Seniors Housing

KELLER — Cadence McShane Construction Co. has been selected to construct the 78-unit Legacy at Bear Creek, a 51,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care facility located on 6.8 acres at Keller Smithfield Road in the Keller Town Center, a 340-acre mixed-use planned development in Keller. McShane's co-developers are PinPoint Commercial and The 410 Group and Wakefield Beasley & Associates is the project's architectural firm. The property will have a retention pond, outdoor seating areas and walking trails within two courtyards. The facility is slated for a December 2012 completion.

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PINEVILLE, LA. — Mount Pleasant, S.C.-based Humanities Foundation has broken ground on the $6.6 million, 56-unit Arbor Hill, an affordable seniors housing development located on Shamrock Drive in Pineville. Bank of America, Alliant Capital and the City of Pineville provided financing for the project. Pinkerton & Laws is the general contractor for the development, Miller & Martin is the architect and Monceaux Buller & Associates is the civil engineer. Completion is slated for December 2012.

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LAWTON, MICH. — Love Funding has closed a $2.8 million loan to refinance White Oak, a 72-bed assisted living and dementia care facility in Lawton, near Kalamazoo. Robert Smallwood of Love Funding's Cleveland office secured the loan through a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development loan program. White Oaks is owned by Chuck and Barbara Randall, who own six assisted living properties in Ohio and Michigan.

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MURPHY — Dallas-based Caddis Partners and the McFarlin Group are developing the 78-unit Orchard Park of Murphy, a 90-bed assisted living facility located at the southeast corner of FM 544 and Brand Road in Murphy. The project is funded by Love Funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 232 LEAN program. Good Neighbor Care will manage the day-to-day operations, Galier/Tolson/French is the project's architect and Weis Builders' Dallas branch is providing general contracting services. Construction is currently under way and completion is slated for the summer of 2012.

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CUMMING, GA. — Choate Construction Co. has broken ground on the first phase of the $27 million Villas at Canterfield, a seniors housing community located 745 Atlanta Rd. in Cumming. The first phase includes 91 assisted living units, and the second phase will include 84 free-standing independent living villas and senior apartments. Amenities will include a library, salon, parlor, exercise room, transportation, arts and crafts room and a multi-purpose theater and presentation center. Medical Development Corp. is developing the property and The Corcoran Ota Group is the architect.

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ORLANDO — Orlando-based CNL Properties Trust Inc. has agreed to acquire five senior living communities from affiliates of Primrose Retirement Communities for $84 million. The properties include Grand Island Senior Living in Grand Island, Neb.; Marion Senior Living in Marion, Ohio; Mansfield Senior Living in Mansfield, Ohio; Casper Senior Living in Casper, Wyo.; and Sweetwater Senior Center in Billings, Mont. The transition is expected to close the first quarter of 2012. The communities will continue to be operated by Primrose under a long-term lease agreement with CNL. As of Dec. 1, the properties were 96 percent occupied.

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DECATUR, GA. — Savannah, Ga.-based NorSouth Constructs has broken ground on the 80-unit Oliver House, a seniors housing property located at 1450 Commerce Dr. in Decatur. The development is the second phase of a $30 million redevelopment of Allen Wilson Terrace Public Housing by the Decatur Housing Authority. Upon completion, Allen Wilson Terrace will contain 190 units for low-income families and seniors. HADP Architecture designed the property, which is expected to receive two EarthCraft green building certifications. Oliver House is slated for completion in August 2012.

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