DALLAS — General contractor Cadence McShane has broken ground on a 121-unit seniors housing community located in the Highland Park area of Dallas. Developed by Anthology Senior Living and designed by PRDG, the 11-story, 130,000-square-foot building will consist of 24 memory care units and 97 assisted living units. Amenities will include a salon, theater, fitness center, library, a pub with a fireplace and elevated terraces. Completion is slated for June 2023.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Callahan Construction Managers has broken ground on Residence at Basking Ridge, a 90-unit seniors housing project that will be located about 40 miles west of New York City. Developed by LCB Senior Living and designed by The Architectural Team, the property will offer assisted living, memory care and respite care services. Amenities will include common living rooms, a bistro, salon and a fitness area. The development team expects to begin welcoming residents in early 2023.
By Jeff Shaw HOUSTON — Although the seniors housing industry as a whole suffered big setbacks throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting record-low occupancy rates across the board, one sub-segment was an exception to the rule. “During COVID there were clear winners and losers in commercial real estate,” said Aron Will, vice chairman of debt and structured finance at CBRE and co-head of CBRE Senior Housing. “Industrial, life sciences, medical office and multifamily were very clear winners. But one asset class that’s been overlooked is active adult, as it was also a very clear winner.” Although there is much discussion around how to define the active adult segment, generally it’s an age-restricted apartment community for physically healthy seniors who don’t yet need the services in independent living such as meal preparation, cleaning or assistance with the activities of daily living. Without temporary government regulations stopping move-ins to active adult communities — plus a younger, healthier resident than in independent living or assisted living — active adult communities thrived during the pandemic. Lease renewal rates were 80 percent; collections were close to 100 percent and the segment experienced “phenomenal rent growth,” according to Will. Will’s comments came during a panel he moderated …
ALLENDALE, N.J. — New Jersey-based investment firm Tryko Partners has acquired The Allendale Community for Senior Living, a 299-bed facility located in Northern New Jersey’s Bergen County. The 146,000-square-foot facility was built in the 1960s and offers skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care services. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
LONG BEACH AND WEST CARSON, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has broken ground on two affordable housing communities in Los Angeles County: Anaheim and Walnut in Long Beach and West Carson Villas in West Carson. The projects are slated for completion by summer 2023. Developed by Bridge Housing in partnership with the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Housing Authority, Anaheim and Walnut will feature 207,000 square feet of mixed-use space at 1500 E. Anaheim St. in Long Beach. The $44 million project will offer 88 housing units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts for formerly homeless seniors (age 55 or older) and low-income families that earn between 30 percent and 60 percent of area median income (AMI). The property will include four levels of residential space over the ground-floor commercial space and a three-story parking structure. The fourth-floor terrace of the parking structure features amenities including a tot lot, exercise equipment, barbecues, seating areas, trellises, community planters and rubber surface flooring. SVA Architects is serving as architect for the project. PATH Ventures, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Development Authority, is developing West Carson Villas at 22801-22905 S. Vermont Ave. in West Carson. …
HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — San Francisco Zen Center and The Kendal Corp. have broken ground on Enso Village, a 221-unit seniors housing community in the Bay Area city of Healdsburg. The development will sit on approximately 16 acres of land in what is called the North Village. The community will feature a vegetarian restaurant, demonstration kitchen, indoor pool and gym, meditation hall and onsite farm for growing fresh produce for the restaurant. Weitz is building the project, which is scheduled for completion in 2023.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided two Fannie Mae acquisition loans totaling $17.5 million for a pair of affordable seniors housing properties totaling 151 units in the New York City area. In the first deal, Greystone originated a $12.4 million loan for Highland Avenue Senior Apartments, an 88-unit community in Yonkers that was built in 2008. In the second transaction, the company provided $5.1 million in acquisition financing for 2120 Hughes Avenue, a 63-unit property in The Bronx that was constructed in 1995. Dan Sacks and Ilan Bassali of Greystone originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Heritage Affordable Communities LLC.
TACOMA, WASH. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center, a 123-bed skilled nursing facility in Tacoma. The buyer was an unnamed private owner-operator. LTC Properties Inc., a publicly traded healthcare REIT based out of Westlake Village, Calif., sold the asset for an undisclosed price.
MINNEAPOLIS — Nonprofit developer Ecumen has broken ground on The Hillock, a 100-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. The development will include 11 units designated for veterans who are experiencing homelessness. The rest of the units will be reserved for residents age 55 and older who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Monthly rents are expected to range from $816 to $1,339. Amenities will include a community garden and onsite clinic. Project costs are estimated at $24 million, and completion is slated for fall 2022. Phase II calls for an 89-unit affordable housing building with 13 units for veterans experiencing homelessness. Ecumen and Snelling Yards Development, a joint venture between Lupe Development Partners and Wall Cos., are co-developing the overall campus. The two communities will sit on a three-acre site that formerly housed the City of Minneapolis Public Works maintenance yard.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Carlsbad, Calif.-based Kisco Senior Living and joint venture partner Welltower Inc. have broken ground on The Carnegie at Washingtonian Center, a seniors housing project in Gaithersburg. The seven-story complex will offer 302 one- and two-bedroom floorplans for independent living, assisted living and memory care residences. Floorplan options will range in size from one-bedroom, one-bath with an average of 837 square feet to two-bedrooms, two-baths and a den at about 1,487 square feet, as well as a club level living option that includes concierge and valet services. Situated on 8.5 acres, The Carnegie is slated for completion by the spring of 2024. The property is located beside RIO Lakefront at Washingtonian Center, a popular area shopping center. Community amenities will include indoor and al fresco dining venues; an indoor heated, saltwater pool; fitness center; wellness spa; yoga studio; and access to healthcare onsite. Additional amenities will include a lecture hall, computer learning center, art gallery, cooking demonstration kitchen and an outdoor landscaped park with a trail. THW Design is the project’s architect, StudioSIX5 is the interior designer and Balfour Beatty is the general contractor.
