Atria, Milestone CEOs: Operators Need to Be Smarter About Scaling Up

The struggles of industry giant Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) have raised questions about how big is too big. While they recognize that there are lessons to be learned from Brookdale’s post-merger troubles, some industry leaders still believe that large-scale operations are feasible, if companies can figure out smarter ways to grow. After its 2014 merger with […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (6/22/17)

(Exterior rendering of Chelsea Senior Living of Shrewsbury courtesy of Capitol Seniors Housing) Construction: Planned The National Realty Group, MedCore Partners to Expand Houston-Area Footprint The National Realty Group (TNRG) and MedCore Partners are teaming up to build a new independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Atascocita, Texas, which is near Houston. Work on […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Ziegler, Harborview Capital Partners

Ziegler Closes $54.05 Million Financing for CCRC Operator in California Chicago-based speciality investment bank Ziegler recently announced the closing of the $54,045,000 tax-exempt, fixed-rate Series 2017 financing for Channing House, a California not-for-profit 501(c)(3) company that operates a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Palo Alto, California. The CCRC has 191 residential living units, 26 […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: KeyBank, HFF

KeyBank Provides $47.7 Million in Financing for Assisted Living Portfolio in Southeast KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a total of $47.7 million of permanent financing for six assisted living facilities managed by Ridge Care Inc. The financing included a 35-year, $38.5-million fixed-rate loan through the FHA 232/223(f) mortgage insurance program, as well as a $9.2 […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: SQLC Surpasses $1 Billion in Financing

Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation Surpasses $1 Billion in Financing Since 1999 Dallas-based senior living community developer Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation has surpassed $1 billion in financing since it was founded in 1999. In 2015 alone, SQLC has secured more than $254 million in new funds for expansion, upgrades and refinancings of several of its continuing […]

Editor’s Picks: New Name for CCRCs, Brookdale Taps Walmart Exec

This week, Senior Housing News Readers learned about the new name for continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and delved into Brookdale Senior Living’s (NYSE: BKD) latest executive board appointments. Readers were also introduced to a new senior housing developer and discovered how asset prices have Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN) holding off on major deals. Here […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (10/22/15)

(Exterior of Trillium Woods, a $161 million CCRC now open in Plymouth, Minn.) Construction: Planned Douglas Wilson Companies to Launch First Senior Living Development Signaling its entry into the senior living market, Douglas WIlson Companies (DWC) plans to break ground on its first assisted living and memory care community next year. The inaugural project will be a […]

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 […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/15/14)

Construction: Planned Spectrum Affiliate Plans $16.6 Million Assisted Living Community in St. Louis S-K Dougherty Ferry LLC, an affiliate of Denver-based Spectrum Retirement Communities, is planning to build a $16.6 million senior living community in St. Louis County, reports St. Louis Business Journal. The four-story community will include 100 beds, 24 of which will be […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions (8/13/13)

American Realty Capital Buys 2 ALFs for $27.6 Million American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust recently acquired two assisted living communities from  Principal Senior Living Group for $27,550,000. The two-property assisted living and memory care portfolio consists of 147 beds in 123 units. Benton House, located in Covington, Ga., has 59 units with 72 beds and […]