In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (11/14/13)

Construction: Planned Mainstreet Property Group Proposes New Indiana Senior Community Carmel, Indiana-based Mainstreet Property Group is moving forward in its proposal for a new senior living community in Crown Point, Ind., reports NWITimes. Mainstreet wants to develop a community that will house about 70 people on land recently approved for annexation by the city. The […]

Senior Housing Development Heats Up in Arizona Post-Recession

Arizona has long been seen as a retirement destination, but with home values beginning to recover in hard hit areas like Phoenix, some developers are seeing it as a brand new opportunity for senior living. “The last couple of years have been on the quiet side for senior housing development—the [real estate] market in general,” […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/10/13)

Construction: Planned Autumn Senior Living Breaks Ground on Memory Care Community Earlier this month, Autumn Senior Living announced the groundbreaking on a new memory care community in Sarasota, Florida, reports Bradenton Patch. The project valued at over $65 million will incorporate two phases of construction, with Phase I featuring plans for 80 residences designed in cooperation […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (6/12/13)

Construction: Planned  Senior Housing Plan in Palo Alto Raises Local Concern Palo Alto city officials are preparing to rule on a development that has stirred local anxieties—a project including 60 housing units for low-income seniors, Palo Alto Online reports. The City Council will consider approving a zoning change that would allow the nonprofit Palo Alto Housing […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/8/13)

Construction: Planned Nampa, Idaho OKs Proposal for Affordable Senior Housing  The City Council of Nampa, Idaho approved an ordinance this week to create 50 units of affordable housing for low-income seniors, Idaho Press reports. The project will be developed by Community Development, Inc. (CDI) and will require about $350,000 in renovations on the site of the […]

Senior Housing Construction Boom Could Go Bust in Lease-Up Phase

The senior housing industry’s cyclical nature means it’s a matter of when, not if, the sector eventually gets overbuilt, and the biggest danger is in the lease-up phase—especially if there are several new developments in the same market. “In certain submarkets and certain product types, it will be overbuilt,” said Jeff Kraus, managing director of […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (10/24/12)

Construction: Planned Tenn. Life Care Services Community Plans $9 Million Expansion The Heritage at Brentwood, a Life Care Services community in Tennessee, is planning a $9 million expansion of Somerfield Health Center to accommodate the needs of the community’s growing population and enhance the continuum of care available to residents of the independent senior living community […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/11/2012)

Construction: In the Process Nor-Son Breaks Ground on New $3.65 million Minn. Assisted Living Facility Bridges Care, part of the Benedictine Health System, recently broke ground on a $3.65 million assisted living facility in Ada, Minn., with construction firm Nor-Sun as general contractor.  The new, 26,000-square-foot assisted living community will be attached to the current […]