Updates include residences, dining, wellness and common spaces
Amenities: fitness center, indoor pool, spa, walking paths, courts
Culinary focus on restaurant-style dining and social experiences
Renovations are slated to begin this spring at The Sinclair at Port Washington, where plans were confirmed Wednesday for a $50 million redesign of the rental independent living community. The project, led by Pennsylvania-based architectural firm Meyer Design, includes updates to residences, dining venues, wellness amenities and common spaces.
“The redesign is about much more than updating spaces,” Roger Bernier, CEO of Chelsea Senior Living, the operator of The Sinclair, said in a news release about the renovations.
“Our vision is to create an environment that energizes residents and supports how they want to live,” he added. “Thoughtful design, paired with exceptional service, dining, wellness and hospitality, allows us to deliver a level of care, attention and service residents have come to expect.”
The Sinclair is owned by Chicago-based Focus Health Partners, which purchased the senior community in May.
Located on a gated campus adjacent to the Harbor Links Golf Course, near North Hempstead Beach Park, the community does not require entrance fees or long-term contracts. Services include utilities, housekeeping, apartment maintenance, dining, scheduled activities, wellness and fitness programming, valet services and 24-hour concierge support.
The new design draws inspiration from the character and landscape of Long Island’s North Shore. Interiors are light-filled, and common spaces support gathering and relaxation for residents.
Reimagined areas include a lobby and reception, lobby lounge and bar, card and game rooms, and a wine cellar with a speakeasy-style setting. Throughout the community, the design emphasizes functionality and comfort.
Meals are a central component of daily life at The Sinclair and a key focus of the redesign, aligning with broader trends in hospitality-oriented dining in senior living. The culinary program emphasizes restaurant-style experiences, varied menus and social dining so that people can linger, enjoy seasonal dishes made with high-quality ingredients, and build community.
This includes an array of dining venues that are designed to provide the feel of local restaurants and boutique hotels. A steakhouse-style dining room, for example, features premium cuts and seafood. There are an all-day bistro and café for casual dining, and a New York-style deli venue for convenience in addition to the wine cellar designed for tastings and intimate gatherings.
To support physical activity and overall health, amenities include a fitness and wellness center, indoor swimming pool and spa services. Outdoor features include landscaped walking paths, pickleball and bocce courts, fireside gardens and designated gathering areas.
Previously, the community was known as The Amsterdam at Harborside, whose apartment life-care community had run into financial trouble. Focus Healthcare Partners now operates The Sinclair as a rental independent living community.
The Sinclair takes its name from Nobel Prize-winning author Sinclair Lewis, who lived in Port Washington in the early 1900s.
Founded 35 years ago, Fanwood, N.J.-based Chelsea Senior Living operates 11 senior communities in New York and New Jersey, including two in Plainview, and other Long Island facilities in Rockville Centre and Yaphank.
Across all types of senior-specific housing, occupancy increased 2.2% to 89.1% in 2025, with almost 635,000 occupied units. Active-adult occupancy, meanwhile, nearly hit 92%; independent living occupancy surpassed 90% and assisted living occupancy was nearly 88%.
Occupancy growth was even steeper in primary markets, with occupancy increasing by almost 20,000 units or just over 3%.
At the same time, inventory growth stalled, with less than 1,900 units added to the market during the fourth quarter, an increase of just 0.6% from the third quarter.
“With the first baby boomers turning 80 in 2026, we anticipate that the demand for housing and services will continue to grow,” Lisa McCracken, head of research and analytics for NIC, said in a press release. “The rising occupancies and low inventory growth is going to lead to some real-life challenges for older adults and their families in certain markets.”
Middle-income seniors stand to be affected most by projected shortages — those who don’t qualify for subsidized housing but can’t afford new construction.
That’s why there’s a growing need for “middle-market” housing, NIC said — especially in markets that are nearly full, like Boston, which has 93.1% senior housing occupancy. Senior housing markets across the country are filling quickly, though. In fact, only five major markets in the United States had occupancy rates below 87%, with the lowest in Miami (85.4%), Atlanta (85.5%) and San Jose (86.1%).
“The reality is, if there are limited options available, others may step in to provide alternatives if the senior housing supply is constrained,” said McCracken.
Town of Brookhaven approved a $32M, age-restricted rental development
Project will deliver 64 units on a 12.8-acre site in East Patchogue
Amenities include a clubhouse, pool, bocce and pickleball courts
Ten percent of units will be affordable, including homes for people with disabilities
A plan to build a 55-and-over rental community in East Patchogue got a greenlight from the Town of Brookhaven last week.
The $32 million project from Farmingville-based Kelly Builders and Development Group will bring 64 age-restricted units to a 12.8-acre parcel just south of Sunrise Highway and west of Hewlett Avenue.
Elevation images of the apartments planned for East Patchogue. / Courtesy of bld Architecture
The plan includes 40 ranch-style, 1,300-square-foot homes, each with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a one-car garage, as well as 24 flats measuring about 1,200 square feet, each with two-bedroom and two bathrooms.
Amenities at the development will feature a 2,200-square-foot clubhouse with a pool, and bocce and pickleball courts. About a third of the property will be preserved as open space and there will be an onsite wastewater facility constructed.
Ten percent affordable and half of those will be reserved for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The development is designed by Patchogue-based bld Architecture, and the project team also includes Huntington-based R&M Engineering and Nelson & Pope. Attorneys Alison LaPointe and Tim Shea from the Certilman Balin law firm represented the developer in securing the change of zone and site-plan approval from the town.
