TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has completed construction of Luna Trails, a $19.6 million, 86-unit affordable housing development for seniors in Titusville, along Florida’s Space Coast region. Apartments are reserved for seniors ages 55 and older earning at or below 60 percent of area median income (AMI). Rents range from $346 per month for a one-bedroom apartment to $791 per month for a three-bedroom apartment. The property is currently 100 percent leased. “This is HTG’s first development in Brevard County and therefore marks an important milestone for our …
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The Paces Foundation Opens Brownsville Manor Affordable Community in Pensacola, Florida
by Jeff Shaw
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Paces Foundation has opened Brownsville Manor, an affordable housing community for seniors in Pensacola. The property features 88 one- and two-bedroom units and is over 80 percent leased. The units will benefit from state-of-the-art heating and cooling units, high-efficiency water heaters, as well as water-saving showers and plumbing fixtures. Brownsville Manor is the second affordable housing community that The Paces Foundation has built for seniors in Pensacola. The first, Fairfield Manor, was awarded a LEED Platinum certification and opened five years ago.
TAMPA, Fla. — Validus Senior Living Communities will be the new operator of five H-Bay Ministries-owned communities in Florida. The communities will operate under Tampa-based Validus’ Inspired Living brand, but will carry their existing banner of Superior Residence. The new communities are located in the Brandon, Clermont, Ocala, Lecanto and Niceville markets totaling 340 units, and focus on middle-market seniors.
Moss Construction to Build $120M Expansion at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach, Florida
by Jeff Shaw
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Moss Construction has been awarded a $120 million contract for an expansion at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach. The project will be divided into two phases and the first phase has started. The 37,117-square-foot project will consist of a first-level pavilion featuring a performing arts center, pre- and post-event gallery space, two restaurants with indoor and lakeside dining, a bar in between the two restaurants, a lakefront promenade and gathering spaces. The second phase is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2022. The …
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group and The St. Joe Company have received a certificate of occupancy for Watercrest Santa Rosa Beach Assisted Living and Memory Care, with plans to open the community this month. The 92,000-square-foot property features 75 assisted living and 32 memory care apartments in the Florida Panhandle community of Santa Rosa Beach.
MIAMI — Integra Investments, through its affordable housing development affiliate Interurban, has broken ground on Mosaico, a 271-unit affordable seniors housing project in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood. Interurban is developing Mosaico in partnership with Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corp. (EHDOC), an affordable seniors housing nonprofit. Slated for delivery in 18 months, Mosaico is situated on a 1.2-acre site. The 13-story project will include 179 one-bedroom units and 92 oversized studio units, with four townhome units lining the southern perimeter. CC Hodgson Architectural Group designed the project. The development was financed …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LeadingAge Florida has hired Lesley Martin as the association’s director of education and events. Martin joins the association from Meeting Expectations where she served as senior manager. In her new role, she will be responsible for the development of comprehensive education plans and coordinating all association educational and other events, including the annual convention. At the professional services firm Meeting Expectations, Martin managed the planning, logistics timelines, reports and budget updates for client events, including large international conventions.
HJ Sims Arranges $107.4M Bond Financing for Presbyterian Retirement Communities in Florida
by Jeff Shaw
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — HJ Sims has arranged $107.4 million in bond financing for Presbyterian Retirement Communities (PRC) and its affiliates, a group of 10 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) located throughout Florida. PRC acquired Westminster St. Augustine (then known as Glenmoor) out of bankruptcy in October 2017. The company instituted a turnaround program and was seeking a refinance of existing bonds to fund upcoming capital projects. Sims structured long-term taxable and tax-exempt bonds around the existing debt service, achieving a blended true interest cost of 3.87 percent and successfully …
KEY WEST, Fla. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Key West Health & Rehabilitation, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Key West. The property is located adjacent to the Lower Keys Medical Center, which holds the ground lease for the skilled nursing facility. There is also an existing HUD mortgage on the property. Blueprint represented the seller, a nonprofit debtor undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. Although the price was not disclosed, the winning bidder acquired the property free and clear of existing debt.
Allied Group Holdings Plans to Redevelop Mall Near Tampa as 154-Unit Assisted Living Facility
by Jeff Shaw
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Allied Group Holdings has completed the acquisition of two retail buildings in St. Petersburg, with plans to redevelop the site into a seniors housing-anchored mixed-use project. The buyer acquired Maximo Mall, a 2.8-acre, 39,000-square-foot retail center, and the adjacent Maximo Plaza, a 2.5-acre, 10,600-square-foot, single-tenant retail building occupied by Ace Hardware. Local private lender LV Lending provided $3.6 million in financing for the transactions. Camilo Niño, Ricardo Uribe and Alen Hernandez of LV Lending led the financing. Allied Group Holdings plans to redevelop the site into …