LEXINGTON, Mass. — DiMella Shaffer, a Boston-based architecture and design firm, has completed its second expansion project for Brookhaven at Lexington. DiMella Shaffer’s relationship with Brookhaven began in 2003 when the 26-acre community underwent a major expansion that included the addition of the Harvard building, a 48-unit independent living building. The project also featured renovations to all common areas, and expansion and improvements to the assisted care and long-term care facility. The most recent expansion includes the construction of the Wellesley building which features 49 new luxury independent living apartments …
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Oakmont Senior Living has opened an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the East Sacramento neighborhood of the state capital. Located in the Fabulous Forties area, Oakmont of East Sacramento totals 140,000 square feet, plus a 36,000-square-foot parking garage, on a 3.5-acre plot. The community features 100 independent living/assisted living units and 42 memory care units. Terry Ervin is the executive director and Deanna Barker is director of memory care.
Frampton Construction Completes Blake at Hollingsworth Park in Greenville, South Carolina
by Jeff Shaw
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Frampton Construction Co. has completed work on The Blake at Hollingsworth Park. The 86,000-square foot assisted living and memory care facility is in the Hollingsworth Park area of Verdae, a larger master-planned community in Greenville. The property features 68 assisted living and 33 memory care suites. Cardinal Ventures is the developer of the community. Young, Wier + Boerner Architecture completed the design for the building, and Hoyt + Berenyi was civil engineer for the project. This is Frampton’s fifth Blake-branded assisted living project.
Ziegler Arranges $81.4M Refinancing for Rockwood Retirement Communities in Spokane, Washington
by Jeff Shaw
SPOKANE, Wash. — Ziegler has placed $81.4 million in bond financing through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission on behalf of Spokane United Methodist Homes. The borrower is the nonprofit operator of Rockwood Retirement Communities, which consists of two continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in Spokane — Rockwood South Hill and Rockwood at Whitworth. The communities have a combined 600 residents. The tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds amortize over 35 years, wrapping around existing indebtedness to result in level aggregate annual debt service. Bond proceeds will be applied toward Phase II construction …
WinnCompanies Opens $21.5M High School Redevelopment Project in East Haven, Connecticut
by Jeff Shaw
EAST HAVEN, Conn. — WinnCompanies has opened The Tyler, a mixed-income apartment community for seniors in East Haven, a suburb of New Haven. The project, a redevelopment of the 84-year-old former East Haven High School building, will be the first historic adaptive reuse project in the United States to meet the industry’s strictest standards for energy performance, according to WinnCompanies. The three-story property, 104,871-square-foot property features 70 apartments for individuals age 55 and older. The property was recently named as the nation’s Best Overall Development and Green Building of the …
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Sequoia Living has re-opened the preview center at Viamonte at Walnut Creek as the continuing care retirement community (CCRC) nears completion. First move-ins are scheduled to start in a few weeks at the 200-unit community. Construction began three years ago. The property is located in Walnut Creek in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Joint Venture Breaks Ground on $86M Lake Anne House Affordable Community in Northern Virginia
by Jeff Shaw
RESTON, Va. — A joint venture between Enterprise Community Development (ECD) and Fellowship Square Foundation has broken ground on Lake Anne House, an $86 million affordable seniors housing community in Reston. The property will offer 240 units, with floor plans ranging from studio to two-bedroom layouts. The units will be available to seniors who earn at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Each resident will pay no more than 30 percent of his or her income toward housing costs, including rent and a utility allowance. The …
LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Edgewood Senior Solutions Group has acquired land in Londonderry’s Woodmont Commons, where the group plans to build senior living community called The Baldwin. Project plans call for 190 independent living apartments. Several of the community’s amenities, including a spa and salon, a convenience store and multiple dining venues, will be open to the public. “Our location in Woodmont Commons — and the mixed-use aspect being built into The Baldwin — adds a valuable intergenerational dimension you don’t find in most senior living communities,” says Marlene Rotering, CEO …
SUGAR HILL, Ga. — Holbrook Life has unveiled plans for a new seniors housing community in Sugar Hill, approximately 35 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Plans call for 102 assisted living units and 28 memory care units at the community. Partners on the project include Holbrook Life Management, Choate Construction, Harrison Design Architect and Abbey Hall Interiors. The City of Sugar Hill Downtown Development Authority has offered an eight year, $5 million dollar tax abatement incentive for the project.
GEORGETOWN, Texas — MedCore Partners and The National Realty Group (TNRG) have started construction of The Hacienda at Georgetown, a 230-unit senior living community in Georgetown, a suburb of Austin. The community sits on a 13.2-acre tract situated at the south entrance to Sun City Texas, an extensive master-planned active adult community. The resort-style senior living campus will offer 125 independent living residences, 81 assisted living apartments and 24 memory care units. The $85 million project is the first part of a two-phase, $115 million campus. The second phase will …