“We are very excited to provide the town much needed housing for people 55 and older,” developer Mike Kelly told LIBN. “Our community will provide housing enabling our seniors to remain in their communities and live a maintenance-free lifestyle close to their families and friends, churches, synagogues, doctors etc. Through dialogue at the hearing, we listened to neighbors and Supervisor Panico and Councilman Foley and we will be providing about a third of the site as preserved open space further protecting the wetlands and providing a permanent buffer for adjoining neighbors.”
Kelly said he hopes to start construction on the project this coming spring and the development is expected take about 18 months to complete.
Kelly is also hoping to get site-plan approval next month from the Village of Patchogue for another multifamily development. The $20 million project would bring 30 apartments to a 2.7-acre property on the Patchogue River. The development site, off West Avenue and Mulford Street, was a former oil storage facility.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 17, 2025 (Newswire.com)
– Sinceri Senior Living today announced a series of promotions of key executives to further align its team with the company’s operational growth, ambitious vision, and unwavering commitment to exceptional senior living care.
“These promotions ensure our leadership structure accurately represents the dynamic contributions of our team,” said Chris Belford, Chief Executive Officer at Sinceri Senior Living. “As we continue to enhance our operations and expand our impact, these updated titles provide clarity on the expertise and leadership our executives bring to the organization.”
The following executives’ promotions reflect their enhanced operational responsibilities:
Micah Gerber – Formerly Chief Investment Officer, now President of Finance and Investments, Director
April Young – Formerly Chief Operating Officer, now President of Operations
Angie Fleenor – Formerly EVP of Risk & Clinical Operations, now Chief Clinical Officer
Jamie Killpack – Formerly Chief Accounting Officer, now Executive Vice President of Finance & Accounting
Pauline Gillespie – Formerly Senior VP of Financial Planning, now Executive Vice President of Business Intelligence
Ben Exstrom – Formerly Vice President of Information Technology, now Senior Vice President of Information Technology
Rachel Rudiger – Formerly Vice President of Environmental Operations, now Senior Vice President of Facility Management
Tiffany Akin – Formerly Vice President of Human Resource & Team Member Experience, now Senior Vice President of Human Resource & Team Member Experience
Sinceri Senior Living remains dedicated to fostering a culture of strong leadership, seamless collaboration, and forward-thinking progress. The company is enthusiastic about the future and believes these leaders will be instrumental in driving continued success, fostering innovation, and further enriching the lives of the individuals they serve.
Sinceri Senior Living is a leading senior living management company that oversees services in 76 communities across 22 states, catering to approximately 5,330 seniors nationwide. Offering a continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, and memory care, Sinceri Senior Living has earned a stellar reputation for expertly managing senior living properties with personalized care and exceptional programming for residents and their families.
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., March 6, 2025 (Newswire.com)
– Discovery Senior Living (Discovery or the Company), the leading senior living operator, is pleased to announce it has appointed Diana Ferrante Thies to the newly created role of Executive Vice President of Brand Management and Corporate Communications. This strategic appointment comes as the Company experiences unprecedented growth and prepares for the next phase of its evolution as the leader in senior living.
Since joining Discovery in 2002, Diana has played a pivotal role in shaping the Company’s sales, marketing and brand strategy, contributing largely to establishing Discovery’s industry leadership position. Over the course of her 23-year-career with Discovery, she has held a number of positions including SVP of Sales and Marketing and SVP of Marketing and Product Development. Diana was instrumental in establishing the Company’s internal sales platform and in developing cutting-edge lead generation, lead conversion and sales and marketing programs; directly contributing to significant growth in occupancy, demand, and overall Company revenue. Under her leadership, she developed and built a comprehensive in-house creative advertising and digital marketing agency resulting in a new incremental revenue stream for Discovery, while also adding significant value to capital partners by lowering their costs and increasing efficiencies. This initiative not only optimized operations but also helped Discovery stay ahead of industry trends, ensuring higher profitability and long-term success.
A pioneer in senior living innovation, Diana was the visionary behind the Choreograph brand development, a destination-style 55+ living concept that redefined active adult communities. Her ability to blend resort and hospitality-inspired experiences with active adult living, created a highly sought-after lifestyle brand, setting a new benchmark for experiential 55+ living. In addition to Choreograph, Diana’s deep industry knowledge has been instrumental in developing Discovery’s suite of signature brands, which continue to deliver exceptional experiences for seniors nationwide.
“Diana has been a cornerstone of Discovery’s success,” said Richard Hutchinson, CEO, Discovery Senior Living. “Her vision, leadership, and strategic insight have helped propel Discovery to the forefront of the industry. She not only built and scaled our marketing function; a critical component of our differentiated proprietary platform but also spearheaded some of the most successful brand and community developments in senior housing.”
In her newly created role, Diana will continue to oversee an expanded corporate communications group, strengthening Discovery’s relationships with key stakeholders, media, and partners, while also leading internal communications for the company’s 17,000+ team members. Her continued focus will be on the strategic management and evolution of Discovery’s existing brands, ensuring they remain at the forefront of innovation, quality, and resident satisfaction.
Richard Hutchinson continued, “As we continue to evolve as leaders, I could not have a better-suited person for this important new role. Diana’s creativity, institutional knowledge and track record of exceptional execution will be instrumental in expanding our brand portfolio and delivering the next generation of senior living experiences and services.”
