OSPREY, Fla. — Gates Construction has been contracted to build Aravilla Osprey, a seniors housing community in Osprey, approximately 60 miles south of Tampa. The community will offer independent living and assisted living. DSDG is providing design services for the project. Aravilla currently operates three seniors housing communities, all located along the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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NAPLES, Fla. — Gates Construction has completed The Pineapple House at Sapphire Lakes, a seniors housing community in Naples. Senior Care Residence Sapphire Lakes at Naples LLC and its partners own and operate the property. The two-story, 115,381-square-foot asset features 127 units of assisted living and memory care. Partners on the project include Michael Kerner, Development Consulting LLC, Phoenix Associates of South Florida Inc., IAK Florida Design LLC, Ulrike Kerner and Lotus Architecture.
NAPLES, Fla. — Moorings Park Institute Inc. and London Bay Development Group have opened the first phase of Moorings Park Grande Lake, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Naples. Located on 55 acres along the Naples Grande Golf Course, the first phase of development included three buildings totaling 47 units, all but three of which were pre-sold. Entrance fees start at $1.5 million and are 70 percent refundable, and golf club membership is included. “This has been a very unusual time to open a new community. Truthfully, we thought …
CHICAGO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a Chicago-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of a skilled nursing portfolio totaling over 400 units. Three of the facilities are located in Central Florida, and the fourth is in Kentucky. The properties were operating at a loss despite occupancy over 80 percent and combined revenues of over $28.5 million. A REIT sold the properties to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed price.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — LV Lending, a local private lender, has provided a $4.2 million refinancing for a 7.7-acre vacant site in Cape Canaveral, along Florida’s Atlantic coast east of Orlando. The borrower, Danny Ringdahl of La Casa Canaveral LLC, plans to build a four-stor, 248-bed assisted living and memory care community on the site. Camilo Niño, Ricardo Uribe and Alen Hernandez of LV Lending arranged the financing. Hart Advisors Group was the broker.
VENICE, Fla. — Stevens Construction has completed a renovation of The Lofts, a five-story, 80,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care building within Village On The Isle, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Venice. Renovations were done floor by floor to minimize impact on residents. Stevens replaced interior finishes, improved the façade and reworked the unit floor plan options. Stevens Construction also replaced the plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems of the 35-year-old building. The Stevens Construction team included Dan Adams, Jon Zander, Mark Battaglia and Sue Ziegenfus. RLPS Architects provided …
Wendover Housing Partners Plans $15.9M Norton Commons Affordable Community Near Orlando
by Jeff Shaw
SANFORD, Fla. — Wendover Housing Partners has unveiled plans for Norton Commons, an affordable seniors housing community in Sanford, a suburb of Orlando. Wendover recently acquired a 4.3-acre site for the new community, with plans to break ground as early as mid-March. The three-story building will offer 68 apartments. Rent for Norton Commons apartments are expected to start at $708 per month for one-bedroom units and $837 per month for two-bedroom units. Norton Commons will cost an estimated $15.9 million to develop. Financing includes $1.4 million in Low-Income Housing Tax …
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Civitas Senior Living and Experience Senior Living Development have started construction of The Gallery at North Port, a seniors housing community in the Sarasota County city of North Port. The three-story community will feature 79 independent living apartments, 28 independent living cottages, 66 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. The development is located across the street from the city’s downtown area. The community is slated to open in August 2021. OZ Architecture and Senior By Design designed the property, which Core Construction is building.
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How One Lender is Expanding to Meet the Evolving Needs of Seniors Housing Borrowers
If they haven’t already, it may be time for investors to reject the notion that seniors housing is a niche asset class. To meet surging demand for the properties brought on by the aging baby boomer population, sophisticated owners have spent years building modern, amenity-rich properties that feel like home, a far cry from 20th century versions of the model, which were often bare-boned and sterile environments. Despite the complex nature of underwriting healthcare operators, the number of lenders serving seniors housing developers has ballooned over the years given the …
Monticello Provides $35.9M Financing for Four-Property Portfolio in Florida, South Carolina
by Jeff Shaw
FLORIDA and NORTH CAROLINA — Monticello has provided $35.9 million in first lien debt financing for the acquisition and renovation of four communities in Florida and South Carolina. The properties, totaling 345 units, offer assisted living and memory care services. The names and specific locations were not disclosed. The borrower is an owner-operator with a total portfolio of 1,116 units.