Seniors Housing

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HOLYOKE, MASS. — WinnCos. has completed a $55.3 million seniors housing redevelopment in the western Massachusetts city of Holyoke. Residences at Appleton is an adaptive reuse of a former alpaca mill complex that has been vacant since the 1970s into an affordable housing complex for residents age 55 and older. Of the property’s 88 units, 12 are reserved for seniors earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 63 are earmarked for renters earning 60 percent of AMI; and 13 are set aside for those earning 80 percent or less of AMI. The unit mix comprises four studios, 75 one-bedroom residences and nine two-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge and an outdoor recreation area. Keith Construction served as the general contractor for the project, which was designed by The Architectural Team. VHB provided civil engineering and permitting services. Local nonprofit OneHolyoke provided gap financing for the project, and Bank of America served as the construction lender and the investor in the project’s state and federal low-income housing tax credits. MassHousing also provided tax-exempt bond financing for the development.

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FRANKLIN, TENN. — New York-based Clarion Partners, via the Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc., has purchased Vitality Living Franklin, a 126-unit seniors housing facility located at 1035 Fulton Greer Lane in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville. The property was built in 2014, renovated in 2023 and features independent living, assisted living and memory care residences. Locally based Vitality Living operates the community, which is situated three miles from Williamson Medical Center. Clarion Partners, a real estate affiliate of Franklin Templeton, is a relative newcomer to the senior living sector, having acquired its first seniors housing property last year in Mechanicsville, Va. Last month, the company hired two new executives from Ventas Inc., Tim Olivos and Natalie Wynn, to join Clarion’s growing healthcare platform.

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DENVER — United Properties has broken ground on Amira Lowry, a 55-plus active adult community in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. The four-story property will feature 154 rental residences ranging from alcove studios to two-bedroom-plus-den layouts, all including in-unit laundry, private balconies and storage space. Community amenities will include fitness and wellness spaces, create activity rooms, indoor lounges, exterior gardens, walking paths and outdoor courtyards. The development will also feature a secure, attached parking garage, a bike lounge and outdoor gear storage. Weis Builders is constructing the project. Keegan Mulry House is curating the interior design and furnishings. Amira Lowry is Phase I of a two-phase plan for the site. Future plans include the addition of adjacent villa-style homes that are subject to required approvals.

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MADISON AND VERONA, WIS. — Northmarq has arranged the $10.7 million sale of Westminster and Prairie Oaks II, two senior living communities totaling 102 units in the Madison metro area. Both properties operate under low-income housing tax credit restrictions through 2032 and are designated for residents age 55 and older. Westminster in Verona was built in 2003, and Prairie Oaks II in Madison was constructed in 2002. Both feature one- and two-bedroom floor plans with amenities such as underground heated parking, community lounges, fitness and business centers and onsite management. Jake Lamb, Parker Stewart, Dominic Martinez and Alex Malzone of Northmarq represented the seller, Lakeside Capital Advisors. TPW Properties was the buyer.

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MUKWONAGO, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. has completed Azura Mukwonago, a 72-unit assisted living and memory care community in Mukwonago, about 30 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Azura Living was the developer. Designed by EUA, Azura Mukwonago integrates two assisted living buildings and one memory care building on a 6.4-acre site. A 35-foot barn serves as a storage facility. Amenities include community rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, sunrooms, a fitness area, spa, salon, community garden, walking paths, a putting green, bocce ball courts and courtyards.

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GALLATIN, TENN. — BWE has arranged the sale of The Capstone at Station Camp, a 100-unit assisted living and memory care facility located at 108 Miss B Blvd. in Gallatin, about 30 miles northeast of Nashville. Charley Bissell, Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris of BWE represented the seller, Hunt Midwest, in the transaction. BWE also arranged acquisition financing through a regional bank on behalf of the buyer, an unnamed healthcare investment firm based in Texas. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed. TerraBella Senior Living operates The Capstone at Station Camp.

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SAN DIEGO — Arka Properties and Black Equities have completed the disposition of Lakeshore Villa Apartments, an affordable seniors housing property in San Diego’s San Carlos nieghborhood, to an undisclosed buyer for $47 million. Otto Ozen, Shawn Bolour and Jordan Pakzad of The Mogharebi Group represented the seller in the deal. Located at 6888 Golfcrest Drive, Lakeshore Villa features two three-story buildings offering 126 one-bedroom/one-bath floor plans with an average unit size of 520 square feet. Lakeshore Villa Apartments benefits from a 100 percent Senior HUD HAP Contract, ensuring stable income and long-term occupancy. The buyer plans to invest capital into the property and has committed to extending the affordability of the asset.

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BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — SVN Chicago Commercial has arranged the sale of McKenzie Falls, a 105-unit seniors housing community located at 265 Lakeshore Drive in Bolingbrook. Reid Bennett and Dan Short of SVN Chicago served as the sole advisors on the transaction. The asset sold for $6.7 million. Buyer and seller information was not provided.

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HOLLAND, OHIO — Evergreen Real Estate Group has broken ground on Green Oaks of Holland, a four-story, 120-unit affordable assisted living community in Holland near Toledo. Site work is underway, with completion and opening anticipated in March 2027. Located at 6650 N. Mall Drive, Green Oaks of Holland will feature 67 studio and 53 one-bedroom apartments. Assisted living provider Gardant Management Solutions will manage the property, which will be licensed as a residential care facility by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and approved as a Medicaid-assisted living service provider through the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA). The project is one of the first purpose-built affordable assisted living developments to break ground in Ohio, according to Evergreen, and is being completed in partnership with Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), Ohio Department of Medicaid, ODA and ODH. Each unit will offer a kitchenette with a sink, refrigerator and microwave, with the flexibility to be upgraded to a full kitchen if needed. Units will also include a full private bathroom with a shower and grab bars, living and/or bedroom space, individual heating and air conditioning and an emergency alert system. Amenities will include a large dining room with a commercial kitchen providing …

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La-Ostra-Manhattan

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Slate Property Group, Xenolith Partners, nonprofit organization Comunilife Inc. and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has unveiled plans for a 600-unit affordable housing project in the Inwood area of Upper Manhattan. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC and known as La Ostra, the development will also include a marine science and STEM education center that will be operated by the Billion Oyster Project and BioBus. La Ostra will also feature a new indoor–outdoor field house, social services facilities and roughly an acre of publicly accessible, open waterfront space along the Harlem River. Proposed facilities beyond the residential component include an outdoor classroom, a pavilion with a seating area and movable furniture, a central lawn and a stone amphitheater. Information on floor plans and income restrictions of the affordable housing units was not announced.

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