BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Mariany Colombo has joined The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, a 275-unit luxury senior community at 21 Clark Street, as business office director.
The $330 million Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, opened in October 2020, is one of five properties managed by Watermark Retirement Communities in their Élan Collection. This lifestyle brand of premier properties offers personal service with grand scale amenities.
“We are delighted to welcome Mariany Colombo, an experienced senior housing industry business manager, to The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights team,” shared executive director Rocco Bertini.
“My primary goal is to provide the excellent accounting and customer service expected by our members,” said Colombo. “I plan to work with my team to enable our residents to thrive through access to a wealth of wellness, cultural, educational, and social opportunities, both within the Watermark community and throughout New York City.”
In her new role, Colombo manages the billing and collections systems and is responsible for preparing monthly statements and reviewing operating finances. In addition, she assists in prospect conversion and member retention through training and supervision of the concierge team to provide optimal guest experiences. “As the first point of contact, the concierge personnel is crucial in providing a positive, service-minded initial impression of the property,” she noted.
Prior to joining Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, Colombo was the business office manager and human resources director for The Fountains at Rivervue, a Watermark community in Tuckahoe, N.Y. Prior to that, she was a business director at Atria Senior Living. Colombo holds a bachelor of business administration degree from Lehman College.
About Watermark Retirement Communities
A privately held company with a reputation for service, innovation, integrity and financial stability, Watermark Retirement Communities is based in Tucson, Arizona. The Watermark team has more than 30 years of experience creating retirement communities that offer extraordinary independent living, assisted living, and memory care, as well as skilled nursing. It is the 11th-largest senior living operator in the U.S. in 2020, according the American Seniors Housing Association. The company currently operates 65 communities across 21 states, including three opening in late 2020, with nearly 11,500 beds under management. Seven more properties are currently under development. Watermark has been named among the top 25 Best Workplaces for Aging Services in a national program conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute and published on Fortune.com.
Two regional communities are already in operation in Millbrook and Tuckahoe, New York, with 12 others in upstate New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Watermark Retirement Communities places great emphasis on curating programs that are unique to each location, facilitating experiences that are far removed from the traditional concept of senior living. Through an extensive list of engagement and wellness opportunities, members remain consistently inspired, active and catered to in every possible manner. To learn more, please visit watermarkcommunities.com.
About Watermark’s Élan Collection
The newly launched Élan Collection creates an elevated standard in senior living and care, blending ageless style with leading edge innovation, personal service with grand-scale amenities, intimate tranquility with engaging opportunities and a spirited lifestyle with customized care. Along with The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, the Élan Collection features four other premium locations: The Watermark at Westwood Village in Los Angeles, The Watermark at Napa Valley, Calif., and The Hacienda at the River and The Hacienda at the Canyon in Tucson, Az.
