CBRE Expands Senior Housing Platform
The firm has appointed John Sweeny to SVP of its senior housing capital markets team, based in Austin, TX.
AUSTIN, TX – CBRE has hired John Sweeny to join its senior housing capital markets team.
Within his new role as SVP, Sweeny will focus on investment sales, nationally, while based in Austin, TX.
Sweeny will partner with CBRE vice chairman of senior housing, Aron Will, and he will work with CBRE’s platform of professionals dedicated to the senior housing industry, including Lisa Widmier, Austin Sacco, Joshua Hausfeld and James Graber. The senior housing platform encompasses the four concentrations of investment sales, debt and structured finance, investment banking and valuation.
Sweeny holds more than 15 years of experience in real estate investing and investment banking. In his previous work, he specialized in the senior housing sector, spanning active adult, independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing assets.
Throughout his career, Sweeny has been involved in more than $3 billion in senior housing transactions.
Sweeny joins CBRE from the private equity firm, Virtus Real Estate Capital, where he led the company’s healthcare investment platform. Sweeny previously served as a director at the international private equity firm, Arcapita. He also previously worked at Wells Fargo.
“CBRE is committed to providing best-in-class service to our clients in the accelerated growth sector of senior housing,” states Brian McAuliffe, president of capital markets multifamily at CBRE. “John will provide a unique perspective on senior housing, coming from a background as a principal.”
“We are thrilled to welcome this key hire to our industry-leading senior housing platform,” said Mark Taylor, senior managing director at CBRE in Houston. “John’s depth of specialized knowledge will add value for our clients as we grow our team to meet the increasing demand for expertise in this sector.”