In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (1/26/17)

Construction: Planned Groundbreaking for $120 Million Senior High-Rise Planned Come April, construction will begin on a $120 million senior community, Ventana, near NorthPark Center in Dallas, Texas. The project will consist of two 12-story towers developed by Buckner Senior Living. The community, which has been in the planning stages since 2014, will contain almost 200 units […]

Movers & Shakers: Juniper’s Executive Promotion

Juniper Communities Announces Executive Promotion Juniper Communities, a national owner and operator of 20 senior living communities, announced the promotion of Cindy Longfellow to vice president of business development and sales and marketing. Longfellow started with Juniper in 2003 at a Wellspring Memory Care community in Louisville, Colorado, serving as a member of the community-based […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (4/28/16)

(Rendering of Solana Mount Pleasant, an independent, assisted living and memory care community being developed by Formation Development Group in Mount Pleasant, S.C.) Construction: Planned Formation Development Group Obtains Zoning for S.C. Project Formation Development Group, an Atlanta-based senior living developer and investor, has obtained zoning approval for a new senior housing community in Mount Pleasant, […]

Movers & Shakers: Lancaster Pollard’s M&A Managing Director

Lancaster Pollard Hires Managing Director for Mergers and Acquisitions Lancaster Pollard has hired Chad Elliott as managing director of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions group. In his new role, Elliott will be tasked with leading the firm’s national efforts in sell-side and buy-side advisory services for seniors housing and care properties. Previously, Elliott served as […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/30/15)

(Ventana by Buckner – Photo courtesy of Buckner Retirement Services) Construction: Planned Buckner Senior Living Reveals Renderings of Dallas High-Rise CCRC Texas-based Buckner Senior Living, a not-for-profit organization that is part of Buckner International, recently revealed new renderings of its latest project: a high-rise continuing care retirement community (CCRC) called Ventana by Buckner. Scheduled to […]

Senior Living Non-Profit Looks to Acquire Sears Methodist Post-Bankruptcy

Dallas-based Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. (BRS) may soon become the largest non-profit senior living provider in the state of Texas with plans announced Thursday to pursue a potential acquisition of Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. The non-profit, faith-based ministry said it plans to pursue an affiliation with or acquisition of the Abilene, Texas-based Sears, which […]