A New Vision, Elevated Experiences, Transforming Lives
Looking ahead, Diana is leading the development of a highly anticipated new, distinguished senior living brand. This upcoming concept will cater to the growing demand for elevated personalized and next-level senior living experiences, further reinforcing Discovery’s position as the industry’s most innovative operator.
With Diana’s vision, Discovery will disrupt traditional models by focusing on delivering five-star-plus hospitality and programs, world-class amenities, and unparalleled resident engagement. Under Diana’s leadership, Discovery will once again set a new gold standard in senior housing, elevating it to a true luxury lifestyle experience. Experiences will be defined by meticulously curating every detail, from fine dining to resident services, holistic health and wellness offerings, and bespoke concierge services.
This vision goes beyond high-end living. Diana is developing a scalable, standardized framework that ensures consistency, quality, and efficiency across all tiers of senior housing programs, from luxury to more affordable offerings.
At the core of this transformation is the development of different comprehensive brand guidelines that integrate sales, marketing, and operations; from corporate strategy to in-community execution. This ensures every community, regardless of price point or demographic, delivers consistent experiences to residents, while incorporating local cultural influences for authenticity.
With approximately 36,000 units under management nationwide, Diana’s expertise will continue to shape the Company’s growth trajectory, ensuring cutting-edge, lifestyle-driven communities that meet the evolving needs of today’s seniors.
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About Discovery Senior Living Discovery Senior Living is the largest privately held operator in U.S. with a growing portfolio of nearly 36,000 units across 350 communities and nearly 40 states. The company and its 17,000-plus employees is a recognized industry leader for performance, innovation and customized lifestyle experiences. Discovery’s family of companies includes Discovery Management Group, Integral Senior Living, Provincial Senior Living, Morada Senior Living, TerraBella Senior Living, LakeHouse Senior Living, Arvum Senior Living, Discovery Development Group, Discovery Design Concepts, STAT Marketing, and Discovery At Home. Led by its award-winning management team, Discovery has been developing, building, marketing, and managing diverse senior-living communities across the United States for three decades. Discovery Senior Living was once again named and certified a Great Place To Work May 2024 – May 2025.
The rapidly growing online senior care database now offers faster and more personalized results to seniors and caregivers looking for a wide range of senior care communities and services
STERLING, Va., December 19, 2024 (Newswire.com)
– SeniorLivingGuide.com, a premier online resource providing healthcare professionals, seniors, and caregivers with well-researched, reliable information on nationwide senior housing options and services, is excited to announce the launch of its new homepage, featuring improved search tools for faster and more personalized results. Key features include a new type of search functionality that allows users to find senior living options and services based on their location.
Visitors to the updated SeniorLivingGuide.com website will enjoy a more intuitive interface, faster search capabilities, and smarter search filters for getting more personalized results in their local area. Detailed senior housing and services listings can be found in popular cities throughout the country and cover categories such as independent living apartments for active adults, retirement and assisted living communities, nursing and rehabilitation centers, adult day care services, and memory care communities.
Improvements to the SeniorLivingGuide.com search experience are designed to simplify the process of finding housing options, home care, and services catering to the needs of seniors, as well as increase access to high-quality information on senior housing options, long-term care, healthcare, and senior services. Unique benefits of the newly launched homepage include:
Interactive Map Integration: Visitors to SeniorLivingGuide.com can now view senior housing locations on an interactive map, making it easier to visualize proximity to family, healthcare facilities, and other essential services.
Quick Contact Options: It’s important for families to speak directly with communities and services as part as part of their research. SeniorLivingGuide.com now provides simplified contact forms and direct links to community websites so users can connect with housing and service providers instantly and without the need for additional research.
The senior population in the United States is growing at 5x the rate of the general population, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau data. SeniorLivingGuide.com’s new search functions are intended to meet the urgent need for easier, faster results when it comes to finding local senior housing options at various levels of care, and are optimized to address the unique challenges of today’s seniors and their families.
As the fastest-growing online senior housing resource, the goal of SeniorLivingGuide.com is to simplify the overall process of finding and connecting with senior care options. Visitors can find additional resources in SeniorLivingGuide.com’s Magazines and Directories published in over 15 states.SeniorLivingGuide.com also offers free podcasts and articles on navigating care for seniors via its website.
Interested readers are invited to visit www.seniorlivingguide.com to learn more about the enhanced homepage and search features.
About SeniorLivingGuide.com
SeniorLivingGuide.com is an invaluable online senior housing and services resource that provides in-depth information on top memory care centers, nursing and rehab facilities, independent living communities, and more across the U.S. Users can quickly browse senior living options by care level and location and access an extensive database of resources for patients and caregivers. Additional publications include SeniorLivingGuide.com Magazines and Healthcare Referral Directories.
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Catholic Charities’ All Saints Senior Housing at 2595 S. Federal Blvd. Oct. 25, 2025.
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A new 63-unit senior housing project just opened in the Harvey Park neighborhood at 2595 S. Federal Blvd.
It’s the latest example of a movement that is sometimes called “Yes In God’s Backyard,” which has affordable housing developers partnering with local churches. The goal is to meet housing demand, and often provide some revenue for the churches, by building on parking lots and other church-owned land.
In this case, the land was near the Church of All Saints — hence the apartments’ name, “All Saints.”
