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Juniper Communities Hires Patricia Jacobs Picked to Lead Well-Being Program

by Jeff Shaw

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Juniper Communities has hired Patricia Jacobs to lead Catalyst, Juniper’s new health and well-being program. Catalyst is a membership-based ecosystem of programs and services addressing individuals’ health and well-being. Through a lifestyle concierge, members receive personalized schedules of programs, classes and services. Instrumental in Jacob’s selection was the work she performed on behalf of Juniper at Cubigo, where Jacobs helped create and deploy the technology platform that supports Catalyst. Jacobs’ background also includes 18 years of senior living operations and sales leadership. Jacobs will deploy Catalyst among …

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Benchmark Plans 100-Unit Community in Mount Pleasant, New York

by Jeff Shaw

MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. — Benchmark Senior Living has unveiled plans for Benchmark at Mount Pleasant, a seniors housing community in the Westchester County town of Mount Pleasant, approximately 25 miles north of Manhattan. The community, slated for completion in spring 2024, will be Benchmark’s third in metro New York City, joining two existing communities opened on Long Island. It will feature 74 assisted living units and 26 memory care units. Benchmark is partnering with Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group LLC, a development and investment firm in Wayne, Penn. Benchmark will serve …

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Associated Bank Provides $6M Construction Loan for Diamond Senior Apartments in Peru, Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

PERU, Ill. — Associated Bank has provided $6 million in financing for construction of the Diamond Senior Apartments, a seniors housing community in Peru, located along the Illinois River approximately midway between Chicago and the Iowa border. The borrower is 3 Diamond Development. The project includes 56 units in 10 single-story residential buildings. All units are restricted to low-income seniors age 55 and older. Twelve of the units will be restricted to households earning less than 30 percent of the area median income (AMI), and the remaining 44 units will …

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Lloyd Jones Hires David Grady to Lead Aviva Senior Living

by Jeff Shaw

MIAMI — Lloyd Jones, a real estate investment firm headquartered in Miami, has hired David Grady as president of its Aviva Senior Living subsidiary. The firm is expanding its senior housing platform throughout the country, with the acquisition of five communities since January and an additional four closings scheduled within the next two months. Grady will oversee the integration of the new acquisitions into the Aviva brand. With a master’s degree in healthcare administration as well as a Ph.D., Grady has spent his career in executive positions with major senior …

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Blueprint Launches Behavioral Healthcare Advisory Group

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a Chicago-based brokerage firm focused on seniors housing and other healthcare real estate, has launched a behavioral health advisory group. Industry veteran Andrew Sfreddo will serve as head of behavioral healthcare, and fellow behavioral healthcare real estate veteran Shane Harmon will serve as senior director. In 2020, behavioral healthcare accounted for $90.5 billion of U.S. market value and is on track to reach $132.4 billion by 2027, a 5.3 percent compound annual growth rate, according to Blueprint. Blueprint attributes the rapid growth to …

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CBRE Negotiates Sale of 170-Unit Andara Senior Living in Scottsdale, Arizona

by Jeff Shaw

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged the sale of and acquisition financing for Andara Senior Living, a 170-unit luxury seniors housing community in Scottsdale. Built in 2010, the community is located in an affluent pocket of Scottsdale and nestled in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains. The campus features two three-story residential wings interconnected by a covered walkway. The community offers independent living and assisted living services. Reliant Group sold the property to a joint venture between Colonial Oaks Senior Living and Fortress Investment Group. Although the …

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Invesque Sells Calamar Seniors Housing Properties as Part of Portfolio Simplification

by Jeff Shaw

WHEATFIELD, N.Y. — Invesque Inc. (TSX: IVQ) has sold $113 million of non-core assets, including its interests in two Calamar-branded active adult communities in Wheatfield, a northern suburb of Buffalo. Inclusive of previously announced dispositions, Invesque has sold $292 million of assets over the last 12 months as part of its portfolio simplification strategy. The Calamar communities were acquired in 2018 as part of the acquisition of Care Investment Trust and were managed by Calamar under a joint-venture structure. “We have been very active over the past year executing on …

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Ensign Group Acquires 138-Bed Park Manor of McKinney in Texas

by Jeff Shaw

MCKINNEY, Texas — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the real estate and operations of Park Manor of McKinney, a 138-bed skilled nursing facility in McKinney. Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT Inc., Ensign’s captive real estate company, will own the real estate. This acquisition brings Ensign’s portfolio to 259 healthcare operations, 26 of which also include senior living operations, across 13 states. Ensign subsidiaries, including Standard Bearer, now own 106 real estate assets.

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Development Team Starts Construction of Evermont Mixed-Use Project in Los Angeles

by Jeff Shaw

LOS ANGELES — A co-development team consisting of BRIDGE Housing, the Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) and Primestor Development have started construction of Evermont, a mixed-use project on the former site of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The new mixed-use development will deliver 180 affordable housing units for seniors and families, retail stores, a transit plaza and a Metro public transportation system training facility. Construction of Evermont is scheduled for completion in 2024. The residential component, led by BRIDGE Housing and CRCD, consists of Vista@Evermont, which will offer 62 …

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Marquis Completes $3M Renovation Project at Arbor Ridge in Wayne, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

WAYNE, N.J. — Marquis Health Consulting Services has completed a $3 million renovation project at Arbor Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Wayne, approximately 20 miles west of Manhattan. Arbor Ridge provides post-hospital care, short-term rehab and long-term residential care. The 120-bed skilled nursing facility maintains a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Renovation highlights also include wide, bright hallways; well-appointed rooms with contemporary fixtures and furnishings; and updated, centralized nurses’ stations. A second phase of the project will add a 3,000-square-foot therapy gym and an activities …

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