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Liberty Senior Living Completes Wellington Bay Community in Florida

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Access for All: Critical Design Considerations for Behavioral Health-Focused Seniors Housing Communities

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Active AdultDevelopmentMissouriNews

Avenue Development Breaks Ground on Viva Bene Active Adult Community in St. Peters, Missouri

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMassachusettsNews

TAT, Beacon Communities Open 55-Unit Affordable Community in South Boston

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Seniors Housing Developers Stay Active, Creative

by Jeff Shaw

LOS ANGELES — The advice offered by the Development Outlook panel at InterFace Conference Group’s Seniors Housing West, held Feb. 2 at the Omni Los Angeles, mirrors the advice many would give to their senior residents. Namely, “stay active and stay creative.” But these verbs take on a slightly different meaning when you’re talking about the smartest plays for seniors housing developers in a time when everything is changing. “The smarter operators and developers have been developing a pipeline,” said panelist Paul Mullin, principal at Flatiron Development Group. “The key is momentum. …

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Affordable HousingCaliforniaDevelopmentFinanceNews

Alameda Housing Authority Receives $20.6M for North Housing Affordable Community in California

by Jeff Shaw

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Alameda Housing Authority (AHA) has received $20.6 million from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development. The funds will support development of North Housing Senior Apartments, an affordable housing community in the island city, located just south of Oakland in San Francisco Bay. North Housing is the first phase of a long-planned community development project. Plans call for 40 studio apartments, 23 one-bedroom units and a two-bedroom residence for the onsite manager. The land, which AHA originally owned in the 1940s, was granted …

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DevelopmentNewsWashington

Merrill Gardens Opens 123-Unit Community in Tacoma, Washington

by Jeff Shaw

TACOMA, Wash. — Merrill Gardens Senior Living has opened Merrill Gardens at Wright Park in the historic Stadium District in Tacoma. Merrill Gardens co-developed the property with Rush Development. The community features 115 independent living and assisted living apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as 18 memory care units. The main floor of the community features 2,600 square feet of retail space that includes an on-site urgent care clinic. Merrill Gardens will manage the senior living community and Rush will manage the retail space. The community mixes …

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Active AdultDevelopmentFinanceNewsVirginia

Northmarq Arranges $38.1M Construction Financing for 176-Unit Active Adult Community in Midlothian, Virginia

by Jeff Shaw

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — Northmarq’s debt and equity team of Keith Wells, Hunter Wood, Reina Abboud, and Mike Lowry have arranged a $38.1 million loan for the construction of Lake Forest at Swift Creek in Midlothian, approximately 15 miles west of Richmond. The Holladay Corp. is developing the four-story, 176-unit active adult community on 11.7 acres. Sandy Spring Bank provided the funds. The development is scheduled for completion in 2024.

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Assisted LivingCaliforniaDevelopmentNews

Clearwater Living Opens 117-Unit Community in Glendora, California

by Jeff Shaw

GLENDORA, Calif. — Clearwater Living has opened Clearwater at Glendora, a 117-unit assisted living and memory care community in Glendora. The property is a two-story, 117,000-square-foot property offering 88 assisted living and 29 memory support apartments with studio, companion, one- and two-bedroom layouts. It is the only assisted living and memory care community in Glendora, according to the developer. Clearwater at Glendora is the company’s 10th seniors housing community in California, Arizona and Nevada, with plans for additional developments in the pipeline.

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Belmont Village Senior Living Breaks Ground on 177-Unit Project in San Ramon, California

by Jeff Shaw

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Belmont Village Senior Living, in partnership with Sunset Development, has broken ground on Belmont Village San Ramon. Located within the Bishop Ranch neighborhood of San Ramon, the 175,320-square-foot community will feature a heated saltwater pool, putting green, farm-to-table gardening areas, al fresco dining, outdoor yoga lawn and group fitness space, and a dog park. Slated for completion by fall 2024, Belmont Village San Ramon will feature 177 studio, one- and two-bedroom residences for independent living, assisted living and memory care needs. Aron Will, Tim Root and …

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