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Active Adult Development is Difficult, but Rewarding, Say InterFace Panelists

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Developers in the active adult sector are subject to the same struggles as any other sector. Interest rates are as high as they’ve been since before the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, making construction financing difficult to attain. Construction costs, both for labor and materials, have skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Quality sites are few and far between. But for developers that can overcome those challenges, there has rarely been a market as ripe for new construction as active adult, according to Michael Hartman, principal of active …

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DevelopmentInvestmentNewsTexas

Granite Harbor Advisors Arranges Private Equity Funding for Spring Cypress Senior Living in Cypress, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

CYPRESS, Texas — Granite Harbor Advisors, an investment advisory firm based in Houston, has hit its funding goal for its private equity offering to finance an expansion project at Spring Cypress Senior Living located in Cypress, a suburb of Houston. Spring Cypress Senior Living is an independent living, assisted living and memory care living facility. The center’s expansion project will bring 43 new independent living units split between townhomes and cottages, 95 new assisted living apartments, and 14 new memory care units. The project’s first phase is completed and has …

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Affordable HousingAlabamaDevelopmentNews

Pennrose Opens 65-Unit Phase II Stoneridge Villas Affordable Community in Huntsville, Alabama

by Jeff Shaw

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Pennrose, the Huntsville Housing Authority (HHA), BLOC Global Development Group (BLOC) and other project partners have opened Stoneridge Villas Phase II, which adds 65 affordable seniors housing units to the Stoneridge Villas development at 1700 Balch Road. With the completion of the second and final phase, Stoneridge Villas now features 145 units and supportive services on a 21.7-acre site. Stoneridge Villas Phase II includes a mix of one and two-bedroom units for seniors in cottage-style buildings. All 65 units will be fully adaptable, with five apartments wheelchair-accessible …

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Active AdultDevelopmentGeorgiaNews

Highlands Residential, Perennial Properties Plan 148-Unit Active Adult Community in Lawrenceville, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Highlands Residential and Perennial Properties have formed a joint venture to build Park Place Apartments, a 148-unit active adult community in Lawrenceville, approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. Construction of the project is already underway, and first move-ins are scheduled for 2024. The senior population of Gwinnett County is expected to grow by 33.6 percent over the next 10 years and Atlanta metro wide by 47 percent, according to the developers. Atlanta-based Highlands Residential is the developer and at completion Perennial Properties will be the property manager. …

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentNevadaNews

Joint Venture Breaks Ground on Valage Carson Valley in Minden, Nevada

by Jeff Shaw

MINDEN, Nev. — A joint venture between Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (NYSE: GHI) and ISL Ventures has broken ground on Valage Carson Valley, a seniors housing community in Minden, a small municipality of approximately 3,000 people just east of Lake Tahoe. The property will feature 56 assisted living units and 46 memory care units. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2024. PI Architects designed the community, which Metcalf Builders is constructing, managed by Leading Light Development and Construction Consulting. Integral Senior Living will be the operator upon …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMarylandNews

Homes for America Completes 163-Unit Affordable Community in Oxon Hill, Maryland

by Jeff Shaw

OXON HILL, Md. — Homes for America, in collaboration with the Housing Authority of Prince George’s County and Foundation Development Group, has completed Homes at Oxon Hill, a 163-unit affordable seniors housing community in Oxon Hill, just south of Washington, D.C. The community is age restricted and residents must earn at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Homes at Oxon Hill is a five-story elevator building that includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Financing for Homes at Oxon Hill comes from the Maryland Department of …

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentNew JerseyNews

Capitol Seniors Housing Completes 87-Unit Arbor Terrace Marlton in New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

MARLTON, N.J. — Capitol Seniors Housing has completed Arbor Terrace Marlton, an 87-unit assisted living and memory care community in Marlton, approximately 15 miles east of Philadelphia. Project partners include operator The Arbor Co., architecture and design firm Meyer, and builder IMC Construction. The three-story, 76,500-square-foot community features 60 assisted living apartments, 27 memory care units and 15,000 square feet of amenity space. Construction began in April 2021.

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNew JerseyNews

Pennrose Opens $20M Village at Harmony Garden in Glassboro, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

GLASSBORO, N.J. — Pennrose, The Housing Authority of the Borough of Glassboro (GHA), Gloucester County and other project partners have opened Village at Harmony Garden, an affordable seniors housing community in Glassboro, 20 miles south of Philadelphia. The $20M redevelopment transformed the 10-acre site that was the Ellis Manor public housing complex into 64 affordable apartments with supportive services for residents age 55 and older, as well as individuals with disabilities, and one resident superintendent unit. Village at Harmony Garden includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments in one-story, …

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Active AdultDevelopmentNew JerseyNews

AMS Acquisitions, Vector Group Break Ground on 100-Unit Seniors Housing Project in Howell, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

HOWELL, N.J. — A partnership between New Jersey-based investment firm AMS Acquisitions and Miami-based holding company Vector Group has broken ground on a 100-unit seniors housing project in Howell, located east of Trenton near the Jersey Shore. The site spans 14 acres, and the four-building project will feature one- and two-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters age 55 and above. Amenities will include a pool, great room with a communal kitchen, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas and a tenant lounge. Construction is expected to last about 18 months.

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DevelopmentIndustry Voices

Meet Evolving Demands of Residents, Staff with Mixed-Use Integration

by Jeff Shaw

By Ray Yancey and Janice Sanada, LRS Architects The seniors housing industry is constantly evolving to meet the needs of residents. The baby boomer generation is quickly becoming the largest demographic of the seniors housing community, and their demands significantly differ from their predecessors. Whereas previous generations embraced designs where seniors housing communities were isolated from the broader community, baby boomers desire a melding of suburban and urban elements, such as entertainment venues, restaurants, professional business services and retail spaces. They also want these amenities to be closer. Blending these …

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