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

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 »
Ziegler Refinances Westchester Campus

Ziegler Refinances Westchester Campus

by | Nov 27, 2024 12:22 pm | Financings

Ziegler closed a new taxable loan on behalf of Wartburg, a senior care provider in Westchester County, New York. Wartburg’s 103-unit assisted living community in Mt. Vernon had an outstanding 2015 series of Public Fixed Rate Bonds that it wished to advance refund. The... Read More »
AL Conversion Project in Plano Gets Funding

AL Conversion Project in Plano Gets Funding

by | Nov 27, 2024 12:21 pm | Financings

A former hotel is being converted to an assisted living community in Plano, Texas, thanks to financing secured by Eastern Union. Totaling 137 units in six stories, the 40-year-old building most recently operated as a Deluxe Inn and previously as a Comfort Inn. It was... Read More »