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Senior housing outlook sends clear message: Build now!
Senior housing market is heating up The senior housing sector is once again gaining ground — and quickly. Recent data points to strong, sustained demand, resilient rent growth, and occupancy rates that continue to climb. For developers and investors in the Upper Midwest, the opportunity window is opening wide. A supply-demand mismatch that favors developers…
4 lessons from successful senior housing projects
How to plan, design, and build a senior living facility that works For developers, operators, and investors, senior housing development presents both great opportunity and growing complexity. Rising demand, higher construction costs, regulatory requirements, and staffing challenges all make it critical to get the process right — starting from the earliest stages. Whether you’re building…
DBS Group to build new Camping World in TN
Camping World has contracted with DBS Group to build a new, ground-up 25,500-square-foot service center in Chattanooga, TN. The project also includes approximately 4.5 acres of associated site improvements. Construction is scheduled to begin later this summer for substantial completion in spring 2026.
Community Living Solutions and DBS Group to merge
Merger to strengthen senior housing design-build construction services Community Living Solutions and DBS Group today announced they will merge effective July 1, bringing together two design-build senior housing firms to create a stronger, more comprehensive solution for owners, operators, management firms, and developers in the senior housing market. A succession plan for Community Living Solutions…
DBS Group selected to renovate Northwestern Mutual
Roger Vandermus has selected DBS Group as the design-builder for an office renovation project for his Northwestern Mutual office in La Crosse, WI. The project includes renovating approximately 2,480 square feet of office space, including private offices and collaboration spaces for the growing practice.
Developers are turning malls into housing, with no sign of slowing
Here’s how and why malls are being repurposed into living spaces In the 70s, 80s, and even the 90s, the mall had it all – food, clothing, socializing, and more. Of course, these days malls have fallen out of favor as the ways we shop, socialize, and spend our free time have evolved. What’s left…
DBS Group breaks ground on Onalaska headquarters expansion
Just 16 months after cutting the ribbon on its new Onalaska headquarters, DBS Group is expanding, adding 3,605 square feet to accommodate its growing team. A groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion was held today at the company’s office at 200 French Road in Onalaska. The building expansion will enlarge the existing 6,300-square-foot facility, incorporating additional…
DBS Group to upgrade Camping World location
Camping World has contracted with DBS Group as design-builder for a project in Windham, Maine. DBS Group will demolish the current retail sales buildings along with a portion of the existing service building, complete approximately six acres of site improvements, and design and build a 20,500-square-foot expansion to the service building for retail sales and…
Sacred Heart taps DBS Group for expansion, renovation
Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin, Minnesota, has contracted with DBS Group to expand and renovate its senior housing community. The project includes several building expansions for its skilled nursing, adult daycare, and chapel spaces, as well as the renovation of 20,000 square feet of existing space and improvements to two acres of the site.…
Design-build delivery a safer bet in periods of uncertainty
As the U.S. economy grapples with heightened uncertainty, marked by trade tensions, market volatility, and shifting fiscal policies, real estate developers and commercial property owners face the challenge of making strategic decisions. In such times, adopting the design-build delivery method offers a proactive approach to mitigate risks and maintain project momentum. In fact, according to…