BELLEVUE, Wash. — Nonprofit organization Transforming Age has acquired peace love food, a culinary consulting vendor that provides support to global food manufacturing companies, independent and national chain restaurants, the seniors housing and longevity industries, international airlines and the hospitality industry. As part of the acquisition, peace love food founder Chef Laureen Herzig will join Transforming Age in the dual role of president of peace love food and vice president of culinary services, Transforming Age. Herzig brings more than 35 years of experience. Since 2012, peace love food has collaborated with …
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) and Mount Hermon African Methodist Episcopal Church have opened Mount Hermon Apartments, a new affordable seniors housing community in Fort Lauderdale. Development costs totaled $43.5 million. Monthly rental rates at the community, which features one- and two-bedroom apartments, range from $433 to $1,422 per month. Units are reserved for seniors earning at or below 25 and 60 percent of the area median income. According to Apartments.com, the average rental rate for a one-bedroom apartment in Fort Lauderdale is $2,222. Amenities at the property …
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Owner and operator Charter Senior Living has announced a new strategic partnership with LifeLoop, a senior living technology company. Illinois-based Charter, which has a portfolio of 72 senior living communities, has deployed a LifeLoop resident engagement solution to support its Flourish Memory Care program for adults with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Charter communities now use the 1N2L by LifeLoop solution, which offers cognitive care content and programming with more than 7,000 curated experiences. “LifeLoop enables our community teams to deliver personalized enrichment programming at a scale …
DOUGLAS, Wyo. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has brokered the sale of Douglas Care Center and Mountain Lodge, a senior living and skilled nursing facility located in Douglas. The facility totals 74 units with 96 beds across two adjacent properties, with assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing offerings. Originally built in 1968, Douglas Care Center was renovated in 2010. Mountain Lodge was developed in 2018. Vince Viverito and Jason Punzel of SLIB arranged the transaction.
DALLAS — Lument Real Estate Capital has arranged a $33.6 million Freddie Mac loan to facilitate the construction of a new affordable seniors housing development in Dallas. The borrowers are DHA Housing Solutions of North Texas and Volunteers of American National Services (VOANS). Tracy Peters and Dale Giffey of Lument led the transaction. In addition to the $33.6 million Freddie Mac Tax-Exempt Loan (TEL), Lument Securities provided bond underwriting services for $45.6 million in tax-exempt cash collateralized bonds. The total project cost is $96.7 million. Upon completion, the property, dubbed The …
CEDAR GROVE, N.J. — Benchmark Senior Living has announced plans to open a new community in Cedar Grove, roughly 20 miles northwest of New York City. Upon completion, the property — dubbed Benchmark at Cedar Grove — will total 138 apartments, with independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Situated on 5.5 acres, the building will comprise 145,000 square feet. Amenities at the community will include multiple dining venues, a pub/bistro, arts and activity spaces, a sports lounge, two hair salons, a wellness center and exterior courtyards. Benchmark is developing …
AUSTIN, Texas and BEAVERTON, Ore. — Clearwater Living has added two new seniors housing communities to its management portfolio. Now operating as Clearwater Beaverton (formerly Anthology of Beaverton) and Clearwater at The Arboretum (formerly Anthology of The Arboretum), the properties are located in Beaverton, Oregon, and Austin, Texas, respectively. Clearwater at The Arboretum features 130 assisted living and memory care units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Amenities at the community include a restaurant, bistro, fitness center, arts and crafts room, salon, theater, game room, outdoor courtyards and rooftop terraces. Clearwater …
PARAMUS, N.J. — Brightview Senior Living will develop a new, 332-unit community in Paramus. Construction on the project is scheduled to begin this month. Upon completion, Brightview Joy’s Farm will total 55,192 square feet, with 162 independent living units and a separate, 170-unit assisted living and memory care facility. Amenities at the property will include a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness and entertainment venues and covered parking garages. The project team includes general contractor IMC Construction, Market Square Architects and T&T Construction Management Group, which is handling the specialty concrete construction. The …
ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif. — JCH Senior Housing Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of an assisted living and memory care facility located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. A local operator acquired the property for $14.1 million. Licensed for 100 beds, the facility features 86 units. Cindy Hazzard and Jim Hazzard of Anaheim, California-based JCH represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
By Hayden Spiess DALLAS — Even those in their golden years are not immune to climbing rates of marriage dissolution. The divorce rate among couples wherein one of the spouses is age 50 or older — a phenomenon sometimes termed a “gray divorce” — has risen to 40 percent, according to data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). Though a bleak statement on the marital landscape, this fact has been one of the elements bolstering occupancy within the growing active adult subsector of seniors housing, says Caroline …