Building The Future Together

Silverado leadership joined by the Hunzinger team, city officials, including St. Charles Mayor Raymond Rogina recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking and welcomed representatives of the St. Charles, Illinois community to kick off their latest Silverado Memory Care Community in grand style! Attendees enjoyed a memorable event that included brief remarks, a champagne toast and photo opportunities.

Silverado St. Charles will be located on a four-acre lot at 4058 East Main Street in St. Charles, IL.  This 47,746 SF new construction wood frame single story memory care facility will include a 90-unit memory care community featuring sunrooms and skylights,  a full commercial kitchen, a greenhouse, a large outdoor courtyard and covered patios to encourage connection with outdoor spaces and natural light. Other planned amenities that are designed to encourage social interaction and quality of life include bistro dining, a country store, a salon and a spa.

Hunzinger is the Construction Manager on the project that is designed by Jensen and Halstead Ltd. of Chicago with Gage Consulting serving as project engineers and K2N Crest PC as structural engineers.

The project is set to be completed in May 2018 and has at a total cost of $12 million.

“What’s most significant about this week’s site dedication is that it represents new hope for local families affected by dementia and Alzheimer’s, and gives us an opportunity to use our expertise to make a difference in people’s lives,” shares Silverado President, Chairman and CEO Loren B. Shook.  “Silverado’s skilled and compassionate associates – from the project planners to the teams who provide industry-leading memory care – are driven everyday by a desire to change the way the world cares for people with cognitive decline.”

Irvine, California-based Silverado is a memory care operator with 52 locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.