WHEATFIELD, N.Y. — Invesque Inc. (TSX: IVQ) has sold $113 million of non-core assets, including its interests in two Calamar-branded active adult communities in Wheatfield, a northern suburb of Buffalo. Inclusive of previously announced dispositions, Invesque has sold $292 million of assets over the last 12 months as part of its portfolio simplification strategy. The Calamar communities were acquired in 2018 as part of the acquisition of Care Investment Trust and were managed by Calamar under a joint-venture structure. “We have been very active over the past year executing on …
By Matt Valley The pandemic raised the profile of the active adult sector, which anecdotally experienced healthy rent growth and stable occupancy during the health crisis due to “sticky tenants” who tend to stay anywhere from three to seven years. What’s more, the sector hasn’t had to contend with the workforce challenges facing the more operationally intensive skilled nursing and private-pay seniors housing segments. Despite that positive storyline, arranging financing for active adult properties remains a tall order, said Ari Adlerstein, senior managing director at Meridian Capital Group and head …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Bonaventure has started construction of a 133-unit luxury senior living project in the Old Town West neighborhood of Alexandria. The development will feature a six-story building with underground parking, studio, one- and two-bedroom living options. Bonaventure expects to complete construction and begin welcoming renters in late 2023. The community is situated centrally in the Old Town West neighborhood and is transit-oriented. It is less than 0.3 miles from the Braddock Road Metro Station, 1.5 miles to Interstate 495, and less than three miles from Reagan National Airport. …
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Lockwood Cos. has broken ground on Lockwood of Ann Arbor, a 154-unit seniors housing community in Ann Arbor. The three-story, 168,130-square-foot building includes 65 units dedicated as affordable housing. Development costs were estimated at $45 million. Rents will range from $864 for a one-bedroom apartment to $2,750 for a two-bedroom apartment.
DALLAS — Active adult housing, usually reserved for people over either age 55 or 62 and offering amenities but no aging services, targets a quickly growing demographic as 10,000 baby boomers reach retirement age every day. However, the biggest challenge to reaching that demographic might be teaching them what active adult housing is exactly. “A lot of people are challenged by thinking of housing as a binary choice — ‘I’m going to age in place or go to skilled nursing,” said Ryan Frederick, CEO of consulting firm SmartLiving 360. “Many …
FORT WORTH, Texas — Lloyd Jones, in partnership with with ST Real Estate Holding Inc., has acquired Trinity Courtyard, a 138-unit active adult community in Fort Worth. Trinity Courtyard is located on six acres near downtown Fort Worth, the second fastest- growing large city in the United States, giving residents access to a diverse array of entertainment, retail and outdoor recreation. The property will operate under Lloyd Jones’ proprietary Aviva brand as AVIVA Fort Worth. The seller and price were not disclosed.
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Farrell Communities at Lakeside, a 102-unit active adult community in the Hudson Valley city of Newburgh. The community opened in 2020 and features 30 one-bedroom units and 72 two-bedroom units. Cushman & Wakefield’s Adam Spies, Brian Whitmer, Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd and Peter Welch represented the owner, Farrell Communities, and procured the buyer, Castle Lanterra Properties. The price was not disclosed.
BETHESDA, Md. — Walker & Dunlop’s Seniors Housing Investment Sales team, based in Bethesda, has brokered the sale of 25 seniors housing communities in the Midwest and East Coast for $502 million. Calamar sold the assets, which are all active adult communities under the Connect55+ brand. The buyer was REIT giant Welltower (NYSE: WELL). Average monthly rents are $1,300 per month, and the average length of stay is over five years. The Walker & Dunlop team included Josh Jandris, Brett Gardner, Tony Cassie, Mark Myers, Gideon Orion, Jordyn Berger, Alex …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Penn. — An affiliate of Livingston Street Capital, a boutique private equity firm, has acquired Canvas at Valley Forge, a 231-unit, Class A active adult community in King of Prussia, a suburb of Philadelphia. The luxury asset brings the firm’s multifamily portfolio, which currently comprises primarily active adult communities, to more than 1,800 units located throughout seven states. “This investment opportunity is well aligned with the core of our active adult strategy,” explains Peter Scola, founder, president and co-CEO of Livingston Street Capital, who notes that according …
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Outsourced HR Meets the Challenges of Senior Living Staffing
Due to the nature of their clientele, senior living operators continually need to market their services to attract prospective new residents. But it’s not just new residents that they need to attract: it’s new employees as well. For the reality is that the senior living market faces some of the highest employee turnover rates in the service industry: upwards of 50 percent annually. Multiple factors are the culprit, including lower-than-average salaries, the difficulties of working with an aging and often high-acuity population, as well as few perceived opportunities for advancement, …