BUFORD, Ga. — Capitol Seniors Housing has broken ground on The Outlook at the Exchange, an active adult community for residents ages 55 and older in Buford. The 200,000-square-foot, four-story community will offer 180 residential units. The Outlook at the Exchange seniors housing community will be part of Fuqua Development’s Exchange at Gwinnett, a $350 million mixed-use development underway near the Mall of Georgia. The 106-acre development will include 460,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, entertainment and about 1,000 units of apartments, townhomes and seniors housing for about 3,000 residents. …
MACON, Ga. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has begun accepting reservations at Watercrest Macon Assisted Living and Memory Care in Macon, approximately 80 miles southeast of Atlanta. Watercrest Macon will feature 76 assisted living and 22 memory care residences. It is scheduled to open this fall. Watercrest Macon is one of two senior living projects Watercrest has under development with private equity partners Corecam Capital Partners and Peninsula Alternative Real Estate. The second project, Watercrest Myrtle Beach Assisted Living and Memory Care, is currently under construction in Myrtle Beach, South …
MILTON, Ga. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Brickmont Assisted Living, a 94-unit seniors housing community in Milton, approximately 30 miles north of Atlanta. The seller was a local developer that elected to exit this asset as it was the company’s first building and had reached the end of its investment horizon. The buyer was a Tennessee-based partnership looking to expand its southeast footprint in strategic markets. The price was not disclosed The community was built in 2016. Bradley Clousing and Daniel Geraghty handled the …
CONYERS, Ga. — Phoenix Senior Living has completed the $1.63 million renovation of The Retreat at Conyers in Conyers, a suburb of Atlanta. Sayer Construction and 828 Interior Design Studio lead the eight-month construction project, which adds amenities such as indoor and outdoor dining options; a game room with shuffleboard and pool table; enhanced creative space for arts and crafts; and an intergenerational outdoor play area. The community features 78 independent living apartments, 30 personal care and 30 memory care apartments.
DECATUR, Ga. — Tapestry Development Group and Columbia Residential have opened Stride Senior Residences, a 90-unit affordable seniors housing community in Decatur, just east of Atlanta. Development costs were estimated at $19 million. A grand opening ceremony was held May 27 at the property. The transit-oriented community provides critical affordability in a high-cost area, according to the developers. Eighty percent of the units serve seniors earning below 60 percent of the area median income. The location features walkable access to a variety of retail, grocery stores, restaurants, professional services options, …
ACWORTH, Ga. — Griffin Living has received financing for the development of Varenita of West Cobb, a seniors housing community in the Atlanta suburb of Acworth. The two-story, 75,516-square-foot project will feature 58 assisted living and 23 memory care units. As one of the few major financial closings for ground-up construction in senior living since the pandemic started, Varenita at West Cobb provides insight into how post-pandemic investing and innovation will look in the senior living industry, according to the developer. “The pandemic severely affected senior living products, so it …
DALLAS — Lone Star Funds, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has acquired a 10-property portfolio of properties operated by Discovery Senior Living in Florida, Texas and Georgia. Healthpeak (NYSE: PEAK) sold the assets for $334 million. Although the REIT disclosed the sale during its first-quarter results last week, further details, including the buyer, weren’t disclosed at that time. Healthpeak is selling the bulk of its seniors housing portfolio in a move to exit the industry in favor of life sciences and medical office real estate. Discovery Senior Living retained management …
MACON, Ga. — NorthMarq has arranged a $7.7 million refinancing for Cottages on Wesleyan, a 45-unit independent living community in Macon. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule through Fannie Mae. Mark Ebersold, vice president of NorthMarq’s Charlotte regional office, arranged the transaction. “The owner constructed the asset over 20 years ago, and has done an outstanding job of maintaining it as a Class A asset in the market,” says Ebersold. “The property offers its residents patio-style living with one- and two-bedroom floorplans, and …
JASPER, Ga. — Construction has begun on The Lodge at Stephens Lake, a seniors housing community in Jasper, a small city in the North Georgia Mountains. The developer was not disclosed. The community is slated to open in spring 2022. When completed, the it will feature 70 independent living cottages as well as 86 apartments for assisted living and memory care. The active adult section of the community, Grandview at Gateway, features 106 homes for sale and a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse. Residents will begin to move into the homes by the …
AUGUSTA, Ga., and CHARLESTON, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has advised CR Properties and Claiborne Senior Living on the sale of The Claiborne at West Lake and secured $9 million of construction financing for The Claiborne at Brickyard Crossing. The Claiborne at West Lake is a 100-unit assisted living and memory care community in Augusta. The community opened in late 2018 and was approaching 90 percent occupancy at the time of sale. The community was sold to Sabra Health Care REIT. Claiborne Senior Living will continue to manage the community …