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Emerald Communities Begins $55M Assisted Living Expansion at Emerald Heights in Redmond, Washington

by Jeff Shaw

REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities has broken ground on an assisted living expansion project in Redmond, approximately 10 miles east of Seattle.  The development will add 54 one-bedroom units to Emerald Heights, a continuing care retirement community. The project also includes a dining space, activity rooms, an outdoor patio and a centralized courtyard across 67,55 square feet. Development costs are estimated at $55 million. Dean Kelly of the architecture firm Rice Fergus Miller is leading the design, and also recently managed Emerald Heights’ new 42-unit independent living building and earlier …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMassachusettsNews

2Life Communities Breaks Ground on 68-Unit Leland House Affordable Development in Waltham, Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

WALTHAM, Mass. — 2Life Communities has broken ground on Leland House, a 68-unit affordable seniors housing development in the Boston suburb of Waltham. The new development will stand at the site of the former Leland Home, a community serving 38 seniors founded in 1879 that provided personalized residential and nursing care to seniors in Waltham for nearly 140 years. “Hannah Leland had a mission, and it’s got to continue,” says Waltham Mayor Jeannette A. McCarthy. “There is a shortage of affordable housing, and while luxury housing is built all the …

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Active AdultDevelopmentFinanceFloridaNews

Concord Summit Capital Arranges $122M Construction Financing for Active Adult Project in Port St. Lucie, Florida

by Jeff Shaw

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Concord Summit Capital has arranged a total of $122 million in construction financing for the development of Encore at Tradition, a 415-unit active adult community underway in Port St. Lucie.  David Larson, Daniel Eidson and Keegan Burger of Concord Summit arranged the financing, which comprised a $95 million principal loan and $27 million in mezzanine debt. The lenders were not disclosed. The borrower is America Walks at Port St Lucie LLC, a partnership between Pride One Construction, Brokaw Development Services and Riley Hotel Group that …

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DelawareDevelopmentNews

LCS Completes Renovations at Three Communities in Delaware

by Jeff Shaw

WILMINGTON and NEWARK, Del. — Life Care Services (LCS) has completed renovations at Foulk Living and Shipley Living in Wilmington and Millcroft Living in Newark. In late 2021, LCS took over management of the senior living communities. In the early months, the communities rebranded and refocused on hospitality, community life opportunities and resident satisfaction. More recently, Foulk Living, Shipley Living, and Millcroft Living have undergone extensive physical renovations to provide each community with an updated, fresh, welcoming look. Renovations at Foulk Living included renovations to the lobby, corridors, sunlit “four …

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentNew JerseyNews

Marquis Starts Renovations at Allendale Senior Living in New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

ALLENDALE, N.J. — Marquis Health Consulting Services has started a renovation project at Allendale Senior Living, an assisted living and healthcare campus in the North Jersey borough of Allendale. The project follows a rebranding at Allendale Senior Living – formerly The Allendale Community for Mature Living. Located on 12 acres in a quiet, suburban Bergen County neighborhood, the campus spans 146,000 square feet. The number of units was not disclosed. While a development cost was not released, Marquis describes it as a multi-million-dollar project. Marquis has partnered with the community’s …

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DevelopmentNewsWisconsin

Charter Plans $50M Development in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

by Jeff Shaw

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Charter Senior Living has partnered with DMK Development Group and the West Bend-based general contractor American Companies to unveil plans for a new senior living option in Sheboygan.  Charter Senior Living of Sheboygan senior living community is designed to meet the growing needs of the senior population that now constitutes 20 percent of Sheboygan County and is expected to increase as baby boomers continue to age. The new community, in conjunction with Van Horn Real Estate, will be located within the North Town master-planned development, just northeast …

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DevelopmentFrom The MagazineSkilled Nursing

A Complicated Alliance Emerges

by Jeff Shaw

While some owners see opportunities in converting obsolete seniors housing into behavioral health facilities, others look for ways to improve those services within their communities. By Jeff Shaw Seniors housing and behavioral health real estate have a lot in common. Both house people with a largely needs-based offering. There are a wide range of products to serve a variety of needs, and residents are sometimes not there by choice. Both sectors also have favorable demographics and strong real estate fundamentals on their side with demand outpacing supply. Behavioral health real …

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DevelopmentIndustry Voices

Flexible Design Helps You Adjust on the Fly

by Jeff Shaw

Developers rethink strategies to manage larger economic headwinds. By Dan King With today’s soaring construction costs, rising inflation and endless supply chain disruptions, developers are more mindful than ever before about project design, efficiency and affordability in senior living. In our current economic landscape, developers are rethinking everything from room sizes to how they use shared spaces to solve some of the biggest problems currently facing construction and design. To keep senior living projects moving forward through a down economic cycle, we as architects and designers are constantly working with …

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentMarylandMemory CareNews

ML Group Plans Renovations for 101-Unit The Terraces at Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda, Maryland

by Jeff Shaw

NORTH BETHESDA, Md. — ML Group has spearheaded the design of planned renovations at The Terraces at Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Although a specific development price was not disclosed, the project was described as a “multi-million-dollar renovation.” The community was also recently rebranded and new leadership was hired, including senior executive director Laura Holden. “North Bethesda is one of Maryland’s most desirable neighborhoods, and our residents appreciate the blend of urban and suburban living with access to dynamic shopping, dining, entertainment and cultural experiences,” …

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