With 17 Active Adult Projects Underway and Welltower Backing, Sparrow Partners Builds Scale

Fast-growing Sparrow Partners is expanding its middle-income active adult model across the U.S. — and looking ahead, the company has its eyes on markets on both coasts. The Austin, Texas-based active adult operator and developer has 10 operating communities and 17 others under development in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas, with 13 of those […]

Minto to Expand Latitude Margaritaville Brand to Texas as Demand Remains High

Latitude Margaritaville is forging ahead with its westward expansion by planning to enter the state of Texas for the first time. Developer Minto Communities — which launched the brand in 2017 in partnership with global brand Margaritaville Holdings — announced Tuesday that the company is searching for development sites in Austin, Dallas, and Houston. Minto […]

Senior Living Investor Interest Swells, as Pandemic’s Worst Days May Be Behind

Senior living transaction volume is picking up in 2022 as investors believe the industry has already seen the worst that the pandemic can offer. That’s according to the latest Seniors Housing & Care Investor Survey and Trends Outlook from JLL Valuation Advisory. The survey, released Thursday, includes responses from more than 100 investment professionals. Bryan […]

Disney Offers Vision for Future of Senior Living with Storyliving Plans

Disney has become the latest high-wattage brand to make a senior living play, announcing its intentions to include 55+ housing in forthcoming Storyliving by Disney residential developments. Just as Latitude Margaritaville communities have attracted large numbers of aging Parrotheads, I expect there will be robust demand among Disney fans for Storyliving’s 55+ options. And just […]

Disney to Develop Communities With Senior Housing Neighborhoods

First came Jimmy Buffett — and now, another famous name in entertainment is getting involved in the 55+ senior housing trend. Last week, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced plans for “Storyliving by Disney,” a master-planned community concept with a variety of neighborhoods, including some for residents age 55 or older. Though Disney’s early […]

Avenida Partners With Winter Properties To Drive Active Adult Development, Adds Senior Living Talent

Avenida Partners has been on the leading edge of the growing active adult rental market, with a pipeline of ground-up development projects. Now, Avenida will expand that development platform through a newly formed venture with Winter Properties, a vertically integrated real estate investment, management and development company. With Avenida already having undertaken nine projects, the […]

Top Senior Housing Trends for 2022

As 2022 begins, headlines are unfortunately reminiscent of 2020, featuring news of Covid-19 case counts, global disruptions to business and transportation, and even whole cities going into lock down. But for the U.S. senior living industry, history will not repeat itself in 2022. That’s thanks largely to the number of residents vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]

Vitality Living CEO: Pandemic ‘Woke Up’ Senior Living Providers to Urgency of Workforce Issues

In the past, too many senior living providers put off addressing workforce challenges while preoccupied by the quest to achieve stabilized occupancy. That’s according to Vitality Living CEO Chris Guay, who believes that providers now have no choice but to work on both issues simultaneously, given the labor crisis occurring while companies need to recover […]

Senior Living Construction Rebound Begins, Capital Sources Eager But Cautious

After a halt in the development and construction of new projects in senior housing during the pandemic, growth is back — with investors and operators navigating economic challenges in order to seize demographic opportunities. That’s according to data and insights shared during Senior Housing News’ recent BUILD conference in Chicago. Construction lending and activity is […]