Editor’s Picks: Miscalculating Senior Housing Demand

This week, some of our senior housing friends at Juniper Communities made their way to Burning Man. Cue the FOMO (fear of missing out). Check out the hashtag #aginginsurrectionbman on Twitter to follow along with their journey in the Nevada desert. While we are reeling with envy here in the newsroom, we were sure to […]

Top Senior Housing News of the Week: Developers Flock to Texas, Ventas’ $790M Purchase

In case you missed it…here are the top five stories grabbing Senior Housing News readers’ attention this week: 1. New Market Players Flock to Texas Senior Housing Boom—Demographics in the Lone Star State have created a hotbed for senior housing operators looking toward assisted living and memory care development.  2. Senior Living Marketers Say Success […]

New Market Players Flock to Texas Senior Housing Boom

With construction reemerging in the senior housing sector and development taking off in particular among assisted living and memory care communities, one area that experiencing a higher rate of development is Texas.  The state’s demographics with highly populated metros including Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, have led operators, including new entrants, to seek opportunities within […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (9/4/13)

Construction: Planned  Former Pabst Brewery to Become Senior Housing Apartments New York-based Whitestone Realty Capital LLC plans to create a 124-unit senior apartment complex at a former Pabst brewery in Milwaukee, BizTimes.com reports.  The five-story community, to be called Towne Club at The Brewery, will feature 31 units for independent seniors, 66 assisted living units and 27 […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/8/13)

Construction: Planned Nampa, Idaho OKs Proposal for Affordable Senior Housing  The City Council of Nampa, Idaho approved an ordinance this week to create 50 units of affordable housing for low-income seniors, Idaho Press reports. The project will be developed by Community Development, Inc. (CDI) and will require about $350,000 in renovations on the site of the […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (11/7/2012)

Construction: Planned Life Care Services to Manage Planned Fla. CCRC  An affiliate of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, Fla., is developing a not-for-profit CCRC, The Sinai Residences of Boca Raton, reports the local Fox News channel. The upscale development will have 236 independent living units, 48 assisted living apartments, 60 skilled nursing […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/19/12)

Construction: Planned Kisco Senior Living & HCN to Build N.C. Senior Living Community Carlsbad, Calif.-based Kisco Senior Living is taking over the development of a N.C. senior living community, reports the News Observer, in a joint venture project with Toledo, Ohio-based Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN). Kisco is scaling back original plans made by Kane Realty […]