor in active adult communities is pivoting from an entrance fee model to middle-market rentals in order to spur move-in velocity in the age-restricted senior housing market. Omaha, Nebraska-based Essex Communities recently acquired The Reserve on Walnut Creek, a 121-unit age-restricted independent living community in Urbandale, Iowa, and will convert the property […]

Transactions & Financings: Columbia Pacific’s $136M India JV; CBRE Arranges $40M Financing Package

Columbia Pacific, Embassy Group to invest $136M in India Columbia Pacific Communities is partnering with Indian real estate developer, Embassy Group, to develop a pipeline of senior housing communities in major population hubs across India, Mint reports. The venture will invest ₹1,000 crore – $136.3 million in U.S. dollars – to develop a pipeline of […]