RESTON, Va. — Enterprise Community Development and Fellowship Square will cut the ribbon Sept. 29 on Lake Anne House, an affordable seniors housing community in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Reston. The community features 240 units for low-income seniors. The project was a redevelopment of a 1970s-era property. The developers constructed the new building on an underutilized portion of the site, adjacent to the original Lake Anne Fellowship House. The new Lake Anne House includes 56 studios, 178 one-bedroom and six two-bedroom apartments. The old building is scheduled for demolition …
MOSELEY, Va. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has hired Marsha Sottung as executive director of Watercrest Richmond Assisted Living and Memory Care in Moseley. Watercrest Richmond is currently under construction and preparing to welcome residents this fall to the 98-unit luxury senior living community. Sottung was the youngest assisted living administrator in the state of New York at the age of 21. For the past 30 years, she has served in various roles as a certified nursing aide, operations director and regional manager.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Goodwin Living has acquired Hermitage Northern Virginia, a senior living community in Alexandria. Pinnacle Living previously owned and operated the community, which features 100 units of independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing. Hermitage Northern Virginia becomes the third Goodwin Living senior living community in metro Washington, D.C. It will be renamed The View Alexandria by Goodwin Living. Joshua Bagley, administrator and guide of the Health Care Center at Goodwin House Alexandria, will serve as interim executive director at the community. The View Alexandria by Goodwin Living …
WINCHESTER, Va. — Ziegler has arranged $71 million in bond financing for Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury (SVWC), a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Winchester, approximately 75 miles west of Washington, D.C. SVWC was founded in 1982 and provides housing, healthcare and other services to nearly 400 residents on its 87-acre campus through the operation of 218 independent living units (164 apartments and 54 cottages), 48 assisted living units, 12 memory care units and 51 skilled nursing beds. SVWC is completing an independent living unit expansion project known as the Hackwoods, …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Bonaventure has started construction of a 133-unit luxury senior living project in the Old Town West neighborhood of Alexandria. The development will feature a six-story building with underground parking, studio, one- and two-bedroom living options. Bonaventure expects to complete construction and begin welcoming renters in late 2023. The community is situated centrally in the Old Town West neighborhood and is transit-oriented. It is less than 0.3 miles from the Braddock Road Metro Station, 1.5 miles to Interstate 495, and less than three miles from Reagan National Airport. …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Benchmark Senior Living has unveiled plans for Benchmark at Alexandria, a 10-story senior living community in Alexandria. The property will feature 89 assisted living units and 26 memory care units. The site is located within West Alex, a mixed-use destination offering over 100,000 square feet of retail space in addition to apartments, condominiums, office space, a daycare and a school. “This project is really exciting because not only is Benchmark expanding into a new market, but this community will be an integral part of a lively mixed-use …
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — Erickson Senior Living has named Melissa Robson as executive director of Greenspring in Springfield. Robson has served as associate executive director of Greenspring since 2018. Robson, a registered nurse, has over 25 years of experience working in various health care settings. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Gardner-Webb University and a master’s in health administration from Pfeiffer University.
ORLANDO — Foundry Commercial, in partnership with an investment fund managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, has purchased the Spring Arbor Senior Living collection of 24 assisted living and memory care communities across the Mid-Atlantic. As part of the transaction, Foundry Commercial acquired the current operator, which will continue to manage the properties post-closing. The portfolio contains 1,424 units throughout Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia, with capacity for more than 1,800 residents. The Spring Arbor platform will continue operations under the Spring Arbor Senior Living brand. Capital Funding arranged …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Watermark Retirement Communities and Silverstone Senior Living have opened The Landing, a seniors housing community in Alexandria. Development costs are estimated at $100 million. The project is located within South Potomac Yard, nearby to National Landing, Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus and the future Inova Oakville Healthplex as well as the soon-to-be-open Potomac Yard Metro Station. Construction began in 2020 on the nine-story building. The Landing features 163 apartments with 40 units dedicated to independent living, 89 units to assisted living and 34 units to memory care. The …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Goodwin House Inc. (GHI) has acquired Hermitage Northern Virginia, a senior living community in Alexandria. The community is home to 100 residents across its independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing units. Pinnacle Living sold the asset for an undisclosed price. The Hermitage Northern Virginia seven-acre campus is located in the west end of Alexandria. The campus includes several structures as well as a top-floor community room with views of Washington, D.C. for private gatherings.