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Spellman Brady Completes Interior Design for Memory Care Expansion in Shrewsberry, Missouri

by Jeff Shaw

SHREWSBERRY, Mo. — Spellman Brady & Co. has completed the interior design for the addition to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Memory Care on the Cardinal Ritter Senior Service’s Shrewsberry campus. The single-story memory care addition has two wings consisting of 13 private units each. A small-home concept guided the overall design to create a residential home-like, non-institutional setting for residents. Spellman Brady collaborated with Vessel Architecture, which developed the building addition, and BSI Constructors, the general contractor for the project.

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Perkins Eastman Hires Drew Roskos to Senior Living Team

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Design firm Perkins Eastman has hired Drew Roskos as an associate principal in its Chicago studio. With 19 years of experience, Roskos specializes in the design of senior living communities. He has received the American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Fellowship in 2021 and was named Design Champion by Environments for Aging in 2020. Roskos earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in gerontology from Concordia University Chicago.

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Grandbridge Arranges Sale of Three Communities in Florida

by Jeff Shaw

BRADENTON, SANFORD and PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s seniors housing investment sales team has arranged the sale of three assisted living and memory care communities in Florida. A national REIT sold the communities in three separate transactions. The buyers were a national investor based in Florida and two owner-operators with a presence in the region. The prices were not disclosed. The properties include the 112-unit Bradenton Oaks in Bradenton, the 94-unit Renaissance Retirement Center in Sanford, 145-unit FL Bayside Terrace in Pinellas Park. The Renaissance was built …

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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $57.8M Sale of The Alexander Bend Independent Living Community in Bend, Oregon

by Jeff Shaw

BEND, Ore. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Alexander Bend, a 136-unit independent living community in Bend. Opened in late 2019 and representing the city of Bend’s newest independent living offering in over 10 years, The Alexander Bend features 3.1 acres of adjacent land. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Bailey Nygard represented the seller, BPM Real Estate Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Touchmark, which renamed the community Touchmark at Pilot Butte and will operate it alongside Touchmark …

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SVN Senior Housing Negotiates Sale of Assisted Living Portfolio in Iowa

by Jeff Shaw

OSAGE, CHARLES CITY and CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — SVN Senior Housing has arranged the sale of a three-property, 130-unit assisted living portfolio in Iowa. T The properties were located in the communities of Osage, Charles City and Clear Lake and were stabilized at the time of sale. A private investment group sold the assets to an Iowa-based investment group with properties in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Jennifer Espeland and John Klement led the SVN team in the transaction.

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Otterbein SeniorLife Partners with Perennial Advantage of Ohio

by Jeff Shaw

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Otterbein SeniorLife has recently joined Perennial Advantage of Ohio Inc., a Columbus-based operator-owned Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. Otterbein launched the Perennial program in nine of its locations. With this partnership, Perennial Advantage will now operate in 40 senior living communities across Ohio. Perennial Advantage, a member of Perennial Consortium LLC, offers enhanced care for residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and independent living communities by providing on-site care teams of healthcare professionals. These teams will work together with each facility’s existing staff to enhance quality …

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Liberty Senior Living Completes Wellington Bay Community in Florida

by Jeff Shaw

WELLINGTON, Fla. — Liberty Senior Living has completed construction of Wellington Bay, a seniors housing community in the South Florida village of Wellington. The property offers independent living apartments, garden flats and villas, as well as Lisbet Health Center, which offers assisted living and memory care services. The community is located on 40 acres and includes a 65,000-square-foot clubhouse. Although the number of units and development costs were not disclosed, in 2019 SunTrust Bank provided $39 million in construction financing for the project, which at that time was slated to …

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SVN Cornerstone Arranges $10.1M Sale of Whispering Pines Apartments in Spokane, Washington

by Jeff Shaw

SPOKANE, Wash. — SVN Cornerstone has arranged the sale of Whispering Pines Apartments, an age-restricted apartment community in Spokane. The asset traded for $10.1 million. The unassisted seniors housing community offers two- and three-bedroom units with two-car garages and individual backyards. Community amenities include a clubhouse and dog park. Nate Gant and Guy Byrd of SVN Cornerstone represented the undisclosed seller, while Levi Sterley of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.

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JD Solutions Group Hires Kellie Kulick as Vice President of Coaching, Training

by Jeff Shaw

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — JD Solutions Group (JDSG) has hired Kellie Kulick as vice president of coaching and training. Kulick brings more than 20 years of experience in senior living operations and sales to a growing coaching and training sales consultancy. “Kellie knows first-hand what it takes to succeed as an Executive Director and Regional Sales leader in today’s world of senior living sales,” says Jennifer Dixon, the company’s CEO. With sales training and consulting clients across all markets in the United States, JDSG has seen demand from senior living operators …

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Avenue Development Breaks Ground on Viva Bene Active Adult Community in St. Peters, Missouri

by Jeff Shaw

ST. PETERS, Mo. — Avenue Development has broken ground on the first active adult community under its new Viva Bene brand. Located in St. Peters, a western suburb of St. Louis, the 195,000-square-foot campus will feature 161 units. Concurrent with the groundbreaking announcement, Avenue noted that its Viva Bene-branded communities will partner with national primary care provider Sevi Health. The partnership combines Viva Bene’s vision of delivering wellness amenities with Sevi Health’s mission to simplify primary care for residents by helping seniors navigate a complicated healthcare system. “Sevi Health’s leadership …

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