Built for the Best Years With Cory Alder

About this episode

Corey Alder discusses redefining senior living in Dallas with Vivante Luxury Senior Living.

This week on "Deconstructing Dallas," Ryan Trimble and Shawn Williams welcome Corey Alder — President of Nexus Development Corporation and the force behind Vivante Luxury Senior Living — coming soon to Turtle Creek. Corey shares how a California developer fell in love with Dallas, secured a premier site on Turtle Creek Boulevard and set out to redefine what senior living can look like for one of the most accomplished generations in the city. The conversation covers: Why Dallas was the obvious choice and why the Turtle Creek site was worth fighting for twice How Vivante flips the script on senior living The culinary philosophy that has residents choosing dinner at Vivante over going out A staffing and care model built for stability What to expect when the sales office opens this fall and how to get on the interest list The episode opens with a Texas spring reality check. Shawn recounts a harrowing hail storm that totaled his car and took out his roof, with a timely reminder to know your storm closet when Threat Level 3 rolls in. Ryan and Shawn close out with a FIFA World Cup preview: nine matches coming to AT&T Stadium, Fan Fest at Fair Park and Shawn's early pick of Spain…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Trimble, Shawn Williams

Guest: Corey Alder

Topics covered

• senior living
• real estate development
• culinary philosophy
• Dallas
• Turtle Creek
• FIFA World Cup

Keywords

• senior living
• Dallas
• Turtle Creek
• Vivante
• Nexus Development
• culinary
• real estate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nexus Development Corporation, Vivante Luxury Senior Living

Places: Dallas, Turtle Creek, California, AT&T Stadium, Fair Park

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