Seniors Housing

WILTON MANORS, FLA. — Carrfour Supportive Housing and The Pride Center at Equality Park have broken ground on a 48-unit affordable community in Wilton Manors that will offer supportive services specifically targeting LGBTQ seniors. Located approximately 30 miles north of Miami, The Residences at Equality Park is scheduled for completion in 2020. Of the 48 units, 34 will be set aside as permanent supportive housing for low-income seniors ages 55 and older with a disabling condition who need onsite supportive services in order to maintain their housing. Forty-three units will be available to residents earning 60 percent or less of Broward County’s area median income (AMI) — about $35,400 per year for a one-person household, and about $40,400 per year for a two-person household. The remaining five units will be available to those earning 33 percent or less of the AMI, or about $17,700 per year for a one-person household and $20,200 per year for a two-person household. Monthly rents will be based on income, ranging from approximately $350 to $1,029. Carrfour will serve as the project’s developer, operator and service coordinator, while The Pride Center will provide residents with onsite supportive services, including service linkage, senior support groups, wellness …

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Roger B. Kennedy Construction has completed construction of The Grove at Canopy in Tallahassee on behalf of developer Vestcor Senior Living. Although costs were not expressly disclosed, the contractor said its contract exceeded $20 million. The three-story, 140,000-square-foot community features 118 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The designer on the project was Group 4 Design.