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LifeSpire Plans $80M Expansion at The Summit in Lynchburg, Virginia

by Jeff Shaw

LYNCHBURG, Va. — LifeSpire of Virginia has announced plans for an $80 million expansion of The Summit, a continuing care retirement community in Lynchburg. Although the number of units was not disclosed, the company says the project will “create dozens of new residences” via 18 cottage homes and multiple villa options, as well as a new memory care neighborhood. The nonprofit LifeSpire of Virginia, which acquired The Summit in late 2021, plans to complete the expansion over the next 24 months. As Virginia’s senior population swells to an expected 2.2 …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFloridaNews

SG Holdings Opens 578-Unit Affordable Community at Sawyer’s Walk in Miami

by Jeff Shaw

MIAMI — SG Holdings, a partnership between Swerdlow Group, SJM Partners and Alben Duffie, has completed the housing component of Sawyer’s Walk, marking the delivery of the largest affordable senior living community in the US within the last decade, according to the developer.  The mixed-use development is underway in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami. Upon full build-out it will total 1.5 million square feet, including the 578 residential units completed that will be home to low-income seniors, 175,000 square feet for credit retailers, a 25,000-square-foot public plaza, and 130,000 square …

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CCRCDevelopmentNewsVirginia

LifeSpire Breaks Ground on $25M Expansion at The Glebe in Daleville, Virginia

by Jeff Shaw

DALEVILLE, Va. — LifeSpire of Virginia has broken ground on a $25 million expansion project at The Glebe, a continuing care retirement community in the Roanoke suburb of Daleville. The project will add a total of 22 new cottages will to the campus. These new residences are specifically designed to allow seniors to age in place. The first set of cottages is expected to open in early 2025.  U.S. Census data shows that persons older than 60 years of age account for 28 percent of the overall population in Roanoke …

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Affordable HousingCaliforniaDevelopmentNews

USA Properties, Riverside Charitable Corp. Start Construction of 166-Unit The Orion Affordable Project in Orange, California

by Jeff Shaw

ORANGE, Calif. — USA Properties Fund and Riverside Charitable Corp. have started construction of The Orion, an affordable seniors housing community in Orange. The Orion will offer 166 affordable one- and two-bedroom apartments with energy-efficient appliances, lighting insulations and windows, as well as low-flow faucets, shower and toilets. Additionally, some apartments will include a balcony. The Orion will be available to seniors age 55 years and older who earn 30 percent to 70 percent of the area median income for Orange County. USA Properties Fund will manage the community.The City …

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DevelopmentFrom The Magazine

Development Lessons from Abroad 

by Jeff Shaw

Some foreign countries have taken groundbreaking approaches to seniors housing, from innovative memory care concepts to large-scale luxury communities capitalizing on economies of scale. By Jeff Shaw Although private-pay seniors housing may be considered a niche asset class in the United States, it features a scale, maturity and sophistication that far outpaces the industry in other countries. But that scale means that parts of the industry are standardized. Innovations are happening in other parts of the world that still have fresh eyes for this type of housing — innovations that …

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CCRCDevelopmentNewsNorth Carolina

PruittHealth Breaks Ground on $385.5M Redevelopment at The Oaks at Whitaker Glen in Raleigh

by Jeff Shaw

RALEIGH, N.C. — PruittHealth has broken ground on its $385.5 million redevelopment project at The Oaks at Whitaker Glen, a continuing care retirement community in Raleigh. The project will combine upscale senior living, public-facing retail stores and healthcare on one campus. Upon completion, the community will feature 246 independent living units, ranging from studio size to three bedrooms; 82 assisted living apartments; and a new, 106-bed, state-of-the-art skilled nursing center. The campus spans 20 acres. The Oaks at Whitaker Glen is accepting preconstruction reservations now. A construction timeline was not …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNewsPennsylvania

Tryko Partners Opens 46-Unit Cedarwood Homes Affordable Community in Pittsburgh

by Jeff Shaw

PITTSBURGH — Tryko Partners has opened Cedarwood Homes, a 46-unit affordable seniors housing community in Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood. The community is already nearing full occupancy, according to the developer. The community features 39 apartments for those age 62 and over with incomes up to 60 percent of the area median income, as well as seven market-rate apartments with the same age criteria.  The project is a redevelopment of Pittsburgh’s former Fairywood School site. Key agencies contributed to the project’s viability, including 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit awarded by …

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ColoradoDevelopmentNews

MorningStar, Haselden Open 160-Unit Community in Fort Collins, Colorado

by Jeff Shaw

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Haselden Real Estate Development have opened MorningStar at Old Town, a seniors housing property in Fort Collins.  The companies partnered with local landowner and developer J.D. Padilla to develop the asset in Old Town Fort Collins. Located at 360 Tenney Court, MorningStar at Old Town features 160 units for independent living, assisted living and memory care in a four-story residential building. Project partners included Hord Coplan Macht as architect, Haselden as general contractor and Thoma-Holec as interior designer.

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFinanceMassachusettsNews

MassDevelopment Provides $22.2M Bond Financing for Affordable Community in Foxborough, Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — MassDevelopment has issued a $22.2 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Walnut Street Phase One 4 LLC to build 80 units of affordable seniors housing at 51 Walnut Street in the Boston suburb of Foxborough. The developer is a joint venture that includes Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative Inc., Peabody Properties Inc. and The Onyx Group. The site, previously owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was turned over to the Foxborough Housing Authority in 2017.  These units represent the first step in a multi-phase project that will …

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DevelopmentNew JerseyNews

JCHC, DIGroup Complete Renovation of Lester Senior Living in Whippany, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

WHIPPANY, N.J. — DIGroup Architecture and Jewish Community Housing Corp. (JCHC) have completed a renovation and expansion project at Lester Senior Living in Whippany, approximately 30 miles west of Manhattan. The project includes 20,000 square feet of newly completed modern amenities. Alterations at Lest’ers Heller Independent Living and Weston Assisted Living areas included re-envisioning the first-floor area as a more interactive space for residents. These gathering-place enhancements involved the café/reading room and refurbished dining room. Additions to the second floor encompassed a new theater. The atrium was also renovated.

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