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April 24, 2026, Media Mentions

BOULDER, CO (April 22, 2026) - Less than three years after it last sold, assisted-living and memory-care community MorningStar Boulder recently traded for $45 million.

April 24, 2026, Media Mentions

DENVER, CO (April 21, 2026) - A shiny new senior-living campus in south Centennial just changed hands for about $88.6 million, a price tag that signals big-money confidence in Denver-area seniors housing. The four-story MorningStar at Holly Park, which opened in 2024, spans 160 units across independent living, assisted living and memory-care neighborhoods. Industry trackers list Clarion Partners as the buyer.

April 24, 2026, Media Mentions

PHOENIX, AZ (April 21, 2026) - Clarion Partners and Franklin Templeton acquired an assisted living facility in Centennial, Colorado. They purchased the MorningStar at Holly Park, 6675 S. Holly St. for $88.6 million. The Denver Business Journal reports the seller was Edgemark, who co-developed the facility with MorningStar Senior Living. The 160-unit facility opened in early 2024. It includes 85 suites for independent living, 50 assisted living suites and 25 suites for memory care. MorningStar at Holly Park is fully occupied.

April 24, 2026, Media Mentions

APRIL 17, 2026 - MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in support of its acquisition of Golden Ridge community, a premier class A senior housing property located in Peoria, Ariz. The transaction further advances Clarion Partners’ strategy of investing in high-quality senior housing communities alongside exceptional operating partners in demographically advantaged markets.

April 24, 2026, Media Mentions

HOUSTON, TX (April 19, 2026) - At Morn­ing­Star Senior Liv­ing, we are in grate­ful receipt of the gift to live “Twice the Story.” For every time we choose to enter a new rela­tion­ship, there is oppor­tun­ity to bless and be blessed. Every time one open heart meets another, the two exchange com­fort and joy, each influ­en­cing and impact­ing the other. And in that exchange, each per­son lives twice the story. Ryan Joynes, Exec­ut­ive Dir­ector of Morn­ing­Star at River Oaks, test­i­fies to that fact in remem­ber­ing his Grand­father Taylor, “the finest of men, self­less, hard-work­ing, a mil­it­ary vet­eran, faith­ful hus­band of 50 years — and the sta­bil­iz­ing fig­ure of my child­hood.”

April 24, 2026, Media Mentions

DENVER, CO (April 20, 2026) - Clarion Partners and Franklin Templeton acquire the 160-unit MorningStar at Holly Park senior living facility in Centennial for $88.64 million. The 160-unit senior living community opened in 2024, soon reached full occupancy and now has a waiting list.

April 15, 2026, Press Releases

PHOENIX, AZ (April 15, 2026) — MorningStar Senior Living announces an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in support of its acquisition of Golden Ridge community, a premier Class-A senior housing property located in Peoria, Arizona. The transaction further advances Clarion Partners’ strategy of investing in high-quality senior housing communities alongside exceptional operating partners in demographically advantaged markets.

April 14, 2026, Press Releases

DENVER, CO (April 14, 2026) — MorningStar Senior Living, a leading owner and operator of senior living communities, announces a partnership with Juilliard Extension, The Juilliard School’s flagship program for continuing arts education and lifelong learning, to bring fine arts education to MorningStar residents across the country.

April 13, 2026, Media Mentions

BOULDER, CO (April 3, 2026) - Gene Elvin Stafford, a longtime dentist in Boulder, Colorado, is turning 100 years old next Monday. Stafford was born in Kansas and practiced dentistry in Boulder for 33 years. He was married to his wife Ramona for 67 years until her death in 2016. Stafford has two children, Stephen Leroy Stafford and Penny JoLynn Myers. A birthday celebration will be held for Stafford on April 10 at MorningStar Senior Living of Longmont, where he currently resides.

April 09, 2026, Press Releases

CENTENNIAL, CO (April 9, 2026) — MorningStar Senior Living announces an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of Holly Park, a premier Class-A senior housing property located in Centennial, Colorado. The transaction further advances Clarion Partners’ strategy of investing in high-quality senior housing communities alongside exceptional operating partners in demographically advantaged markets.

April 01, 2026, Press Releases

PHOENIX, ARIZONA (April 1, 2026) – MorningStar Senior Living, the Denver-based senior living operator and developer, has assumed management effective today of the local community formerly known as Legacy House of Avondale in Avondale, Arizona. It will now operate under the brand name MorningStar Senior Living of Avondale at 2635 North Dysart Road. The community marks MorningStar’s 4th operating location in the state.

March 27, 2026, Press Releases

JUAREZ, MEXICO (February 22, 2026) – MorningStar Senior Living’s vision extends far beyond the walls of its communities. As part of its commitment to servant leadership, MorningStar continues to invest in meaningful service both locally and around the world.