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Swerdlow Group Breaks Ground on $300M Sawyer’s Walk Mixed-Use Development in Miami

by Jeff Shaw

MIAMI — Swerdlow Group has broken ground on Sawyer’s Walk, a 1.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood that will include 250,000 square feet of retail space below 578 apartments designated for low-income seniors. Swerdlow Group is collaborating with the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) on the $300 million project. Swerdlow Group and its partners, Delray Beach, Fla.-based SJM Partners and Miami-based Alben Duffie, acquired the 3.4-acre property at 249 NW 6th St. from the Community Redevelopment Agency for $10 million. Construction is scheduled for completion in …

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Skender Breaks Ground on Redevelopment of 133,000 SF Senior Living Community Near Chicago

by Jeff Shaw

MAYWOOD, Ill. — Skender recently broke ground on the redevelopment of Maywood Supportive Living in Maywood, about 12 miles west of Chicago. When completed, the 133,000-square-foot, five-story supportive living facility will provide 100 housing units with substantial healthcare and nursing amenities. The existing property, which formerly housed the Central Baptist Home, was added to the State of Illinois’ National Register of Historic Places in 2017 and will be restored with the intention of preserving its historic detail. The existing building and grounds take up a full city block, and renovations …

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Active AdultDevelopmentGeorgiaNews

Capitol Seniors Housing Breaks Ground on 180-Unit Outlook at Exchange in Buford, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

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. …

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Affordable HousingCaliforniaFinanceNews

Lument Closes $28M Loan for Affordable, Age-Restricted Apartment Community in Sacramento

by Jeff Shaw

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lument has closed a $28 million bridge loan to facilitate the refinancing and limited partner buyout of Greenfair Apartments, an age-restricted, low-income apartment property located in Sacramento. Aaron Wooler of Lument led the transaction on behalf of the borrower, Western America Properties, an affordable housing owner/developer. The firm specializes in acquiring, rehabilitating, preserving and managing HUD-insured, Section 8 apartment communities. Western America Properties originally acquired Greenfair Apartments in 2001 and subsequently renovated the 386-unit property. All units at the property benefit from project-based Section 8 housing assistance …

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AcquisitionsNewsTexas

Newmark Brokers Sale of Two Seniors Housing Properties Totaling 402 Units in North Texas

by Jeff Shaw

DENTON and FORT WORTH, Texas — Newmark has brokered the sale of Attiva Denton and Attiva Park, two seniors housing properties totaling 402 units in North Texas. The first property totals 240 units and is located in Denton, and the second property comprises 162 units and is located on the southern side of Fort Worth. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of Newmark represented the seller, Atlanta-based multifamily development and investment firm Cortland, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

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Ventas to Acquire New Senior Investment Group in $2.3B Deal

by Jaime Lackey

CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CITY — Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire New Senior Investment Group (NYSE: SNR), a New York City-based owner of independent living communities across the country. The deal between these two seniors housing real estate investment trusts (REITs) is valued at $2.3 billion, including $1.5 billion of debt. The transaction will bolster the number of independent living communities for Ventas, which as of March 31 owned (fully or partially) 1,200 properties. As of first-quarter 2021, 48 percent of Ventas’ …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNewsTexas

HCDD Plans Heritage Senior Residences in Houston to Replace Housing Lost During Hurricane Harvey

by Jeff Shaw

HOUSTON — Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD), along with an affiliate of Atlantic Pacific Communities, has unveiled plans for Heritage Senior Residences, a mixed-income senior living community in Houston that will replace housing lost during Hurricane Harvey in August of 2017. The project was awarded $14.4 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds. In addition, these funds were paired with $13.8 million of equity generated from the sale of housing tax credits, a $9.8 million permanent loan from Citi Community Capital, and a $20.5 million construction …

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentGeorgiaNews

Watercrest Begins Leasing at 98-Unit Community in Macon, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Meridian Capital Group, Barings Launch NewPoint Real Estate Capital

by Jeff Shaw

PLANO, Texas — A partnership between Meridian Capital Group and Barings has launched NewPoint Real Estate Capital. The new company, based in Plano, will focus on multifamily finance options, including seniors housing. The company replaces Barings Multifamily Capital, which the joint venture recently acquired. The company has not unveiled its full staff yet, but in an email to clients CEO David Brickman suggested it will include “a slew of industry veterans.” NewPoint will operate as an independent company, separate from Meridian and Barings.

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Memory CareNewsPeople

Grace Management Hires Ashlea Smalley as National Director of Life Enrichment, Memory Care

by Jeff Shaw

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Grace Management, a Maple Grove-based operator, has hired Ashlea Smalley as national director of life enrichment and memory care. Smalley will provide support, inspiration and training for life enrichment and memory care to all of Grace Management’s senior living communities throughout the country. Smalley has worked in the senior living industry for 15 years in skilled nursing, primarily within memory care. In addition to her work in senior living, she has also taught as an adjunct professor at Northern Illinois University and Benedictine University in their …

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