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Since the beginning of the year, the Company has opened expansions at five communities with a total of 213 units representing $35 million of project costs. Expansions opened since the first quarter were 82% occupied as of the end of the quarter. The Company currently has eight expansion projects with a total of 191 units/beds, representing $43 million of project costs, under construction.

During the quarter, the Company completed the acquisition of three facilities located in South Carolina and Oklahoma for approximately $9.8 million. The facilities were previously operated by the Company under long term operating lease agreements. Additionally, the Company acquired a skilled nursing property adjacent to a current Brookdale community, which already offered independent living and assisted living, for approximately $7.5 million. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, Brookdale acquired an independent living facility with 113 units that it previously managed for $3.9 million. So far this year, the Company has acquired 14 communities with a total of 2,043 units/beds for an aggregate cost of approximately $215 million.

Earnings Conference Call

Brookdale's management will conduct a conference call on Thursday, November 8, 2007 to review the financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. The conference call is scheduled for 10:00 AM ET. All interested parties are welcome to participate in the live conference call. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (866) 550-6338 (from within the U.S.) or (347) 284-6930 (from outside of the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the scheduled start and referencing the "Brookdale Senior Living Third Quarter Earnings Call."

A webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a l
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