About Ben Swett

Ben joined Irving Levin in the summer of 2014 as an Analyst, responsible for the research and reporting on seniors housing M&A and finance news for the Senior Care Investor, in addition to providing research and analysis for Irving Levin’s healthcare sector reports. Ben graduated from Hamilton College with a B.A. in History (concentrating on the American Civil War) and minors in French and Economics. When not at the office, chances are you will find Ben on the tennis court.

Articles Written by Ben Swett

AL Community Trades in Oklahoma

AL Community Trades in Oklahoma

by | Dec 6, 2024 8:35 am | Acquisitions

A small assisted living campus in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, traded in a receivership sale with the help of Amy Sitzman, Giancarlo Riso and Kory Buzin of Blueprint. Built in 1999, Dorset Place includes a standalone 36-unit assisted living building and a separate 33-unit... Read More »
Class-A Community Secures Refinancing

Class-A Community Secures Refinancing

by | Dec 6, 2024 8:32 am | Financings

BWE secured a refinance for Keystone Villa at Douglassville, a Class-A seniors housing community in Douglassville, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia suburb), that is owned by a joint venture between ReNew REIT and Heritage Senior Living. Originally built in 2011 as a... Read More »
Dealing in D.C.

Dealing in D.C.

by | Dec 4, 2024 8:08 am | Acquisitions

A small assisted living community in an affluent suburb of Washington, D.C., sold thanks to Ben Firestone, Steve Thomes and Kory Buzin of Blueprint. Owned by a not-for-profit based in D.C. that deemed the sub-50-unit asset to be “non-core,” the property had struggled... Read More »
Record-Setting Bond Financing Closed

Record-Setting Bond Financing Closed

by | Dec 4, 2024 8:07 am | Financings

JLL and HJ Sims teamed up to close the largest tax-exempt senior living financing of 2024, and the largest not-for-profit, single-site senior living bond issue in history. The financing is helping to fund the ground-up development of a luxury seniors housing community... Read More »
Ohio SNF Portfolio Trades

Ohio SNF Portfolio Trades

by | Dec 4, 2024 8:06 am | Acquisitions

Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion recently handled the sale of a four-building skilled nursing portfolio in Ohio. Located around the Columbus MSA, the portfolio consisted of approximately 400 beds and was previously owned by a publicly traded REIT. Built from the... Read More »