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Berkadia Arranges $47.8M Sale of Hardy Springs Built-to-Rent Active Adult Community in Dallas, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS, Ga. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has arranged the sale of Hardy Springs, a 149-unit single-family, built-to-rent, active adult community located in the Atlanta suburb of Dallas. Russ Hardy of Berkadia Atlanta and Brooks Minford and Simona Wilson of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare completed the $47.8 million sale on behalf of the seller, Georgia-based Highlands Residential. The buyer was South Carolina-based Blaze Partners. Hardy Springs features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with walk-in closets, private garages and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center and …

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentNew YorkNews

EW Howell Completes 80-Unit St. Johnland Assisted Living in Kings Park, New York

by Jeff Shaw

KINGS PARK, N.Y. — EW Howell Construction Group has completed work on St. Johnland Assisted Living in Kings Park. The two-story, 68,000-square-foot facility on Long Island’s North Shore offers 80 residential units and 100 beds. St. Johnland is a provider on Long Island of skilled nursing care, with specialties in dementia, head injury rehabilitation, subacute care and adult day care. The new assisted living facility was built adjacent to the existing St. Johnland Nursing Center on the 100-acre complex that the nonprofit organization owns. KDA Architects designed the community to …

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DevelopmentMichiganNews

KIRCO Opens 148-Unit Monark Grove Clarkston in Metro Detroit

by Jeff Shaw

CLARKSTON, Mich. — KIRCO has completed its first senior living community in Michigan, Monark Grove Clarkston. The 189,000-square-foot community is located on 17 acres in Clarkston, approximately 35 miles northwest of downtown Detroit. Beztak operates the property, which features 77 independent living units, 49 assisted living units and 22 memory care units. KIRCO MANIX was the builder on the project.

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Active AdultDevelopmentNewsOhio

United Church Homes Plans 126-Unit Longfellow Commons LGBTQ-Friendly Community in Dayton, Ohio

by Jeff Shaw

DAYTON, Ohio — United Church Homes has unveiled plans for Longfellow Commons, a 126-unit active adult community targeting LGBTQ seniors in Dayton. The project will include the redevelopment of the former Longfellow School on Salem Avenue and ultimately comprise a new apartment building and shared community spaces on its two-acre campus CareSource, a nonprofit health plan and the Dayton area’s largest employer, recently donated $1 million to United Church Homes to support the development. The community will be the first senior living community of its kind in Dayton and only …

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AcquisitionsActive AdultDevelopmentNew JerseyNews

OneKey Acquires Development Site for Active Adult Community in Vernon, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

VERNON, N.J. — OneKey LLC has acquired several parcels on Theta Drive in Vernon, approximately 50 miles northwest of New York City, with plans to build an active adult community on the site. NAI James E. Hanson’s Dominic Fittizzi represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller, Theta 456 Associates, originally planned to implement another use on the site, but let its approvals lapse during the COVID-19 pandemic. OneKey plans to construct and retain the building while managing the property as part of its portfolio. Construction is slated to begin …

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Active AdultDevelopmentNew JerseyNews

Coldwell Banker Opens Expansion at Paris Square Active Adult Community in Northvale, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

NORTHVALE, N.J. — Coldwell Banker has opened The Monroe and Madison Building at Paris Square, a 10-building, 111-unit active adult condominium community in Northvale, approximately 18 miles north of Manhattan. Anne Van Dyke from Coldwell Banker Realty’s Closter/Alpine Office and Coldwell Banker Realty New Homes announced the new building’s completion, and will also lead sales and marketing efforts. Prior to Coldwell Banker Realty New Homes’ involvement, Paris Square had undergone a 15-year construction process that had only resulted in the completion of half of its planned units. Years of no …

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DevelopmentGeorgiaNews

Galerie Living Receives Approval for 500-Unit Corso Druid Hills Development at Emory University in Atlanta

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — Locally based Galerie Living has received approval from DeKalb County commissioners for its redevelopment of a portion of Emory University’s Briarcliff campus in Atlanta. Galerie Living will develop and operate a 500-unit seniors housing community that will be known as Corso Druid Hills. The community will feature independent living options such as cottages and apartments in one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as assisted living and memory care units. Emory University entered into the lease agreement with Galerie earlier this year. More details on the project are scheduled …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFloridaNews

CREI Holdings Plans 316-Unit Affordable Housing Expansion in Sweetwater, Florida

by Jeff Shaw

SWEETWATER, Fla. — CREI has received approval from the Sweetwater City Commission to construct Li’l Abner III, an affordable seniors housing expansion in Sweetwater, a suburb west of Miami. The project will rise next to its sister buildings, Li’l Abner I and II, and add 316 units to the complex. “CREI Holdings is committed to providing affordable and workforce housing for seniors who are being squeezed out of the Miami-Dade market by skyrocketing rents,” says Raul Rodriguez, managing member of CREI Holdings. “We decided to build Li’l Abner III after …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNewsTexas

Palladium Completes 122-Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Project in Garland, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

GARLAND, Texas — Locally based developer Palladium USA has completed a 122-unit mixed-income seniors housing project in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Designed by HEDK Architects, the development consists of 92 units reserved for renters age 62 and above who earn 60 percent or less of the area median income. The remaining 30 units will be rented at market rates.

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DevelopmentFrom The Magazine

Market Studies Can Make, Break Projects

by Jeff Shaw

With ground-up construction increasingly fraught with risk, savvy developers leverage data and consumer research to their advantage. By Jeff Shaw Developers and investors already know that a market report is one of the most crucial pieces of the “go” versus “no-go” decision on whether to build a seniors housing community. But those studies — which factor in everything from demographics and cost of living to competition in the marketplace to the difficulty of navigating the entitlement process — have become even more important in recent years as new headwinds buffet …

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