BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County has received bond financing for a planned $160 million expansion at The Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences of Boca Raton, a 100-acre seniors housing campus in Boca Raton. Construction has already started on the project, which will add 111 independent living units and new communal areas. HJ Sims arranged the $135 million bond financing. Life Care Services, An LCS Company, manages the property. Its affiliated company, LCS Development, is in charge of planning and executing the expansion. …
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Ziegler Arranges $47.8M Financing for Expansion at Pennybyrn CCRC in High Point, North Carolina
by Jeff Shaw
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Ziegler has arranged $47.8 million in bond financing for a planned expansion project at Pennybyrn at Maryfield, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in High Point, just southwest of Greensboro. Located on 72 acres, Pennybyrn currently features 180 independent living units, 24 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 125 skilled nursing beds. The planned expansion will add 42 new independent living apartments, with 74 percent of them pre-sold, as well as a 24-bed transitional rehabilitation therapy building. The project will also include improvements to …
Truist Provides $42.4M in Financing for Hillcrest CCRC Expansion in La Verne, California
by Jeff Shaw
LA VERNE, Calif. — Truist Financial Corporation has provided $42.4 million in financing for Hillcrest, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in La Verne, approximately 30 miles east of Los Angeles. The funding will be used to refinance existing debt and support the construction of a new independent living area, named Hawthorne Homes. The 24,000 square-foot development will consist of 14 one-floor cottage and duplex units located on a 1.4-acre parcel on Hillcrest’s 50-acre campus. The new construction includes several environmentally friendly and sustainable features, including solar energy, rainwater reclamation, …
In a September 17 Seniors Housing Business webinar: How the Pandemic, Baby Boomers, and Technology are Changing the Senior Living Business, panelists discussed how the senior living industry is shifting. Wellness trends, including specialized diets like Paleo and Keto, are increasingly requested by residents and their adult children — and the requests are anticipated to grow as more Baby Boomers move into seniors housing residences. New uses for health-related technology, such as real-time data collection, show promise in terms of improving resident health and preventing hospital stays. Technology is also changing …
Ziegler Arranges $131.4M Bond Financing for Development of Stevenson Oaks in Fort Worth
by Jeff Shaw
FORT WORTH, Texas — Ziegler has arranged $131.4 million in bond financing for the development of Stevenson Oaks, a planned senior living community in Fort Worth. The property will feature 172 independent living units as well as an assisted living center with 40 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. The community will be situated within Tavolo Park, a new master-planned commercial and residential project in the southwest portion of the city. The surrounding Tavolo Park development will provide two restaurants and a variety of activities for Stevenson Oaks …
Smith Senior Living Opens $24M Rehab Expansion at Smith Crossing in Orland Park, Illinois
by Jeff Shaw
ORLAND PARK, Ill. — Smith Senior Living has opened Smith Crossing Greenleaf Rehab, a 46-suite short-term rehabilitation expansion at its Smith Crossing community in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park. The two-story, 45,222 square-foot building is connected with a passageway to the west side of the main building on Smith Crossing’s 32-acre. This expansion increases the total square footage of its main building to almost 506,000 square-feet of residences and common areas. With the $24 million addition of the new rehab wing, Smith Crossing has invested $119 million in building …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Village Shalom, a continuing care retirement community in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, has opened a four-story apartment building at the property. The 76-unit independent living building is part of a $42 million expansion project. The full project, which broke ground approximately two years ago, already added 48 memory care units, and 24 rehabilitation suites are currently under construction. In addition to the new independent living units, the completed building includes a first-floor amenity corridor named Main Street.
ATLANTA — Isakson Living has opened the doors on Peachtree Hills Place, a continuing care retirement community in Atlanta’s upscale Buckhead neighborhood. The first section to open is called The Terraces, offering four levels of care — assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation — as well as an onsite medical team. Over 100 residents have already moved in. Built on 20 acres, Peachtree Hills Place will feature 197 units in five four-story buildings and 12 custom-built, single-family homes upon full build-out.
SOUTH SETAUKET, N.Y. — Jefferson’s Ferry, an independently owned continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Long Island neighborhood of South Setauket, has unveiled plans expand the property. The construction project is part of a larger strategic initiative launched by Jefferson’s Ferry in 2018. The expansion will add 60 independent living units and a new memory care building, while renovating the assisted living and skilled nursing areas. In addition to the new units, the project includes a health and wellness center, fitness center, bistro, marketplace café and additional dining options. …
Ziegler Arranges $70M Bond Financing for Acquisition of University Village CCRC in Tampa
by Jeff Shaw
TAMPA, Fla. — Ziegler has arranged $70 million in bond financing for Tampa Life Plan Village to expand by acquiring the independent living units of University Village, a nearby continuing care retirement community (CCRC). The acquisition will include 445 independent living apartments, 46 independent living villas, the associated common areas and 32 acres of land. The health center, which features assisted living and skilled nursing units, was not included in the transaction. The seller is Westport Holdings Tampa. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida and …