By Jason Clouet, Bayview PACE For seniors housing developers and project sponsors, the timing of the growing adoption of commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) financing couldn’t be better. While demographics show demand for housing is rising, many new seniors housing projects are stalled as traditional financing sources are drying up, or rising interest rates have squeezed margins, or worried partners have increased equity/debt demands. C-PACE financing is saving new construction projects across the country that were halted or facing delays. It is also providing a welcome restructuring of the …
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HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. — Distinctive Living has opened the doors on Crescent Fields at Huntingdon Valley, located in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Huntingdon Valley. The community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The number of units was not disclosed. Westrum Development Co., a leading residential real estate developer in the Mid-Atlantic region with senior living communities completed or planned across the Philadelphia metro area, partnered on the development. Distinctive Living currently operates 27 communities and has 20 under development via its development services platform, Distinctive Living …
AVENTURA, Fla. — Thrive Senior Living has neared completion of The International at Aventura, a seniors housing community in the Miami suburb of Aventura. Thrive plans to open the community’s welcome center in October, and begin accepting residents in early 2024. The International at Aventura features more than 160 suites built for a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care. BridgeInvest, a private real estate lender, has joined forces with Rieber Development and Thrive Senior Living to finance the project. The International at Aventura will be a part …
The Sept. 14 webinar “It’s the Dog Days of the Senior Living Investment Market — How to Find theCreativity Needed to Overcome Capital Markets Crunch“ analyzed the outlook throughout today’s seniors housing market. Operations recovery, development, transaction trends, capital availability and pricing were all points of discussion for an hour-long conversation between a six-person panel of industry experts. Where are there opportunities and how is the seniors housing world adapting to the current environment? Click here to find out more about what experts are seeing in the capital markets landscape. Major …
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 …
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 …