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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care, together with Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group, have completed The Lumiere of Chesterfield, an upscale senior living community in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield.  The community features 96 units of independent living, 37 units of assisted living and 17 units of memory care in a 193,000-square-foot building near the Chesterfield Mall. Development costs were estimated at $55 million.  The project architect is Moseley Architects in Springfield, Virginia, and the interior designer is Faulkner Design Group out of Dallas.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Senior Resource Group has started the planned expansion of Maravilla Scottsdale, a seniors housing community in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. Neighboring the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel and The Champions Course at TPC Scottsdale golf course, Maravilla Scottsdale has served older adults since its opening in 2012. The current community comprises 217 units, including 157 independent living, 36 assisted-living and 24 memory care residences.  The expansion will add 162 more independent living residences, consisting of 47 casitas and 115 lodge homes. Construction is ahead of schedule on …

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