In the Pipeline: Kisco, Welltower Break Ground in Maryland; Capitol Seniors Housing Starts Work on New Jersey Project

In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Submissions are currently open. Construction: Planned Liberty Plans Assisted Living, Memory Care Community in New Orleans Liberty Senior Living and Felicity Property Co. have announced new […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (1/8/15)

Construction: Planned CareTrust REIT Completes $7.5 Million Investment to Build Upscale Colorado Community CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) announced today that is has completed a $7.5 million preferred equity investment with Signature Senior Living and Vancouver, Washington-based Milestone Retirement Communities. The investment will be used to develop Signature Senior Living at Arvada, a planned 134-unit […]

LCS Set to Beef Up Non-CCRC Business After Encore Acquisition

Fresh off the acquisition of senior living management company Encore Senior Living, LCS is beefing up activity outside of its traditional continuing care retirement community sweet spot.  One of LCS’s top strategic objectives is to achieve diversification within the senior housing space, says executive vice president and chief development officer Joel Nelson, a strategy the […]

LCS Buys Encore Senior Living to Expand Beyond CCRC Business

LCS announced an agreement to acquire Encore Senior Living, a management company based in Portland, Ore. that operates nine communities across the country. Under the deal, Peter Muhlbach, Encore’s principal and several other key employees will join LCS and continue to manage the communities under the Encore brand. The acquisition becomes effective February 1, 2014, […]