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Covenant Breaks Ground on $66.5M Expansion Project in Northbrook, Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

NORTHBROOK, Ill. — Covenant Living Communities and Services has broken ground on an expansion project at Covenant Living of Northbrook in Northbrook, a suburb north of Chicago. The $66.5 million expansion includes three new three-story carriage homes. This will add 36 new one- and two-bedroom apartments, each with a large patio or balcony and private garage. The overall project also includes a reimagined town center, adding another 9,000 square feet with upgraded dining venues — both indoors and outdoors. The outdoor spaces will incorporate a fit pit. The development team …

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DevelopmentFloridaNews

Lawson Group Architects Completes Phase One of 81 Oaks Senior Living in Sarasota, Florida

by Jeff Shaw

SARASOTA, Fla. — Lawson Group Architects (LGA) has completed Phase One of 81 Oaks Senior Living in Sarasota. N21 Group, a related partner of LGA, co-developed the project. The 108,000-square-foot property is situated on a 20-acre site, which features intergenerational aspects due to the campus including a church and a public charter school.  Phase One offers independent living, assisted living and memory care residences featuring studios, one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Future phases include independent living apartments and a neighborhood of one-story villas with attached garages. JP Wiseman Construction built the …

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentMinnesotaNews

Coventry Holdings of Minnesota Opens Suite Living Senior Care Community in White Bear Lake

by Jeff Shaw

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Coventry Holdings of Minnesota has opened its 18th Suite Living Senior Care community, located in a northeastern suburb of Minneapolis. The floor plan for each Suite Living community is identical, offering a 21,500-square-foot, single story residence that provides 32 single-occupant care suites serving both assisted living and memory care needs.  All Suite Living Senior Care communities are owned by Coventry and professionally managed by Suite Living Senior Care Inc, a wholly owned division of Coventry. All Suite Living communities are located in highly visible suburban …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentIllinoisNews

NHP Foundation Completes Renovation of 57-Unit Affordable Property in Chicago

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — The NHP Foundation (NHPF) has completed a major renovation of the Edwin C. Berry Manor Apartments in Chicago. The Section 8 seniors housing property is located at 737 E. 69th St. The rehabilitation project was made possible by a financial partnership between HUD, Merchants Capital, Illinois Housing Development Authority, National Affordable Housing Trust and UnitedHealth Group.  The 57-unit community, built in 1991, marks the fourth property that NHPF has acquired or built in Chicago in the last five years and the first specifically for seniors. The units are …

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Chelsea Senior Living Opens 67-Unit Community in Fair Lawn, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Chelsea Senior Living has opened The Chelsea at Fair Lawn, a seniors housing community in Fair Lawn, approximately 15 miles northwest of Manhattan. The property features 67 assisted living and memory care units. The three-story community is located directly across from Chelsea’s independent living community, which opened in March of this year and features 26 units. Trammell Crow Company (TCC), a global real estate developer, developed the property and IMC Construction served as the general contractor. In addition to the Fair Lawn locations, Chelsea is slated …

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ArizonaDevelopmentNews

LCS Completes $10M Renovation at Fountain View Village in Fountain Hills, Arizona

by Jeff Shaw

FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — LCS has completed the $10 million renovation project at Fountain View Village, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Fountain Hills, approximately 25 miles northeast of Phoenix. The project included a redesign of all common areas and apartments, as well as upgrades to all community amenities. The project also includes a sport court area with a gazebo, pickleball court, and putting green in an outdoor recreational space, scheduled for completion in early 2024.

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Lincoln Avenue Communities Breaks Ground on Willis Senior Lofts Affordable Development in Rochelle, Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

ROCHELLE, Ill. — Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC) has broken ground on Willis Senior Lofts, an affordable housing development for lower-income seniors. The property will be constructed in Rochelle, a small city of fewer than 10,000 residents approximately 75 miles west of Chicago. The 60-unit property represents LAC’s second new construction deal in Illinois. Willis Senior Lofts will serve residents age 55 and older, with 45 units restricted to households earning less than 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and 15 units restricted to 30 percent AMI. LAC plans …

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DevelopmentIndustry Voices

Subpar Construction Threatens Seniors Housing Facilities

by Jeff Shaw

Developers and operators must be proactive to remedy defects. By Megan A. Picataggio, Ball Janik LLP A high volume of construction and development can often result in the commercial real estate industry cutting corners, leading to an increase in construction defect claims and litigation. Multifamily construction projects, including seniors housing, are no exception. In order to deliver a high volume of projects quickly and maximize profits, general contractors modify construction methods to meet demand. This often results in poorly constructed projects that contain a litany of construction defects. It is critical …

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DevelopmentFrom The Magazine

Designers Take a Refreshing Tactic

by Jeff Shaw

Architects and interior designers see their work shift toward updating older properties as ground-up development activity continues to wane. By Jeff Shaw The slowdown in new construction starts in the seniors housing industry has far-reaching consequences.  The number of seniors housing units under construction relative to the total existing seniors housing inventory was 4.7 percent in the third quarter, the lowest percentage since 2014, according to NIC MAP Vision data. While this obviously means less work for seniors housing builders, it also means less work for the architects and interior …

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DevelopmentIndustry VoicesOperations

Opening a Community Takes More Than Meets the Eye

by Jeff Shaw

Make sure the operator and general contractor work together as residents move in. By Chad Suitonu You, as the owner/developer of a brand new senior living community, just finished the grueling construction effort. Now it’s time to hand the building over to your senior living operator and sit back and make some rent money.  But wait a second — your job as owner is not over yet. You’ll be involved with the project for months to come as the operator (specifically the executive director and facility manager) take over the …

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