PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — BCC Construction, a Prospect Real Estate Development Group company, has been awarded the contract to build AVIVA at Port St. Lucie, a $30 million senior living center in the South Florida city of Port St. Lucie. Miami-based developer Lloyd Jones is leading the project. The age-restricted residential complex will feature 159 units. Construction is expected to begin in early August 2021 and for completion in early 2023.
Newer senior living developments feature environmental sustainability, amenities and services far beyond the residences of the past. By Jeff Shaw The development strategy for affordable seniors housing of the past seemed to have one overarching goal: Don’t spend too much. Generally, the apartments were simply typical affordable housing units with age restrictions for residents, built as cheaply as possible to counteract the lower rents. That’s not the case anymore. Affordable seniors housing today features a host of amenities and services on site, and a strong focus on environmental sustainability. “Prior …
Opportunities are available in renovating old stock and building niche communities. By Richard Ackerman Upheaval in the continuing care retirement community (CCRC) market is changing the assumptions and opportunities that fueled the senior living trend for over 40 years. Today’s investors can find new opportunities at two ends of the spectrum — redevelopment of aging CCRCs and new development of smaller-scale CCRCs in upscale niche markets. With conventional private equity financing hard to come by, creative approaches, including structuring CCRCs as nonprofits, offer a proven path to bring communities to …
CHICAGO — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has topped off Clarendale Six Corners, a $117 million senior living community on the Northwest Side of Chicago. Construction of the 10-story, 258-unit project began in January. Completion is slated for fall 2022. Ryan is serving as developer, architect, builder and capital markets partner. Ryan owns the project in a joint venture with LCS and Harrison Street. LCS will handle the day-to-day operations and Ryan will provide asset management services. The 258 units will comprise independent living, assisted living and memory care residences, including …
INDIAN LAND, S.C. — OREC Securities LLC, doing business as Lument Securities, has arranged a $22.8 million bond placement to fund the construction of The Retreat at Indian Land, a seniors housing community in Indian Land. Located along the North Carolina-South Carolina border near Charlotte, the project will feature 87 units of independent living, assisted living, memory care and respite care. The borrower is Whitehall Senior Living, which is developing the property. The operator will be Phoenix Senior Living. Kevin Oakley, director for Lument in the Southeast, led the finance …
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Aegis Living has opened its second community in 2021, Aegis Living Kirkland Waterfront in Kirkland. The 98,000-square-foot development will feature 106 units of assisted living and memory care. Aegis currently has six other communities in development in Seattle and California. “Heading into 2020, we set aggressive goals to double in size over the next decade,” says Dwayne Clark, founder, CEO and chairman of Aegis Living.
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Discovery Senior Living, an owner-operator based in Bonita Springs, has appointed Akash Gaur as the first-ever division president to head up Discovery Development Group and Discovery Design Concepts, the senior living provider’s in-house development, construction and design companies. Gaur brings more than 20 years of real estate development and leadership experience. He has directed a wide range of commercial, mixed-use and hospitality projects on behalf of prominent, Atlanta-based development groups. He most recently served as director of development for Legacy Ventures, a post he occupied since …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Insight Senior Living has opened the doors at Amaran Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care community in Albuquerque. Amaran Senior Living shares a campus with Nido, a Montessori nursery, and Montessori ONE Academy, with programming for infants, preschoolers and elementary school students. Through the partnership with Nido and Montessori ONE Academy, Amaran is able to provide intergenerational programming and aspires to bring in a cross-generational experience. Residents and children are able to interact with each other throughout the day, walking back and forth from each …
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Braemar Partners has unveiled plans for Arbor Terrace Basking Ridge, an assisted living and memory care community in Basking Ridge, approximately 35 miles west of Manhattan. Groundbreaking is scheduled for later this year for completion in early 2023. When completed, the property will feature 27 assisted living apartments, 24 units for seniors in early stages of dementia and 29 units for full memory care. The Arbor Company, which operates other senior living communities in New Jersey, will operate the community when it opens. This will be …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) plans to develop a 383,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Alexandria. Located at 765 John Carlyle St., the Class A project will include a 268,000-square-foot seniors housing property and a 115,000-square-foot medical office building. The buildings will be constructed above a common podium, offering a mix of retail uses and a 440-space parking garage. Construction is slated to begin in the third quarter of 2022 for completion by the end of 2024. The 18-story seniors housing building will include approximately 215 residences that will offer …
