Seniors Housing

Ravenswood Senior Living

CHICAGO — Evergreen Real Estate Group, Synergy Construction Group and the Chicago Housing Authority have completed construction of Ravenswood Senior Living, a 193-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Ravenswood neighborhood on the north side of Chicago. The property was previously the Ravenswood Hospital, which was built in 1974 and fell vacant in 2002. The redevelopment project cost $81 million and took a year-and-a-half to complete. Located between Damen and Ravenswood avenues, Ravenswood Senior Living is a 10-story building that is situated close to public transit, including the Damen and Montrose Brown Line stations and the Ravenswood Metra stop. The seniors housing property has 74 one-bedroom independent living apartments for Chicago Housing Authority residents, as well as 119 units for participants in the Illinois Supportive Living Program, an alternative to nursing home care that is administered by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. While the two communities are in the same building, the facilities have separate entrances and operate independently from each other. Evergreen is managing the independent living community, located at 4515 N. Winchester Ave., while Asbury Healthcare will operate the supportive living community, located at 1922 W. Sunnyside Ave. The independent living portion of the property …

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BELLEVUE, WASH. — Alliance Residential has started construction of Holden of Bellevue, the first piece of a three-phase multifamily project in downtown Bellevue. Holden will rise seven stories and feature 110 assisted living units and 26 memory care units. It is scheduled to open in late fall 2021. The second phase of the overall project will be an independent living building, followed by standard multifamily in the third phase. Its location is in close proximity to the city’s restaurants, boutiques, art galleries, public parks and museums. Milestone Retirement Communities will operate Holden of Bellevue upon opening.

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NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has provided a $22.6 million HUD-insured loan for Seagirt Seniors Housing, an affordable housing property located in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens. The 12-story, 120,278-square-foot building was built in 1985 with 151 Section 8 apartment units and one employee unit. Laura Smith of Berkadia originated the financing, which was structured with a 35-year term and a 71 percent loan-to-value ratio, through HUD’s 223(f) program. The borrower, New York-based operator JASA, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. Planned upgrades include modernizing kitchens and bathrooms, replacing circuit breaker panels, renovating common areas and elevators and installing a new boiler system.  

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NEW CITY, N.Y. — Capitol Seniors Housing has opened Atria New City, an assisted living and memory care community in New City, located approximately 30 miles north of Manhattan. The three-story, 70,000-square-foot community features 80 residential apartments. Atria Senior Living will operate the property. Meyer Senior Living Studio designed the project.

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NAPERVILLE, ILL. — TWG will develop McDowell Point, a $62.4 million active adult community in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The project is Indianapolis-based TWG’s first development in the greater Chicago area as well as its first active adult community in the state of Illinois. Located at 1420 W. Diehl Road, the property will rise five stories and span 347,000 square feet. The 174 units will range in size from one-bedrooms to three-bedrooms. Of the total units, 80 percent will be reserved for residents age 55 and older. More than 6,000 square feet of amenity space will include a courtyard, pool, yoga lawn and grilling stations. McDowell Point will be situated immediately adjacent to the nature preserve McDowell Grove. Completion is slated for June 2023.

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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Urban Catalyst, a Silicon Valley-based Opportunity Zone Fund, has acquired the final parcels of property for its Delmas Senior Living project, the first seniors housing project to be built in downtown San Jose in decades. The six-story, 175,000-square-foot property will feature a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom assisted living units, along with memory care studios. It will house 165 units, with 49 of them dedicated memory care units. Delmas, located in Downtown West, is in its final rounds of comments with the City of San Jose’s building and public works departments. Groundbreaking is scheduled for third quarter of this year. “I am excited to see Delmas Senior Living project moving forward so quickly, and I look forward to the groundbreaking for this much-needed facility in the coming months,” says Erik Hayden, founder and CEO of Urban Catalyst. “This acquisition marks a key milestone for our Fund 1 portfolio and an important step in our downtown revitalization efforts.” This acquisition represents the final parcels needed for all ground-up projects in Urban Catalyst’s Opportunity Fund I, which closed Dec. 30 with $131 million in investments. Other projects include mixed-use office, multifamily residential, hospitality and student housing. “Delmas …

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PHOENIX — Spellman Brady & Co. has completed the expansion and renovation of Sagewood Senior Living in Phoenix for Life Care Services. Renovations included a four-story, 101-unit independent living building with an underground parking garage. The 276,454-square-foot building features one and two-bedroom apartments with den layouts and patio views. The project also provided activity and game rooms, an art studio, putting course, café, formal dining, an indoor-outdoor tapas bar and lounge.

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CHELSEA, MASS. — M&T Realty Capital has provided a $17.6 million FHA-insured loan for the refinancing of a 120-unit skilled nursing facility located in Chelsea, a northeastern suburb of Boston. The loan was completed under HUD’s 232 program, which provides mortgage insurance for residential care properties such as assisted living facilities and nursing homes. The borrower was not disclosed.

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LYONS, ILL. — Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage Inc. (AHIB) has arranged the $8.8 million sale of Riverwalk in Lyons, about 14 miles southwest of Chicago. Built in 2003, the six-story property includes 120 units. The majority of the units are rented under affordable housing guidelines, while 16 are rented at market rate. The community was developed using funds from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Current affordability restrictions remain in place until 2033. Kyle Shoemaker of AHIB represented the seller, Barron Development LLC, as well as the buyer, New Frontier Cos. The buyer intends to operate the community as affordable housing for the foreseeable future, according to AHIB.

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REDMOND, WASH. — BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group has provided a $19.4 million construction loan for the renovation of a Sunrise Senior Living assisted living and memory care community in Redmond. Originally built in 1999, the asset features 110 units. Further details on the project were not disclosed.

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