RICHMOND, Va. — Resort Lifestyle Communities (RLC) has opened Tuckahoe Pines Retirement Community, a seniors housing property in Richmond. Development costs were estimated at $30 million for the 180,000-square-foot community. Floor plans include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. The type of care was not disclosed. This is the first RLC location in Virginia.
LOS ANGELES — Avenir Senior Living has opened Avenir Memory Care Westside, a memory care community in Los Angeles’ Westchester neighborhood. The community features 88 units using a specialized program that aligns residents who have similar cognitive abilities. “We call this the cognitive lifestyle,” says Jason Gurash, vice president of sales and marketing for Avenir Senior Living. “Taking it a step further, every neighborhood is intentionally designed to look exactly the same. That way, everything is familiar. Residents feel comfortable and at home even if they need to move to …
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — Greystar has been awarded management of Album Indian Lake in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville. Avenida is currently developing the property. “Album Indian Lake is an active adult community, providing an active lifestyle for likeminded adults in a similar life stage; this doesn’t exist in Hendersonville currently,” says Ally Hackney, senior regional property manager. “There is a need for this type of housing as we see more and more active adults looking to right-size their living environment, live a maintenance-free lifestyle and meet new friends within a …
SUMMERVILLE, S.C., and MCCOMB, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living has hired Candy Cure as the executive director of The Claiborne at Brickyard Crossing, a new 142-unit seniors housing community set to open in mid-2022 in Summerville. Cure comes to Claiborne from a stint as senior executive director at Harmony Senior Services in Charleston. Joining Cure at Brickyard as community relations director is Teresa Hamlett. Hamlett previously served as director of sales and marketing at two other communities in the greater Charleston area. Meanwhile, Randall Wilson has assumed the role of …
Implementing technology is a tricky proposition for seniors housing operators. Will the return justify the expense? Will staff learn and use the technology? Will residents use it and like it? Perhaps most importantly, will it drive more efficiency and allow fewer employees to do more during a labor crisis? If a purchase is to be worthwhile, the answer to all of those questions should be “yes.” That was the message of panelists on a recent webinar entitled “Rethinking Seniors Housing Resident Engagement — Technology that Improves Staff Efficiencies while Enhancing …
MCKINNEY, Texas — Architecture firm Three has completed design and started construction of Touchmark at Emerald Lake, a seniors housing community in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. Located on 81 acres, the community will be built in two phases. The first phase will feature 149 independent living apartments, six casitas (duplex residences), 84 assisted living and 32 memory care residences. Thirty-two of the assisted living homes will be studios offering a smaller neighborhood environment and higher resident-to-staff ratio. A future phase will add a health and fitness center with …
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ziegler has arranged $16.6 million in bond financing for Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Gainesville. The community sits on an approximately 135-acre campus and consists of 269 independent living units, 46 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 73 skilled nursing beds. The proceeds of the bonds will be used to refinance outstanding 2017 debt and finance approximately $1.9 million of capital expenditures. The 2021 bonds will be followed by the $39 million in bonds scheduled for …
DUNBAR, W.V. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of SweetBriar Assisted Living, a 65-unit assisted living and memory care community, for $7.1 million, or $110,000 per unit. The community is located in Dunbar, five miles east of Charleston. It was originally built in 1990, and underwent additional expansions in 1999, 2003 and 2007. Today the community has 75 functional beds and 85 licensed beds, and the resident base is 100 percent private pay. At the time of marketing, the community was averaging 95 percent functional bed occupancy …
GULF BREEZE, Fla. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the sale of Watermark of Gulf Breeze, an assisted living facility in Gulf Breeze, located across Pensacola Bay from Pensacola. The property sold for $8.2 million. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. Michael Mangrum, commercial state director for Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT in Florida, brought the property to market with Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT’s accelerated marketing team led by David Lowry and Roman Tsimberg. The property received 6,353 potential buyers, 138 confidentiality agreements and 16 fully approved bidders.
APOPKA, Fla. — Strive Senior Living, an owner-operator based in the Orlando suburb of Apopka, has hired Melissa Bossert as chief operating officer. She will oversee the company’s day-to-day administration and operations. Bossert has been involved in the senior living industry for over 26 years. Inspired by her grandmother’s love to travel, she began her career in the travel and tourism industry. While working in that environment, she escorted senior groups on tours across the United States, and this is where she fell in love with caring for older adults. …
