Improving air quality and tightening infection control standards for senior housing became paramount in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. Two players in the space, private equity firm Harrison Street and operator Watermark Retirement, are using the perspective gained to improve the standards of their portfolios. Keep reading
Michael Hochanadel, Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets at Harrison Street discuses the data center market and ESG. Keep reading
Harrison Street, one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets, today announced the final close of the firm’s eighth U.S. opportunistic real estate fund, Harrison Street Real Estate Partners VIII, L.P. (“Fund VIII” or the “Fund”) at the Fund’s hard cap of $2.0 billion, exceeding its $1.5 billion target. Keep reading
A consortium led by Akuo and composed of Harrison Street, Morgan Stanley, and GE Energy Financial Services (GE EFS) today announced financial close for Bennington Wind, a 93.06 MW onshore wind development project located approximately 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Chicago in Bennington Township in Marshall County, Illinois. Keep reading
Harrison Street has ranked #5 in the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), in partnership with Seniors Housing Business, 2021 edition of the ASHA 50. The ASHA 50 ranks the 50 largest owners and operators in the U.S. seniors housing space. Keep reading
Like America, Canada is facing housing issues that have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Students looking for a better deal on-campus were hard pressed to find any as most universities shut down or drastically reduced their on-campus capacities during 2020 and into 2021. Keep reading
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) has approved a $200m (€165m) investment to create a co-investment with Harrison Street to invest in US life sciences assets. Keep reading
Harrison Street welcomes new hires to the Europe team. Keep reading
New standard for optimizing public health in assisted living, independent living, and memory care communities being piloted by industry leaders including Emshih Developments, Harrison Street, and Willow Valley Communitie Keep reading
COVID-19 and its acute impacts on older adults has created issues for US senior housing, a sector that has long been bastion for steady growth and reliable returns. Keep reading