Strategic Partners: A Sense of
Confidence in the Company We Keep

To stand apart, we stand with the best. Our partners are all powerhouses in their specialties: top names to help us deliver top communities.

Greystone has delivered tailored services to more than 400 owners and sponsors of senior living communities in 40 states. Founded in 1982, Greystone is the industry leader in providing consulting, project development and redevelopment, community management, resident marketing, and development capital for the multi-faceted and complex business of serving seniors.
www.greystonecommunities.com


Ziegler is the leader in underwriting tax-exempt bond issues for providers of senior living services: Since 1990, they have been the senior managing underwriter on 447 senior living bond issues totaling approximately $6.9 billion in par value*--almost twice that of any other investment-banking firm, both in terms of number of issues and par amount underwritten.
www.ziegler.com
*(Based on data as of 12/31/02. Source: Thomson Financial Securities Data Corporation. Full credit to lead manager.)

Andres Construction of Dallas and Austin specializes in adaptive re-use projects, mixed use/high density developments, retirement communities, high-rise residential construction, schools and universities, and commercial and office buildings. Their signature projects include SQLC’s Edgemere, the restoration of Cathedral Guadalupe, First Command Financial Corporate Headquarters and the conversion of a Dallas department store to Majestic Lofts.
www.andresconstruction.com

With more than a half century of accomplishment, CSD provides full architectural services--including specialized design for senior communities--to 23 states and five countries from its offices in Dallas and Baltimore. Engineering News-Record named CSD one of the nation’s top 500 design firms. CSD is the only firm to receive a "Design Firm of the Decade" award from the Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
www.csdarch.com

The three portfolio of high-end communities include Edgemere in Dallas, Texas (an SQLC property); Kahala Nui in Honolulu, Hawaii; Las Ventanas in Summerlin, Nevada; Classic Residences by Hyatt in Dallas, Texas; and The Village in Gainesville in Gainesville, Florida. three also specializes in boutique design of four- and five-star hotels, resorts, residential, country clubs and spas. Their projects have won the Contemporary Long Term Care's Order of Excellence in Architecture and Design and Hospitality Design's Gold Key Award for Outstanding Design.
www.threearch.com

Forte Public Relations, Inc., serves a diverse group of clients across
the following industries: senior living, commercial and residential real
estate development, hospitality technology, and nonprofit. Forte Public Relations was founded by communications veteran Beth Wilbins, whose distinguished career spans virtually all aspects of the field, including magazine publishing and editing, public relations, advertising, broadcast promotions, community relations, special event management, and marketing communications.
www.fortepr.com

Shuster Purchasing is the leading provider of Spend Management Consulting and eProcurement technology in the senior living market.  Since 1959, the Shuster family has provided uncompromising service and innovation to more than 1500 senior care organizations in 48 states.  Started in 2005, Shuster Purchasing provides SQLC, along with many other senior care clients across the country, with industry-leading technology that enables its staff to take full control of the supply chain and spend more time with its residents.
www.shusterpurchasing.com

BBA is a Baltimore-based interior design firm specializing in senior living interiors. Since 1989 BBA has provided interior design services for over 70 communities nationwide, including SQLC’s Edgemere in Dallas and the new Mirador in Corpus Christi. BBA has been recognized for excellence by AAHSA, NAHB, AIA, Hospitality Design Magazine, Contemporary Long Term Care Magazine and Nursing Home Magazine.

Since 1988, Martino & Binzer has been a specialist in mature marketing. What immediately set them apart from other agencies—the cornerstone of their approach—is their belief that marketing communications should speak to individuals, not their age. Martino & Binzer has developed response-based communications with proven results for senior living communities across the country. In addition to SQLC, their clients include Southern California Presbyterian Homes; WindsorMeade of Williamsburg, VA; Lenbrook of Atlanta, GA; Cypress Cove of Naples, FL; and Karmel of Chicago, IL; to name but a few.
www.goodbait.com