FORT WORTH, Texas — Thrive Senior Living and Orison Holdings have announced plans to open Sagewood at Heritage Glen, a new seniors housing community, in Fort Worth in 2026. Orison Holdings and Arrive Architecture Group designed the property, which will feature 50 assisted living suites and 25 memory care suites. Atlanta-based Thrive currently operates communities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas and New Jersey. Founded in 2013, Orison Holdings is a real estate investment and development firm with over $500 million of assets under management and more than 3,000 residential units constructed …
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LUBBOCK, Texas — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB), has brokered the sale of Bender Terrace, a skilled nursing facility located in Lubbock. Situated on 2.7 acres, the property comprises roughly 45,000 square feet and 120 beds. A local independent owner sold the facility to a national owner-operator. A regional operator was leasing the property at the time of sale. Matthew Alley and Ryan Saul of SLIB arranged the transaction.
TOLEDO, Ohio and HOUSTON — An affiliate of Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) has entered into an agreement to acquire NorthStar Healthcare Income Inc., a public, non-traded REIT that owns a diversified portfolio of seniors housing properties throughout the United States, for roughly $900 million. Toledo-based Welltower will take ownership of NorthStar Healthcare’s portfolio of 40 seniors housing communities in the acquisition. Founded in 2010, Houston-based NorthStar Healthcare’s portfolio includes independent living, assisted living and memory care properties. “We expect that this portfolio will serve to further enhance our regional densification …
PLANO, Texas — Eastern Union has secured two loans totaling $20.4 million to finance the conversion of a former hotel property in Plano, Texas, into an assisted living community. Totaling 137 room across six stories, the building was most recently operated as a Deluxe Inn and was previously a Comfort Inn. Built in 1984 and renovated in 2005, the property has been owned and operated by Maheshbhai Patel since 2022. Meir Abrahamson of Eastern Union arranged the transaction, which included a construction loan, as well as the refinancing of an existing …
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jim Moore, founder of prominent consulting firm Moore Diversified Services Inc. and a 2018 Senior Living Hall of Fame inductee, died Sunday at the age of 90. David Schless, president of the American Seniors Housing Association, made the announcement in an e-mail to the organization’s members on Tuesday. Quoting from Moore’s Hall of Fame biography, Schless wrote that “over the course of his 48-year career, there were few, if any, who had more influence over senior living from the 1980s through his retirement in 2019.” Moore launched …
EAGLES PASS, Texas — Berkadia has secured a $13 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the financing of a 104-bed skilled nursing facility located in Eagles Pass on the Mexican border. The name of the lender was not disclosed. The undisclosed borrower has operated the property since 2019 and will use the 18-month, interest-only financing to cover the cost to purchase the leased fee interest. Jay Healy of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged the loan for a Fort Worth, Texas-based owner and operator of nursing homes. Berkadia also plans to secure the …
AUSTIN, Texas — AOG Living has broken ground on Novum Capitol View, a 168-unit active adult project in Austin. Scheduled for completion in late 2025, the property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units for residents ages 55 and older. Amenities will include weekly programming and activities, a saltwater pool, dog park, putting green, community gardens, a grilling station, yoga and aerobics room, hair and nail salon, fitness center, multi-purpose activity room and theater and game lounge. AOG Living will manage the community. CBRE arranged construction financing for the development …
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Mirador, a continuing care retirment community in Corpus Christi, has hired Chuck Childress as executive director to succeed Deborah Nugent, who is retiring after serving 13 years at the helm. Mirador is part of the Methodist Retirement Communities (MRC), a not-for-profit service ministry that provides seniors housing and healthcare services in Texas to about 2,000 residents. His first day on the job was Sept. 30. Childress previously worked for MRC, serving on the organization’s central support services team, initially as senior vice president of operations before …
CARROLLTON, Texas — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the $9.2 million sale of Sonoma House Assisted Living, a 96-unit community in Carrollton, located about 20 miles northwest of Dallas. The buyer was Jaybird Senior Living, an owner-operator based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This acquisition marks the company’s first venture into the Texas market. Sonoma House had been a family-owned and operated nonprofit community since its establishment in 2014. Known for its residential-style environment, the community consists of 33 assisted living units and 63 memory care units spread across seven …
GARLAND, Texas — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Firewheel Town Village, a 154-unit active adult community in Garland, located about 20 miles northeast of Dallas. JLL represented the seller, Clearworth Capital, and procured the buyer, Equity Partnership Holdings. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2018, Firewheel Town Village consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The interior finishes include granite countertops, glass tile kitchen backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and wood-inspired plank flooring. Community amenities feature a heated saltwater pool, clubhouse, TV lounge, full-service salon, billiards room, fitness center …