BOSTON — Beacon Communities, a developer in the affordable, market-rate and mixed-income property space, including seniors housing, has hired Justin Babineaux as associate general counsel of property management. Most recently, Babineaux served as staff attorney at Columbia Residential, where he managed and oversaw legal matters relating to fair housing and regulatory compliance. In his new role, Babineaux will serve as primary legal support for the property management team in all legal aspects of the ownership and management of affordable and mixed-income housing communities. Reporting to Beacon’s general counsel, he will …
HILO, Hawaii — EAH Housing has broken ground on Hale Nā Koa ‘O Hanakahi, an affordable seniors housing community for veterans in Hilo, located on the east coast of the “Big Island” of Hawaii. Development costs are estimated at $58 million. In partnership with Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial Inc. (HIVM), EAH Housing will develop the residential component of the master-planned complex that will also include a community-based outpatient clinic. The property will be built on 5.5 acres owned by the County of Hawaii. The 92-unit affordable living community will be …
WOBURN, Mass. — Life Care Services (LCS) has announced a summer 2023 opening for The Delaney at The Vale, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Boston suburb of Woburn. Boston-based architect DiMella Shaffer designed the community. The number of units and development costs were not disclosed. The Delaney is part of The Vale, the master-planned redevelopment of the former Kraft Atlantic Gelatin Facility, which closed in 2015. In addition to The Delaney, The Vale offers retail and office space, landscaped areas and walking paths, preservation …
SHREWSBERRY, Mo. — Spellman Brady & Co. has completed the interior design for the addition to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Memory Care on the Cardinal Ritter Senior Service’s Shrewsberry campus. The single-story memory care addition has two wings consisting of 13 private units each. A small-home concept guided the overall design to create a residential home-like, non-institutional setting for residents. Spellman Brady collaborated with Vessel Architecture, which developed the building addition, and BSI Constructors, the general contractor for the project.
CHICAGO — Design firm Perkins Eastman has hired Drew Roskos as an associate principal in its Chicago studio. With 19 years of experience, Roskos specializes in the design of senior living communities. He has received the American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Fellowship in 2021 and was named Design Champion by Environments for Aging in 2020. Roskos earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in gerontology from Concordia University Chicago.
The Feb. 15 webinar “Meeting the Critical Need for Affordable Seniors Housing” focused on challenges and strategies for addressing resident needs while keeping costs down in the affordable seniors housing segment. This endeavor is no easy task in an environment where labor and staffing prices, construction costs and interest rates make calculations unwieldy. Three expert panelists discussed helpful programs, essential tax credits and successful case studies to light the way to affordable seniors housing. “We know that there’s a wave of 73 million baby boomers reaching an age …
WELLINGTON, Fla. — Liberty Senior Living has completed construction of Wellington Bay, a seniors housing community in the South Florida village of Wellington. The property offers independent living apartments, garden flats and villas, as well as Lisbet Health Center, which offers assisted living and memory care services. The community is located on 40 acres and includes a 65,000-square-foot clubhouse. Although the number of units and development costs were not disclosed, in 2019 SunTrust Bank provided $39 million in construction financing for the project, which at that time was slated to …
By Scott Bales, Associate, and Amy Cheever, Principal and Director of Strategy, at Cuningham At a home for seniors with behavioral health conditions, a resident was continually setting off the emergency alarm system. In addition to triggering disruptive, audible alarms multiple times a day, the resident’s actions were costing the facility thousands of dollars for each response. This is a fairly common occurrence in residential care settings that were not initially designed to house individuals living with behavioral and mental health conditions. Staff at this home had three options: sedate, restrain, or …
ST. PETERS, Mo. — Avenue Development has broken ground on the first active adult community under its new Viva Bene brand. Located in St. Peters, a western suburb of St. Louis, the 195,000-square-foot campus will feature 161 units. Concurrent with the groundbreaking announcement, Avenue noted that its Viva Bene-branded communities will partner with national primary care provider Sevi Health. The partnership combines Viva Bene’s vision of delivering wellness amenities with Sevi Health’s mission to simplify primary care for residents by helping seniors navigate a complicated healthcare system. “Sevi Health’s leadership …
BOSTON — The Architectural Team (TAT) and Beacon Communities LLC have opened Phase III of The Anne M. Lynch Homes at Old Colony, an affordable seniors housing community in South Boston. The new building feature 55 units and was built using Passive House sustainability standards. the project recently won a design excellence award in the low-rise multifamily category from the Passive House Institute U.S. chapter. “The Passive House approach is a game-changer for affordable and workforce housing projects, which can significantly benefit from the standard’s lower ongoing operating costs, healthier …