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Standard Communities Leads Public-Private Development of $55M Affordable Community in San Ramon, California

by Jeff Shaw

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Standard Communities has released plans to lead a public-private partnership in the ground-up development of Aspen Wood, a $55 million affordable seniors housing community in San Ramon, approximately 20 miles east of San Francisco Bay. Aspen Wood will provide 123 units of affordable housing for seniors with incomes between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Aspen Wood will be built on a currently vacant site of 1.4 acres. Amenities at the 130,000-square-foot community will include a community room, recreation deck/courtyard, fitness center, business …

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CBRE Research: Cost of New Development Has Increased 17.8% in Last Two Years

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Seniors housing development costs have risen sharply over the past two years, with labor and land the primary drivers of higher expenditures, according to new research from CBRE. The average cost of a seniors housing development has increased by 17.8 percent since 2020 to $317,400 per unit, or $333 per square foot. Dallas-based CBRE derived data from the valuations of 142 seniors housing developments scheduled for delivery. The properties in the data set included independent living, assisted living and memory care communities. Average returns (stabilized net operating income …

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Braintree, Cadence McShane Break Ground on 163-Unit Aviva Terranova in Spring, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

SPRING, Texas — A joint venture between Braintree Properties and Cadence McShane has broken ground on Aviva Terranova Independent Senior Living Community in Spring, a suburb of Houston. Plans call for a 140,000-square-foot campus comprising four-story, wood-framed structures and 163 units. Additional features include a fitness center, pool, theater, library, Cyber Café and a parking garage with 215 parking spaces. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2023.

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Erickson Opens Independent Living Expansion at Tallgrass Creek in Overland Park, Kansas

by Jeff Shaw

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Erickson Senior Living has opened Santa Fe Ridge, an independent living expansion at its Tallgrass Creek continuing care retirement community. Located on 65 acres in the Overland Park suburb of Kansas City, Tallgrass Creek now features 96 new units. In addition to the new residences, Santa Fe Ridge features an indoor pickleball court and a new restaurant. The building is named for the historic Santa Fe Trail, which opened in 1821 and served as the most important route to the West before the era of the …

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Seniors Housing Grinding through Difficult Environment, But Hints of Recovery Emerge

by Sarah Daniels

The health of seniors housing occupancy continues to recover, albeit slowly, amid challenges that refuse to relent. Rather than a one-two punch, the sector has absorbed a one-two-three combination: Occupancy-reducing COVID landed the first blow, labor shortages and inflating operational expenses delivered the second, and rising interest rates scored with the third, declares Charlie Shoop, a senior vice president with KeyBank’s healthcare group. A slumping economy may add a kick to the teeth for good measure. “There is a lot of noise in seniors housing financials right now, and few …

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Ziegler Arranges $30M Bond Financing for Vicar’s Landing CCRC Expansion in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

by Jeff Shaw

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Ziegler has arranged $30 million in bond financing for Vicar’s Landing, a continuing care retirement community in Ponte Vedra Beach, approximately 20 miles southeast of Jacksonville. The community occupies a 24.3-acre site within Sawgrass, a 4,800-acre private resort and residential community. Sawgrass includes four golf clubs including TPC Sawgrass, the Sawgrass Marriott Resort, a shopping center and other residential and recreational amenities. Vicar’s Landing currently features 227 independent living units, 38 assisted living apartments and 60 skilled nursing beds. The financing will fund a Phase …

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Emerald Communities Starts Expansion Project at Emerald Heights CCRC in Redmond, Washington

by Jeff Shaw

REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities has started construction of an expansion project at Emerald Heights, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Seattle suburb of Redmond. The new building, named Courtyard, will rise three stories and feature 42 independent living units ranging in size from 826 to 1,726 square feet. Dean Kelly of the architecture firm Rice Fergus Miller, who worked on Emerald Heights’ previous expansion in 2014, led the design of the new building. The Courtyard will total 70,638 square feet plus a 35,703-square-foot underground parking structure. GLY …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNewsVirginia

Partnership Plans Redevelopment of The Ladrey Affordable High Rise in Alexandria, Virginia

by Jeff Shaw

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) has partnered with WinnCompanies and IBF Development to redevelop The Ladrey, an 11-story affordable seniors housing community in Alexandria. The proposed development plan will replace all the current Ladrey units and increase the number of apartments available to working households. The Ladrey sits on an approximately two-acre site in the Old Town North Small Area. The community features 170 units and primarily serves seniors and residents with disabilities. ARHA is combining and adjacent plot, which it also owns, with The …

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Enterprise Community Development, Fellowship Square County Open 240-Unit Lake Anne House in Reston, Virginia

by Jeff Shaw

RESTON, Va. — Enterprise Community Development and Fellowship Square will cut the ribbon Sept. 29 on Lake Anne House, an affordable seniors housing community in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Reston. The community features 240 units for low-income seniors. The project was a redevelopment of a 1970s-era property. The developers constructed the new building on an underutilized portion of the site, adjacent to the original Lake Anne Fellowship House. The new Lake Anne House includes 56 studios, 178 one-bedroom and six two-bedroom apartments. The old building is scheduled for demolition …

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JLL Arranges $61M Construction Loan for The Preserve at Spring Creek in Garland, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

GARLAND, Texas — JLL has arranged a $61 million construction loan for The Preserve at Spring Creek, a 230-unit seniors housing project that will be located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. The country club-style facility will be situated on 35.5 acres and will offer assisted living, independent living and memory care services. Alanna Ellis and Allison Holland of JLL arranged the financing through a regional bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between JAMP Enterprises LLC and Frontier Management LLC. The floating-rate loan carries a 15-year …

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