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 …
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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 …
BOSTON — DiMella Shaffer, a Boston-based architecture firm, has completed design work on Grace Apartments, an affordable seniors housing development located in East Boston, and construction of the project has begun. Developed by the East Boston Community Development Corporation (EBCDC) and Affirmative Investments, Grace Apartments will feature 42 residential units for low-income seniors within a new seven-story structure in Maverick Square. Like many cities across the nation, Boston is facing an increasingly acute housing crisis with soaring rents and slender supply, leaving the city’s seniors with limited options, according to …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Affordable housing developer Woda Cooper Cos., along with partners Gertrude Wood Community Foundation and LifeCare Alliance, have completed The Livingston, a 45-unit affordable and age-restricted community in the Near South area of Columbus. The three-story property is reserved for residents age 55 and older who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. The project pays tribute to The Livingston Theater, a historic theater dating back to the 1940s. The theater’s marquee signage, terrazzo flooring and a portion of its lobby were restored and incorporated …
National CORE Receives $7.7M Funding for Affordable Housing Renovations in Cathedral City, California
by Jeff Shaw
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — National Community Renaissance (National CORE) has received $7.7 million in funding for planned renovations to Cathedral Palms Senior Apartment Homes in Cathedral City, approximately 120 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The property is one of the organization’s oldest affordable housing communities. Ever since acquiring this community in 1996, National CORE has been developing plans to revitalize the 1950s-era development. “This renovation has been in the works for years,” says Steve PonTell, National CORE’s president and CEO. Funding sources for the redevelopment include the State of …
The Paces Foundation Opens Brownsville Manor Affordable Community in Pensacola, Florida
by Jeff Shaw
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Paces Foundation has opened Brownsville Manor, an affordable housing community for seniors in Pensacola. The property features 88 one- and two-bedroom units and is over 80 percent leased. The units will benefit from state-of-the-art heating and cooling units, high-efficiency water heaters, as well as water-saving showers and plumbing fixtures. Brownsville Manor is the second affordable housing community that The Paces Foundation has built for seniors in Pensacola. The first, Fairfield Manor, was awarded a LEED Platinum certification and opened five years ago.
In the Nov. 4 Seniors Housing Business webinar “Seniors Housing Middle Market Conundrum — Development Challenges in Today’s Environment,” panelists Craig Abbott and Mike Edwin of Health Dimensions Group weighed in on the challenges of developing products for the middle market. They describe demographic and development trends, plus strategies to meet changing needs. “The pandemic exacerbated the development challenges for those in the middle market by bringing with it higher retail and labor costs, higher costs of operations due to regulatory requirements of disease and infection management, PPU increases, as well as other …
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Standard Communities, the affordable housing division of Standard Cos., has acquired The Commons at Princess Anne, an affordable seniors housing community in Virginia Beach. This acquisition and renovation represents an investment of approximately $22 million and includes capital improvements at the 186-unit property. With this transaction, Standard has created or preserved over 2,000 units of affordable housing in the Mid-Atlantic region. “Older adults, many of whom are on fixed incomes, often find themselves priced out of the neighborhoods that they have been a part of for …
Evergreen, CJE SeniorLife Break Ground on $25M Affordable Community in Evanston, Illinois
by Jeff Shaw
EVANSTON, Ill. — Evergreen Real Estate Group and CJE SeniorLife have started construction of Evanston Senior Housing, a 60-unit affordable seniors housing community approximately 12 miles north of downtown Chicago in Evanston. The four-story, 73,017-square-foot building will be located next to the existing CJE SeniorLife Adult Day Services center. 1015 Howard LP, a partnership that includes CJE SeniorLife, Evergreen and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corp., will own the property upon completion. Development costs are estimated at $25 million. “It is unusual to have affordable senior housing and support services paired …
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) has partnered with National Community Renaissance (National CORE) to provide $1.5 million for construction of Day Creek Senior Villas in Rancho Cucamonga, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles. Through this partnership with National CORE, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit developers of affordable housing, the health plan will receive access to 10 apartment units in the facility. These units will provide permanent housing for homeless seniors who are IEHP members transitioning out of long-term care. “It is a sad statement …