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

    by | Apr 21, 2026 3:29 pm | 60 Seconds, Developments

    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

    by | Apr 21, 2026 3:27 pm | Acquisitions

    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

    by | Apr 21, 2026 3:26 pm | Acquisitions

    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

    by | Apr 21, 2026 3:25 pm | Acquisitions

    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

    by | Apr 21, 2026 3:24 pm | Acquisitions

    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 »
Just-Finished Assisted Living Community Sells In Palm Desert, California

Just-Finished Assisted Living Community Sells In Palm Desert, California

by | Oct 9, 2018 4:06 pm | Acquisitions

A brand-new assisted living/memory care community in California found a new owner with the help of Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Sam Dylag of Cushman & Wakefield. Developed by San Diego-based West Partners, LLC, the community offers 148 units in the resort town of Palm Desert and recently received its Certificate of Occupancy and licensure. It features a number of high-end finishes and amenities in addition to the surrounding amenities that residents can enjoy, including PGA golf courses, high-end shopping and restaurants. Lytle Enterprises bought the property for an undisclosed price and will have its operating partner Leisure Care step in to manage. Read More »
Development for Denver joint venture

Development for Denver joint venture

by | Aug 26, 2016 8:31 am | Developments, Financings

A joint venture between three different parties enlisted the help of Aron Will from CBRE to help finance a to-be-built senior living community in Denver, Colorado. Blue Moon Capital Partners, MGL Partners and Leisure Care are set to break ground in September on a 163-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community located near the heart of the Denver Tech Center. Mr. Will secured a $28.7 million, non-recourse floating rate loan, with a six-year term and 48 months of interest only, provided by a regional bank. The community is set to open in Spring 2017. Read More »