The building includes income-restricted studio and one-bedroom apartments for people over 62 years old making between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income, currently $27,400 and $54,780 for an individual.
Catholic Charities’ All Saints Senior Housing at 2595 S. Federal Blvd. Oct. 25, 2025.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
It’s a project of Catholic Charities Housing, the charitable branch of the Archdiocese of Denver. The group operates nearly 2,000 units of affordable housing in Colorado and Wyoming.
All Saints was built on land owned by the Archdiocese. The city’s Department of Housing Stability provided nearly $2.5 million in financing. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and the Colorado Division of Housing also contributed.
How much with this affordable housing development help?
Denver Housing Authority leadership has said the city needs up to 60,000 more units of income-restricted housing. The city is currently financing 1,671 units at 23 sites that are under construction. Another 754 are in the planning stage.
The new build includes community gathering spaces, rooms where residents can access mental health care, bike storage and nearby public transit.
“Affordable housing for our growing number of seniors is a crucial need in southwest Denver,” said City Councilmember Kevin Flynn, in a statement. “There is no more fitting location for it than here on Federal Boulevard, on a long-vacant piece of holy ground that seems it’s just been waiting for this purpose.”
A number of House Republicans are in talks to block Rep. Jim Jordan’s path to the speakership as the Ohio Republican tries to force a floor vote on Tuesday, according to multiple GOP sources.
One senior Republican House member who is part of the opposition to Jordan told CNN that there he believes there are roughly 40 “no” votes, and that he has personally spoken to 20 members who are willing to go to the floor and block Jordan’s path if the Ohio Republican forces a roll-call vote on Tuesday.
“The approximately 20 I’ve talked to know we must be prepared,” the member said. “We cannot let the small group dictate to the whole group. They want a minority of the majority to dictate and as a red-blooded American I refuse to be a victim.”
But another GOP source familiar with the matter says that Jordan has had positive conversations with members and believes by Tuesday evening he will be elected speaker of the House. The source said it was “likely” the vote would still happen on Tuesday and that Jordan may decide to go to multiple ballots on the floor if necessary.
Republicans are expected to meet behind closed doors Monday evening.
Yet there is still sizable opposition to Jordan. The GOP member says there are some Republicans who are critics of Jordan and not willing to back him – and there are others angry at the hardliners who took out Kevin McCarthy and sunk Majority Leader Steve Scalise and don’t want to reward those moves by electing Jordan, who is their preferred candidate.
“I know of many hard nos. …We can’t reward this behavior,” the GOP lawmaker said. “We can’t let a small group be dictators.”
The Republican conference nominated Jordan as speaker last week after Scalise dropped his bid for the role. Scalise had initially been selected by the conference as its nominee – after he defeated Jordan 113-99 in the conference’s first speaker vote – but more than a dozen Republicans said they would not vote for Scalise, forcing him to withdraw.
Now Jordan is facing the same problem from Republicans angry at McCarthy’s ouster and a small faction of the conference refusing to get behind Scalise after he won the first vote. After Jordan’s nomination, he held a second, secret vote in the conference on whether Republicans would support him on the floor. Fifty-five Republicans voted no.
To be elected speaker, a nominee must win the majority of the full House, which is currently 217 votes due to two vacancies. That means Jordan or any other Republican nominee can only afford to lose four GOP votes on the floor if every Democrat votes for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Some of Jordan’s allies have pushed for votes on the floor in order to try to call out the holdouts who aren’t behind the Ohio Republican. But Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas railed against his House GOP colleagues who plan on rallying support for Jordan’s speakership through a public pressure campaign, calling it “the dumbest thing you can do.”
“That is the dumbest way to support Jordan,” Crenshaw told Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday. “As someone who wants Jim Jordan, the dumbest thing you can do is to continue pissing off those people and entrench them.”
A driver plowed into a group outside ashelter that had been housing migrants in a Texas border town on Sunday, leaving seven people dead – including several immigrants – and others injured, authorities say.
Authorities in Brownsville, Texas say they got a call around 8:30 am CT about a Land Rover that hit multiple people who were waiting at a bus stop across the street from the Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, a non-profit homelessshelter that has been helping house migrants.
The crash left seven dead and others injured, Martin Sandoval, a Brownsville police spokesperson, told CNN. Sandoval added that several migrants were among the dead and Border Patrol was working to confirm the identities of the victims. It’s unclear whether the crash was intentional.
CNN interviewed migrants staying at the center in December. At the time, the center’s director told CNN that migrants from all over the world were beginning to stay at the shelter and they were seeing an uptick in stays. The shelter is equipped to house and feed 200 people, according to its website.
Witnesses at the scene detained the driver until officers arrived, Sandoval said during a Sunday news conference. He said the driver of the vehicle received medical care and has been arrested on a reckless driving charge. “More than likely” there will be other charges added, Sandoval said.
Police have not released the name of the driver, but say it was a Hispanic man, Sandovaltold CNN. Brownsville police are investigating with the help of Border Patrol, he added.
Sandoval said authorities are still investigating whether the crash was intentional or accidental. He said witnesses described seeing the driver ignore a red light, drive up on a curb and run over a group of people waiting at the bus stop. Police are checking the driver’s toxicology, Sandoval added.
The shelter has been housing immigrants while they wait for more permanent housing, he said.
Brownsville, Texas is located on the southern tip of Texas, just across the Rio Grande River. The town’s population is nearly 95% Hispanic or Latino, according to the 2022 census.
