Lloyd Jones is a real estate investment, development and management platform that has operated in the multifamily space since the 1980s, doing more than $750 million in projects in total. Now, the Miami-based firm is pursuing a senior living pipeline, developing “independent living-light” properties under the Aviva 55 brand. “In general, what we feel is […]
The senior living smart home revolution is in full swing, and Kisco Senior Living is buying in with Amazon’s Alexa. Starting with a kickoff event last month, Kisco has been installing Amazon Echo Dot voice systems with Alexa in all 165 independent living (IL) units in its continuing care retirement community (CCRC) The Cardinal at […]
More senior living providers may want to embrace the ‘social architecture’ concept, and they can look to a Pennsylvania life plan community for inspiration. The idea, born out of a desire to foster social interactions among people who might not otherwise mingle, helped inform and inspire a 2017 project at Garden Spot Village, a life […]
As senior living operators and owners start strategizing for 2019, they’re also looking back at how the industry has fared recently — and the statistics aren’t rosy. Yet, the numbers don’t tell the whole story, and some companies are bucking the trends with healthy profits and plans for growth. Looking at all major senior housing […]
The coming wave of aging baby boomers will present several challenges to a senior living industry already struggling to meet the demand of seniors who cannot afford market rate independent living, assisted living or memory care. In particular, the population of older adults is quickly growing in low-density areas where it’s especially difficult to build affordable senior living projects. […]
Epoch Senior Living and its development partner, National Development, made a splash when they introduced the Waterstone brand in 2012. The first Waterstone building, located in the Massachusetts town of Wellesley, won the Senior Housing News Architecture and Design Award for Best Assisted Living, as well as the gold award for design from the National […]
When trying to decide whether a plot of land is right for a senior housing development, Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) asks this question: Is there a Talbots clothing store in the area? “Talbots selects their sites based on their catalog or internet sales and ZIP code analysis, and we know that we’re targeting the same […]
A veteran NBA player with famous connections is recruiting other players to invest in senior housing real estate in the Midwest. Springfield, Missouri-based Say You Can is a real estate development company established by owner Kelly Byrne and current Detroit Pistons player Anthony Tolliver in early 2009 and, until recently, was primarily focused on multi-family and student […]
As investors look toward independent living communities with growing interest, it’s important that senior living developers and providers position these projects to stand out from the competition. Whether by taking a page from the hotel industry playbook or appealing to younger residents, independent living communities should be taking action to win market share—or they could find themselves hurting […]
If retirement begins at 55, independent living is three decades late. While independent living (IL) is loosely considered the start of the senior living care continuum, experts agree that most people are not entering IL until their 70s at the earliest, according to a new report from Senior Housing News. One study pushes that figure […]
