RICHMOND, VA. — SunTrust Community Capital (STCC) has provided $11.2 million in financing for two redevelopment projects in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward neighborhood. The Community Preservation and Development Corp. (CPDC) is leading the redevelopments, which will replace current public housing with new workforce housing, seniors housing and retail. The first project, dubbed Jackson Ward, will include 72 newly constructed, one-bedroom seniors housing units in a four-story building. The second project will provide 82 units of mixed-income housing and 6,000 square feet of retail in one building that will be located adjacent to the seniors housing building. CPDC’s Jackson Ward project is part of a larger redevelopment effort to provide replacement housing for 200 units at the Fay Towers Senior Public Housing site in Richmond’s Gilpin neighborhood. CPDC is utilizing the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program to fund the . CPDC is currently developing replacement housing at three other sites in Richmond.
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ALMA, MICH. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged a $4.1 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Arbor Grove Assisted Living in Alma, which is located in Central Michigan. The assisted living community includes 41 units. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen arranged the fixed-rate loan, which is fully amortized over 35 years. The borrower was a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based senior living owner and operator.
Big Rock, Kiawah Partners to Develop $125M Seniors Housing Community Near Charleston, South Carolina
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Big Rock Partners, in a joint venture with Kiawah Partners, has unveiled plans to develop a $125 million seniors housing community on Kiawah Island, a barrier island located 21 miles southwest of Charleston. The 200-unit community will be for residents ages 55 and older and will include independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The unnamed project will be built overlooking a lake next to the Freshfields Village shopping center. “There’s been exponential growth in the active senior population in the Charleston area,” says Richard Ackerman, senior managing partner at Big Rock. “We wanted to bring a state-of-the-art senior living experience to the Lowcountry.” The community will feature its own movie facility, multiple pools, a fitness center with a yoga studio, and multiple food and beverage options. “There are current Kiawah homeowners who are aging, who want to downsize and require higher degrees of service levels,” says Chris Randolph, partner at Kiawah Partners. “They don’t want to lose touch with their social circles by moving off the island. Senior living on Kiawah allows them to keep their ties to the island, and for many, to the Kiawah Island Club.” Kiawah Partners is the master developer …
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — LCS has acquired Arbor Glen, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Bridgewater, for an undisclosed price. Located southwest of New York City, the community sits on 23 acres and features 183 independent living units, 19 independent living villas, 23 assisted living units, 10 memory care units and 64 skilled nursing beds. LCS changed the community’s name to Laurel Circle and plans to implement an $8 million capital improvement plan at the property. The seller and former operator was Friends Retirement Concepts. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, LCS Real Estate currently has an ownership stake in 37 seniors housing communities nationwide.
HOUSTON — Tradition Senior Living has broken ground on The Tradition-Woodway, a 23-story seniors housing property that will be located in the Tanglewood area of Houston. The community will feature 222 independent living residences and 92 assisted living/memory care units. Amenities will include lounges and card rooms, a movie theater, indoor golf simulator, indoor pool, fitness center, dog park and a putting green. Jackson & Ryan Architects is handling design of the project and D.E. Harvey Builders is serving as general contractor. The opening is scheduled for April 2020.
Pennrose Starts Construction of 160-Unit Affordable Senior Housing Community Near Philadelphia
by David Cohen
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Pennrose, a multifamily developer and operator, and the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey have broken ground on The Commons at Springdale, an affordable seniors housing community. The project is located in Cherry Hill, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. The first phase of development will include 80 units, followed by a second phase of another 80 units. Twenty percent of the total units will be designed to support individuals with special needs by creating four smaller cottages out of four one-bedroom units. The cottages will contain a shared common space where individuals can receive access to services and community programming in a safe setting. All units are reserved for seniors or special needs adults earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). At least 40 percent of the units are for those earning at or below 50 percent of AMI and at least 10 percent are for 30 percent of AMI. Phase one of the project is scheduled to open in the summer of 2019. Financing for the Springdale Road development came from a variety of sources, including $2.4 million in conventional financing, $1 million in Township Affordable Housing Trust Funds, …
SAN ANTONIO — Berkadia has provided a $24 million construction loan for Brookwood Senior Apartments, a 197-unit community being developed in northwest San Antonio. Chad Bedwell, Franklin Brown and Lloyd Griffin of Berkadia secured the loan, which has a 4 percent fixed interest rate and a 40-year amortization schedule, through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program. The property will feature one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a business center.
Gebroe-Hammer Negotiates $5.6M Sale of Multifamily Community in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
by David Cohen
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has negotiated the sale of Spring Cove Apartments, a 38-unit, age-restricted community for people age 55 and older in Perth Amboy. The asset traded for $5.6 million. Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, 675 New Brunswick Avenue LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor. Located at 75 New Brunswick Ave., the four-story gated property features a lounge and activity area, in-unit washers and dryers, oversized windows, eat-in-kitchens and ceramic-tile floors.
Blueprint Negotiates Sale of Four Land Plots for Assisted Living Developments in California
by Amy Works
LINCOLN, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of four plots of land in California totaling 21 acres for $14.7 million, with the buyers planning to develop assisted living on the land. The seller was PDC Capital, a private equity firm specializing in EB-5 investments. The plots had been placed in SEC receivership by order of a federal judge. The first plot is located in Lincoln, adjacent to an existing active adult community named Sun City of Lincoln Hills. Lincoln MCC US LLC, a division of MCC China, acquired those seven acres for $8.7 million. Carefield Senior Living acquired the remaining three plots, totaling 14 acres, for $6 million. The location of those properties was not disclosed. Blueprint’s Jacob Gehl, supported by Giancarlo Riso and Scott Frazier, handled the transactions.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Griffin-American, a partnership between American Healthcare Investors LLC and Griffin Capital Company LLC, has acquired Pinnacle Beaumont Assisted Living Facility in Beaumont for $19.5 million. Situated on 4.4 acres, the property features 79 units and consists of approximately 61,000 square feet of assisted living and memory care space. The acquisition was completed in a joint venture with an affiliate of Meridian Senior Living LLC, which will manage the property.