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GREENWOOD, Ind. — LCS Development has unveiled plans for a $100 million expansion project at Greenwood Village South, a seniors housing community in Greenwood, a southern suburb of Indianapolis. Plans include a new salon. library, indoor pool, 280-seat auditorium and an outdoor courtyard for pickleball and bocce ball. Greenwood Village South officials say the expansion will also dramatically improve two levels of care the 62-year-old facility provides: assisted living and memory care. For the expansion, LCS plans to build 66 new independent living “hybrid” homes in the form of six …

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Developer and operator Tradition Senior Living has completed construction on a 297-unit project within the 270-acre Clearfork mixed-use development in Fort Worth.  The Tradition-Clearfork offers 214 independent living residences and 95 assisted living and memory care units. Residences come in one- and two-bedroom formats and range in size from 880 to 2,200 square feet.  Jackson & Ryan Architects designed the project, and Rogers-O’Brien Construction served as general contractor.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Kandu Capital and its operating company, Bloom Senior Living, have acquired two senior living communities in Indianapolis out of a Fannie Mae receivership.  With the move, Bloom expands its Indiana footprint to five communities. After strategically divesting $110 million of skilled nursing and behavioral health assets at peak pricing up to $225,000 per bed, Bloom has opportunistically redeployed capital into seniors housing at $30,000 per unit. Bloom is capitalizing on new distressed opportunities while its current portfolio is outpacing pre-pandemic levels and industry fundamentals are strengthening.  Blueprint represented …

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of The Wellington, a 120-unit independent living and assisted living community in St. Paul. The community was built in 1985 and encompasses 124,468 square feet on 1.7 acres. The seller was a multifamily owner/developer looking to focus on its market-rate portfolio. The buyer was a large seniors housing nonprofit looking to expand its footprint in Minnesota. The price was not disclosed. The buyer plans to convert the building to all independent living. Jason Punzel and Jake Anderson …

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BLUFFTON, S.C. — SRI Management, in conjunction with Bourne Financial Group, has taken over operations of Vineyard Bluffton in the coastal town of Bluffton. Vineyard Bluffton offers 63 assisted living units and 32 memory care units near the scenic coastal region of Hilton Head Island. The Vineyard Bluffton community is the sixth senior living community for SRI Management in South Carolina. Five are operational, with one currently under construction.

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CHICAGO — Headwinds and tailwinds are driving the senior living business in a new direction. Owners and operators are bullish on the long-term prospects for the industry, but they still grapple with the aftereffects of a punishing pandemic and the struggle to regain healthy operating margins. Demand is strong and expected to only improve as baby boomers age. However, expenses, including wages, continue to rise. Rents are higher, but so are interest rates, compressing valuations. On the plus side, innovative technology and new revenue streams could help boost profit margins.  …

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NEW ULM, Minn. ­— Ridgeway Senior Living and Vista Prairie Communities have completed the transition of ownership for both HADC Ridgeway senior communities located in New Ulm, approximately 90 miles southwest of Minneapolis.  The two properties, Ridgeway on German and Ridgeway on 23rd, provide assisted living and memory care services in 116 apartments. Housing Alternatives Development Corp. (HADC) and Vista Prairie Communities (VPC), both Minnesota-based nonprofits, completed the ownership transition effective Sept. 30. Vista Prairie Communities, ranked in the nation’s 200 largest nonprofit senior living multi-sites, will now own 10 …

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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 …

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — IMPACT Strategies has completed construction of Newbridge Retirement Community, a senior living facility in Cape Girardeau, located along the Mississippi River approximately midway between St. Louis and Memphis. The 75,000-square-foot luxury retirement community features 83 units of assisted living and memory care Project partners included Vessel Architecture, Bowen Engineering & Surveying and SSC Engineering.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Anthem Memory Care has assumed management of Pinnacle Place Memory Care, formerly known as Avenir of Little Rock.  Under the agreement, Anthem Memory Care now manages all aspects of the community’s operations and will add regional staff, technology and training programs to adapt the community to its approach to care. The new property, located in Little Rock, brings Anthem’s portfolio up to 20 properties and marks the Oregon-based operator’s entry into Arkansas.

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