The crash happened just days before a Trump-era immigration restriction dubbed Title 42 is set to expire. The pandemic-era policy allowed immigration agents to swiftly return migrants to their home countries. Officials have predicted a rise in immigration in coming weeks when the restrictions are lifted Thursday.
Victor Maldonado, the director of the Ozanam Center, told CNN that about 20 to 25 migrants were sitting on the curb waiting for a bus across the street from the shelter. He said surveillance video captured the deadly wreck with footage showing a vehicle driving very quickly, crashing about 30 feet from where the migrants were sitting and then losing control.
Police took Maldonado’s copy of the surveillance video, he said.
The migrants were from Venezuela and had arrived at the shelter about two or three days ago, Maldonado said.
Maldonado said after the crash, he and a staff member at the shelter ran outside to find a very graphic scene, with body parts spread across the area.
“I’ve got a staff [member] who is in shock,” Maldonado said, adding that he, too, was in shock.
A Pennsylvania woman who disappeared more than 30 years ago and was believed to be dead by her family was recently found living in a nursing home in Puerto Rico, her family and police said at a news conference Thursday.
Patricia Kopta, 83, was last seen in Pittsburgh in the summer of 1992, according to a missing person flier posted by the Pennsylvania Emergency Response Center.
Her husband, Bob Kopta, reported her missing a few months later in the fall. At the time, he advised authorities that it wasn’t uncommon for his wife to “drop out of sight for short periods,” according to the flier.
“I come home one night and she’s gone, and nobody knew where she was at,” Kopta said at the news conference with Ross Township Police.
Police said they were first informed about the discovery of the missing woman when an agent from the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and a social worker from Puerto Rico contacted them last year saying that they believed Patricia was living in an adult care home in Puerto Rico.
“What they reported to us was that she came into their care in 1999, when she was found in need in the streets of Puerto Rico,” Ross Township Deputy Chief Brian Kohlhepp said.
INTERPOL and the social worker said Patricia was found wandering the streets and through the years she had “refused to ever discuss her private life or where she came from,” Kohlhepp said.
In her advanced age, Patricia started revealing nuggets that would eventually spur those around her to contact Ross police, Kohlhepp said.
When she was in Pittsburgh, Patricia was a “well-known street preacher,” according to the missing person flier. She would approach strangers, telling them she had visions of the Virgin Mary and that the world was coming to an end, the flier said.
Police said her disappearance wasn’t overtly suspicious because they “knew she had a mental health history and she had made statements to other family individuals that she was leaving, that she was concerned that she was going to be placed into a care facility here,” Kohlhepp said. Kohlhepp said police knew she had likely left of her own volition.
Her husband said that his wife had talked about wanting to go to Puerto Rico to live in a tropical environment.
“I even advertised in the paper down in Puerto Rico looking for her,” Kopta said at the news conference, adding that he spent a lot of money over the years searching for her.
Patricia and Bob were married for 20 years before she went missing, Kohlhepp told CNN. He added that Patricia had no known family or connections in Puerto Rico.
Police determined the woman was in fact Patricia through a nine-month-long process in which they compared DNA samples provided by her sister, Gloria Smith, and her nephew.
“We really thought she was dead all those years,” Smith said at the news conference.
Even before DNA testing was completed, the family knew it was Patricia as soon as they saw her photo, Kohlhepp said.
Smith said that she has called the adult care home in Puerto Rico several times but has been unable to hold a conversation with her sister because she has dementia.
“We didn’t expect it. It was a very big shock to see – to know that she’s still alive,” her sister said. “You know, we’re so happy and I hope I can get down to see her.”
CNN has not been able to directly contact the woman’s family.
State, county and local officials joined developers and community leaders Thursday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at an affordable senior housing complex in Wyandanch.
11-Park Drive Wyandanch / Photo by David Winzelberg
The building at 11 Park Drive is the fourth building in the Wyandanch Village development, bringing 94 rental apartments for people aged 62 and over.
The $40 million project was developed by a partnership of Garden City-based Albanese Organization and the nonprofit Selfhelp Realty Group, an affiliate of Manhattan-based Selfhelp Community Services.
Leasing for the new development began this spring and the building is now 90 percent occupied with residents who earn between 30 percent and 70 percent of the area median income.
“We’re proud to celebrate the opening of our fourth building in Wyandanch in an outstanding public/private partnership with New York State and the nonprofit Selfhelp,” said Russell Albanese, chairman of The Albanese Organization.
The building was designed by Salvatore Coco of Melville-based BHC Architects and the engineering for the development was provided by Woodbury-based Cameron Engineering.
The new building is part of the Wyandanch Rising initiative that began two decades ago.
“It’s a great project,” said John Cameron, founder and managing partner of Cameron Engineering. “The Albanese Organization have set themselves apart by seeing this all the way through.”
Babylon Supervisor Richard Schaffer said the new building is the “next piece” of what the community set out to do in 2001.
“They found out what they wanted in a vision plan which is now 20 years old,” Schaffer said. “It’s beautiful to see the faces of the seniors who are here.”
Amenities at the new transit-oriented development, located just steps away from the Wyandanch Long Island Rail Road station, include a fitness center, lounge, courtyard and a community garden.
And there’s more to come. Albanese said the company is hoping to break ground before the end of the year on the fifth building at Wyandanch Village, a 213-unit, non-age-restricted affordable apartment complex at the corner of Straight Path and Long Island Avenue.
