Art 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The baby boomers are said to want close-knit community ties and plenty of their own space, but not every community can offer both. That is not the case for a Treplus community near Dayton, Ohio. The active adult community is located inside a mixed-use development that includes a Costco, Cabela’s and Kroger, and all of […]

Senior Housing News, an Aging Media Network publication, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards (https://shnawards.com/). Communities across the United States and the globe submitted new construction and renovation/repositioning projects this year, vying for top honors across 17 categories: “The entries for the 2023 SHN […]

Nestled in a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho, BrightStar Care Homes Stephens brings a dual-concept, small-home community blending aesthetics and functionality e for memory care. The community, located in a quiet neighborhood with a cottage-like interior, aims to greet residents with warmth when they step foot inside. The community was designed to fit into the character […]

In 2018, leaders with the Glen Retirement System noticed that Shreveport, Louisiana had no options for active adult senior living. Now, the life plan community’s active adult building pays homage to Acadian architecture and traditional southern style, akin to houses and estates from Dallas to Atlanta. For Glen, a new 55+ community’s goal would be […]

Over several decades of renovations, Presbyterian Village North (PVN) in Dallas had become an “architectural hodgepodge.” That all changed with a recent renovation and expansion project. The more than $52 million project’s main goal was to keep the community’s original character intact as much as possible while updating it with a more cohesive, contemporary design, […]

Woodside Village in Cape Town, South Africa was built in 1996, but the community does not look the same today after extensive renovations and upgrades.  Situated in the Cape Town suburb of Rondebosch, Woodside Village. When Auria Senior Living took over in 2021, the company knew it needed to move mountains to improve the community, […]

With eight bespoke dining venues, Waterstone on High Ridge, a senior living community in Stamford, Connecticut, is all-in on resident choice. Owned by National Development and managed by Epoch Senior Living , the 184,000 square-foot community was completed in January of 2022. The community’s eateries range from formal to casual and are staffed by a […]