TUSTIN, Calif. — Confluent Senior Living and MorningStar Senior Living have entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with the City of Tustin to lead the development of MorningStar at Tustin Legacy. Located in Orange County, the 283,000-square-foot community will feature 145 independent living, 60 assisted living and 28 memory care units. The main buildings will be between four and five stories high surrounded by 29 single-story independent living cottages. The site, formerly the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Tustin, is located within the 1,600-acre Tustin Legacy community. The location …
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Mixed-Use Development Surrounding Tampa Bay Rays’ $1.3B Ballpark to Include 600 Units of Seniors Housing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays, a Major League Baseball team since 1998, have reached an agreement with the City of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County to move forward with a new ballpark and surrounding development. The Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership will lead the project on the 86-acre site where the team’s current stadium sits. The project will include nearly 8 million square feet of mixed-use space along with the new ballpark to ensure the team stays in St. Petersburg for years to come. The team has …
Morningside Ministries Plans 86-Unit Expansion for Morningside at Menger Springs in Boerne, Texas
BOERNE, Texas — Morningside Ministries has unveiled plans for an independent living expansion at Morningside at Menger Springs, a continuing care retirement community in Boerne, approximately 30 miles northwest of San Antonio. The project features 86 new independent living terrace homes, an amphitheater, dining venue, fitness center, pickleball court and covered pool. The plan features four two-story residential buildings with one and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 946 to 1,751 square feet. The expansion will incorporate an additional eight acres adjacent to the community’s 34-acre property near Menger Creek. Construction …
CHICAGO — The Danish Home of Chicago, an independent seniors housing community in Chicago, has broken ground on a 14-unit expansion. The Danish Home of Chicago was established in 1897 by 12 Danish women to provide a comfortable, safe life for elderly Danes. Today, the boutique, nonprofit community offers all levels of care to people 62 and older without regard to nationality, faith or sexual orientation. Currently home to 41 seniors when fully occupied, the new Garden Suites will allow an additional 14 people to live at the community. The …
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — Brightview Senior Living has opened the welcome center at Brightview Hunt Valley, a 178-unit seniors housing development in Cockeysville, approximately 15 miles north of Baltimore. Brightview Hunt Valley is currently under construction within the Hunt Valley Towne Center shopping center and will open in summer 2024. The community will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care services. As a privately owned company, Brightview Senior Living builds new communities through a combination of private investment funds and traditional bank loans. Brightview Hunt Valley is one of 13 …
LITTLETON, Colo., and FAIRFAX and RICHMOND, Va. — Brinkmann Constructors broke ground on three seniors housing projects in August. The company started construction on an additional residential building in the Wind Crest Senior Living community in Littleton. The seven-story, 195,000-square-foot building will include 94 units and an underground parking garage. Having worked on Wind Crest projects since 2012, this will be the 12th building Brinkmann has built on the campus. Completion of the new facility is slated for June 2025. Brinkmann also broke ground on its 24th project for Erickson …
CHICAGO — ACO Commercial has arranged the sale of a five-acre development site located at 3000-3052 S. Pitney Court in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood for $8 million. George Toscas and Linda Hatter of ACO represented the seller, St. Louis-based SOHO Investments Inc. The buyer was the Chinese American Service League Inc. The nonprofit plans to develop the site into a comprehensive community care campus with affordable seniors housing, an adult day service center for seniors, an early childcare center and an industrial/commercial kitchen for senior meals and culinary training programs. Additionally, …
MassHousing Provides $14.5M Financing for Farnsworth House Affordable Community in Boston
BOSTON — MassHousing, working with Rogerson Communities, has provided $14.5 million in affordable housing financing to Charles H. Farnsworth Senior Housing Corp., owner and developer of the 76-unit Farnsworth House for older adults in Boston. The funds will be used for the refinancing and renovation of the property, as well as the extension of resident affordability for at least 24 years. Located in the city’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, Farnsworth House is a seven-story brick building built in 1982 under the federal Section 202 Program. Among the improvements planned for the …
InterFace Panel: Developers Must Get Creative in Sourcing Financing, Changing Up Product Mix
ATLANTA — Charlie Jennings, chief development officer with Vero Beach, Fla.-based Harbor Retirement Associates, said he would challenge the “Stay alive until ‘25” mantra that some real estate professionals are touting amid today’s economic uncertainty. The phrase is a play on the late billionaire investor Sam Zell’s remarks amid the downturn in 1991 when he coined the mantra “Stay alive until ’95.” “I do not agree with that at all; that insinuates that we’re just going to sit on our hands as an industry and wait for somebody else to …
NATICK and MILLIS, Mass. — Anthology Senior Living has opened Anthology of Natick and Anthology of Millis, both located in western suburbs of Boston. Anthology of Natick is situated within a mile of the Natick Center, offering art, culture, dining and shopping for residents. The property is also next door to the Natick Community Senior Center. Anthology of Millis is located near neighboring downtown Medfield and the Charles River, providing easy access to both nature and cultural amenities. Located just outside the city center on 5.5 acres, Anthology of Natick …