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CHA Partners Opens 100,000 SF LIVIA Community in East Hanover, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

EAST HANOVER, N.J. — CHA Partners has opened LIVIA East Hanover, a 100,000 square-foot seniors housing community in East Hanover, approximately 30 miles west of Manhattan. The property features 86 beds for long-term care and 37 beds for assisted living and memory care. Construction for LIVIA East Hanover began in late 2020 CHA Partners is currently working on its second LIVIA second facility, located in nearby Totowa. That property is scheduled to open its 310,000-square-foot campus in early 2022.

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Worker, Supply Shortages Hit Builders

by Jeff Shaw

General contractors continue to innovate and complete projects despite COVID-caused headwinds. By Jeff Shaw We’re all familiar with the headlines by now: construction materials prices are at record highs, and nearly every industry has a shortage of workers, dealing a one-two punch to supply chains. General contractors may be on the front line of both problems as they deal directly with the rising materials costs while trying to build seniors housing communities with skeleton crews. According to Des Moines, Iowa-based general contractor Weitz, lumber prices have at least come back …

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DevelopmentIndustry Voices

Mall Redevelopments May Be One Key to the Future

by Jeff Shaw

Projects offer amenities, valuable locations and vibrant lifestyles. By Leslie Moldow One key lesson we learned from the pandemic is that just about anything we can dream is now possible if we set our minds to it, and re-examining housing, service options, and opportunities for seniors is no exception. A few years ago, Perkins Eastman undertook “The Clean Slate Project,” where we projected into the future and wiped the slate clean of traditional forms of senior living. By identifying disruptors, new competitors, and market changes, we spotlighted opportunities for new …

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Active AdultDevelopmentIndustry Voices

Developers Say Active Adult Has a Bright Future, but Success Will Require Better Clarity, Marketing

by Jeff Shaw

Panelists Bob May, Managing Partner, Avenida Partners Michael Hartman, Principal, Active Adult, Capitol Seniors Housing  Michael Uccellini, President & CEO, United Group of Companies Chris Guay, Founder & CEO, Vitality Living Ryan Maconachy, Vice Chairman, Health & Alternatives Assets, Newmark (Moderator) By Jeff Shaw Active adult communities are a hot development class within the seniors housing continuum right now. One complication, though, is that the concept is much more nebulous than independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) does not yet track active adult metrics. A CBRE survey …

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DevelopmentFinanceNewsPennsylvania

HJ Sims Arranges $78M in Financing for Landis Communities

by Jeff Shaw

LITITZ, Pa. — HJ Sims has arranged $25 million in financing for Landis Place on King (LPK) and $53 million for Landis Homes Retirement Community (LHRC), which operates a continuing care retirement community in Lititz, approximately midway between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Landis Communities operates a home and community services subsidiary, Landis HCBS, and a middle-market housing subsidiary, Landis Quality Living. As of 2021, LHRC serves 850 residents on its campus with residential living (cottages, apartments, hybrid homes and suites), personal care, skilled nursing and memory support services. The first loan …

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How to Overcome Construction Cost Increases in Senior Living Projects

by Jeff Shaw

General contractors in the senior living space have faced tough challenges in the wake of COVID. Construction material costs have fluctuated wildly, while hiring good employees has proven difficult, slowing down timelines. Seniors Housing Business spoke with Richard Lara, president of RAAM Construction Inc., about the challenges builders face in the senior living sector. SHB: Tell us a bit about your business and how much work you’ve done in the seniors housing space. Lara: RAAM Construction is a general building contracting firm specializing in multi-unit construction projects throughout California. In …

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ArizonaCCRCDevelopmentFinanceNews

Ziegler Arranges $104.1M Bond Financing for Friendship Village of Tempe Expansion Project

by Jeff Shaw

TEMPE, Ariz. — Ziegler has arranged $104.1 million in bond financing to fund an expansion project at Friendship Village of Tempe, a continuing care retirement community in Tempe. The property currently features a 554-unit retirement center including garden homes and apartments, a 67-unit assisted living building, 24 memory care beds, a 128-bed skilled nursing center and a 14-bed hospice unit. The expansion, which is Phase II of the campus master plan, will add a five-story building that replaces a former 60-unit apartment building with 64 entrance-fee apartments and a new …

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CCRCDevelopmentIllinoisNews

Smith Senior Living Completes $23M Modernization of Skilled Nursing Facility in Chicago

by Jeff Shaw

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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CCRCDevelopmentNew HampshireNews

Edgewood Senior Solutions Breaks Ground on 190-Unit The Baldwin CCRC in New Hampshire

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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CaliforniaCCRCDevelopmentFinanceNews

Ziegler Arranges $120M Bond Financing for Nonprofit Owner-Operator HumanGood

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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