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In the Arizona desert sits a “serene oasis” of senior living: Overture Arcadia. Located near the center of Scottsdale, Arizona, the community’s spaces foster social connections among residents while adding 160 apartments. Central to the community’s design are resort-style amenities spanning 11,500 square feet in total that bring nature inside and promote resident well-being and […]
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Best CCRC Design of 2023: Rose Villa Brings Nature Indoors
By Austin Montgomery| February 27, 2024Rose Villa Senior Living has grown to include 22 acres across a garden campus in the Portland, Oregon area. Recently, the community completed the addition of two buildings at the heart of its urban core to improve resident wellbeing. Rose Villa expanded to accommodate new neighborhoods and updated community amenities in multiple phases. Its third […]
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Not long ago, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa, needed help. More than 5,000 women have gone through the religious institution since its founding in 1889. Today, there are around 200 sisters in Dubuque, with an average age of 84. That lead the organization to the idea that its […]
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania is no stranger to innovative senior living development, given the region’s history of deeper industry penetration rates and multitude of choices. An effort by Landis Communities to bring more middle-income senior living options was aimed at helping even more older adults find a place to call home, with sustainability in mind. Among the […]
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Best CCRC Lite Design of 2023: Innovative Community With Connections to D.C.
By Andrew Christman| February 16, 2024The designers and project planners behind Brightview Dulles Corner had an overarching mission to foster interactions between residents and the outside world. With a location in the Washington, D.C. area and proximity to public transportation and green spaces, the community makes good on that mission. Today, the community pushes the “envelope of what senior housing […]
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When setting out to design The Cordwainer, owners Bodo and Tamilyn Liesenfeld had one goal: to make the community outstanding and unique. The Cordwainer is the first, and currently only, community owned and operated by Anthemion Senior Lifestyles. To help the community stand out, it only offers memory care and includes multiple European influences, which […]
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In the heart of the Broad Ripple district in Indianapolis sits the Broad Ripple Park Family Center, a community center curated to improve the lives of residents through education, healthy living and wellness. Built to be more than a gym with medical offices, the 40,000 square-foot community center is designed for people of all ages […]
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Best Assisted Living Design of 2023: A Work of Art in Memphis
By Andrew Christman| January 22, 2024Art is important at Opus East Memphis – in fact, it was central to the community’s design. The community, with its elegant, artistic tudor design elements, was inspired by a local art gallery and garden that sits adjacent to the site. The Opus East Memphis community takes elements of other properties belonging to owner Sagestone […]
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A recent project in Pennsylvania has transformed a once-decommissioned personal care neighborhood into a vibrant living space with apartments geared toward the middle-market. The $2 million revitalization project at Messiah Lifeways, a continuing care retirement community in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, breathed new life into a small neighborhood of rental apartments now known as the Bailey Street […]
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Just miles from the Gulf of Mexico sits a newly expanded continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that seeks to raise the bar on luxury senior living. The community, Moorings Park Grande Lake, added a building that serves as a clubhouse and independent living residence dubbed the Moorings Park Grande Lake Clubhouse. At the heart of […]