CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Belmont Village Senior Living, in partnership with Baptist Health South Florida, has opened Belmont Village Senior Living Coral Gables, a 232-unit seniors housing community located in Coral Gables. Corwil Architects designed the South Florida property, which features independent living, assisted living and memory care residences across 10 stories. Amenities at the community, which also offers ground-floor retail space, include indoor and outdoor socialization spaces, a pool surrounded by a full-service bistro and bar, outdoor lounge with a dining area and barbecue kitchen, fitness room, outdoor movie …
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of an assisted living facility in Lakeland, approximately midway between Orlando and Tampa. A publicly traded REIT sold the asset to a local owner-operator in an all-cash transaction. The price and name of the community were not disclosed. At the time of marketing, the community’s performance was trending back upward following a decline in 2020 and 2021. Brooks Blackmon and Lauren Nagle led the Blueprint team.
MIAMI — A joint venture between Housing Trust Group (HTG) and AM Affordable Housing has broken ground on a $37 million affordable seniors housing project located at 18700 NE 25th Ave. in Miami. Dubbed Oasis at Aventura, the development will feature 95 one-bedroom units across eight stories reserved for residents age 62 years or older earning at or below 25, 33 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amenities at the community will include a community room, fitness center, business center, library and lounge and outdoor terrace. Monthly …
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Noble Senior Living at Brooksville, approximately 45 miles north of Tampa. Located on an 8.3-acre site, the community houses 85 assisted living and memory care units. Built originally as a hotel in 1925, the community was converted to assisted living in 1984. Since that time there have been significant capital upgrades both to the interior and exterior of the asset. The seller is a publicly traded REIT that was exiting the asset. The buyer is a Florida-based …
BARTOW and ST. CLOUD, Fla. — Innovation Senior Living has acquired Savannah Court of Bartow and Savannah Court of St. Cloud. Located in the Central Florida cities of Bartow and St. Cloud, the communities target middle-market residents. Innovation now has five communities under its ownership and management. The new acquisitions are part of the company’s three-year plan to add 12 to 15 properties to its portfolio. “These communities are stable and centrally located in the state of Florida,” says Pilar Carvajal, CEO and founder of Innovation Senior Living. “These elements …
SARASOTA, Fla. — Cambridge Realty Capital has provided a $29.2 million first mortgage loan to refinance Aravilla Sarasota in Sarasota. The loan is fully amortizing with a 35-year term. Tony Marino of Cambridge arranged the financing for a Florida-based limited liability company. Cambridge’s early rate lock program was utilized, which allowed the owner to avoid the recent run-up in interest rates.
FLORIDA — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided a $3.3 million bridge-to-HUD mezzanine loan, which supported a dividend recapitalization for a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Florida. The borrower was identified only as “a well-recognized sponsor” and the location and name of the property were not disclosed. Andrew Jones originated the transaction for the CFG.
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities has completed its previously announced affiliation with Mease Life, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the coastal Tampa suburb of Dunedin. Under the affiliation agreement, Mease Life has become an Acts affiliate member and part of its network of 27 CCRCs in nine states across the east coast. Rising nine stories, Mease Life is home to approximately 350 residents and includes a mix of independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and other specialty care services. Acts is currently the nation’s fourth largest …
AVENTURA, Fla. — Thrive Senior Living has neared completion of The International at Aventura, a seniors housing community in the Miami suburb of Aventura. Thrive plans to open the community’s welcome center in October, and begin accepting residents in early 2024. The International at Aventura features more than 160 suites built for a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care. BridgeInvest, a private real estate lender, has joined forces with Rieber Development and Thrive Senior Living to finance the project. The International at Aventura will be a part …
Mixed-Use Development Surrounding Tampa Bay Rays’ $1.3B Ballpark to Include 600 Units of Seniors Housing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays, a Major League Baseball team since 1998, have reached an agreement with the City of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County to move forward with a new ballpark and surrounding development. The Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership will lead the project on the 86-acre site where the team’s current stadium sits. The project will include nearly 8 million square feet of mixed-use space along with the new ballpark to ensure the team stays in St. Petersburg for years to come. The team has …