A LEED-designed residence for older adults is currently under construction in Verona. The model unit of The Grandview at Longwood opened March 3, and the facility is slated to open in September 2010. Construction started in mid-2008.
The 89-unit apartment building is part of a multi-phase $69 million expansion project at Longwood at Oakmont Retirement Community, an affiliate of Presbyterian SeniorCare. Previously, the facility completed a major renovation of its 59-bed Hanna HealthCare Center, and after completing The Grandview, renovations will start on the clubhouse, and the community will introduce additional wellness programming.
The Grandview will feature an 89-spot underground parking garage, and units in the five-story building will range from 1,300 to 1,800 square feet.
Seventy percent of the units have already been sold, says Jim Pieffer with Presbyterian SeniorCare.
"We really believe in the cost savings of being energy efficient, and in being good stewards of our resources. We also think our potential residents are committed to the idea of going green," says Pieffer. "The choice to go green is really just keeping up with the Pittsburgh market. A lot of people don't realize it, but Pittsburgh is one of the greenest cities in America. This effort is in keeping with that spirit."
Lancaster-based architecture firm Reese Lower Patrick & Scott designed The Grandview, and the general contractor is Mistick Construction.
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Writer: Caralyn Green
Sources: Jim Pieffer, senior vice president, and Patricia Kornick, director of communications, Presbyterian SeniorCare
Image courtesy of Presbyterian SeniorCare