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Hurricane Ian is poised to make landfall in southwest Florida on Wednesday and is already bringing a catastrophic trifecta of high winds, heavy rain and historic storm surge to the state.
Ian is a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 155 mph,and its center was located about 35 miles west-southwestof Fort Myers as of 1 p.m. ET, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is moving at about 9 mph and is expected to make landfall, perhaps north of Fort Myers near the Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda areas, this afternoon, the center said.
Much of west-central Florida and places inland face disaster: “Historic” storm surge up to 18 feet is possible and could swallow coastal homes; rain could cause flooding across much of the state; and crushing winds could flatten homes and stop electricity service for days or weeks.
“This is a wind storm and a surge storm and a flood storm, all in one,” CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said. “And this is going to spread itself out across the entire state. Everybody is going to see something from this.”
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Sailboats anchored in Roberts Bay are blown around in Venice, Florida, on Wednesday.
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Utility trucks are staged in a rural lot Wednesday in The Villages, a Florida retirement community.
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Highways in Tampa, Florida, are empty Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Ian making landfall. Several coastal counties in western Florida were under mandatory evacuations.
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An airplane is overturned in Pembroke Pines, Florida, on Wednesday.
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People play dominoes by flashlight during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on Wednesday. Crews in Cuba have been working to restore power for millions after the storm battered the western region with high winds and dangerous storm surge, causing an islandwide blackout.
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Workers board up windows on the University of Tampa campus on Tuesday, September 27.
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Traffic builds along Interstate 4 in Tampa on Tuesday.
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A man carries his children through rain and debris in Pinar del Rio on Tuesday.
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People drive through debris in Pinar del Rio on Tuesday.
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Frederic and Mary Herodet board up their Gulf Bistro restaurant in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on Tuesday.
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People stand outside a flooded warehouse in Batabano on Tuesday.
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NASA’s Artemis I rocket rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday. The launch of the rocket was postponed due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Ian.
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Hurricane Ian is seen from the International Space Station on Monday, September 26.
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A Cuban family transports personal belongings to a safe place in the Fanguito neighborhood of Havana on Monday.
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Local residents fill sandbags in Tampa on Monday to help protect their homes from flooding.
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A family carries a dog to a safe place in Batabano on Monday.
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People wait in lines to fuel their vehicles at a Costco store in Orlando on Monday.
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Ryan Copenhaver, manager of Siesta T’s in Sarasota, Florida, installs hurricane panels over the store’s windows on Monday.
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A woman takes photos while waves crash against a seawall in George Town, Grand Cayman, on Monday.
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A man helps pull small boats out of Cuba’s Havana Bay on Monday.
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Shelves are empty in a supermarket’s water aisle in Kissimmee, Florida, on Monday.
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Cathie Perkins, emergency management director in Pinellas County, Florida, references a map on Monday that indicates where storm surges would impact the county. During a news conference, she urged anyone living in those areas to evacuate.
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This satellite image, taken Monday at 1 p.m. ET, shows Hurricane Ian near Cuba.
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Sarah Peterson fills sandbags in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Saturday, September 24.
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Besnik Bushati fills gas containers at a gas station in Naples, Florida, on Saturday. The station had only premium gas that morning.
Fort Myers Beach was already feeling the brunt of the storm’s powerful eyewall just after noon Wednesday. Frank Loni, an architect from California staying in the community, posted video from a building’s balcony of some of the flooding on the streets below.
“The storm surge is very significant. We’re seeing cars and boats float down the street. We’re seeing trees nearly bent in half,” Loni said. “There’s quite a bit of chaos on the streets.”
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for flood-prone areas on the coast, and the National Weather Service warned those who stayed behind to move to upper floors in case of rising water levels.
“This is a powerful storm that should be treated like you would treat” a tornado approaching your home, Gov. Ron DeSantis said around 8 a.m.
Images showed extensive flooding in coastal neighborhoods in Naples, where officials asked residents to shelter in place until further notice.
In some areas, such as Charlotte County, Florida, 911 response teams have stopped emergency service due to the high winds and dangerous conditions. Sarasota Mayor Eric Arroyo said on CNN’s “At This Hour” that police officers were being taken off the streets due to the wind speeds and hazardous conditions.
“It is too late to evacuate at this point,” Arroyo said.
About 480,000 Florida utility customers already were without power as of 2 p.m., according to PowerOutage.us.
Ian poses several major dangers:
• Storm surge: Some 12 to 18 feet of seawater pushed onto land is forecast Wednesday for the coastal Fort Myers area, from Englewood to Bonita Beach, forecasters said. Only slightly less is forecast for a stretch from Bonita Beach down tonear the Everglades (8 to 12 feet), and from near Bradenton to Englewood (6 to 10 feet), forecasters said.
Lower – but still life-threatening – surge is possible elsewhere, including north of Tampa and along Florida’s northeast coast near Jacksonville.
• Winds: Southwest Florida is facing “catastrophic wind damage.” Winds near the core of Hurricane Ian could exceed 150 mph, with gusts up to 190 mph, the hurricane center said. Multiple locations, including Sanibel Island, already have recorded wind gusts above 100 mph.
Ian is expected to retain hurricane strength for some time as it crosses the peninsula, with hurricane warnings issued for not only southwest Florida but also much of central Florida from coast to coast.
• Flooding rain: Because the storm is expected to slow down, 12 to 24 inches of rain could fall in central and northeastern Florida – including Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville. That makes for a top-of-scale risk for flooding rainfall across this area.
