Senior Housing

JV Brings 156 Senior Units to Charleston

Alex Brown Realty, Wakefield Capital and Affinity Living Group are developing a 120,000-square-foot community slated for completion in June 2018.

Art Therapy Products Made for Memory Care Communities

Interior design firm studioSIX5 developed two new products to engage with the senses of residents in memory care communities: an LED memory box and an integrated music therapy chair.

RD Management, Big Rock Partners Plan Senior Housing

Villages of Windsor in South Florida is scheduled to open in October, while Windsor at Celebration in the Orlando area has a March opening date.

MedEquities Buys CT Skilled Nursing Facility from Prospect Medical

Prospect ECHN Eldercare Services Inc. leased the 65,000-square-foot property in Tolland, Conn., which changed hands for an aggregate cash price of $10 million.

Strawberry Fields Refinances TN Skilled Nursing Facilities

The $27.2 million HUD guaranteed loans from Capital One Multifamily Finance have a 35-year term at a 3.43 percent fixed interest rate. The REIT acquired the three properties last year.

NKF Snags Senior Housing Experts

Rob Black and Sean McNee have joined as senior managing directors in the firm’s San Diego office. The two veterans come from Cushman & Wakefield, bringing 21 years and 17 years, respectively, of industry experience.

Senior Affordable Community Comes Online in Huntsville

Stratus Development LLC developed the 60-unit property, which is restricted to residents who are 55 or older and earning 60 percent of the area median income or less.

Bay View in Fall River, Mass.

Nonprofit Sells Fall River Senior Community

Colliers brokered the sale of the 44-unit Bay View independent living community to SMG Inc. The asset is located on a 5.2-acre lot that is suitable for additional development.

Affordable FL Community Lands $7M Financing

Walker & Dunlop arranged a 35-year loan for William Booth Towers, a 168-unit, age-restricted property west of Orlando’s central business district.

Economy Watch: Demand For Skilled Nursing Facilities Edges Up in Q1

The percentage of Medicare patients among the overall mix of patients is also increasing, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, reflecting the growing important of Medicare within the skilled nursing sector.