WINTER PARK, Fla. — FK Architecture, a Fugleberg Koch Company, has added Youssef Afifi and Razan Almousa to its Winter Park-based team. Afifi is an Egyptian native who spent eight years honing his design and architectural approach in Cairo before coming to the United States in 2015. Since moving to the United States, Afifi has designed convenience stores, fast-food restaurants, upscale restaurants and luxury houses. He has a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from the University of Al-Azhar in Cairo, and is approved by the National Council of Architectural Registration …
DALLAS — Lifespace Communities has hired Mike Roach as the company’s chief strategy officer. Roach will play a role in the development, oversight and implementation of strategic planning throughout the Lifespace organization and markets. He will assist in identifying, assessing, developing and managing strategies to expand Lifespace’s capabilities to improve competitiveness and business performance. This work will include product innovation, market expansion, capability-building, partnership creation, mergers, acquisitions and diversification. Most recently, Roach served as vice president of corporate strategy and planning for 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., where he developed an enterprise strategy …
ORLANDO, Fla. — ZOM Living, an Orlando-based multifamily developer, has hired Stephen Ordway as senior vice president of the company’s growing seniors housing division. In his role, Ordway will spearhead ZOM Senior Living’s nationwide growth strategy and pursue opportunities to partner with operators and develop communities that cater to today’s more active and independent senior resident profile. Ordway brings over 17 years of commercial and hospitality real estate experience to ZOM Living, with the last 10 years dedicated to seniors housing. Based in ZOM Living’s Orlando headquarters, Ordway will seek …
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has appointed Careina Williams to its board of directors, replacing the retiring Allen Barbieri, who served for six years on the board. Williams has an extensive background in analyzing, underwriting, financing, acquiring and managing commercial real estate across multiple asset classes. She is a principal and advisory board member at Sundance Bay, a real estate private equity firm that specializes in multifamily investing, net lease investing and real estate debt lending nationwide. Williams previously served as chief operating officer of Zero …
DALLAS — Three, an architecture firm based in Dallas that works in the seniors housing space, has announced it is expanding into interior design, and has hired Sarah Bay as director to lead the charge. A registered interior designer with experience in hospitality, corporate and restaurant projects, Bay brings knowledge of space planning; building and code requirements; finish and furnishing selection and procurement; and coordination with project teams and stakeholder groups. Bay holds a bachelor’s degree in interior design from the University of Texas and an MBA from Colorado Technical …
CHICAGO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a Chicago-based brokerage firm, has promoted co-founders Ben Firestone and Jacob Gehl to chief executive officer and chief vision officer, respectively. Additionally, longtime team members Ryan Chase, Michael Segal and Steve Thomes are now partners and executive managing directors. Firestone will continue to focus efforts on leading the firm’s management team and perfecting Blueprint’s service offering to continue its mission of delivering optimal solutions. In the role of chief vision officer, Gehl is primarily tasked with developing and executing the firm’s long-term growth …
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Anthem Memory Care, an owner-operator based in Lake Oswego, has appointed Sheila Carwile as vice president of operations for Region 2. In this position, she is responsible for the overall management and performance of nine memory care communities in Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington and Utah. Carwile previously was regional operations consultant with 12 Oaks Senior Living in Dallas, where she revised and implemented the memory care programing throughout Texas and Oklahoma. She also served as regional director of operations with Civitas Senior Living in Fort Worth. …
CHICAGO — Green Courte Partners LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm that includes seniors housing has promoted eight of its team members. The company promoted Jon Pollan to managing director of acquisitions and Josh Reichert to managing director of portfolio management. Pollan joined Green Courte in 2013 as an associate focusing on acquisitions and asset management. He was promoted to senior associate in 2015 and vice president in 2018. As a managing director, Pollan will be responsible for sourcing and leading new acquisitions for Green Courte’s near-airport parking company, The …
CHICAGO — Vi, a Chicago-based developer, owner and operator of 10 luxury senior living communities across the U.S., announced that Randy Richardson will retire as president effective May 31. Richardson will remain in an advisory role through the end of the year, and current CFO Gary Smith will succeed him as president. Smith, Vi’s most tenured executive management team member, has served as CFO for more than 20 years. Prior to joining Vi, Smith served as vice president of finance for an affiliate of JMB Realty Corp., where he was …
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — SantaFe Senior Living, a Gainesville-based operator of three senior living communities in North Central and South Florida, has appointed Ron Jennette as its new president and chief operating officer. Jennette will oversee The Village at Gainesville, The Terraces at Bonita Springs and East Ridge at Cutler Bay. The organization is part of the larger SantaFe HealthCare organization. He will report to Larry Schreiber, president and CEO for all affiliated businesses of SantaFe HealthCare. Jennette has been in the senior living industry since 1994, both as a CFO …