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EPOCH Senior Living Promotes Erica Labb to Director of Team Member Engagement, Culture

by Jeff Shaw

WALTHAM, Mass. — EPOCH Senior Living, a Waltham-based senior living provider, has promoted Erica Labb to the newly created position of director of team member engagement and culture. Labb has worked EPOCH Senior Living for five years, most recently serving as executive director of Bridges by EPOCH at Westford, where she led the 54-resident and 65-team-member memory care assisted living community.  Labb began working in elder care in 1995 as a direct caregiver. Over the last two decades, she’s served in several management roles and positions in communities throughout the …

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DevelopmentIndependent LivingNewsTexas

Forefront Living Plans 193-Unit Bella Vida at La Cantera in San Antonio

by Jeff Shaw

SAN ANTONIO — Forefront Living has unveiled plans for Bella Vida at La Cantera, a 21-acre independent living community in San Antonio. The community is near the Eilan Hotel and Spa and La Cantera Resort and Spa and adjacent to the Crownridge neighborhood.  Once complete, Bella Vida will feature 153 apartment units and 40 villas with attached garages, with a variety of floor plans ranging from 820 to 2,550 square feet. A construction timeline was not released.

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Marquis Starts $25M Renovation Project at Fountain View at Logan Square in Philadelphia

by Jeff Shaw

PHILADELPHIA — Marquis Health Consulting Services has started work on the first phase of a $25 million renovation at Fountain View at Logan Square. The high-rise community is located in Philadelphia’s Center City district. The 24-story Fountain View tower is a familiar fixture in the city’s skyline.  The three-year repositioning follows an ownership change and rebranding at Fountain View, formerly The Watermark. The building at 2 Franklin Town Boulevard spans 420,000 square feet and includes subterranean parking. Designer Michael Lebovics of ML Group is spearheading the transformation of the physical …

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AcquisitionsIllinoisMemory CareNews

Blueprint Arranges $9.3M Receivership Sale of Springs of Vernon Hills in Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

VERNON HILLS, Ill. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $9.3 million sale of Springs of Vernon Hills in Vernon Hills, a northern suburb of Chicago. The standalone memory care community was built in 2015 and features 70 units. The seller was The Long Hill Company, a nationally focused turnaround management firm serving as the court-appointed receiver for the property. After falling to 58 percent occupied in 2021 following Illinois’ strict COVID-19 lockdowns, the community was placed into receivership. Under Long Hill’s management, the community steadily regained census, …

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AcquisitionsAssisted LivingGeorgiaNews

SLIB Negotiates Sale of 77-Unit Community in Buford, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

BUFORD, Ga. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 77-unit assisted living and memory care community in Buford, approximately 35 miles northeast of Atlanta. The community was built in 2012 and totals 51,063 square feet on 2.5 acres of land. The buyer is a Florida-based regional owner-operator that plans to invest in cosmetically updating the community and improve overall performance through continued lease-up and expense efficiencies.  The seller was a private REIT that had purchased this asset as part of a larger portfolio and was …

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Christian Horizons Names Kate Bertram as President, CEO

by Jeff Shaw

ST. LOUIS — Christian Horizons, a St. Louis-based operator, has named Kate Bertram as president and chief executive officer (CEO). Bertram joined Christian Horizons in March 2022 as chief operations officer with 20 years of experience in senior services and older adult living. She has an MBA from Mount Mary University and has been an active participant in the aging services industry including LeadingAge Wisconsin and the National MS Society’s Wisconsin chapter.

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentNew YorkNews

Sunrise Opens 19-Story The Apsley in Manhattan’s Upper West Side

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — Sunrise Senior Living, together with partners Hines and Welltower (NYSE: WELL), has opened The Apsley, a 19-story luxury seniors housing community in Manhattan’s upscale Upper West Side neighborhood. Located at 2330 Broadway between 84th and 85th streets, The Apsley is the second luxury senior living community in Manhattan by Sunrise, Hines and Welltower. Sunrise at East 56th celebrated its first anniversary on the Upper East Side in December 2022. SLCE Architects designed the exterior architecture of The Apsley, which rises 19 stories. The community features 80 …

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AcquisitionsCCRCNewsVirginia

ESI Arranges Sale of Beth Sholom Village in Virginia Beach

by Jeff Shaw

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Beth Sholom Village, a seniors housing community in Virginia Beach. The seller is a mission-based nonprofit group. A Mayland-based owner-operator was selected as the buyer. The price was not disclosed. Beth Sholom Village opened in 1980 with 120 licensed skilled nursing beds. The seniors housing component was added in 2004 and includes 56 assisted living and 18 memory care units. Virginia has an existing certificate of public need to develop new skilled nursing and assisted living communities, …

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Anthem Memory Care Appoints Emily Potempa as Executive Director of Churchill Place in Glen Ellyn, Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

GLEN ELLYN, Ill. — Anthem Memory Care has named Emily Potempa as executive director for Churchill Place, a community in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn. In this capacity, she will oversee all daily care, programming and operations. Potempa previously was executive director with Encore Memory Care in nearby Bolingbrook. She also served as director of resident services for Brookdale Senior Living in Lisle, just five miles away from her new community. Potempa brings over 12 years of senior living experience to this position. She earned a bachelor’s degree in …

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DevelopmentIndustry Voices

Adaptive Reuse Projects Present Massive Untapped Opportunity for Developers

by Jeff Shaw

By James Kraft, Kraft Development The last time I appeared in this section in 2016, I complained in my article Developers Wasting Good Real Estate With Bad Design that same-old buildings were being replaced by same-old buildings with few new communities which I would be interested in moving into as I get closer to retirement. Now, at 66 years old, I will voice those same complaints.  Considering that I have personally been responsible for the “dirt” sitting under more than 12,000 mostly seniors housing units, I hope my voice is finally listened …

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