AVENTURA, Fla. — Rieber Developments has broken ground on 12|12 Aventura, a 10-story mixed-use project featuring medical office, luxury senior residences and a food hall. The property is situated in Aventura, approximately 20 miles north of Miami. Arquitectonica designed the development, which will include a 30,000-square-foot gourmet marketplace and food hall, 25,000 square feet of office space and a 160-unit senior living component with a structured parking garage. The roof will feature gardens and micro-parks. Along with its sister project Ivory 214, the development will serve as the epicenter of …
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DENVER — OZ Architecture, a Denver-based architecture firm, has released Designing for Emergency Preparedness Insight Report, which outlines design considerations that can help reduce the spread of disease and infection in seniors housing communities. “In recent years, many older adult communities have shifted away from the healthcare-oriented design of skilled nursing and hospitals in favor of spaces that provide a greater sense of community and emotional well-being,” the company notes. “However, new design challenges have arrived as highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, showing that older adult populations can be highly …
PALM COAST, Fla. — Atlantic Housing Partners has opened Central Landings Senior Living, a $14.8 million affordable seniors housing community in Palm Coast. The 83-unit facility is reserved for those 62 years of age and older earning between 40 and 80 percent of the area median income. The community is situated within the Palm Coast Town Center, a master-planned development that will include up to 2,500 multifamily units, 1.4 million square feet of office space and 3.4 million square feet of commercial space, including a movie theater and a hotel. …
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Construction Financing for HarborChase of South Portland in Maine
by Jeff Shaw
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has arranged the equity and financing for construction of HarborChase of South Portland. Confluent Senior Living, a subsidiary of Denver-based real estate investment firm Confluent Development, will develop and own the property. Harbor Retirement Associates is the co-developer for the project and will operate the community upon completion. The property will feature 123 units of assisted living and memory care. Construction is slated for completion in summer 2021. M&T Bank provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing. A private …
Active adult emerges as new market for work-live-play conversions. By Tom Thrasher, Kaufman Lynn Construction The term “re-urbanization” has often been used to describe the movement of people back into an area that has been previously abandoned and is usually a government initiative to counter the problem of inner-city decline. However, with the rise of online shopping, many suburban malls have become vast, vacant tracts of land that require the same holistic vision as city re-urbanization plans. Developers are looking on a national level to refine the large parcels of …
OSPREY, Fla. — Gates Construction has been contracted to build Aravilla Osprey, a seniors housing community in Osprey, approximately 60 miles south of Tampa. The community will offer independent living and assisted living. DSDG is providing design services for the project. Aravilla currently operates three seniors housing communities, all located along the Gulf Coast of Florida.
NAPLES, Fla. — Gates Construction has completed The Pineapple House at Sapphire Lakes, a seniors housing community in Naples. Senior Care Residence Sapphire Lakes at Naples LLC and its partners own and operate the property. The two-story, 115,381-square-foot asset features 127 units of assisted living and memory care. Partners on the project include Michael Kerner, Development Consulting LLC, Phoenix Associates of South Florida Inc., IAK Florida Design LLC, Ulrike Kerner and Lotus Architecture.
NAPLES, Fla. — Moorings Park Institute Inc. and London Bay Development Group have opened the first phase of Moorings Park Grande Lake, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Naples. Located on 55 acres along the Naples Grande Golf Course, the first phase of development included three buildings totaling 47 units, all but three of which were pre-sold. Entrance fees start at $1.5 million and are 70 percent refundable, and golf club membership is included. “This has been a very unusual time to open a new community. Truthfully, we thought …
Health, socialization and transportation are top on seniors’ ‘want’ lists for a new home. By John R. Williams, Avanath Capital Management There is a renaissance underway in the seniors housing industry. Today’s seniors are more active and engaged than ever before and are requesting amenities and services that aid in keeping them energetic, healthy and involved. These amenities extend far beyond standard fitness centers or aerobics classes and incorporate programming and services that encourage healthier, dynamic lifestyles that allow residents to age in place. This is important for investors and …
O’FALLON, Ill. — Holland Construction Services has started construction of Keystone Place at Richland Creek, a seniors housing community in O’Fallon, a small city just east of St. Louis, Missouri. The total project cost of the development is $39 million. Once completed, the new facility will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The development is being constructed next to Parkway Lakeside Apartments, which Holland also built several years ago. Keystone Senior Management Services Inc. will be the operator. The four-story building will consist of 149 apartments including …