D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s, which supports over 7,000 children and families each year in foster care, adoption, family preservation services, counseling, mentoring and residential treatment programming, will sell its campus at 805 Leonard St. NE to Hope Network, which provides health care and life services to 23,000 people in Michigan annually. Colliers West Michigan represented D.A. Blodgett – St. Johns in this off-market deal.
“Colliers West Michigan was excited to work with D.A. Blodgett – St. Johns on this project. There were other offers at the table, but the transaction with Hope Network was clearly a win-win for both parties. Now, both non-profits can expand their missions and services,” said Kristen Moore, senior associate with Colliers. “The move allows both organizations to continue the great work they do and will mean the Leonard campus site remains active.”
The sale of the Leonard property will go toward the D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s Together for Kids capital campaign to consolidate its services and facilities in a new building off Dean Lake, adjacent to its Knapp Street campus which already houses several residential treatment homes. D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s broke ground on the multipurpose facility in August, and it’s expected to be complete in late 2022. It will serve as the campus cornerstone, integrating services that were previously at three separate locations, Leonard, Knapp and Fuller. D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s currently occupies two of three buildings on the Leonard site while the organization finishes its $10 million fundraising goal, currently at $9.8 million.
“The new multipurpose facility and consolidated services at the Knapp Street Campus will greatly increase our ability to serve nearly 7,000 children and families with integrated services at a single location,” said Mary Muliett, CEO of D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s. “The move is also exciting because we’ve been supporting children and families for years at the Leonard campus, and that tradition will continue with another great provider moving onto the Leonard site.
For Hope Network, the new location strategically provides easy access to its services on a major bus line and near the highway. Its behavioral health facility has already been moved to the Leonard campus and Hope Network will also provide an integrated primary care clinic and substance use disorders services, along with its existing broad range of services.
“It makes sense for Hope Network to put these different programs together to allow our clients to have seamless behavioral mental health services,” said Megan Zambiasi, senior executive vice president of operations and strategy at Hope Network. “Our new space will be easier for our clients to get to, offer expanded programming and continue providing much needed services to children and families across Michigan.”
