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Construction: Planned
Sunrise Senior Living expands development pipeline
Sunrise Senior Living, which was recently acquired by a new ownership group, will expand its development pipeline with more than 50 new communities that represent $7.5 billion in new development costs.
Sunrise CEO Jack Callison told Senior Housing News earlier this week that the company’s development effort represents “the largest actionable development pipeline in the entire industry” today. With dozens of development projects underway in high-barrier-to-entry markets like Boston, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C., Callison sees an opportunity to capture incoming senior living demand and make an impact on the growing supply-demand gap.
The communities under development fall under luxury-focused communities that can support higher market rates that are currently needed to make development work in today’s difficult financing and construction cost environment.
The company’s development strategy is “selective, data-driven and strategic” as opposed to being a “volume game,” Callison told SHN earlier this week. The company is developing communities in locations where it already has existing communities, including Manhattan Beach, California.
Tandem Living to expand at two campuses
Tandem Living announced two expansion projects at Goldfinch at Woodcrest Villa and Grace Landing at Calvary Homes in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, according to a news release.
Together, the projects will add 154 new units and serve as a major investment in meeting future demand for senior living and improving the existing community footprint. The plan includes Goldfinch, which will be a six-story, 76-unit luxury apartment residence at Woodcrest Villa and Grace Landing that will bring 78 new apartment units to Calvary Homes.
Both projects will use concrete plank construction, along with a blend of stone, brick, wood and expansive glass. The expansion project was inspired by contemporary architecture and designed with a blend of stone, brick, wood and expansive glass.
Goldfinch will include eight floorplans spanning 1,520 to 2,062 feet with multiple layout options. Residents will have access to onsite parking, a rooftop terrace, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces. Residents will also have access to multiple dining venues, wellness programs and amenities.
At Calvary Homes, pre-sales are underway for Grace Landing that will include modern apartment homes and private balconies.
Community HousingWorks and Laing Companies plan groundbreaking in California
Community HousingWorks and Laing Companies will host a groundbreaking ceremony for Covina Senior Apartments, a new affordable housing community for older adults in Covina, California, according to a news release.
The six-story community will include 60 one-bedroom apartments for adults 62 and older earning 30% to 70% of area median income. Of those, 15 units will be reserved for residents with vision impairment.
The community will give occupancy preference to households displaced by the January 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires, along with households displaced by future wildfires in the county that result in a FEMA major disaster declaration.
The project is located on an approximately 0.45-acre state-owned site made available through a state initiative to build affordable housing on excess state-owned land.
Residents will have access to a club room, lounge areas, an outdoor courtyard, a fifth-floor library, laundry facilities on two floors and scooter charging. Plans also include energy-efficient building systems and 27 parking spaces, some with electric vehicle charging and EV-ready capability.
On-site services will include a part-time resident services case manager, benefits and application assistance and wellness check-ins. Residents will also have access to workshops covering fall prevention, Medicare and benefits education, and scam and fraud prevention.
Project partners include Walton Construction, TCA Architects, Agency Artifact, Kimley-Horn and building ONE consulting. Funding support comes from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Department of General Services, the Housing Development and Finance Committee and First Citizens Bank.
Construction: In Progress
Integrated Development II, Affinius Capital and HPI start construction
Construction is now underway at Sophia Fox Valley, a new senior living property that is being built as part of the redevelopment of the Fox Valley Mall property in Aurora, Illinois, according to a news release.
The community will include 214 units, including 108 for independent living, 84 for assisted living and 22 for memory care, and Sophia Fox Valley is part of a broader mixed-use, “live-work-play” destination that will be operated by Solera Senior Living.
“Sophia Fox Valley represents the next generation of senior living — one where residents enjoy a hospitality and wellness centered culture with well-appointed homes, woven into the local community,” said Matt Phillips, President of Integrated Development II. “By transforming part of Fox Valley Mall into vibrant, walkable senior housing, we’re giving residents daily access to the shops, restaurants and energy of a new neighborhood right outside their door.”
Residents will have access to multiple restaurants at the community that includes a social pavilion, rooftop gardens, wellness center, fitness center and pickleball courts as part of the redevelopment of the Fox Valley Mall.
The community was designed by SAS Architects & Planners, LLC, with interiors by RD Jones with Walsh Construction to serve as the general contractor on the project. Construction financing was provided by Live Oak Bank.
Sophia Fox Valley is expected to open in May 2028. The site was purchased by Affinius Capital in 2016, and has experience developing over $10.8 billion in assets and acquired over $3.3 billion in Class A multifamily properties.
Groundbreaking planned for adaptive reuse development in New Jersey
Distinctive Living set a date for the groundbreaking at its latest development, CopperWood Senior Living, that will be an adaptive reuse project of the former Pfizer corporate campus in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey, according to a news release.
The new community will break ground on Nov. 4. Project plans call for 214 units including 118 independent living, 66 assisted living and 30 memory care units. As part of the project, Distinctive Living and project partners will save elements of the former campus to be incorporated into its next iteration, saving the brickwork, copper roofs, colonnades and clocktower at the site.
The campus was originally built in 1979 by architect J. Robert Hillier that spans 480,000 square-feet and a 10-building campus with postmodern design with brick-clad buildings, copper-accented roofs, clocktower, slotted glass windows and landscaped courtyards.
The existing interconnected buildings will create a collection of “intimate residential neighborhoods” showcased by brick archways, enclosed passages and garden paths that connect with common areas and residences. A circular driveway and private entrance with a gatehouse will help support privacy for residents.
Residents will have access to full-services dining, an oversized courtyard, sports bar, bistro bar, wellness facilities, fitness center with a pool, spa and sauna, along with a dog park, walking trail, performing arts center and outdoor tennis and pickleball courts.