Prior to nearing Florida, Hurricane Ian pummeled Cuba on Tuesday, leaving at least two dead and an islandwide blackout.
Since then, residents of Florida’s vulnerable Gulf Coast have been boarding up and leaving in droves on congested highways. More than 2.5 million people were advised to flee, including 1.75 million under mandatory evacuation orders – no small ask in a state with a large elderly population, some of whom have to be moved from long-term care centers.
Storm surge already was rising late Wednesday morning – more than 4.5 feet above normal highest tides was recorded before noon in Naples, already higher than the previous record there of 4.02 feet from Hurricane Irma in 2017.
After making landfall in southwest Florida, Ian’s center is expected to move over central Florida through Thursday morning. Heavy rain and flooding also is possible in southern Florida, Georgia and coastal South Carolina.
Ian is slowing as it approaches land, and that will cause the worst conditions to remain over some areas for eight or more hours.
“Widespread, life-threatening catastrophic flash, urban, and river flooding is expected” across central and southern Florida, the hurricane center said.
By late Thursday, Ian is due to emerge over the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen again and affect another part of the US.
Parts of far southern Florida by early Wednesday morning had begun feeling the storm’s effects, with tropical storm-force winds and at least two possible tornadoes reported in Broward County, including at North Perry Airport, where planes and hangers were damaged. Major flooding was being reported in Key West due to storm surge, along with power outages.
Schools, supermarkets, theme parks, hospitals and airports had announced closures. The Navy moved its ships, and the Coast Guard has shut down ports. As winds pick up, gas stations may temporarily run out of fuel, DeSantis said.
In Tampa, police went door to door Tuesday in a mandatory evacuation zone, making sure residents were ready to flee. Earlier projections had Ian on track to slam Tampa Bay, and even as the hurricane’s path shifted south, mandatory evacuations and preparations continued, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said.
Law enforcement officials around the state warned that people who stayed behind in evacuation areas cannot expect rescuers to respond to calls for help during the storm when winds are high.
“If you call for help, once we pull (officers) off the road … we’re not coming. … We’re not putting people in peril when (others) didn’t heed the mandatory evacuation order,” Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Wednesday.
Not everyone moved. Chelsye Napier, of Fort Myers, stayed home with her fiance and cats despite being in an evacuation zone, she told CNN Wednesday. They waited “because we don’t know anyone down here,” and ultimately decided to stay put, she said.
Ian’s winds could be catastrophic
Category 4: 130-156 mph
• Most of the area is uninhabitable for weeks or months.
• Power outages last weeks to months.
• Fallen trees and power poles isolate residential areas.
+ Well-built framed homes sustain severe damage.
Category 5: 157+ mph
+ A high percentage of framed homes are destroyed.
“If anything happens, we have everything that we need here. We’ve got food, we got water. We have everything that we need here,” she said. “So it’s all OK for right now. We’ll see, though, later on.”
Preparations across Florida have been underway for days as residents braced for Ian’s wrath. People lined up to pick up sandbags and flocked to stores to stock up on supplies like water and batteries.
And as the hurricane marched closer, the closures began.
Across Florida, 58 school districts have announced closures due to storm as campuses turned into shelters for evacuees. Disney World is set to close Wednesday and Thursday, as is Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor Complex. And hundreds of Publix grocery stores shut their doors Tuesday evening, expected to remain closed through Thursday.
As millions were told evacuate, 176 shelters opened statewide and hotels and Airbnbs opened to people leaving evacuation zones, DeSantis said.
Local governments and state agencies also prepared those living in nursing homes and other senior care facilities to evacuate.
Florida has around 6 million residents over the age of 60, according to the state’s Department of Elder Affairs – nearly 30% of its total population. As of Tuesday, all adult day cares, senior community cafes and transportation services in evacuation zones are closed, according to the department.
Authorities also readied services to fan out and respond to calls for rescue and then, in the aftermath of the hurricane, for recovery and repair efforts.
Nearly 400 ambulances, buses and support vehicles were responding to areas where the hurricane was expected to make landfall, according to the governor’s office.
DeSantis activated 5,000 Florida National Guard members for Ian’s response operations, and 2,000 more guardsmen from Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina were being activated to assist.
Florida urban search and rescue teams also were prepping.
“We have five state teams that are activated with additional five FEMA teams that are in play,” Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said at a news conference Tuesday night. “We have over 600 resources to bear in addition to these out-of-town teams.”
Pike Properties LLC announces the opening of Thrive at Montvale Senior Living Community.
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Aug 1, 2022
MONTVALE, N.J., August 1, 2022 (Newswire.com)
– Pike Properties LLC, a subsidiary of Pike Construction Co LLC, has announced the completion of Thrive at Montvale Senior Living Community in Montvale, NJ.
Thrive at Montvale is an innovative, state-of-the-art senior complex with luxury design features that encourage social interaction.
A large social courtyard is at the heart of the design philosophy, which includes an outdoor dining facility, a large fountain, fire pits, bocce courts, and an outdoor movie theatre, all designed to unite community members.
In the center of the social courtyard is the hub. The hub provides a shady, open-air structure where residents can play cards, read or congregate. A greenhouse is also part of the hub design where residents can garden all year.
“Looking more like a luxury resort than a senior housing complex, this facility is not typical of senior housing in the region,” according to David Weiner, Managing Member of Pike Properties.
