STERLING, Va. — Avanath Capital Management has acquired Cascades Village, a 150-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Sterling, for $27.2 million. “Avanath was attracted to Sterling because home pricing and existing market-rate product in the market are unaffordable to lower income renters, resulting in a significant demand for affordable rental units in the area,” says John Williams, president and chief investment officer of Avanath Capital Management. “Cascades Village is located only 2.5 miles away from our affordable community, Acclaim at Sterling, and this proximity will …
PARKER, Colo. — PGIM Real Estate has arranged a $60 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Lincoln Meadows Senior Living in Parker. Trace Wilson of PGIM originated the transaction on behalf of Denver-based Spectrum Retirement Communities, which owns and operates the property. The floating-rate loan has a 10-year term, with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization. Located 20 miles south of Denver, Lincoln Meadows features 130 independent living units, 60 assisted living units and 18 memory care units.
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has completed construction of Luna Trails, a $19.6 million, 86-unit affordable housing development for seniors in Titusville, along Florida’s Space Coast region. Apartments are reserved for seniors ages 55 and older earning at or below 60 percent of area median income (AMI). Rents range from $346 per month for a one-bedroom apartment to $791 per month for a three-bedroom apartment. The property is currently 100 percent leased. “This is HTG’s first development in Brevard County and therefore marks an important milestone for our …
FOXBORO, Mass. — Benchmark Senior Living has announced expansion plans for New Pond Village in the Boston suburb of Foxboro. The project will add 19 assisted living units, bringing the community’s total to 36 units. The new apartments will be on the third floor, overlooking the property’s 19.4-acre campus. SEO Construction is building the project, which Udelsman Associates of Hollis designed. StudioSix5 is handling the interiors. Since Benchmark acquired New Pond Village in May 2017, it has undergone extensive renovations. In 2018, an $8 million project brought new and refreshed …
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Commonwealth Senior Living has acquired Cedar Manor Assisted Living, a seniors housing community in Chesapeake, located in the southeast corner of the state along the Atlantic Ocean and North Carolina border. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare built the property in 2001. It will be rebranded as Commonwealth Senior Living at Cedar Manor. The community currently features 60 assisted living and 12 memory care beds. Starting after the holidays, Commonwealth will immediately begin renovations to update the building and expand its capacity to 68 assisted living and 32 memory care …
Building designers consider urban integration, sustainable features and even build in vacant parking lots to reflect the future trends of seniors housing. By Jeff Shaw As the seniors housing industry matures in all facets, architects are on the front lines of that evolution. After all, they are the ones who design the future properties before a single shovel hits the ground. We’ve heard for years about the possible incoming changes. Demand for urban locations will increase as baby boomers will want to live near the hustle and bustle of downtown …
Operators piece together creative solutions to one of the industry’s toughest problems — recruiting and retaining quality employees. By Jeff Shaw Recruiting and retaining quality employees on the front lines remains one of the biggest challenges facing the seniors housing industry today. Argentum estimates the senior living industry will need to fill 1.4 million positions by 2025. The employment landscape in the United States has drastically changed since early this year. The unemployment rate rose 440 basis points to 7.9 percent between September 2019 and September 2020, according to the …
Deal volume in FY 2020 reached $4.3 billion, up 17 percent from the previous year. By Matt Valley Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, lenders in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 232 healthcare mortgage insurance program closed $4.38 billion in loans during fiscal year (FY) 2020, a 17 percent increase from $3.73 billion the prior year. The number of transactions completed climbed from 288 to 323, a 12 percent increase, and the average mortgage amount ticked up from $12.9 million to $13.5 million. HUD’s fiscal year runs from …
The secret to beating COVID-19 may have less to do with PPE and testing, and more to do with processes, design and mission. By Donna Moore In late January, the first case of novel coronavirus was confirmed in the U.S. Previously unheard of, COVID-19 dominated nightly newscasts. By February, seniors were dying in nursing homes. This coronavirus was seemingly more contagious than anything seniors housing operators had ever faced. We regularly control infections and wear personal protective equipment (PPE). COVID-19 was different Immediately, my senior leaders at Park Springs in …
Technology such as needlepoint bipolar ionization can help keep residents safe. By Julie Fields Seniors housing occupancy rates have hit an all-time low. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) announced that the average occupancy rate for seniors housing properties fell 2.8 percent between the first and second quarters of 2020. According to NIC, the second-quarter rate of 84.9 percent is the lowest occupancy rate the organization has ever recorded. While it’s easy to cast the blame for this occupancy drop on COVID-19, the truth is the …