Aron Will and Avanti Senior Living
Plans for an Avanti Senior Living community in Covington, Louisiana (New Orleans MSA) have been in the works for several years. Now, it is one step closer, with Aron Will of CBRE arranging a $14 million construction loan to fund the project. A regional bank provided the financing, which features a four year, floating rate term and 48 months of interest only. Avanti is developing the project in a joint venture with Iron Point Partners, an investment manager that manages several real estate private equity funds. Designed with the local style in mind, the planned community will resemble a large manor house, featuring 60 assisted living units and 50 memory care units. Adding to its appeal, the... Read More »Avanti continues its growth
A relatively new developer in seniors housing, but founded by owners (Lori Alford and Tim Hekker) with plenty of experience in the industry, Avanti Senior Living is continuing its development pipeline, announcing its next project in Covington, Louisiana. Designed with the local style in mind, the planned community will resemble a large manor house, featuring 60 assisted living units and 50 memory care units. Rents will begin at $3,800 per month and go up based on care levels. At a development cost of $21 million, or 190,900 per unit, the community is on the higher end in terms of cost (the average for AL/MC new construction projects in the Southeast, excluding Florida, is approximately... Read More »RED funds Avanti’s growth
Avanti Senior Living, which is developing five senior living communities in the Southeast (three in Texas and two in Louisiana) turned to RED Capital Partners to help fuel its construction pipeline, receiving a second $13.8 million balance sheet construction loan to build a 90-unit assisted living/memory care community in Flower Mound, Texas. The community will feature 50 units of assisted living and 40 units devoted to memory care, and represents Avanti’s third project to break ground under its joint venture with an affiliate of real estate fund manager, Iron Point Partners. Last December, RED also arranged a $13.5 million balance sheet construction loan for Avanti to construct a 90-unit... Read More »Experienced providers get into the assisted living/memory care development market
Newcomer Avanti Senior Living is set to open its first two senior living communities in 2015, with one in Cypress, Texas and the other in The Woodlands, Texas. These two communities, both in the Houston metro area, are the first to come in Avanti’s development pipeline of seven total properties (so far) in Texas and Louisiana. While other developers out there certainly have more properties coming down the pike than this newcomer (especially in Texas), Avanti still stands out among its competitors. Co-founders Tim Hekker (who is also the CEO) and Lori Alford (COO) combined bring over 50 years of experience in the operating world of senior care and a unique perspective to the development of... Read More »Schedule a demo
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