Thrive at Montvale is a 215,000 sq ft facility comprised of 203 rental units, 90 independent living units, 81 assisted living units, and 32 memory care units.
Thrive at Montvale is the first project of a partnership between Thrive Senior Living, Atlanta, GA, and Pike Properties LLC.
Thrive Senior Living operates the facility and provides management and marketing services. Thrive was also the primary driver in the design philosophy, making this community facility unique to the region.
Pike Properties LLC acquired the property, codeveloped the project along with Thrive and acted as the contractor on the project, which broke ground in October of 2019.
With the assistance of Cushman & Wakefield, the project funding was provided by Wells Fargo as the Senior Lender and AEW as the capital partner.
The project was delivered on time and within budget, despite supply chain and personnel challenges due to the pandemic. Pike has a long and uninterrupted tradition of delivering projects on time and within budget, and this tradition remains uninterrupted, even during a pandemic.
This project was completed in April of 2022 and is now accepting residents.
Thrive Senior Living and Pike Properties have several new projects planned with prospective Senior Housing Developments in Morris and Somerset Counties.
Pike Construction and Development is a family-owned company based in Paterson, New Jersey. Pike is a general contracting and real estate development firm established in 1958. Since its inception, the company has built more than 15,000 senior housing units ranging in project size from $10 million to over $150 million in total construction costs.
CONTACT: David J. Weiner 973-278-2300 – djw@pikeconstruction.com
Pike Senior Housing Partners LLC, announces the sale of The Homestead at Hamilton Senior Living Community
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Aug 1, 2022
HAMILTON, N.J., August 1, 2022 (Newswire.com)
– Pike Senior Housing Partners LLC, a subsidiary of Pike Construction Co LLC, has announced the sale of Homestead at Hamilton Senior Living Community in Hamilton, NJ.
Pike Senior Housing Partners LLC developed and contracted the project. Pike also secured project financing.
Solvere Living partnered on the project, providing operator and marketing services.
The 24-acre, 195-unit community broke ground in 2015 and was completed in December 2017.
The Homestead at Hamilton provides rental housing and support services for seniors, from independent and assisted living to memory care. Currently, the facility has a 98% occupancy rate.
Inspired Healthcare Capital purchased the Homestead at Hamilton from Pike Senior Housing Partners LLC and Solvere Living on June 15, 2022, for approximately $98 million. Cushman & Wakefield represented Pike and Solvere in the sale of the property.
Pike Construction and Development is a family-owned company based in Paterson, New Jersey. Pike is a general contracting and real estate development firm established in 1958. Since its inception, the company has built more than 15,000 senior housing units ranging in project size from $10 million to over $150 million in total construction costs. www.pikeconstruction.com
CONTACT: David J. Weiner 973-278-2300 – djw@pikeconstruction.com
Inspired Healthcare Capital, a private equity firm specializing in senior housing investments, has fully subscribed Inspired Senior Living of Hamilton DST.
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Jul 7, 2022
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 7, 2022 (Newswire.com)
– Inspired Healthcare Capital, a private equity firm specializing in senior housing investments, has fully subscribed Inspired Senior Living of Hamilton DST, a Delaware statutory trust offering that owns a 195-unit Class A senior housing property in Hamilton, New Jersey.
The DST offering launched in early May 2022 and raised more than $56 million in equity from accredited investors through a network of independent broker-dealers and registered investment advisors. Proceeds from the offering, with leverage, were deployed to purchase the senior housing property for $115.3 million.
Located approximately one hour from Philadelphia and New York City, the four-story property was built in 2017 and encompasses independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Situated on 23 acres of land, it consists of studio, companion, and one- and two-bedroom units with a total of 204 beds. The company noted that the property is the only full-continuum community within 15 miles and the only provider of independent living in the greater Hamilton region.
“We are very pleased to continue to offer highly sought-after senior housing real estate opportunities to financial advisors and their investors. This will be our fifth fully subscribed DST offering this year with another eight DSTs coming out in the next 45 days,” said Patrick Lam, President of Capital Markets.
Inspired Senior Living of Hamilton DST offering was structured to generate investor distributions at an annualized rate of 6.25%, the company said.
Inspired Healthcare Capital LLC is an alternative investment sponsor based in Scottsdale, Arizona, that focuses on senior housing real estate with more than $800 million in assets under management. IHC raised approximately $60 million in May 2022 and is on target to raise approximately $600 million in 2022. IHC currently has 50 active selling agreements and relationships with over 28 broker dealers.
COVID-19 Despite the difficult lending environment created by COVID-19, Inspired Healthcare Capital was able to secure financing on multiple Senior Housing acquisitions as well as honor and maintain all distributions to investors in 2021, whereas other sponsor firms reduced or suspended distributions. During this time, IHC closed on nine properties worth $163,350,000 and was able to secure financing of $42,730,000.
For any questions please contact Investor Services at 855-298-2988 or visit our website at IHCFunds.com
South Orange, NJ, January 13, 2017 (Newswire.com)
– Residents of the Village Apartments of the Jewish Federation in South Orange stepped back in time at a Roaring 20s-themed New Year’s party on December 29.
Residents and guests sported period attire while dining on delicious food and enjoying dance music of the era, with entertainment by the Joel Zelnick Duo.
Located at 110 Vose Avenue in South Orange, the rental community for independent seniors ages 62+ is located within walking distance of everything that vibrant downtown South Orange offers.
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