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KeyBank Provides $11.4M Construction Financing for Garrett Square Apartments in Cleveland

by Jeff Shaw

CLEVELAND — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $11.3 million for 9 percent tax credit equity to finance the construction of Garrett Square Apartments, a 49-unit affordable seniors housing project located in the Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland.  KeyBank will provide a $9 million construction loan and a $2.3 million permanent loan. Additional permanent financing sources include secondary soft loans of $1.7 million provided through the City of Cleveland’s American Rescue Plan Act, $900,000 from City Home, and $450,000 from the County ERA fund. Garrett Square will be …

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What’s to Come: An Optimistic Outlook for Seniors Housing

by Sarah Daniels

By Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare Like many sectors within the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, the seniors housing market faced headwinds over the past year, largely due to tightening financing conditions and widespread economic uncertainty. However, based upon research and anecdotal evidence from the clients and companies we serve in the seniors housing space, we believe the sector is well positioned to bounce back and generate positive operating results for the remainder of 2023 and into 2024. View a higher resolution version of the construction trends graph above here. Fundamentals …

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Public-Private Partnership Breaks Ground on $62 Million Affordable Community in Honolulu

by Jeff Shaw

HONOLULU — EAH Housing has broken ground on Aloha Iā Halewilikō, a 140-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Aiea neighborhood of Honolulu. The City and County of Honolulu are providing the land for the project. Other partners on the $62 million project include Hawai‘i Housing Finance & Development Corp. (HHFDC), the Bank of Hawai‘i and U.S. Bank. The development has been in planning stages for five years and is scheduled for completion in 2025. Located in a residential neighborhood adjacent to ‘Aiea Public Library on the former site of  ‘Aiea …

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NJEDA Approves $20M in Tax Credits for Affordable Seniors Housing Developments in New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

NEWARK and WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved two additional senior residential development projects for Aspire funds. The two projects, one located in Newark and the other in Washington Township, will include 164 housing units for seniors, all of which will be affordable. To date, the board has now approved a total of $294 million in Aspire funds for residential projects, leading to the creation and preservation of over 1,500 housing units, nearly 70 percent of which will be affordable. With the development …

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Milestone Completes Siesta Senior Apartments in Sonoma, California

by Jeff Shaw

SONOMA, Calif. — Milestone Housing Group will host a grand opening this week for Siesta Senior Apartments, an affordable housing community for seniors in Sonoma. Located on a 2.3-acre site, the three-story community offers 92 one-bedroom units. Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a nonprofit community loan fund, provided financing for the project.

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2Life Communities Receives $7.6M HUD Grant Funding for 127-Unit Affordable Project in Boston

by Jeff Shaw

BOSTON — 2Life Communities has received more than $7.6 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Multifamily Housing Programs.  The funding is part of HUD’s recent announcement of $160 million in grants awarded to nonprofit organizations across the country that support the development of new or redeveloped affordable multifamily rental housing and ongoing project-based rental assistance for low- and very-low-income seniors.  The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly grant funding for 2Life will go towards creating 127 new affordable apartments for seniors with …

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Pennrose Starts Construction of 93-Unit Littleton Drive Affordable Community in Wareham, Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

WAREHAM, Mass. — Pennrose and Wareham Redevelopment Authority (WRA) have begun construction on Littleton Drive, a 93-unit mixed-income development for families. The project is being built on a vacant, 16-acre plot in Wareham, a South Coast city along Buzzards Bay and just west of Cape Cod. It is scheduled for completion in summer 2024. Plans for Littleton Drive include a 49-unit family development with a mix of workforce and affordable apartments and a 44-unit affordable development for seniors age 62 and older. One-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments will be available …

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Standard Communities Acquires Six Affordable Communities in Metro Los Angeles for $122M

by Jeff Shaw

LOS ANGELES — Standard Communities has led a public-private partnership that acquired six Section 8 communities in Los Angeles County with a total of 407 units. Five of the communities are affordable seniors housing. Standard will extend the communities’ affordability by 20 years under new HUD Housing Assistance Payments contracts. The transaction has a total capitalization of approximately $122 million, including planned renovation costs of over $8 million. The six communities were built between 1969 and 1980. “Extending the affordability of all 407 apartment units isn’t just a matter of …

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Improvement in Residential Healthcare Conditions Fuel HUD Loan Activity

by Sarah Daniels

It has been more than three years since COVID-19 lockdowns wreaked havoc on skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care facilities. Among other consequences, falling admissions and occupancies required many operators to seek or extend short-term loans to survive until brighter days. The good news is that, to a certain extent, those days have arrived: Rebounding occupancies are inching closer to pre-pandemic levels, higher Medicaid reimbursements are flowing to net operating income, and labor costs are stabilizing, says Michael Gehl, chief investment officer for FHA lending for NewPoint Real Estate …

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Mixed-Use Development Surrounding Tampa Bay Rays’ $1.3B Ballpark to Include 600 Units of Seniors Housing

by Jeff Shaw

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays, a Major League Baseball team since 1998, have reached an agreement with the City of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County to move forward with a new ballpark and surrounding development. The Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership will lead the project on the 86-acre site where the team’s current stadium sits. The project will include nearly 8 million square feet of mixed-use space along with the new ballpark to ensure the team stays in St. Petersburg for years to come. The team has …

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