GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS) has unveiled plans for a $16.6 million renovation project at Pine Grove Apartments in Gainesville. Utilizing non-competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits to refinance and rehabilitate the property, the work is slated for completion in summer 2023. Volunteers of America of Florida will continue to provide property management and services for residents. Constructed in 1984 with 97 affordable units for seniors under the HUD Section 202 program, the property will continue to benefit from HUD subsidizing for all units. The tenant-in-place …
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Zon Breaks Ground on 45-Unit Independent Living Community in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida
INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, Fla. — Zon Management has broken ground on The Residences at Zon Beachside. The 45-unit independent living community is located in Indian Harbour Beach, which is on a barrier island east of Orlando. The property is scheduled to open in spring 2023. The development is an addition to the existing Zon Beachside Assisted Living & Memory Care campus, creating a continuum of care at the property.
NAPLES, Fla. — FK Architecture has broken ground on three affordable housing projects in Naples, located on the Gulf Coast in South Florida. The projects are named Harmony on Santa Barbara, Allegro at Hacienda Lakes, and Cadenza at Hacienda Lakes. “Affordable housing is a critical need throughout the United States,” says Ted Hunton, managing principal at FK Architecture. “Housing costs have exploded over the past few years. We fully expect these projects to establish long-lasting communities in the years to come.” Allegro and Cadenza at Hacienda Lakes are adjacent senior …
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — SantaFe Senior Living, a Gainesville-based operator of three senior living communities in North Central and South Florida, has appointed Ron Jennette as its new president and chief operating officer. Jennette will oversee The Village at Gainesville, The Terraces at Bonita Springs and East Ridge at Cutler Bay. The organization is part of the larger SantaFe HealthCare organization. He will report to Larry Schreiber, president and CEO for all affiliated businesses of SantaFe HealthCare. Jennette has been in the senior living industry since 1994, both as a CFO …
JLL Arranges $145M in Acquisition Financing for 15-Community Portfolio Throughout the East
NEW YORK CITY — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $145 million in acquisition and capital improvement financing for two seniors housing portfolios. The first portfolio includes six properties throughout the Northeast, and the second comprises nine properties in the Southeast. JLL worked on behalf of the borrowers, Sculptor Real Estate and its operating partners, to secure two separate nonrecourse loans, one for each portfolio, through national banks. Each loan was fully underwritten without a syndication requirement. Additionally, JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the marketing and sale of the portfolios. …
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Lloyd Jones has started construction of AVIVA Port St. Lucie, a 159-unit independent living community in the South Florida city of Port St. Lucie. The community features one- and two-bedroom options and is slated to open in spring 2023. Overlooking Lake Whitney, AVIVA Port St. Lucie will be near Town Center at St. Lucie West and across the street from a medical office center.
FLORIDA — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the bankruptcy disposition of two skilled nursing communities in Florida. The bankruptcy stemmed from a medical whistleblower whose case resulted in a civil fraud judgment of $256 million. Both communities operated under the brand of Consulate Health Care, and filed for bankruptcy when the skilled nursing operating entities could not afford to pay the judgment against them. ESI was hired to represent the debtors in the sale of their assets, obtaining debtor-in-possession financing and providing a confidential valuation. Ultimately, after an auction, …
Colliers Mortgage Provides $23.4M Construction Loan for Seniors Housing Facility in Oxford, Florida
OXFORD, Fla. — Colliers Mortgage | Commercial Finance, a division of Colliers, has provided a $23.4 million construction loan for Stonegate at Wildwood, a 130-unit seniors housing development in Oxford, approximately 50 miles northwest of downtown Orlando. Stonegate at Wildwood will be a two-story property located on an approximately 3.9-acre parcel within an area commonly known as The Villages, a large master-planned, age-restricted community. The borrower is Stonegate Development Co.
Discovery Senior Living Realigns Flagship Portfolio, Names Cindy Crowley as National Brand Manager
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Discovery Senior Living has completed a strategic realignment of its Discovery Village portfolio and announced the appointment of Cindy Crowley as national brand manager. Crowley will focus on a collection of Discovery Village communities in Florida, most of which feature large independent living buildings with separate continuing care offerings on the shared campuses. It’s the second national brand manager position established by Discovery, which designed the new role to better align leadership over common assets, enable future portfolio growth and efficiently allocate corporate resources to drive …
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Parkside Assisted Living and Memory Cottage, a 65-unit, 94-bed seniors housing community in Port Charlotte. The community was developed by a local neurologist and managed by his family upon his death in early 2017. Opening in October 2017, Parkside Assisted Living and Memory Cottage reached 62 perent occupancy prior to the pandemic. Occupancy decreased through 2020 and reached its low at the end of 2021. The building has three floors with …