In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/24/14)

Construction: Planned Developers Near Construction on $30MM Michigan Senior Living Village Brighton, Mich.-based Unified Property Group is readying a groundbreaking next month on its latest endeavor, a $30 million “senior living village” in Pittsfield Township, Mich., reports MLive. The Pittsfield Township Planning Commission recently approved the final site plans presented by Unified Property Group, which call […]

Brookdale Merger Blasts Open Divide Between Large, Small Providers

A mega-corporation will form through the planned merger of Brookdale Senior Living and Emeritus, and while both entities expect to achieve significant efficiencies, senior living stakeholders say the challenge will be maintaining operational excellence. The merger will create a senior living giant that further divides the industry into two distinct models: the smaller, regional players […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions: Ensign Group, Sabra, American Realty Capital

Ensign Group Acquires Ariz. Senior Care Center for $9M The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, home health care, hospice care, assisted living and urgent care companies, announced recently the acquisition of the Horizon Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, a 196-bed skilled nursing facility in […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions: Aviv REIT, ISL, Masonicare

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Handles $5.3M Sale  Senior Living Investment Brokerage, Inc. recently facilitated the $5.32 million sale of three small assisted living communities in Southeast Michigan with a total of 78 units. The communities are all located within one mile of one another in Temperance, Mich. and were sold by an owner/operator looking to […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/27/14)

Construction: Planned Developers Plan $40 Million Lake Geneva Senior Housing Whitestone Realty Capital plans to build a $40 million, 126-unit senior housing community near a Lake Geneva resort, reports Milwaukee Business Journal. The development will offer 100 independent living units, 40 assisted and 20 memory care, according to an official from Whitestone cited in the […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (1/16/14)

Construction: Planned Benchmark Senior Living Proposes Pleasantville Community Benchmark Senior Living has proposed an 87-unit assisted living community in Pleasantville, N.Y., reports the Pleasantville Daily Voice. The community would be on a 3.5 acre plot of land next to a local church, which has agreed to sell the land to Benchmark pending the project’s approval.  […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (10/24/13)

Construction: Planned Senior Housing Trio to Break Ground on $20 Million Assisted Living Project Integral Senior Living announced this week that a new community it will manage will break ground on a new assisted living and memory care community in Torrance, California. Capitol Seniors Housing along with Welbrook Senior Living have begun development of Welbrook […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (9/12/13)

Construction: Planned Developers Unveil Plans for North Chicago Assisted Living Project Artis Senior Living, of McLean, Virginia, revealed preliminary design plans for a five-story assisted living building to be located in Chicago’s north side neighborhood of Lakeview, DNAinfo Chicago reports. The project plans include a 118-room building located where the old Bert Weinman Ford dealership […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/17/13)

Construction: Planned Developer Plans $79 Million New Mexico CCRC Colorado-based developer GlobalWorks plans to build a $79 million continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Bloomfield, New Mexico, reports The Daily Times of Farmington, NM.  The 18-acre project called WaterFall Living Community would feature 253 residences that include a mix of independent living, assisted living and hospice […]

Movers & Shakers – People and Positions for May

Senior living professionals have been moving on up the ladder, with several promotions in this edition of Movers & Shakers along along with new appointments and hires.  Are you looking to shake up your own career? Look for senior housing jobs nationwide on SHN’s job board. Employers: Take advantage of our job board to look for some of […]