Development

BROWN DEER, Wis. — Jewish Family Services Inc. has broken ground on Woodale Crossing.  The 56-unit affordable and supportive seniors housing community will be located in Brown Deer, a northern suburb of Milwaukee. Of the total units, 25 percent will be reserved for persons with disabilities who are in need of support services.  Residents will have access to onsite supportive services that include socialization and skill-based programming, social services and independent living support services.  Jewish Family Services has a subsidiary, JFS Housing Inc., which develops affordable housing.

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BELLEVUE, Wash. — Koelsch Communities has neared completion of Belle Harbour, a seniors housing community in Bellevue, a suburb of Seattle. The developer expects to open the $93 million project this summer. The campus comprises The Park at Belle Harbour, an assisted living community, and The Inn at Belle Harbour, a dedicated memory care community. Encompassing nearly three acres, the boutique campus features 145 suites across both buildings, with the assisted living community containing 73 private studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. The memory care building has 72 suites ranging from …

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SIOUX FALL, S.D. — GSI has opened The Parkwood, a 133-unit active adult community in Sioux Falls, near both the Iowa and Minnesota borders. GSI began preleasing units at The Parkwood in 2023. GSI and its stakeholder team serve as The Parkwood’s developer, property manager and co-owners in partnership with financial partners. GSI is a an affiliate of Transforming Age, a national nonprofit organization serving older adults. Omaha-based Ronco Construction was the builder on the project.

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WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — Life Care Services has opened Broadview at Purchase College, a 174-unit seniors housing community located on the Purchase College campus in Westchester, approximately 25 miles northeast of Manhattan. LCS Development served as Broadview’s developer and Life Care Services provides management services. “Broadview is a visionary concept that fosters intergenerational learning and helps generate income for the college community, providing for scholarships and educational improvements,’’ says Ashley Wade, the community’s executive director. “Today, more than 90 percent of our residences are reserved, and we have more than 238 …

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OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — The Integral Group has broken ground on Wellspring Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in the Miami suburb of Opa-Locka. Wellspring Apartments will feature 99 units, 67 of which are reserved for residents earning below 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), and the remaining 32 units are for residents earning below 60 percent of AMI. The 81,350-square-foot property will feature a computer and library room, fitness center, community center with a full kitchen, and covered terrace. The project is a public-private partnership between Integral, Miami-Dade …

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CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care has partnered with Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group to manage and lease The Lumiere of Chesterfield, an upscale senior living community slated to open this spring in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield.  The 193,000-square-foot development will offer 150 apartments, including 96 independent living, 37 assisted living and 17 memory care units.

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FOLSOM, Calif. — Cogir Senior Living has completed renovations at Cogir of Folsom, an assisted living community in Folsom, approximately 20 miles northeast of Sacramento. Cogir of Folsom specializes in full-time memory care and short-stay respite care. The three-phase project included the Lake Tahoe Room, a sensory experience meant to re-create vacation visits to nearby Lake Tahoe.

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QUINCY, Mass. — Nixon Peabody LLP has negotiated a Green & Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) transaction for Bauer House, a seniors housing community in the Boston suburb of Quincy. Wollaston Lutheran Church owns the property. The transaction also involved a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion and FHA-insured Section 223(f) loan originated by Hampden Park Capital and made by Lument Real Estate Capital. Bauer House, a subsidized residence for independent seniors, will use the GRRP funds and FHA-insured loan proceeds to finance a new energy-efficient HVAC system and to make accessibility …

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RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — Belmont Village Senior Living and Greystar Real Estate Partners have unveiled plans for Belmont Village Rancho Santa Fe, a luxury active adult community in Rancho Santa Fe, approximately 25 miles north of San Diego. Groundbreaking is scheduled to occur before the end of the year. The project will feature over 185 apartments including 15 freestanding cottages. The leaders of both Greystar and Belmont Village, Jerry Brand and Patricia Will, are long-term residents of Rancho Santa Fe. Belmont Village Rancho Santa Fe will be Belmont Village’s …

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Seniors housing veteran launches active adult development firm in the Southwest. By Jeff Shaw Ben Burke cut his teeth as an executive at two major seniors housing owner-operators, Spectrum Retirement Communities and Anthology Senior Living, the latter of which is the seniors housing arm of developer CA Ventures. But, as so often happens with individuals who possess an entrepreneurial spirit, he got the itch to run his own company. At the end of 2021, he left Anthology and launched active adult developer Headwaters Group in early 2022. “I felt like …

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