In the Pipeline: John Knox Village Grows in Florida; PA ‘Pod’ Group Home Open

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. Construction: Complete Life Plan Community Opens Expansion in Florida John Knox Village of Florida recently completed its $35 million expansion of the Pavilion at the life […]

Transactions & Financings: New Senior Approves Ventas Merger; Five Star Update; Front Porch’s $306M Refinancing

Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) this week offered a business update, covering its transition of 108 communities to new operators, as well as occupancy improvements for the communities it will continue to operate for Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC). Occupancy across the Diversified portfolio ended August at 74.7%, a 100 basis point improvement over […]

Movers & Shakers: New Maxwell Group Operations VP; Friendship Senior Options Names Interim CEO

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In the Pipeline: The Springs Living Breaks Ground on Oregon Project; John Knox Village’s New Center for Healthy Living

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. View this year’s winning entries here. And if you’d like to submit a project to In the Pipeline, email us. Construction: In progress The Springs Living […]

Transactions & Financings: Welltower Closes $750M Note Offering; Boston Financial’s $173M LIHTC Fund

Welltower (NYSE: WELL) is improving its liquidity debt maturities situations. The Toledo, Ohio-based health care real estate investment trust closed a $750 million offering of 2.8% senior unsecured notes, due in June 2031. Welltower will use the net proceeds to redeem $340 million of outstanding 3.75% senior notes due March 2023, and $335 million of […]

Transactions & Financings: Capital Senior Living Sells Ohio Community; NHI’s $22M Development Loan

Sales and operator transitions Capital Senior Living completes $18M sale of Ohio community Capital Senior Living (NYSE: CSU) completed the sale of a senior living community in Canton, Ohio. The sale price was $18 million, and provided $6.4 million in net cash proceeds to the operator. Additionally, Capital Senior Living was retained by the new […]

Transactions & Financings: Ziegler’s $184M Financing Deal Volume, Commonwealth Senior Living Acquires Virginia Community

Sales and operator transitions Commonwealth Senior Living acquires Virginia assisted living facility Commonwealth Senior Living acquired Cedar Manor Assisted Living, an assisted living facility in Chesapeake, Virginia including 60 assisted living beds and 12 memory care beds. The community will be rebranded as Commonwealth Senior Living at Cedar Manor. Immediately after the holiday season, the […]

Transactions & Financings: Maxwell Group’s $37M Financing; 2 New York Assisted Living Communities Trade Hands

Masterpiece Living and 3 AgeWell Living communities form strategic partnership Masterpiece Living partnered with three communities operated by AgeWell Living: The Crossings at Eastchase in Montgomery, Alabama; The Crossings at Iron Bridge in Chester, Virginia; and The Chamberlain in Hampton, Virginia. Cushman & Wakefield advises on $37.1M financing for South Carolina assisted living community Cushman […]

Senior Living Providers Create ‘Next Normal’ With Dining, Disinfection Changes

As the U.S. gradually reopens after nearly four months of lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic, senior living communities can take cues from how various businesses operate in the new normal. Plans for restaurants operating at reduced capacities or with only socially distanced, outdoor dining can be adopted by providers looking to re-open dining […]