• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »

Takeaways from the Active Adult Webinar

On June 23rd, 2022, Ben Swett, Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, spoke with two expert panelists on the active adult market, the opportunities within it and the risks. Ben was joined by Jane Arthur Roslovic, CEO and Co-Founder of Treplus Communities, and Leland Manning, Director of Newmark, to discuss what this new asset class even is, which markets are ripe for development and what the current state of the active adult M&A market looks like. Mr. Swett kicked off the webinar by asking the panelists to define the active adult market, which has taken off over the past few years. Ms. Roslovic and Mr. Manning spoke about active adult as being a “state of mind” for people aged 55 and... Read More »

Inspired Healthcare Capital Makes Fourth Acquisition of 2022

Inspired Healthcare Capital (IHC) recently acquired Homestead at Hamilton, a 195-unit independent living, assisted living & memory care community located in Hamilton, New Jersey. The purchase price of the community was $97,500,000. IHC is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based private real estate investment firm that focuses on the seniors housing sector. This was IHC’s 4th acquisition in 2022, after closing on nine senior housing transactions in 2021. Homestead at Hamilton was built in 2017 for a cost of approximately $60 million, or $308,000 per unit. The Class-A building has 96 independent living (opened in November 2017), 75 assisted living and 24 memory care units (licensed in April 2018). A... Read More »

SLIB Handles Texas IL Deal

An independent living community in Houston, Texas deemed to be non-core by its owner/operator found a new buyer in a California-based real estate investor. Matthew Alley, Vince Viverito, Brad Goodsell and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage led the transaction process, which yielded multiple offers and closed within three months of LOI.  Built in 1974, the community features 300 units and 206,000 total square feet on around 7.6 acres. It was operated just under breakeven on about $5.25 million of 2021 revenues. Occupancy stood at 78%, but the property shares services with a healthcare center within the same campus, which should boost the community’s appeal. The real estate... Read More »

Convivial Life Acquires Jacaranda Trace

Sarasota, Florida-based not-for-profit Convivial Life has acquired Jacaranda Trace, an independent and assisted living community in Venice, Florida. Built in phases from 1999 to 2015, the community comprises 295 units on 33 acres with a plethora of amenities and activities in close proximity. Convivial plans to take the underdeveloped lots and extra space and utilize that land for additional venues, amenities and activities. As part of the acquisition, Convivial also purchased an 85,000+ square foot clubhouse featuring a fitness center, heated outdoor pool and jacuzzi, an on-site doctor’s clinic, multiple dining venues, billiards and activity rooms, woodworking shop, and a library.... Read More »

Livingston Buys Active Adult Community Outside Philadelphia

Livingston Street Capital has acquired a 231-unit active adult community in the greater Philadelphia area. Canvas Valley Forge is considered to be a Class-A community in the town of King of Prussia, with 147 one-bedroom and 84 two-bedroom unit options. The amenity list features an infinity pool with sundeck, hot tub, outdoor courtyard with grills and seating areas, chef’s kitchen for private events, dog park with pet washing station, community garden, bocce court, bike storage and maintenance shop, garage and general storage, a fitness center, on-site salon and spa, craft room, game room, library/media room, resident lounge with club room, package room, and full-time resident concierge.... Read More »

Active Adult Market: Will it be the major growth sector in seniors housing? Will it solve the middle market problem?

About the webinar: The active adult market has attracted attention from investors inside and out of traditional seniors housing. and rightly so given the sector’s performance during the pandemic, the demographic opportunity and the opportunity to establish a major presence in an emerging sector. But, because the market has not matured yet, property values and cap rates could still be up for debate, as well as active adult’s risk level when compared with multifamily investments. Also, as construction has slowed across seniors housing due to inflation, interest rates and increased risk, groundbreakings for active adult projects seem to be accelerating. Panelists:Ben Swett, Editor, The... Read More »