Derek Mercey
Sales Representative
Bloomr Commercial Real Estate
Royal LePage Real Estate Services Limited, Brokerage | Royal LePage Commercial
Cell 416 . 845 . 6278
Kristen Forster
Sales Representative
Bloomr Commercial Real Estate
Royal LePage Real Estate Services Limited, Brokerage | Royal LePage Commercial
Cell 289 . 981 . 2117
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Bloomr Defined
Virtually everyone by now knows what a “boomer” is; a person born in the years following World War II, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate.
But what is a “bloomr”?
A bloomr is someone who lives in a senior living property, such as a retirement community or assisted living residence.
They’re aptly named as such because, most often, new residents quite literally “bloom” as a result of their new lifestyles – improved nutrition, regular exercise and physical activity, new friendships with peers, active social and recreational calendars – all resulting in vastly enhanced overall well-being.
About
Bloomr Commercial Real Estate specializes in the North American senior living real estate sector:
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Acquisition and disposition of senior living real estate assets such as Retirement Communities, Assisted Living Residences, Long Term Care homes and similar properties
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Sourcing, acquisition and disposition of lands appropriate for the development of senior living properties
Our People
Derek Mercey HBBA, SRES
Derek earned his Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree at one of Canada’s top business schools, Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario in 1994.
Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and the business opportunities that Canada’s aging population would afford, he founded Care Planning Partners (CPP), which soon became the preeminent source of market and financial feasibility assessments, and other forms of market intelligence, within the growing senior living sector. He also founded The Care Guide (TCG) and TheCareGuide.com, which have helped thousands of Canadian seniors and their families make more informed senior living decisions.
During this time, Derek served as an elected member of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association’s (ORCA) Board of Directors for six consecutive years and Chair of its Commercial Members' Committee.
He then joined ORCA to help launch their innovative, one-of-a-kind data service called CORE, intended to provide senior living sector operators, investors and allied businesses with valuable operational, market and financial intelligence.
Derek has since become a licensed real estate sales professional with Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage and Royal LePage Commercial. Leveraging his 20+ years of in-depth knowledge and diverse expertise in the senior living sector, he has now co-founded Bloomr Commercial Real Estate to focus exclusively on the unique real estate needs of senior living property owners, operators, developers, lenders and investors.
Kristen Anne Forster
Kristen brings to Bloomr Commercial Real Estate nearly 20 years of experience in business development, sales and marketing in the commercial construction and real estate development industries, including projects in healthcare-related real estate and the senior living sector.
Throughout her career, Kristen has developed a solid reputation of integrity and service excellence by adhering to the highest of ethical standards, and through her commitment to always working tirelessly on behalf of her clients. Her sound business acumen, combined with her exceptional market knowledge and real estate development expertise, uniquely allows Kristen to align her clients’ real estate objectives with their corporate goals.
Given her successful track record in the commercial real estate development and construction industries, Kristen not only brings to bear her broad experience and expertise, but is also able to support, assist and add value for her clients through her vast network of consultants, developers and related professionals.
Kristen is also a licensed real estate sales professional with Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage and Royal LePage Commercial.