Seniors Housing

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Wendover Housing Partners has broken ground on Hawthorne Park, an affordable seniors housing community in Orlando’s Pine Hills neighborhood. The 120-unit development will replace a former shopping center and become the new anchor for the neighborhood’s town center. Designed for senior residents 55 and older, rents for Hawthorne Park apartments are expected to start at approximately $740 per month for one-bedroom units and $880 per month for two-bedroom units. Hawthorne Park will cost an estimated $27.6 million to develop. Financing includes a $250,000 grant from Orange County, a $317,500 loan from Orange County and $2.3 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) from Florida Housing Finance Corp. Slocum Platts Architects is designing the complex, and Roger B. Kennedy Inc. is the general contractor. Construction is expected to take 11 months to complete, with rental applications starting in June 2021. Hawthorne Park will serve as one of the key projects in the Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District — an initiative to revitalize the area and its working-class community of more than 60,000 residents.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Carlton Village Senior Care Community, an assisted living property located at 321 W. Limberlost Drive in Tucson. An undisclosed seniors housing developer sold the asset to a Tucson-based assisted living owner-operator for $5.6 million, or $70,000 per bed. Built in 2018, Carlton Village features 80 beds spread across eight 10-bed homes. Alex Snyder and Hamid Panahi of Marcus & Millichap’s Tucson office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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RED WING, MINN. — Downtown Plaza, a 90-unit independent living community in Red Wing, has traded hands for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 434 W. 4th St. along the Mississippi River in eastern Minnesota. Built in 1986, the community was renovated over the last several years. The ninth-floor community room received an extensive upgrade with new finishes and furniture. Other amenities include a recreation center, beauty and barber shop, dining room and fitness center. Ted Abramson, Keith Collins and Abe Apert of CBRE Minneapolis Multifamily represented the undisclosed seller. Red Wing Partners MN was the buyer.

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Seniors housing construction has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic — but perhaps not on the developers’ original timelines. “We have seen just about every obstacle thrown at us, from government shutdowns to disruptions in the supply chain to subcontractors contracting COVID to inspectors not showing up,” said Charlie Jennings, chief development officer, Harbor Retirement Associates. “Every time I start to think the worst is behind us, there’s something waiting around the corner. Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ve gotten past that hump yet.” Harbor’s current seniors project under construction is now scheduled for completion about six months late due to COVID-19 complications, Jennings added. The comments came during a panel titled “The Development Outlook: Experts Analyze The Smartest Plays For Developers in 2021” during France Media’s InterFace Seniors Housing Investment, Development & Operations conference, held virtually in early December. Other panelists included Bryan Schachter, chief investment officer, Watermark Retirement Communities; Frank Muraca, president and senior planner, ARCH Consultants; Adam Kaplan, founder and CEO, Solera Senior Living; Chuck Hastings, vice president of finance and business development, Juniper Communities; and moderator Ryan Frederick, founder and CEO, SmartLiving 360. Schachter said that Watermark has seen development delays of four to six months for its …

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ORANGEVALE, CALIF. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of FountainWood Lodge, a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in Orangevale, a suburb of Sacramento. The community was built in 1981 and has undergone several renovations. The 63,930-square-foot building is located on six acres of land. The seller is a nonprofit owner-operator. A regional owner-operator acquired the property for $7.8 million. Brad Goodsell, Jason Punzel and Vince Viverito of SLIB handled the transaction. “FountainWood Lodge has a great reputation in the local market, and the buyer plans on improving upon this as they take over,” says Goodsell. “This acquisition is a nice fit for the buyer, as they grow their portfolio and already successfully operate in the area.”

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HENDERSONVILLE, TENN. — Avenida Partners has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Avenida Hendersonville, a 138-unit active adult community in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville. The three-story building will be positioned on a five-acre site. The community will offer 6,000 square feet of amenities. Completion of Avenida Hendersonville is slated for May 2022. This will be Newport Beach, Calif-based Avenida’s third active adult community in Tennessee and seventh overall in five states. The architect of record is Poole & Poole Architecture.

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HANOVER, MASS. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $29.8 million loan for the construction of Benchmark of Hanover, a seniors housing project that will be located approximately 20 miles south of Boston. The borrower is a joint venture between Benchmark Senior Living and Iron Point Partners LLC. The property will feature 97 units of assisted living and memory care. Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag, Jack Griffin and Joseph Carbone of Cushman & Wakefield placed the debt through an undisclosed lender.

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PORT RICHEY, ZEPHYRHILLS AND CASSELBERRY, FLA. — Colliers International has negotiated the $13.7 million sale of a three-property assisted living facility portfolio in Port Richey, Zephyrhills and Casselberry. Florida Seniors Properties Inc. sold the portfolio, which was 66 percent occupied at the time of sale. Best Care Senior Living LLC acquired The Cottages in Port Richey, which is located about 37 miles northwest of downtown Tampa. A joint venture between 201 Sunset Drive LLC and 6701 Dairy Road LLC acquired Westbrook Manor in Zephyrhills and Eastbrook Gardens in Casselberry. Westbrook Manor is located 31 miles northeast of downtown Tampa, and Eastbrook Gardens is situated 13 miles north of downtown Orlando. Ken Carriero and Damien Carriero of Colliers represented the seller in the transactions, which both closed Jan. 12.

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FRISCO, TEXAS — Texas-based developer Presidium has completed construction of Presidium at Edgestone, a luxury active adult community in Frisco, a northern suburb of Dallas. Designed by Cross Architects and SeeSaw Creative, the 165,398-square-foot property features 188 units on 18 acres near a variety of commercial and retail developments, as well as 10 golf courses, several walking trails and the upcoming 275-acre Grand Park. The community offers freestanding independent living cottages in addition to a residential building with amenities such as clubrooms, a pool, fitness and wellness center, library and cyber lounge, media and game rooms, pavilions and a resident gardening area with shade structures. The operator is Capstone Real Estate. Average rents range from $1,382 to $2,135 per month.  

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HOUSTON — Seniors housing operator Civitas Senior Living and developer StoneCreek Real Estate Partners will redevelop the Copperfield Racquet & Health Club, a 98,000-square-foot seniors housing community in Houston. The new property, which will be branded StoneCreek of Copperfield, is situated on 6.6 acres and will feature 12 independent living villas, 74 assisted living units and 18 memory care units. Project partners include Pi Architects and interior design firm Senior By Design. Ground-up construction is planned to begin this month and to be complete by summer 2022.

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