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A Cross College Multi-Disciplinary Course in Senior Housing Design and Development. Susanne Ethridge Cannon Associate Professor of Finance and Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director The Real Estate Center DePaul University. Faculty Members.
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A Cross College Multi-Disciplinary Course in Senior Housing Design and Development Susanne Ethridge Cannon Associate Professor of Finance and Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director The Real Estate Center DePaul University
Faculty Members • Susanne Cannon, Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the Real Estate Center, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois • Thomas Gentry, Assistant Professor, College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois • David Middleton, Associate Professor, School of Visual Communication Design, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Course Details • Three Universities • Three Disciplines • Three Separate Courses • Shared Expertise • Teleconferenced • Web Based discussion and course materials
The Project • One site, 8 teams, 3 disciplines • Senior affordable housing • Urban/Mixed use
Schedule Week 1-3 • Week 1 Introduction to Building Systems and Housing Design; TV lecture from IIT • Week 2 Market Analysis/Demographics, Introduction to UrbanPlan Project; TV lecture from DePaul (Guest Lecturer: Alan Plush, Healthtrust.) • Weekend Kent trip to Chicago, Environmental Design studio visit • Group Meeting 1: UrbanPlan Project Workshop; DePaul University • Architecture visitations • Week 3 Introduction to finance, plus Guest Lecture on Stateway Gardens
Schedule Week 4-7 • Week 4 Client meeting; The Davis Group Presentation on Senior Housing Finance; TV lecture from DePaul University • Week 5 Design Programming; TV lecture from Illinois Institute of Technology • Week 6 Schematic Design; TV lecture from Illinois Institute of Technology • Week 7 Marketing/Finance issues, Guest Lecture Jerry Finis, Pathway Senior Living
Schedule Week 8-10 • Week 8 Branding/Identity; Guest TV lecture from Kent State University • Week 9 Way-finding; TV lecture from Kent State University, Guest Lecturer Kelly Kolar • Weekend Group Meeting 2: Project All Day Workshop; Illinois Institute of Technology • Week 10 Finance review, plus Construction management, Guest Lecturers Jim Keledjian, Pathway Senior Living, and Michael Faron, O’Neill Construction. TV lecture from DePaul
MBA Student Evaluation • Urban Plan
MBA Evaluation (part 2) • Memos (do 5 of 8) • Market Research and Analysis Demographics and trade area issues; Demand analysis; Supply analysis • Developing the Firm’s Strategy Market segmentation ; Branding and identity; The value proposition • Site Selection and Entitlements What makes a good location?; Site acquisition strategies; Zoning and otherpublic policy issues; Building code issues • Financial Feasibility What makes a project feasible?; Operating cost and margins; Revenue and expense per resident; NOI growth and variability; Operating deficit analysis and sensitivity; Capital expenditures; Financial leverage/operating leverage; Regulatory issues: development and operations; Valuation: Discounted cash flow analysis – NPV/IRR
More memos • Senior Housing Design Issues Design Theory and design reality; Design materials; Sustainable design/Life cycle cost; • Way-finding • Project Financing Equity Sources: private, venture capital/opportunity funds, public; Deal Structure; Debt Sources; Construction and Permanent Financing; Underwriting and credit risk issues; Role of bridge and mezzanine loans • Construction Process Types of construction agreements, alignment
Project Deliverables • Market analysis and demographics • Site selection • Zoning and other public policy constraints • Financial feasibility • Capital sources • Architectural design • Construction process • Marketing and branding • Wayfinding
Professional Engagement • Guest speakers • Juried Competition
Presentations • Template • Boards • Video