CHICAGO — Smith Senior Living has completed a $23 million modernization project of the skilled nursing facilities, known as Johanson Wing, at Smith Village in Chicago. Completed six months early, the project finishes a $74 million campus transformation that began in 2006. Smith village offers the full continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing. The Johanson Wing now houses private suites for short-term rehab patients along with private rooms and a few shared rooms for skilled nursing care residents. To provide more private …
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LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Edgewood Senior Solutions Group of Massachusetts has broken ground on The Baldwin, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Londonderry, approximately 45 miles northwest of Boston. The developer describes presales as “brisk” and expects to open the community in summer 2023. “What we’ve seen in the senior living industry over the past 18 months is that a well-managed senior living community has been a great place to live during the pandemic,” says Marlene Rotering, CEO of The Baldwin and its sister community, Edgewood Retirement Community in North …
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Ziegler has arranged $120 million in tax-exempt bond financing for HumanGood, a nonprofit owner-operator based in Pleasanton. HumanGood was formed with the merger of American Baptist Homes of the West and be.group in 2017. The company owns and operates 14 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs throughout California, totaling 2,188 residential living apartments, 477 assisted living apartments, 161 memory support suites and 656 skilled nursing beds. The bonds will be used to fund capital projects and renovations at 13 of its 14 campuses. Projects will include upgrades to …
Spellman Brady Completes Interior Redesign of Croasdaile Village in Durham, North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. — Spellman Brady & Co. has completed a full interior renovation at Croasdaile Village, a seniors housing community in Durham. Croasdaile Village sought to revitalize 147,635 square feet of its campus. Other project partners included architecture firm SFCS and LCS Development The goal was to add competitive amenities focused on health and wellness. This was accomplished by elevating the existing wellness program, providing more gathering spaces for residents to socialize, and expanding on-site dining venue options. The renovation and addition were phased over the course of six years. …
GLEN ALLEN, Va. — HJ Sims has arranged $93.4 million in financing for LifeSpire of Virginia, a continuing care retirement owner-operator based in Glen Allen. LifeSpire currently owns and operates four life plan communities in Virginia: The Chesapeake, The Culpeper, The Glebe and Lakewood. The financing provided funds for the acquisition The Summit in Lynchburg, for capital projects Lakewood and The Culpeper, and to refinance existing bank debt with permanent bond debt. The seller in the Summit transaction is Centra Health System. The $30.3 millionsale also includes adjacent developable land …
AUSTIN, Texas — Cadence McShane Construction Co. has broken ground on the 128,000-square-foot Anthology of Austin, an assisted living and memory care facility in Austin. Anthology Senior Living is the developer. Designed by OZ Architecture, the five-story building will feature 130 units in studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom configurations. The 2.2-acre site will boast two large courtyards and is across the street from The Domain, a large, outdoor shopping center. This will be the Cadence McShane’s third assisted living/memory care development with Anthology Senior Living. The project is slated for completion …
TACOMA, Wash. — Ziegler has arranged $91.9 million in bond financing, issued through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, for an expansion project at Eliseo, a continuing care retirement community in Tacoma. Eliseo, formerly known as Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community, is a nonprofit corporation established in 1975 to develop, own and operate senior living facilities. Eliseo comprises 53 independent living apartments, 88 condo-style independent living units, 41 licensed assisted living beds, 14 memory care units and 187 skilled nursing beds. The expansion project will add 91 new independent living units …
NEWTON, Mass. — JSA Design, an architecture, planning and interior design firm, has completed Sunrise of Newton, a 101,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care community in Newton, a suburb of Boston. The four-story building features 85 suites serving 108 residents. The community, located in suburban Newton Corner, 20 minutes from downtown Boston, is also convenient to area shopping, cultural attractions and restaurants.
WEST DUNDEE, Ill. — McShane Construction Co. has been selected by Westbrook at Canterfield, LLC to build Woodlands at Canterfield in West Dundee, approximately 40 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. The development will offer 91 assisted living units and 40 memory care beds, along with 16,000 square feet of amenity space and 92 parking spaces. It is located on a nine-acre site. Completion of Woodlands at Canterfield is scheduled for April 2023. AG Architecture is the architect and RDG Planning and Design is the interior designer.
DENVER — Anthology Senior Living, a senior living owner, developer and operator based in Denver, has partnered with Harrison Street, one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets, and Peninsula Investments Group, a private equity firm, to develop three new senior living communities in Boynton Beach, Florida; Millis, Massachusetts; and Natick, Massachusetts that include a total of 321 units. Anthology of Boynton Beach, located on 5.3 acres in Boynton Beach, will offer 130 apartments with assisted living and memory care options. Anthology of Millis, situated …