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A Canadian development firm and a company part-owned by Jimmy Buffett plans to develop a massive senior housing community with 6,900 residences in Daytona Beach, Fla., that would have a Margaritaville theme, based on the singer’s hit song. (Rendering courtesy of Minto Group)

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Calling all ‘parrot heads’ to Florida

Senior community’s theme would be based on Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville By John B. Mugford As senior housing projects continue to compete for residents, some of the newer communities are being built with specific themes in order to possibly provide a competitive edge. For some senior housing communities, being located near certain amenities – such as […]

Industry Pulse: On the Record - Todd Meredith

Industry Pulse: On the Record – Todd Meredith

How is the current political uncertainty affecting medical development?

REIT Report: Second biggest buyer in 2016: HTA

REIT Report: Second biggest buyer in 2016: HTA

REIT’s acquisitions topped $700 million, its biggest year since going public By John B. Mugford Most long-term holders of medical office buildings (MOBs) have been cautious when making recent acquisitions, as high demand from new investors has driven prices to all-time highs.

Capital Markets: Multi-asset class portfolio finance

Capital Markets: Multi-asset class portfolio finance

It’s a part of the HRE market that presents a unique financing challenge By Erik Tellefson Healthcare portfolio acquisitions were a large part of the medical office building (MOB) landscape in 2016 and this trend is projected to continue in 2017. In particular, multi-asset class healthcare portfolios will be part of the healthcare real estate […]

Industry Pulse: What are the Top 4 Healthcare Trends?

Industry Pulse: What are the Top 4 Healthcare Trends?

Report from Navigant zeros in on a quartet of key issues “The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an even bigger elephant in the room now that a Republican has been elected to the Oval Office. But instead of waiting or wavering, hospital and health system leaders need to continue to focus their […]

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Ventas Inc. said to be in talks to acquire part or all of struggling Brookdale Senior Living

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Ventas Inc. said to be in talks to acquire part or all of struggling Brookdale Senior Living

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Struggling Brentwood-based Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) is said to be in talks to be acquired by, in part or as a whole, Chicago-based Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR), according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, which cited unnamed sources with knowledge of the negotiations.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Ground Broken on $95 million resort-style senior community on 32 acres in Fort Myers, Fla.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Ground Broken on $95 million resort-style senior community on 32 acres in Fort Myers, Fla.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – London-based Quadrum Global, which has offices in New York and Miami, recently broke ground on its first senior housing community, a $95 million resort-style project in Fort Myers.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Wardman Group acquires, renames and is renovating senior community in Columbia, S.C.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Wardman Group acquires, renames and is renovating senior community in Columbia, S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – An affiliate of Washington, D.C.-based The Wardman Group has acquired Summers Landing Polo Road, a 92-unit senior housing property in Columbia, S.C. Wardman hired Carlsbad, Calif.-based Integral Senior Living (ISL) to manage the property.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Renovations at Baltimore SNF refocus facility on short-term, sub-acute services

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Renovations at Baltimore SNF refocus facility on short-term, sub-acute services

BALTIMORE – Perhaps a future development in providing services along the continuum of care calls for refocusing some of the country’s long-term skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) into short-term, sub-acute care centers providing rehabilitation services.

This micro hospital concept could be the shape of things to come this year, according to one healthcare architecture firm. Rendering courtesy of E4H

Industry Pulse: More Micro Hospitals, Improved EDs and More

Architecture firm releases five predictions for 2017 healthcare facility design trends In a recent article in Becker’s Hospital Review, the healthcare architecture firm E4H released its five predictions for healthcare facility design trends in 2017.

Publisher's Letter: Tracking the market

Publisher’s Letter: Tracking the market

Marcus & Millichap, Colliers release 2017 reports Dear Reader: Another strong year is ahead for medical office building (MOB) investment, according to the newly released “2017 Outlook” report from Marcus & Millichap. The brokerage firm says the strong demographic trends that support a growing healthcare industry will continue to drive investment activity. Institutional funds and real […]

Industry Pulse: On the Record - Mercedes Kerr

Industry Pulse: On the Record – Mercedes Kerr

What will be Welltower’s investment focus during 2017?

Among the new hospital projects expected to be completed is the Golisana Children’s Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla. Rendering courtesy of Lee Health Foundation

Industry Pulse: Hospital Construction Headed for 4-Year High

New, expanded and replaced hospitals in pipeline total about 32.7 million square feet It looks as if 2017 is going to be a very big year for new hospital construction projects.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: New not-for-profit, faith-based senior community underway on 14 acres in Puyallup, Wash

Post-Acute & Senior Living: New not-for-profit, faith-based senior community underway on 14 acres in Puyallup, Wash

PUYALLUP, Wash. – A ground breaking was scheduled for February 2017 in Puyallup, just outside of Tacoma, Wash., for the future Wesley Homes Bradley Park, a 62-plus senior housing community.

A Canadian development firm and a company part-owned by Jimmy Buffett plans to develop a massive senior housing community with 6,900 residences in Daytona Beach, Fla., that would have a Margaritaville theme, based on the singer’s hit song. Rendering courtesy of Minto Group

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Calling all ‘parrot heads’ to Florida

Senior community’s theme would be based on Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville By John B. Mugford As senior housing projects continue to compete for residents, some of the newer communities are being built with specific themes in order to possibly provide a competitive edge.