Seniors Housing

CHICAGO — Evergreen Real Estate Group has completed construction of Independence Apartments, a six-story, 44-unit affordable seniors housing community located above the new Independence Branch Library in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood. Designed by John Ronan Architects, the project consists of affordable senior apartments paired with a new library that serves both residents and neighbors in the surrounding community. It is the second such project Evergreen has completed in Chicago this year, following Northtown Apartments in the West Ridge neighborhood. Both projects were funded in part with federal low-income housing tax credits and Illinois affordable housing tax credits provided by the Chicago Department of Housing. The Northtown development also received federal HOME funds from the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Other financing partners for the project include CIBC, City Real Estate Advisors (CREA), TCF Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Clocktower Tax Credits LLC, ComEd Energy Efficiency Program, North River Commission and predevelopment lenders LISC Chicago and Chicago Community Loan Fund.

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LYNCHBURG, VA. — SunTrust Banks Inc. has provided $30.9 million in Fannie Mae financing for Liberty Ridge, a 171-unit independent living and assisted living seniors community in Lynchburg. The borrower is Runk & Pratt, a family-owned operator of seniors housing communities in the Lynchburg market. The loan will refinance the acquisition loan that Runk & Pratt used to buy the property in 2016. Liberty Ridge was originally constructed in 2014. Joshua Hausfeld of SunTrust CRE Seniors Housing & Healthcare Finance originated the fixed-rate, non-recourse, 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule.

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ATLANTA — Village Park has broken ground on Corso Atlanta, a senior living community in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood. Situated on a nine-acre site, the first phase of development will feature 82 independent living units, 21 independent living homes, 75 assisted units and 26 memory care units. Village Park, the developer and future operator of the facility, plans to partner with local farmers, florists, manicurists and chefs to operate the onsite amenities. The property is located across the street from Northside Medical Center. The development is scheduled for completion in late 2020 or early 2021. The architect is THW Architects, and the general contractor is Gilbane Building Co.

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GREENVILLE, DEL. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities will soon begin a $70 million expansion project at Country House, a seniors housing community in Greenville, located southwest of Philadelphia. The project will add 20 cottage homes, 55 apartments and a clubhouse to the community. The first phase of the three-year project, construction of the cottage homes, is scheduled to begin before the end of this month. The second phase of the project includes construction of the apartments and clubhouse, which will include new restaurant venues and a performance center as well as a new fitness and aquatic center. The apartments, which will range in size from 1,400 to 2,200 square feet, will be located within two new wings of the community.

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KATY, TEXAS — Austin-based developer Sparrow Partners has opened Soléa Cinco Ranch, a 150-unit active adult community for renters 55 and older in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Located at 25500 Westheimer Parkway, the property features one- and two-bedroom apartments, and its amenities include a dog park, fitness center, game lounge, media room, coffee bar and a library. Tenant activities at Soléa Cinco Ranch include happy hours, wine tastings, cooking classes and book clubs. A grand opening event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26.

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OAK BROOK, ILL. — Senior Lifestyle Corp., along with real estate investment firm Kaufman Jacobs, has broken ground on The Sheridan at Oak Brook, approximately 17 miles west of downtown Chicago. The five-story community will feature 127 independent living apartments, 59 assisted living apartments and 14 memory care residences. The 215,000-square-foot property will sit on 4.5 acres of land near shopping malls and dining options. The Sheridan at Oak Brook is the fourth joint venture development between Kaufman Jacobs and Senior Lifestyle, an owner, operator and developer. The community is scheduled for completion in early 2021.

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SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — Elevation Financial Group has acquired two affordable seniors housing communities in Springfield, the capital city of Illinois, for a total price of $10.7 million. The first property, Homestead at Montvale, is a 160-unit community. Elevation purchased the property through its Elevation Real Property VII fund for $8.4 million. The three-story community was built in 1999. The second property is Homestead Place, a 60-unit community built in 1996. Elevation purchased the property through its Elevation Real Property Fund VI fund for $2.3 million. Both properties are low-income housing tax credit properties. Elevation will continue to operate both, rebranding Homestead Place as Serenity Manor at Spring Creek and Homestead at Montvale as Serenity Manor at Springfield.

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MESA, ARIZ. — Cadence Living and Ryan Cos. US have completed the development of Acoya Mesa, a seniors housing community located at 6502 E. Brown Road in Mesa. Situated on seven acres, the 183,000-square-foot property features 170 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts with full kitchens, washers/dryers, walk-in showers and 24-hour emergency lines. Community amenities include all-day restaurant-style dining, an arts and crafts talent room, raised garden beds, movie theater, salon, game room, special event hall, fitness room and residential programming. Ryan Cos., co-owner and co-developer, served as general contractor and architect for the project, which was the first joint venture between the two companies. Ryan A+E Inc. designed the community and StudioSIX5 designed the interior spaces.

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CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Pacific Pointe Active Senior Living, a 111-unit active adult community in Chula Vista. A San Gabriel Valley-based private investor sold the community to a Los Angeles-based buyer for $12 million. Pacific Pointe is in downtown Chula Vista, located between San Diego and the border of Mexico. The property is within a mile of Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Interstate 5 and over 1 million square feet of retail. “Due to the location and quality of this property, the potential buyer pool was significant in size,” says Otto Ozen, executive vice president of TMG. “To maximize the value of this community, we aggressively marketed it to our list of high-net-worth private clients who are currently looking for [1031] exchange up-legs.” Alex Mogharebi and Ozen of TMG represented both the seller and buyer.

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BROOKLINE, MASS. — Welltower has acquired the former Newbury College campus near Boston for $34 million. The 7.8-acre campus currently features eight structures totaling 142,000 square feet, which Welltower plans to redevelop into seniors housing properties. Christopher Sower, James Elcock, Tom Hynes and Bob Cronin of Colliers International represented the seller, Newbury College in the transaction.

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