GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Titan SenQuest Senior Housing,the senior housing company of Los Angeles-based Titan RealEstate Investment Group, Inc., has been expanding across the US, and has now bought SentinelPointe, a 152-unit retirement community on an 18-acre campus inGrand Rapids. The $10.3 million, off-market transaction marks thecompany's first acquisition in Michigan, where it plans to makeother acquisitions.

The community at 2900 Thornhills Ave. SE was owned by a privatefamily partnership that had built and owned Sentinel Pointe forgenerations. Titan SenQuest officials consider western Michigan aneconomically sound region and a prime market for seniorhousing.

“The Sentinel Pointe acquisition is a critical component ofTitan SenQuest's national growth strategy, and we are activelyfocusing on Grand Rapids and other attractive communities inwestern Michigan,” said the group's chairman, KevinKaseff, in a prepared statement. He could not be reachedby press time. “We're excited about our opportunities to expandthis community with more services to meet our residents' diverseneeds.”