Transactions & Financings: Greystone Closes Largest-ever CLO; 4 Atria Communities Transition to Vitality

Financings Greystone closes on largest health care CLO Greystone announced it closed on a $450 million commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation (CLO), besting its own benchmark of $300 million set back in 2018. Like the CLO in 2018, this CLO is backed exclusively by bridge loans for health care projects, according to a statement […]

Movers & Shakers: New President at Senior Living Residences; Solera Names Chief Clinical and Wellness Officer

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In the Pipeline: New Pocket Neighborhood in Texas; $140M Methodist Retirement Communities 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 Active Adult Pocket Neighborhood Community Planned in Texas The pocket neighborhood trend is growing in the Lone Star State. Kara […]

Methodist Retirement Communities Names New President/CEO

Methodist Retirement Communities has a new president and CEO. The nonprofit senior housing operator announced it named Alan Brown as president and CEO, effective April 13. Based in The Woodlands, Texas, Methodist Retirement Communities operates four continuing care retirement communities, three life care communities, two affordable senior apartment developments and one rental community across the […]

Transactions & Financings: CBRE’s $92 Million Refinancing; Merchants Capital’s $50 Million Bridge Loan

CBRE completes $92 million refinancing of California senior housing portfolio CBRE National Senior Housing Vice Chairman Aron Will, First Vice President Austin Sacco and Vice President Adam Mincberg, along with CBRE Multifamily Institutional Group Vice Chairman Andrew Behrens, completed a portfolio refinancing on behalf of DeNapoli Capital Partners (DCP) for a five-property, 560-unit senior housing […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (10/19/17)

Construction: Planned Ohio Golf Course Redevelopment to Include Senior Community  A plan to turn a golf course into a sprawling apartment development with an included senior living community is moving forward in Sugarcreek Township, Ohio. The $60 million development, called Rollandia Greene, would also include “The Grand of Sugarcreek,” a community with 123 senior independent living, 57 assisted […]

How Senior Living Can Prepare for the Next Hurricane Harvey

As local rescue efforts continue in southeast Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, senior housing providers along the Gulf Coast may need to take a closer look at their emergency preparedness plans to ensure that they are ready to handle such crises. Planning ahead Many senior housing providers flocked to the Houston area to establish […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (3/31/16)

(Project rendering of HarborChase of the Park Cities, a Silverstone Healthcare Company senior living community in Dallas, TX) Construction: Planned Berry College Announces Name for New CCRC Berry College, a school that is planning to build a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Mount Berry, Ga., this week announced that it has chosen a name for […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (11/5/15)

(Brandywine Senior Living at Mahwah located in Mahwah, N.J. — Photo courtesy of Brandywine Senior Living) Construction: Planned Berry College Announces Site for New CCRC in Ga. Berry College, a liberal arts college in Rome, Ga., this week announced the site of a new continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that will be construction on undeveloped […]