On Manhattan’s Upper East Side sits a highrise building with a design rivaling some of the Big Apple’s most exclusive apartments. But the building isn’t a condo complex or a storied apartment — it’s a senior living community. The building is Inspir Carnegie Hill, a 23-story, 215-unit senior living community from Westport, Connecticut-based Maplewood Senior […]

Senior Housing News, an Aging Media Network publication, is pleased to announce the winners of the 9th annual Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards (http://www.shnawards.com). Communities across the country and globe submitted new construction and renovation projects this year, vying for top honors across 12 categories: Active Adult, Affordable Housing, Assisted Living, Continuing […]

Sunrise Senior Living has opened Sunrise on East 56th, a 151-unit luxury lifestyle community in New York City, as the senior housing sector heats up in the Big Apple. McLean, Virginia-based Sunrise partnered with international real estate firm Hines and real estate investment trust (REIT) Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) on the project, which offers assisted […]

Senior Housing News, an Aging Media Network publication, is excited to announce more than 90 entries have been submitted to the 9th annual Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards (http://www.shnawards.com). Communities across the country and globe submitted new construction and renovation projects this year, vying for top honors across 12 categories: Active Adult, […]

After forging a partnership with Welltower (NYSE: WELL) in 2019, Balfour Senior Living CEO Michael Schonbrun spoke of plans to expand the portfolio — including by bringing the company’s high-end model to the East Coast for the first time. Despite the unexpected challenges posed by Covid-19, work on the development pipeline moved forward, and details […]

The Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards are back in 2021 to celebrate cutting-edge design, architectural excellence and all-around innovation in senior living. Nominations are now open for this year’s competition. Submit an entry to take advantage of this unique opportunity to showcase your best work to an audience of senior living executives, developers […]

With vaccination rates high and occupancy starting to tick up, now is the time for senior living providers to reevaluate their plans for the future in light of Covid-19. “If you haven’t focused on strategic planning because you’ve been in the middle of Covid, we totally understand that — but now is the time to […]

Senior living and care pioneer Dr. Bill Thomas and a team of colleagues today unveiled Kallimos Communities, a new concept in housing and services. The first two projects are already in their early stages in Colorado and Texas, Kallimos COO Megan Marama told Senior Housing News. Marama, Thomas and the Kallimos team have big ambitions, […]

The Covid-19 pandemic raised the stakes for senior housing design, making it more important than ever for these buildings to promote the health and wellness of residents, staff and visitors. Private equity firm Harrison Street is seeking to be in the vanguard of healthy senior housing buildings, through a partnership with the Center for Active […]

Imagine living in a suite overlooking an atrium that has the atmosphere of a healing garden, at other times is a venue for musicians or performers, and sometimes is a social gathering place for friends, family and neighbors. This is the experience for older adults residing in care suites adjacent to the atrium winter garden […]