In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/16/17)

(Rendering of River Tower at Harbor’s Edge, located in Norfolk, Virginia— photo courtesy of Harbor’s Edge) Construction: Planned Upscale Retirement Community Tower Planned in Virginia Harbor’s Edge, a Life Plan Retirement Community in Norfolk, Virginia, announced it is building a new, $100 million, 27-story building. River Tower at Harbor’s Edge will add 138 luxury residences that […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: PointClickCare Raises $85 Million

PointClickCare Closes $85 Million Financing Round, Postpones Potential IPO PointClickCare Technologies announced on Wednesday that it has closed an $85 million financing round led by San Francisco-based public and private investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group. JMI Equity also participated in the round. PointClickCare, based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, provides cloud-based software and services for the senior living […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Love Funding, Capital Funding Group

Love Funding Secures $26.3 Million Loan Senior Apartment Community in Texas Washington, D.C.-based Love Funding, a provider of FHA multifamily, health care and affordable financing, recently closed a $26.3 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of Overlook at Prestonwood, a senior apartment community with 183 age-restricted apartments currently being developed in Carrollton, Texas.  Overlook […]

Movers & Shakers: GSI’s New Managing Director

Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Expands Executive Leadership Team Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest (PRCN) announced the promotion of two members of its executive leadership team—Eve Jakoboski was promoted from corporate human resources director to vice president of human resources, and DeAnne Clune was promoted from corporate marketing director to vice president of marketing. The appointments come […]

Behind the Rebrand: Improving Senior Living Occupancy and Image

Senior housing providers across the country have found rebranding can fill long-standing vacancies and make their communities relevant again, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that more and more seem to be taking the plunge. Several high-profile name changes have already occurred within the past year, including The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) […]