Meridian Capital breaks ground on The Heights at Shavano Park
The North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will join Shavano Park officials on Monday, July 21, for the groundbreaking of a new senior-care community, The Heights at Shavano Park.
The Mediterranean-style community will feature 40 assisted living and 44 memory care units. The complex will be located at 3220 North Loop 1604 West, in the city of Shavano Park.
The Heights is being built to take into account the changing needs of today’s seniors, says Collette Valentine, who is the CEO and COO for Integral Senior Living (ISL) — the Carlsbad, Calif.-based firm that will be managing the community.
She adds: “Breaking ground on this wonderful new community is the first step in bringing the best of senior living to San Antonio.”
The Heights at Shavano Park is slated to open during the latter part of 2015. The project will be owned by Dallas-based investment banking firm Meridian Capital LLC.
This senior living community joins a growing portfolio of properties managed by ISL — including five properties in Texas.
The Heights would be ISL’s first project in San Antonio.
This project also joins a growing list of senior-care projects presently under way in the greater San Antonio area.
Contributed by Tricia Lynn Silva Assistant Managing Editor- San Antonio Business Journal
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