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Swerdlow Group Breaks Ground on $300M Sawyer’s Walk Mixed-Use Development in Miami

by Jeff Shaw

MIAMI — Swerdlow Group has broken ground on Sawyer’s Walk, a 1.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood that will include 250,000 square feet of retail space below 578 apartments designated for low-income seniors. Swerdlow Group is collaborating with the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) on the $300 million project. Swerdlow Group and its partners, Delray Beach, Fla.-based SJM Partners and Miami-based Alben Duffie, acquired the 3.4-acre property at 249 NW 6th St. from the Community Redevelopment Agency for $10 million. Construction is scheduled for completion in …

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DevelopmentIllinoisNews

Skender Breaks Ground on Redevelopment of 133,000 SF Senior Living Community Near Chicago

by Jeff Shaw

MAYWOOD, Ill. — Skender recently broke ground on the redevelopment of Maywood Supportive Living in Maywood, about 12 miles west of Chicago. When completed, the 133,000-square-foot, five-story supportive living facility will provide 100 housing units with substantial healthcare and nursing amenities. The existing property, which formerly housed the Central Baptist Home, was added to the State of Illinois’ National Register of Historic Places in 2017 and will be restored with the intention of preserving its historic detail. The existing building and grounds take up a full city block, and renovations …

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Active AdultDevelopmentGeorgiaNews

Capitol Seniors Housing Breaks Ground on 180-Unit Outlook at Exchange in Buford, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

BUFORD, Ga. — Capitol Seniors Housing has broken ground on The Outlook at the Exchange, an active adult community for residents ages 55 and older in Buford. The 200,000-square-foot, four-story community will offer 180 residential units. The Outlook at the Exchange seniors housing community will be part of Fuqua Development’s Exchange at Gwinnett, a $350 million mixed-use development underway near the Mall of Georgia. The 106-acre development will include 460,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, entertainment and about 1,000 units of apartments, townhomes and seniors housing for about 3,000 residents. …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNewsTexas

HCDD Plans Heritage Senior Residences in Houston to Replace Housing Lost During Hurricane Harvey

by Jeff Shaw

HOUSTON — Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD), along with an affiliate of Atlantic Pacific Communities, has unveiled plans for Heritage Senior Residences, a mixed-income senior living community in Houston that will replace housing lost during Hurricane Harvey in August of 2017. The project was awarded $14.4 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds. In addition, these funds were paired with $13.8 million of equity generated from the sale of housing tax credits, a $9.8 million permanent loan from Citi Community Capital, and a $20.5 million construction …

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentGeorgiaNews

Watercrest Begins Leasing at 98-Unit Community in Macon, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

MACON, Ga. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has begun accepting reservations at Watercrest Macon Assisted Living and Memory Care in Macon, approximately 80 miles southeast of Atlanta. Watercrest Macon will feature 76 assisted living and 22 memory care residences. It is scheduled to open this fall. Watercrest Macon is one of two senior living projects Watercrest has under development with private equity partners Corecam Capital Partners and Peninsula Alternative Real Estate. The second project, Watercrest Myrtle Beach Assisted Living and Memory Care, is currently under construction in Myrtle Beach, South …

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CCRCDevelopmentNewsOregon

Greystone Plans $124.2M Expansion at Friendsview CCRC in Newberg, Oregon

by Jeff Shaw

NEWBERG, Ore. — Greystone plans to break ground July 8 on an expansion project at Friendsview, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Portland suburb of Newberg. Yamhill County Hospital Authority issued $124.2 million in bond financing, underwritten by Ziegler, for the project. The community was founded in 1961 and boasts affordable CCRC living, with average monthly fees of $2,500. The expansion will bring new amenities to current residents across three new components named Springbrook Meadows North, Sutton Terrace at University Village and Charles Beals Plaza. “Replacing the health …

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DevelopmentGeorgiaNews

Phoenix Senior Living Completes Renovations at The Retreat at Conyers in Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

CONYERS, Ga. — Phoenix Senior Living has completed the $1.63 million renovation of The Retreat at Conyers in Conyers, a suburb of Atlanta. Sayer Construction and 828 Interior Design Studio lead the eight-month construction project, which adds amenities such as indoor and outdoor dining options; a game room with shuffleboard and pool table; enhanced creative space for arts and crafts; and an intergenerational outdoor play area. The community features 78 independent living apartments, 30 personal care and 30 memory care apartments.

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNew JerseyNews

Walters Opens Cornerstone at Greentree Affordable Community in Marlton, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

MARLTON, N.J. — Walters has opened the doors at Cornerstone at Greentree, an income-restricted seniors housing community in Marlton, a suburb of Philadelphia. Situated on 2.3 acres in Burlington County, the four-story building features 68 one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, with rents starting at $850 per month. Apartments are leased exclusively to residents whose incomes are at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Rental rates are based on the renter’s gross annual income, according to the rent/income requirements chart. A staff social services coordinator is available upon request …

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DevelopmentFrom The Magazine

Interior Designers Seek Perfect Balance

by Jeff Shaw

Seniors housing specialists must consider physical and aesthetic needs of many parties, and design choices can even help with infection control. By Jeff Shaw Interior design for seniors housing is a tricky proposition. A room’s layout, lighting, colors and furniture must be both aesthetically pleasing and functional for a wide range of users. That list includes the residents, care staff and visiting family — all while still at a price and style that pleases the building’s owners. “There are a lot of cooks in this kitchen,” says Melissa Banko, principal …

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CCRCDevelopmentNewsVirginia

Mather Launches Phase II Presales at Massive CCRC Project in Tysons, Virginia

by Jeff Shaw

TYSONS, Va. — Mather has started pre-sales for the second phase of The Mather, a Life Plan Community in Tysons, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The second phase is known as the South Building. The two high-rise buildings of the development include one with 186 apartments (Phase I, projected to open in 2023) and another with 114 apartments (Phase II, projected to open in 2024), which will be connected by a multi-story concourse with amenity spaces. Phase I is currently 80 percent pre-sold. Entrance fee pricing starts at $646,700, with …

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