Senior Housing

Beneficial Communities to Begin Work on South Miami Seniors Housing

Work will start soon on Metro South Senior Apartments at Sunset Dr. and SW 61st Ave. in South Miami, a south suburb of Miami.

TODAY’S DEALS: Toronto-Based Starlight Acquires Houston Apartments

Starlight U.S. Multi-Family Core Fund acquires a 257-unit asset in Houston; RED Capital Group provides $10.1 for the acquisition and rehab of a low income seniors housing asset; and Carroll Organization adds a multifamily asset to its Florida portfolio.

LaSalle Group to Break Ground on Chicago-Area Memory Care Community

The LaSalle Group will break ground on its ninth Chicago-area memory care community.

TODAY’S DEALS: Berkadia Arranges $146M for First Seniors Housing Early Index Lock Deal

Berkadia closes a first-ever seniors housing Early Index Lock transaction; Investor’s Bank closes 80 deals in 1Q14 with strong multifamily business; and Cohen Financial secures $16 million in equity for a condominium development in South Florida.

LaSalle Group to Develop Two Memory Care Properties in Austin Area

The LaSalle Group, which specializes in memory-care seniors housing, has broken ground on two properties in the Austin, Texas, area.

MHN Interview: Monica Makin, Urban Innovations, Vice President of Acquisitions and Asset Management

In her current position as vice president of acquisitions and asset management for Chicago-based Urban Innovations, Monica Makin is an advocate for expanding affordable housing opportunities for seniors, workforce and low-income residents.

USA Properties Fund Completes Rehab on LA Seniors Community

The renovation of Huntington Plaza Apartments, a 184-unit low-income seniors housing property in the Los Angeles suburb of Huntington Park, has been completed. The entire cost of the property’s acquisition and rehabilitation was $30.2 million.

MHN Interview: Michael Preston, Regional Director, National Church Residences

With more than 20 years of experience in social work, Michael Preston is a good judge of what kind of social support program actually makes a difference for disabled homeless and veterans. In his role as regional director of permanent supportive housing for Columbus, Ohio-based National Church Residences—the nation’s largest non-profit specializing in affordable senior housing—he’s involved in a fast-growing collaborative effort to help house those in need.

IPA Plans Another Phoenix Seniors Housing Development

Investment Property Associates and Retirement Community Specialists have partnered to develop a seniors property in the Ahwatukee neighborhood of Phoenix, near the southwest corner of Chandler Blvd.

TODAY’S DEALS: Miami Waterfront Development Site Trades Hands

ARA brokers a multifamily development site in Miami Beach, Fla.; Berkadia arranges $86 million for 15 seniors housing communities in North Carolina; and an Israeli insurance company acquires its first multifamily property in the United States for $48 million.