WAREHAM, Mass. — Pennrose and Wareham Redevelopment Authority (WRA) have begun construction on Littleton Drive, a 93-unit mixed-income development for families. The project is being built on a vacant, 16-acre plot in Wareham, a South Coast city along Buzzards Bay and just west of Cape Cod. It is scheduled for completion in summer 2024. Plans for Littleton Drive include a 49-unit family development with a mix of workforce and affordable apartments and a 44-unit affordable development for seniors age 62 and older. One-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments will be available …
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CYPRESS, Texas — Caldwell Communities has opened Cadence Creek at Towne Lake, an active adult community in Cypress, a suburb of Houston. The community features one- and two-bedroom apartments and cottages ranging from 760 to 1,230 square feet. The number of units was not disclosed. Caldwell opened its first community in nearby Spring at the end of 2022.
GREENWOOD, Ind. — LCS Development has unveiled plans for a $100 million expansion project at Greenwood Village South, a seniors housing community in Greenwood, a southern suburb of Indianapolis. Plans include a new salon. library, indoor pool, 280-seat auditorium and an outdoor courtyard for pickleball and bocce ball. Greenwood Village South officials say the expansion will also dramatically improve two levels of care the 62-year-old facility provides: assisted living and memory care. For the expansion, LCS plans to build 66 new independent living “hybrid” homes in the form of six …
FORT WORTH, Texas — Developer and operator Tradition Senior Living has completed construction on a 297-unit project within the 270-acre Clearfork mixed-use development in Fort Worth. The Tradition-Clearfork offers 214 independent living residences and 95 assisted living and memory care units. Residences come in one- and two-bedroom formats and range in size from 880 to 2,200 square feet. Jackson & Ryan Architects designed the project, and Rogers-O’Brien Construction served as general contractor.
By Bendix Anderson The problem can seem too big to solve. Many seniors can’t afford private-pay seniors housing, such as independent living, assisted living or memory care. But millions of those potential residents also have too many financial resources to move into housing reserved for low-income seniors. By 2029, there will be 14.4 million of these “missing middle” seniors. A few developers have new ideas about where these seniors might live. The prototypes of their new middle-market seniors communities are now under construction. From licensed assisted living in Florida to …
IMPACT Strategies Opens 83-Unit Newbridge Retirement Community in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — IMPACT Strategies has completed construction of Newbridge Retirement Community, a senior living facility in Cape Girardeau, located along the Mississippi River approximately midway between St. Louis and Memphis. The 75,000-square-foot luxury retirement community features 83 units of assisted living and memory care Project partners included Vessel Architecture, Bowen Engineering & Surveying and SSC Engineering.
Kraus-Anderson Completes $91.8M Expansion at Friendship Village in Bloomington, Minnesota
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Kraus-Anderson (KA) has completed a $91.8 million expansion of Friendship Village, a senior living campus located in Bloomington. Lifespace Communities is the property owner. SAS Architects and Planners designed the 380,294-square-foot project, which adds a five-story independent living and assisted living building with 93 apartments. The expansion also features a three-story skilled nursing building and three-story health center with a physical and occupational therapy gym and memory care suites. Construction began in August 2019. Lifespace plans to open the new areas in November.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cogir Senior Living and Ryan Cos. US Inc. have opened ACOYA Shea, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. The community features 147 units in a four-story building. “ACOYA Shea is located right in the heart of Scottsdale, and residents will be able to enjoy the walkability of the community and the proximity to all that the area has to offer,” says Dave Eskenazy, chief executive officer of Cogir Management USA. Cogir Senior Living develops, owns and/or operates 60 …
WEST DUNDEE, Ill. — McShane Construction has completed The Woodlands at Canterfield, a 131-unit senior living development in West Dundee, approximately midway between Chicago and Rockford. Built for Westbrook at Canterfield, LLC, The Woodlands at Canterfield comprises 91 assisted living units and 40 memory care beds as well as 16,000 square feet of amenity space. Positioned on a nine-acre site, the one-, two- and three-story building features a fiber cement panel and stone veneer exterior. Units are offered in studio, one- and two-bedroom options AG Architecture is the architect and …
ATLANTA — The Senior Living Transformation Co. (SLTC) has acquired a 113-unit assisted living and memory care community in partnership with Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI). The Senior Living Transformation Center, known as The Rivers at Maryland Farms, is the first acquisition and demonstration pilot for the newly formed partnership. The objective of the partnership is to create both an innovation center for technology and data solutions for the seniors housing industry and to demonstrate a new model of care within seniors housing. SLTC was recently formed by leading senior …