News Release: Seavest Healthcare Properties, Ciminelli Real Estate Announce Unveiling of Public Art Installation at Conventus

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Bobbie Enright, Seavest Healthcare Properties, benright@seavesthcp.com, (914) 683-8474
Seavest Healthcare Properties, Ciminelli Real Estate Announce Unveiling of Public Art Installation at Conventus

BUFFALO and WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 23, 2015 – Investment management firm Seavest Healthcare Properties LLC and project developer and partner, Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation, announced today the unveiling of a public art display at Conventus, the new center for collaborative medicine located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. A special preview took place during a private reception that was held Thursday evening, Nov. 19, 2015. Permanent and temporary artwork is prominently displayed inside and outside the building, welcoming tenants and visitors and creating a cultural experience within the healthcare environment.Permanent featured works by artist Terri Katz Kasimov include a sprawling, painted canvas and large scale narrative collage that complement the main lobby area of the building. Temporary installations in the lobby include work from local artists Catherine Linder Spencer and Ginny O’Brien. Ciminelli will also introduce the Connect Gallery, a collaborative effort with University at Buffalo Art Galleries Art Education Program and the Program’s community partners. The inaugural exhibition features artwork by Aspire of WNY, Inc. iXpress Program artists.

In addition, Ciminelli collaborated with Rigidized Metals, University at Buffalo professors Christopher Romano and Nicholas Bruscia, and students from UB’s School of Architecture & Planning to design functional yet beautiful wind screens for the exterior of the building. They are crafted with stainless steel perforated metal panels and stainless steel plates, and are illuminated at night.

The 7-story Conventus building boasts 350,000 square feet of clinical, office, research, and retail space. It is located at the Northern Gateway to the Medical Campus, and will create a physical connection with the John R. Oshei Children’s Hospital and UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The project reached substantial completion in June 2015.

“One of the project goals from the very early stages was to extend a welcome to the community from both inside and outside the building. The underlying theme of creating connections through Conventus is displayed graphically in these art installations, and that vision will be further realized as these pieces of art are enjoyed by everyone who enters the building.”

“In all healthcare properties, we seek to create an inviting environment for our tenants and their patients. We fully support and applaud Ciminelli’s extensive planning and efforts to achieve this goal at Conventus by partnering with the local art community,” said Malika Basheer, Vice President, Asset Management of Seavest.
About Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation 

Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation provides commercial real estate services – including property management, development, leasing, and construction – to over 350 international, national, and local clients in Western and Central New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Florida.
About Seavest Healthcare Properties LLC 

Seavest Healthcare Properties LLC is a sector-focused real estate investment management firm that forms joint ventures with established developers to build new properties and acquires existing medical office buildings, outpatient facilities and similar healthcare real estate assets. A pioneer in this sector, Seavest made its first healthcare real estate investment in the mid-1980s. Today, the firm has a significant portfolio of medical office and outpatient properties which are held in dedicated healthcare real estate investments. For more information, please visit www.SeavestHCP.com or call (914) 683-8474.

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