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Frisco, Texas, is among the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., but one of its newest senior housing developments aims to maintain the familiarity of a small community. By design, the 188-unit Presidium at Edgestone luxury age-restricted active adult community blends in with its Frisco surroundings, creating a welcoming feel for residents ages 62 and over. […]
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Since its opening in 2010, LCS’ Sagewood life plan community has focused on offering resort-style senior living in Phoenix, Arizona. A recent second-phase expansion project has deepened that focus. The expansion — part of the community’s second construction phase — added a 101-unit independent living building, an underground parking garage and amenities such as activity […]
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By: Jennifer Lagemann Formerly a UCLA dormitory at the corner of Tiverton and Weyburn Avenues in West Los Angeles, a 14-story tower has been transformed into senior living community The Watermark at Westwood Village. The repositioning of this building paid homage to the structure’s mid-century modern aesthetic while updating the structure to support the wellness-focused […]
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It’s a common expectation that the baby boomers will want to live in senior living communities that offer social connection, purpose and engagement, all at a price they can afford. A new senior living concept added to a 346-unit Lutheran Homes of South Carolina continuing care retirement community (CCRC) offers all of the above. The […]
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Sage Oak Memory Care houses 16 beds each in five buildings, with an administrative building front and center. But this Lake Charles, Louisiana-based community looks more like a cottage neighborhood than a standalone memory care community. By splitting 80 beds into five separate buildings, the community’s designers prioritized personalized resident care with smaller buildings, while […]
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By Amy Stulick Located on the grounds of Sebille Manor, a former military housing complex, Michigan’s newest state veterans home is the first to serve the southeast and Detroit region. And, it’s doing so with an innovative small-home concept that brings infection control and other benefits in a design-forward manner. The 152,000-square-foot campus of the […]
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Best CCRC Design of 2021: Senior Housing Meets Campus Living in Arizona
By Nick Andrews| February 1, 2022On Arizona State University’s Tempe, Arizona campus sits the latest evolution of university-based senior living. The project, Mirabella at ASU, is an effort from Pacific Retirement Services to push the boundaries of senior living highrise design. It is the third community in Medford, Oregon-based owner/operator’s growing Mirabella brand. The 20-story continuing care retirement community (CCRC) […]
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On Manhattan’s Upper East Side sits a highrise building with a design rivaling some of the Big Apple’s most exclusive apartments. But the building isn’t a condo complex or a storied apartment — it’s a senior living community. The building is Inspir Carnegie Hill, a 23-story, 215-unit senior living community from Westport, Connecticut-based Maplewood Senior […]
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Senior Housing News, an Aging Media Network publication, is pleased to announce the winners of the 9th annual Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards (http://www.shnawards.com). Communities across the country and globe submitted new construction and renovation projects this year, vying for top honors across 12 categories: Active Adult, Affordable Housing, Assisted Living, Continuing […]
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Sunrise Senior Living Opens Luxury Manhattan Community
By Nick Andrews| December 8, 2021Sunrise Senior Living has opened Sunrise on East 56th, a 151-unit luxury lifestyle community in New York City, as the senior housing sector heats up in the Big Apple. McLean, Virginia-based Sunrise partnered with international real estate firm Hines and real estate investment trust (REIT) Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) on the project, which offers assisted […]