AVENTURA, Fla. — Rieber Developments has unveiled plans for 12|12 Aventura, a mixed-use project with offices for medical professionals, a luxury senior living component and retail. The project is planned for a plot in Aventura, a northern suburb of Miami. Designed by Arquitectonica, 12|12 Aventura will be a 12-story complex consisting of 30,000 square feet of commercial retail space, 30,000 square feet of offices, a 150-unit luxury senior living component and a structured parking garage. The retail space will include a Chelsea Market-style food hall on the ground floor. The community will join a sister project, Ivory 214, currently under construction nearby. Ivory 214 will feature medical and professional office space, as well as a Hilton-branded hotel. The two projects will combine as the center of what the developer is calling the “Aventura Medical District.” Located less than one mile from Aventura Mall and directly adjacent to Aventura Hospital, 12|12 Aventura will benefit from more than 300 surrounding medical practices, and Aventura Hospital’s designation as a Level II trauma center — one of only two facilities in Miami-Dade County with this designation. Cervera Real Estate is the exclusive brokerage for leasing efforts. ID & Design International is outfitting the interiors …
Seniors Housing
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership led by Enterprise Housing Credit Investments LLC has purchased 1080 Washington Avenue in The Bronx for $82 million, with plans to develop an affordable seniors housing community on the site. Project plans currently call for the development of a 12-story building with 154 units, including 57 supportive homes for homeless seniors, with all units being reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. The project will be funded through bond financing and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), as well as through subsidies from New York State Homes and Community Renewal and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Demolition of the current structure is underway, and construction is set to begin later this year and to be complete in fall 2021.
TEXAS — Live Oak Bank has provided a $10 million conventional loan for the acquisition and renovation of a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community. The name and location were not disclosed, though the lender noted the property is located “in a significant Texas market.” The borrower was a private investment firm that acquired the project from the original developer and will introduce new management with a multi-year plan to stabilize the project. The balance sheet loan features a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio, five-year term, interest-only period and flexible prepayment options.
WEST CHESTER, PA. — HJ Sims has arranged $20.5 million for the rebuilding of a portion of Barclay Friends, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in West Chester, a borough 25 miles west of Philadelphia. In 2017, a fire destroyed the Woolman Building, which housed residential, dining, common areas, administrative space and the memory care programming. While the skilled nursing areas reopened following renovations in 2018, ownership is still finalizing plans to replace the Woolman Building. Barclay’s property and casualty insurance coverage was expected to fund a portion of the replacement facility along with an equity contribution; the remainder was to be provided via external debt financing. Sims arranged the financing package, which will both fund the rebuilding and refinance existing debt. M&T provided the capital. Construction is scheduled to begin this year
Capitol Seniors Housing Opens $27.5M Assisted Living, Memory Care Community Near D.C.
by John Nelson
FULTON, MD. — Capitol Seniors Housing has opened Arbor Terrace Fulton, an assisted living and memory care community in Fulton, approximately 20 miles north of Washington, D.C. The $27.5 million, 73,000-square-foot community features 86 apartments. The location is immediately adjacent to the Marketplace at Maple Lawn, a mixed-use community anchored by Harris Teeter. Arbor Terrace Fulton is also next to Fulton Elementary, Lime Kiln Middle School and the Reservoir High School, which will add an intergenerational quality to the community. The Arbor Co. partnered with Capitol on the project, and will serve as operator. Baltimore-based BCT Architects designed the property, while Dallas-based Faulkner Design Group handled the interiors.
As the industry eagerly anticipates the arrival of baby boomers, intergenerational housing models are emerging as an attractive alternative for a group that wants a different type of retirement experience. Developers, operators and owners are tweaking time-tested intergenerational arrangements and trying new approaches. Mixing different age groups has benefits for everyone involved, experts say. It’s natural, and the way families lived until we started to move so far apart. Many elders like being around young children or helping them, since their grandchildren may not live nearby. Adolescents bring energy to a retirement community, with the added benefit of being able to teach seniors how to use their smart phones. Young adults can serve as a labor pool for senior living properties. College-based or -affiliated life plan communities have been around for decades. But developers are fine-tuning the model at a number of new high-profile college projects now underway. Legacy Pointe at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, is currently under development by the nonprofit CCRC Development Corp. Greystone Communities will manage and market the property. Residents will be able to attend classes and participate in learning programs. Other types of developments with an intergenerational spin are being rolled out. There …
InterFace Seniors Midwest: Brookdale CEO Sees ‘Bright Future’ Following Major Turnaround Initiative
by Jeff Shaw
CHICAGO — A lot has happened at Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) over the last few years in what can only be described as a tumultuous period. Operating 844 communities as of March 31, the company is still the largest owner and operator of seniors housing in the country. However, Brookdale’s stock price has struggled mightily in recent years. While trading at nearly $40 per share as recently as 2015, the company’s stock price has not gone above $10 per share since late 2017. (The stock closed at $6.52 per share on Tuesday, June 11.) The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company entertained acquisition offers at least twice, but instead settled on a change of leadership and a turnaround plan. Lucinda “Cindy” Baier was promoted from CFO to CEO in 2018 and immediately started trying to right the ship at Brookdale, in large part by paring the size of its portfolio up to 20 percent. Her efforts appear to be paying off. According to the company’s first-quarter 2019 earnings report, same-community revenue per occupied unit (RevPOR) increased 3.7 percent on a sequential-quarter basis and 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis. In addition, same-community independent living occupancy remained at 90 percent for a second …
MADISON, WIS. — Associated Bank has secured $4.7 million in new construction financing and $6.2 million in low-income housing tax credit equity for Point Place Senior Apartments in Madison. The new property will be situated on a 1.3-acre site at 7945 Tree Lane. The four-story community will contain 54 units, all of which will be restricted to persons age 55 and older. Three of the units will be market rate, while the rest are reserved for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Eleven units will be designated supportive housing for homeless persons with special needs with a priority on veterans. Construction is scheduled to begin this month with completion in May 2020. CommonBond Communities will develop and manage the building. The tax credit equity group of RBC Capital Markets is the tax credit syndicator for the project.
NORMAN, OKLA. — A partnership between Dallas-based MedCore Partners and The National Realty Group (TNRG) will develop a 188-unit senior living community in Norman, Oklahoma. The project currently calls for 100 independent living units, 64 assisted living residences and 24 memory care residences, with a planned second phase that will add another 75 independent living units. Amenities at the community will include multiple dining venues, a bar/pub and other entertainment areas, a wellness center with salon and spa, multiple activities venues, a fitness center, club rooms, a theater, outdoor pool, dog park, walking paths and dedicated courtyard spaces. Pi Architects is designing the project. Construction of Phase I is scheduled to begin in January 2020 and to be complete in summer 2021.
PLANO, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has completed McDermott Park Senior Living, a 144-unit project located just off Sam Rayburn Tollway in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Plano. McDermott Park features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with modern finishes and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, media room, theater and a coffee bar. The property marks the 15th collaboration between KWA and the project developer, Seneca Investments.