Pegasus Senior Living Expands Portfolio With Omega Communities Partnership

Pegasus Senior Living has agreed to manage four properties developed by Omega Communities, expanding its portfolio for the first time since taking over operations for 36 former Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) buildings last year. Birmingham, Alabama-based Omega is a for-profit company that develops senior living communities in affinity relationships with churches. The four properties […]

Omega Communities Names New President and COO

A regional senior housing company that has made a name for itself in recent years by forging affinity relationships with churches has hired Christopher Rio as its new president and COO. Omega Communities is a for-profit, faith-based developer of senior housing headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Omega has opened four assisted living and memory care communities in Florida […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (8/11/16)

(Rendering of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus, located in Bridgeport, Conn. — Photo courtesy of  Perkins Eastman) Construction: Planned Omega Communities Plans New Senior Living Community A partnership between Greenbrier Development, Omega Communities and Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church has sparked plans for a new senior living community in south Atlanta, Lake Vista. The community will […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Welltower’s $3.7 Billion Credit Facility

Welltower Announces Closing of Expanded $3.7 Billion Unsecured Credit Facility Toledo, Ohio-based real estate investment trust (REIT) Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN) announced it has closed an approximate $3.7 billion unsecured credit facility, consisting of a $500 million term loan, a $3 billion revolving line of credit and a CAD 250 million term loan ($193.5 million at exchange […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (4/14/16)

(The Blake at Carnes Crossroads, an assisted living and memory care community in Charleston, S.C. under development by Cardinal Ventures) Construction: Planned Senior Housing Partners, Zenith Capital Plan $12.3 Million Calif. Project Lake Oswego, Ore.-based Senior Housing Partners LLC and Seattle-based Zenith Capital recently announced they are planning to build a new memory care community […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/11/16)

(The Healthcare Resort of Plano developed by Mainstreet and operated by The Ensign Group in Plano, Texas — Photo courtesy of Mainstreet) Construction: Planned Omega Communities Plans $45 Million Community for Ga. Birmingham, Ala.-based Omega Communities plans to begin construction later this year on a new $45 million continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Stockbridge, […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (12/17/15)

(Oasis at Scholar’s Landing, an affordable assisted living community in Atlanta – Photo provided courtesy of McShane Construction Company) Construction: Planned Motion Picture & Television Fund to Build $35 Million Kirk Douglas Care Pavilion In celebration of actor Kirk Douglas’ 99th birthday, the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) announced plans to build a $35 million […]

Popular Senior Housing Investment Program Faces Uncertain Future

A popular financing program is under fire as a Congressional deadline looms. Lawmakers could extend the EB-5 investment and visa program or enact changes that could make it more difficult for U.S. developers to fund projects, including in senior housing. The EB-5 Regional Center Program allows foreign citizens to qualify for a U.S. residency visa […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (8/6/15)

Construction: Planned Omega, Maplewood Senior Living to Co-Develop $246 Million NYC Community This week, Hunt Valley, Md.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) and Westport, Conn.-based operator Maplewood Senior Living announced they will co-develop a $246 million luxury senior living community on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.  The luxury senior living residence […]