• Blueprint Closes Two Deals in IN and NC

    A high-quality, well-performing seniors housing community in northern Indiana found a new owner with the help of Ben Firestone, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint. The 100-unit assisted living/memory care community appears to be Valparaiso Senior Village, which was built in 2018 across 88,000 square feet. It was originally operated by... Read More »
  • Newland Lands at Liberty as CIO

    Liberty Senior Living is setting itself up for continued growth by creating the position of Chief Investment Officer and hiring Max Newland to fill it. Newland had many encounters with Liberty over the years, partnering with the operator on numerous deals for more than a decade while leading the seniors housing team at Kayne Anderson Real Estate.... Read More »
  • Lument Secures Financing for Pennsylvania Seniors Housing Portfolio

    Lument refinanced three Juniper Village seniors housing communities with a combined 254 units through three Freddie Mac loans totaling $27.3 million. Casey Moore and Miles Kingston led the transaction for Lument. The loans carry attractive fixed interest rates, 10-year terms with five years interest only, and 30-year amortization schedules.... Read More »
  • Dwight’s Q2:25 Financing Activity 

    Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, closed $650.7 million in seniors housing financings during the second quarter of 2025. The transactions featured a mix of bridge and HUD loans for assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities across several states.  In one of the significant transactions, DMT... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Welltower Continues To Climb

    The Welltower juggernaut just keeps on rolling, as another great earnings report sent shares up by more than 4.7% from their previous close to a new record high of $165.87 as of this filming. Its market cap pushed well beyond $100 billion, solidifying the REIT’s position as our industry’s first $100 billion dollar company. The board of directors... Read More »
Toll Brothers Invests in Active Adult Communities Nationwide

Toll Brothers Invests in Active Adult Communities Nationwide

On the heels of a busy 2021 for new development projects, Toll Brothers, Inc. unveiled plans for its first Regency 55+ active adult community in the Pacific Northwest. Regency at Ten Trails will be a community of 403 single-level homes set within the Ten Trails master plan in South King County in Washington state. The community will offer four housing options ranging from approximately 1,300 to 2,200 square feet, with pricing anticipated from the low $700,000s. Amenities will include a 10,000-square-foot resort-inspired clubhouse and fitness center, an 11,000-square-foot dog park with washing station and sheltered areas with fireplaces.  But this isn’t the only recent news from the... Read More »
Five Star Senior Living Rebrands As AlerisLife

Five Star Senior Living Rebrands As AlerisLife

Five Star Senior Living is rebranding itself as AlerisLife Inc. effective immediately. With the name change, the company’s common shares will now trade on the NASDAQ stock market under the ticker symbol “ALR.”  “Aleris” is a Latin word meaning “to foster, nourish and develop,” and is intended to signify the company’s intent to continue fostering, developing and expanding its lifestyle services. It also follows its desire to offer lifestyle services to younger “choice-based” consumers while exiting the skilled nursing business entirely in November 2021. Other recent developments include growing its Ageility rehabilitation and fitness products, entering into a dining services collaboration... Read More »
Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Expands Into Colorado

Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Expands Into Colorado

Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America has broken ground on their newest CCRC, Aberdeen Ridge, thanks to the recent successful closing of their $140.02 million Series 2021 bonds issued through the Colorado Health Facilities Authority and underwritten by Ziegler. This is PMMA’s first venture into Colorado. The faith-based, not-for-profit corporation is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas and operates 15 senior living communities and two hospices across Kansas and Missouri, serving over 2,400 residents. In 2018, PMMA acquired a Texas not-for-profit corporation, which owned an undeveloped 15.25-acre site within 1.5 miles of Garden of the Gods National Park, and which already had the permits and... Read More »
Active Adult Community Set to Break Ground in Texas

Active Adult Community Set to Break Ground in Texas

Edison Equity Management Corporation, a Texas-based developer and acquirer of active adult communities, has purchased land for a 182-unit development in the Houston MSA. The project is set within a master-planned community called Cypress Creek Lakes, and will sit on an eight-acre plot of land.  Named 55 Resort at Cypress Creek Lakes, the community will feature a gym, fitness studio, library, resort-style pool and hot tub, and a restaurant with a coffee and wine bar. 55 Resort will also provide a program director for various activities in and around the community. Unit prices range from approximately $1,900 to $2,500 per month. Edison Equity Management currently has four listed active... Read More »
Tri Pointe Homes Launches Active Adult Brand

Tri Pointe Homes Launches Active Adult Brand

Home builder giant Tri Pointe Homes has announced the launch of Altis, a new brand that will focus on the company’s active adult properties across the United States. Altis already has three communities open in California – Altis Beaumont in Inland Empire, Altis at Terramor in Temescal Valley and Altis at Skyline in Santa Clarita.    Opened in 2018, Altis Beaumont was the first property in the brand’s product line. It features modern single-level homes and resort-style amenities, including a pool, outdoor lounge, barbecue area, pickleball courts, a trail system and full-time lifestyle director. Beaumont has already sold 300 homes, and plans to complete 704 homes by the completion of the... Read More »
Luxury Development By JV Underway in Florida

Luxury Development By JV Underway in Florida

A joint venture between Ryan Companies and Grand Living Management is set to begin the development of a luxury 206-unit senior living community in Naples, Florida. The developers acquired the 7.9-acre parcel of land for the project for $5.2 million according to Collier County Data. The JV also received a five-year, $48.7 million construction loan from Trustmark National Bank to support the development. Named Grand Living at Naples, the community will consist of 166 independent and assisted living units and 40 memory care units across 241,071 square feet and four stories. Amenities will include various dining spots, a library, club room, wellness center with a fitness area, a spa and a... Read More »