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Developers Reinvent Adaptive Reuse

by Jeff Shaw

Creative projects tackle many of the biggest trends in seniors housing, such as multigenerational living, affordability, downtown locations and walkable neighborhood amenities. By Jeff Shaw Adaptive reuse projects are a tricky proposition for seniors housing developments, with a long list of both pros and cons.  On the positive side, a historic building that is valued in the community may find new life. Historic tax credits become available to help a project pencil out and increasing construction materials costs are mitigated by reusing an existing structure. Additionally, by reusing an existing …

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How Biophilic Design Impacts Living Well

by Jeff Shaw

Giving residents a front-row seat to nature has a positive effect on their lives.  By Amy Cheever Throughout history and across cultures, architects have drawn inspiration from nature to emulate a sense of well-being, serenity and connection within their finished space — evoking similar feelings and sensory perceptions as the awe of the natural world. This process is known as the immersive integration of biophilic design, a concept utilized by architects to respond to the innate need of humans to connect to nature through direct and indirect exposure.  Biophilia was …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNew YorkNews

Breaking Ground Opens Betances Residence Affordable Community in the South Bronx

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — Breaking Ground has opened Betances Residence, an affordable supportive living community in the South Bronx area of New York City. The community features 152 units in a 120,000-square-foot buildingin the Mott Haven neighborhood. Betances is Breaking Ground’s first Passive House-certified project, and among only a handful of supportive residences in the city to embrace the energy use standard. The Betances development is part of a commitment by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMissouriNews

Joint Venture Completes Phase I of Scott Manor in St. Louis, Breaks Ground on Phase II

by Jeff Shaw

ST. LOUIS — A partnership including Roanoke Construction Inc., The Oakland Group LLC and BTWF Urban Initiative has opened Phase I of Scott Manor Senior Living, a mixed-income seniors housing community in St. Louis. Phase I features 42 two-bedroom units, amenity space and 1,500 square feet of retail space. The first units are fully occupied. Simultaneously with the grand opening, the partnership also broke ground on Phase II, which will add 50 one- and two-bedroom units to the property. Missouri Housing Development Commission financed the development alongside private investors and …

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DevelopmentIndependent LivingNewsOhio

True Connection Opens Verena at Hilliard Independent Living Community in Ohio

by Jeff Shaw

HILLIARD, Ohio — True Connection Communities has opened Verena at Hilliard, an independent living community in Hilliard, a first-ring suburb of Columbus. Verena at Hilliard features luxury one- and two-bedroom residences. In addition to offering direct interior access to the Hilliard branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, the community’s amenities include a fitness and wellness center with yoga studio, pickleball and bocce ball courts, putting green, fishing pond, walking paths and an outdoor heated patio. True Connection Communities serves as the community’s operator. The number of units was not disclosed.

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Green Brick Plans $400M Mixed-Use Campus in Cumming, Georgia to Include Seniors Housing

by Jeff Shaw

CUMMING, Ga. — Green Brick Partners Inc., a homebuilding and land development firm, has purchased 152 acres in the Atlanta suburb of Cumming. The Plano, Texas-based company plans to develop a mixed-use campus valued at $400 million at the site named Sawnee Village. The development will include 474 detached and attached homes built by Atlanta-based Providence Group, as well as more than 250 apartments, 220,000 square feet of seniors housing, and office and retail space spanning 106,000 square feet. The master-planned campus will be situated near Ga. Highway 400 and …

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JPI Partners Breaks Ground on 185-Unit Independent Living Community in Anna, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

ANNA, Texas — JPI has partnered with the City of Anna to break ground on Parmore Anna Senior Living, a luxury independent living community in Anna, approximately 50 miles north of Dallas. The property will be the first of its kind in Anna and JPI’s second installment in its new line of senior developments. The Anna Housing Finance Corp. is also a partner on the project. The 150,000-square-foot community will span over nine acres and include 185 apartments. The project is scheduled for completion in 2023.

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DevelopmentMassachusettsMemory CareNews

EPOCH, National Development Opens 48-Unit Memory Care Community in Lexington, Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

LEXINGTON, Mass. — EPOCH Senior Living and National Development have opened Bridges by EPOCH at Lexington, a memory care community in the Boston suburb of Lexington. The community is located next to the Belmont Country Club and features three residential households, each consisting of 16 memory care suites. This opening marks the 11th Bridges standalone memory care community in New England for EPOCH Senior Living. EPOCH Senior Living also operates four luxury Waterstone Senior Living communities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York.

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Spellman Brady Completes Interior Design of Anthology of Farmington Hills in Michigan

by Jeff Shaw

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Spellman Brady & Co. (SBC) has completed the interior design for the newly constructed Anthology of Farmington, a 100-unit assisted living and memory care community in Farmington Hills, a suburb of Detroit. Anthology Senior Living, a CA Ventures – Senior Living Company owns and operated the property. Spellman Brady was responsible for the selection, procurement and installation of the project’s finishes, furniture, artwork and accessories. Spellman Brady collaborated with architect Roseman and Associates and general contractor Brinkmann Constructors.

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Monarch Plans $80M Community in White Marsh, Maryland

by Jeff Shaw

WHITE MARSH, Md. — Monarch Communities has unveiled plans for Monarch White Marsh, a 188-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Baltimore suburb of White Marsh. Construction is scheduled to begin this month on the $80 million project. The property is incorporated into a 113-acre, master-planned, mixed-use development known as Villages of White Marsh. The community will be connected to a 20-acre park via a walking bridge providing access to 40 acres of open space and walking trails. The project is slated to open in late …

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