A March 2027 opening is now slated for a new five-story senior living community, dubbed Vineyard Park North Spokane, at 7609 N. Division, bringing 128 new units to Spokane's North Side. The project is the company's fourth retirement community in the city of Spokane, where there is an increasing demand for independent, assisted, and memory care senior housing.

Located directly west of a Texas Roadhouse restaurant, the 111,000-square-foot retirement community will include 108 independent and assisted living apartments and 20 dedicated memory care units, says Tracy Helling, community relations director at Vineyard Park Senior Living, a trade name of Mercer Island, Washington-based CarePartners Management Group LLC.

Construction of the $21.7 million Vineyard Park North Spokane facility began in fall 2025. The majority of the exterior construction work is complete, and crews are in the process of installing drywall and flooring in the building and tiling two patios.

Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, is the contractor, permit information shows. Bremerton, Washington-based Blue Architecture LLC designed the project, and the Spokane office of DCI Engineers Inc. is providing engineering services.

Studio and one-bedroom units make up 98 of 108 independent and assisted living units. Units range from 405 to 610 square feet in size depending on the layout, plans show. The remaining 10 units are larger, two-bedroom units, ranging in size from 850 to 1,030 square feet.

Each of the rooms can serve both assisted and independent living residents, Helling says. Monthly rates start around $4,500, adjusting upward depending on the size, position, and layout of individual apartments.

Amenities include three daily meals, a gym, a theater, event space, transportation service, laundry service, wellness and therapy, activities, a third-floor cafe, and an outdoor terrace seating area. Electric vehicle chargers also are planned in the 300-space parking lot, she adds. 

“The therapy room is a great feature that you might see in these communities,” Helling says. “We’ll have occupational and physical therapists come visit. Having a physical therapist come to you and help in your environment is brilliant.”

The community’s 20 memory care units, located in one wing of the fifth floor, are split between private and shared rooms. The rooms don’t include in-unit bathrooms, sinks, or counter tops, says Helling. To accommodate residents in memory care who often don’t get the chance to be outside when they want to, the memory care wing includes a dedicated, safe outdoor terrace, Helling adds. The memory care unit will provide around-the-clock care, and have several common areas, plus a quiet room for residents.

The memory care units are a draw for some Spokane residents who are seeking to age in the same community for as long as possible, Helling notes.

That flexibility is particularly important as couples live longer together and navigate changing health requirements. Vineyard Park’s Stay Together program is designed to let couples with different support needs stay in the same apartment, with the goal of preserving their bond while easing caregiver strain.

“A lot of times, people will decline to come to care because they're afraid of being separated, and if we can offer them the ability to transition and to stay together as long as possible, I think people are more willing to get help,” she says.

More retirement communities in Spokane are including memory care facilities on-site, giving seniors the chance to age with their loved ones while meeting memory care needs, Helling contends.

“We are going to continue to see companies build in memory care because the need is only going to increase,” she says. “Needs have changed since the '70s and '80s. People are living longer, and couples are living longer together, and we’re seeing more needs for dementia care and other changing needs.”

The new facility is one of 35 retirement communities owned by Vineyard Park Senior Living in Washington and Arizona, Helling says. In addition to Vineyard Park North Spokane, the company owns three existing senior properties here: Vineyard Park Cottages Spokane, 6930 N. Nevada; Maplewood Gardens, 1100 N. Superior; and Vineyard Park South Hill, 3319 E. 57th.

Vineyard Park acquired its 131-unit South Hill property, formerly known as Moran Vista Senior Living, in 2024. That purchase followed the company's 2021 opening of the newly built Vineyard Park Cottages development and its initial entry into the Spokane market in 2018 with the acquisition of Maplewood Gardens, Helling says. She attributes the company’s growth in Spokane to an aging population and rising need for senior housing options.

“The need is great. Our society is changing, and our lifespans are changing,” Helling says. “The need for senior housing is only going to grow.”

Vineyard Park also is experiencing significant growth outside of the Spokane area, as the baby boomer generation ages into retirement in record numbers, she explains. Vineyard Park has added seven communities in Washington and Arizona since the beginning of 2025.

The company's expansion strategy involves building new structures and acquiring and renovating existing senior communities. Unlike the company’s recent acquisition and renovation of the Vineyard Park South Hill property, Vineyard Park North Spokane is being custom-built on a 2-acre lot that previously was previously used as a parking lot for the former Costco Wholesale Corp. store, which is now occupied by At Home Stores LLC.