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Webinar: Seniors Housing Success Stories — Companies that are Rising Above the Headwinds

by Sarah Daniels

  The June 29 webinar “Seniors Housing Success Stories — Companies that are Rising Above the Headwinds“ focused on what leading seniors housing firms are doing to alter their businesses, streamline operations, increase occupancy and strategize in terms of deal volume and investment. Industry difficulties, including labor shortages, inflation and interest rates, have highlighted the need for expertise and well-informed approaches to the seniors housing sector recovery. Click to watch this hour-long discussion that considers both operations and trends in transaction activity. See how strategies and outlooks have shifted since last …

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Active Adult Development is Difficult, but Rewarding, Say InterFace Panelists

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Developers in the active adult sector are subject to the same struggles as any other sector. Interest rates are as high as they’ve been since before the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, making construction financing difficult to attain. Construction costs, both for labor and materials, have skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Quality sites are few and far between. But for developers that can overcome those challenges, there has rarely been a market as ripe for new construction as active adult, according to Michael Hartman, principal of active …

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Highlands Residential, Perennial Properties Plan 148-Unit Active Adult Community in Lawrenceville, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Highlands Residential and Perennial Properties have formed a joint venture to build Park Place Apartments, a 148-unit active adult community in Lawrenceville, approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. Construction of the project is already underway, and first move-ins are scheduled for 2024. The senior population of Gwinnett County is expected to grow by 33.6 percent over the next 10 years and Atlanta metro wide by 47 percent, according to the developers. Atlanta-based Highlands Residential is the developer and at completion Perennial Properties will be the property manager. …

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Your Caregiver Team Includes the Building Itself

by Sarah Daniels

While seniors housing operators grapple with occupancy issues, labor challenges and margin squeeze, the building’s role within the industry is sometimes overlooked. But innovative building design and new technologies can help improve staff efficiency, optimize resident care and increase revenue. “The senior living industry is evolving,” says Gaurie Rodman, vice president of real estate strategy and development at Direct Supply, a provider of equipment and services to the senior living and healthcare industries. “Buildings are taking on a role beyond shelter.” New building designs are being created through an efficiency …

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AMS Acquisitions, Vector Group Break Ground on 100-Unit Seniors Housing Project in Howell, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

HOWELL, N.J. — A partnership between New Jersey-based investment firm AMS Acquisitions and Miami-based holding company Vector Group has broken ground on a 100-unit seniors housing project in Howell, located east of Trenton near the Jersey Shore. The site spans 14 acres, and the four-building project will feature one- and two-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters age 55 and above. Amenities will include a pool, great room with a communal kitchen, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas and a tenant lounge. Construction is expected to last about 18 months.

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Ziegler Arranges $32M Financing for BellaAge Hickory Development in North Carolina

by Jeff Shaw

HICKORY, N.C. — Ziegler has arranged $32 million in direct bank revenue bonds through the North Carolina Medical Care Commission for EveryAge, formerly United Church Homes and Services. The borrower is developing a 95-unit independent living rental community that will be known as BellaAge Hickory. Located in downtown Hickory, approximately 15 miles from EveryAge’s Abernethy Laurels community, BellaAge will comprise one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 817 to 1,397 square feet with monthly rents ranging from $2,043 to $3,632. The tax-exempt, draw-down, bank-held bonds feature a seven-year commitment that automatically …

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Residents Share Insightful Firsthand Accounts of Life in Active Adult Communities

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Aging is something that happens to all of us physically, but according to some residents at active adult communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area, the psychological and emotional difficulties of growing older are easier to bear in the company of others. Operators of this asset class are making this possible by delivering products and services that reflect the name “active adult.” Shared fitness classes, walking groups, book clubs, card games, communal gardening and organized shopping trips are but a few of the ways in which active adult …

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Focus Completes Construction of Everleigh Active Adult Community in Vernon Hills, Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

VERNON HILLS, Ill. — Acting as general contractor, Focus has completed construction of Everleigh, an active adult community in Vernon Hills, a northern suburb of Chicago. Greystar is the property’s developer. Everleigh Vernon Hills features 173 apartments ranging in size from 567 to 1,373 square feet, as well as seven duplex cottages. Monthly rents start at $1,800. Meeks + Partners designed the four-story building. Greystar launched the Everleigh by Greystar active adult brand in 2017 and now has locations in eight states.

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MassDevelopment Provides $129M in Bond Financing for Opus Newton Project Near Boston

by Jeff Shaw

NEWTON, Mass. — MassDevelopment has provided $129 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the construction of Opus Newton, a 174-unit seniors housing project that will be located on the western outskirts of Boston. The borrower and developer is locally based nonprofit organization 2Life Communities. Construction began in March and is scheduled for completion in mid-2025. Opus Newton, an age-restricted complex with units reserved for renters age 62 and above, is being constructed on four acres at 777 Winchester St. The property will house 62 two-bedroom units and 112 one-bedroom apartments. …

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Why Active Adult Is Piquing the Interest of Investors

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Investors are drawn to the fledgling active adult segment for several reasons, according to Caroline Clapp, senior principal, research and analytics, for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). For starters, it’s a new property type and emerging market that is relatively easy for prospective owners and operators to enter. The average resident turnover per year at an active adult property is 20 percent versus 50 percent for a traditional multifamily community, NIC research shows. The average length of stay at active adult communities is …

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