NORMAN, Okla. — Sparrow Partners will break ground this week on the first active adult community in Norman, the 168-unit Sage Cobblestone. The community will be adjacent to the Cobblestone Creek Golf Course and 2.5 miles from the University of Oklahoma. The first residents are scheduled to move in to the six-acre property in the spring of 2022. The community’s one- and two-bedroom apartments will rent for between approximately $1,400 and $2,055 a month, compared to the $3,345 average monthly cost of an assisted living facility in Oklahoma, according to …
Development
Gardner Capital to Open Jubilee at Texas Parkway Affordable Community in Missouri City, Texas
by Jeff Shaw
MISSOURI CITY, Texas — Gardner Capital plans to complete construction on an affordable senior community, Jubilee at Texas Parkway, in Missouri City this month. The development was made possible through affordable housing financing programs from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. The community will feature 82 garden-style apartments and is currently leasing. Citibank served as the equity investment partner as well as the construction and permanent lender, while GCRE Construction was the general contractor for the project. “Missouri City represents a vibrant and growing suburb for the Houston …
Delaware County Housing Authority to Add 96 Affordable Units at Kinder Park Community Near Philadelphia
by Jeff Shaw
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pennrose, the Delaware County Housing Authority (DCHA), The County of Delaware and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) have closed on financing for the final phase of the Kinder Park redevelopment in Ridley Township, near the Philadelphia International Airport. Phase IV will add 96 units of affordable seniors housing to the Kinder Park site, which already features 160 existing affordable apartments for seniors and individuals with disabilities, 154 townhomes, a community building and several community parks. The final phase is slated for completion in the spring …
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. — HJ Sims has arranged $89 million in financing for an expansion project at Jefferson’s Ferry, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Long Island town of Brookhaven. Sims underwrote the initial construction bond financing in 1999 for Jefferson’s Ferry, followed by a refunding of this financing in 2006. The new funds will be used toward Jefferson’s Ferry’s Journey Toward Renewal project, an improvement and expansion of the residential and healthcare space. The project includes construction of a 20-unit building dedicated to assisted living residents with dementia, …
SilverPoint, Journey Capital Break Ground on 95-Unit Edition Senior Living in Saginaw, Texas
by Jeff Shaw
SAGINAW, Texas — SilverPoint Senior Living, a senior living management company, and Journey Capital, a seniors housing development company, have broken ground on Edition Senior Living in Saginaw, less than 10 miles north of Forth Worth. The property will feature 22 independent living cottages, 54 assisted living units and 19 memory care units on a 6.1-acre site. According to the developers, it will be the first assisted living and memory care community in Saginaw. This marks the fourth collaboration and partnership between SilverPoint and Journey Capital.
B’nai B’rith Housing Completes Second Phase of The Coolidge at Sudbury Affordable Community in Massachusetts
by Jeff Shaw
SUDBURY, Mass. — B’nai B’rith Housing has completed Phase II of construction at The Coolidge of Sudbury, an affordable housing community for seniors in Sudbury, located midway between Boston and Worcester. The project added 56 new units to the project, bringing the total number of units to 120. The rental apartments have one bedroom and are between 675 and 700 square feet. The new building includes common space and amenities, including a meeting room, library, fitness center and offices for a property manager and a resident service coordinator. Prior to …
Resort Lifestyle Communities Opens 128-Unit Independent Living Community in Hudson, Ohio
by Jeff Shaw
HUDSON, Ohio — Resort Lifestyle Communities has opened Hudson Meadows, an independent living community in Hudson, approximately 25 miles southeast of Cleveland and 12 miles north of Akron. “Our research indicated there was a significant need for independent senior living communities in the area,” says Steve Mueller, COO of Resort Lifestyle Communities. Hudson Meadows offers 128 apartments for rent in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom options for one monthly price that includes utilities and no buy-in fee or long-term leases. Included in the monthly rent are on-site professional staff, live-in …
Pandemic Construction Slowdown May Ease Overbuilding Concerns, Say InterFace Development Panelists
by Jeff Shaw
Seniors housing developers have noted that both debt and equity have become difficult to secure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lenders are providing much lower leverage on loans, and many capital partners are staying on the sidelines until the full effects of the virus have passed. But there may be a silver lining to the halt in new construction. Before the pandemic, an influx of new supply was driving down occupancy. Those oversupply concerns may have come to an end. “We needed to have a pause in new …
RICHMOND, Va. — Enterprise Community Development has completed construction of The Rosa, an affordable seniors housing community in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward neighborhood. Partners on the project include the City of Richmond, the Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Virginia Housing, the Federal Home Loan Bank, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Truist, Enterprise Housing Credit Investments, and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. The four-story building features 82 mixed-income apartments, including 36 affordable units designated for workforce housing. It is named after the school for …
NEW YORK CITY — RKTB Architects has been selected as the designer of Catholic Charities Loreto Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in Brooklyn. The property will feature 135 units, including 80 for formerly homeless seniors. The remainder of the units is reserved for seniors making up to 50 percent of the area median income. The new development will be constructed on the former site of a historic Brownsville church. A timeline for development was not released.