Ajax condos for sale . Marlin Spring bought eight nursing homes and launched Spring Living.

The Toronto-based real estate company took an even bigger step after buying eight other retirement homes in Ontario from Revera and launched the Spring Living Retirement Community.

Spring Living’s new acquisitions are located in Richmond Hill, Oshawa, Missouri Saga, Kitchener and Ottawa. They have more than 580 suites.

“We now have a platform where we can really take advantage of accelerated growth,” Marlin Spring President Ashi Mathur told RENX in an interview with RENX, including Spring Living CEO, partner and board member Lois Cormack.

, Marlin Spring bought Park Avenue Manor Retirement Community and Village Manor Retirement Community before the pandemic began to have a significant impact on housing for the elderly. Mathur says no residents are infected with the coronavirus, and the information his company learned about the industry and its operations during this period reinforces its commitment to becoming a larger participant.

Cormack was president and CEO of Sienna Senior Living before resigning last June for personal reasons. During her time at Sienna (Sienna), she led the acquisition, financing and integration of more than 30 retirement homes.

Cormack said the process of leaving Sienna had been simplified because the company’s chief financial officer had been “mentored” and eventually took over as chief executive to replace her.

Mathur and Cormack have known each other for years, and he asked her if she was interested in becoming an important part of Marlin Spring’s new business. After spending some time for himself, Cormack decided on himself.

Cormack likes that Marin Spring (Marlin Spring) plans to buy old retirement homes with about 100 suites and add value by ensuring operational excellence and property upgrades, “which is very different from the strategy that all other suppliers are pursuing (the latter is a high-end product). Major markets, less than 10 years of new products and have more than 130 suites.

“that’s where the market has been growing over the past few years. So, the product is not very popular, but I have always liked it, and I also like this strategy, because I think that the number of the elderly population is growing, and what they need is affordable options that do not need long-term care. They don’t need long-term care in particular.

Now, after the tragedy of COVID and long-term care, even more elderly people and their families want affordable private payment options.

“in this niche market, this is true. Our demand is growing, our population is growing, and more and more elderly people are in need of some services.”

Cormack said Revera wants to sell the properties because it is increasingly focused on acquiring new buildings and developing properties.

Marlin Spring and Revera are both private companies with confidentiality agreements, so Mathur will not disclose the purchase prices of the eight properties.