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Annual Seniors Housing Tour

Marchese + Partners, accompanied by 4 clients who specialise in the seniors housing sector, have returned from their annual fact finding tour to the US. The team experienced first hand the latest designs, retirement care models and options for retirement living.

US options fall into the following categories - independent living, assisted living, board & care, congregate housing, nursing homes and continuing care retirement communities (CCRC’s). CCRC’s offer a residential community for life, with choices of accomodation based on changing need - ie whether you are independent, need assistance or need nursing. CCRC independent residents have the following housing options - campus, high rise, stand alone houses, townhouses, or apartments. Assisted living offers studios and 1 & 2 bed apartments, plus there is a nursing home option.

Most residents sign a long term contract when healthy and active knowing they will be able to stay in the same community and receive nursing care should this become necessary. High initial entry fees and ongoing monthly fees are the norm. CCRC’s aim at the wealthiest end of seniors market, have higher service levels than Australia, and more luxurious central facilities. Independent Living developments are comparable to Australia, with a strong focus on food, high marketing budget and strong pre-sales. Facilities such as a golf course, community halls, clubs, dining rooms/restaurants, conference venues, gyms and swimming pools are increasingly mirrored in Australian developments.

Senior Partner at M+P, Andreas Antoniades ‘What we discovered this time, has really cemented our vision of the future retirement property market in Australia‚ it was an invaluable insight and will play an important part in our design processes, Australia’s ageing population is both economically powerful and changing the suburban culture that emerged in the 20th Century. Today’s baby boomers, who are looking at their retirement options will underpin a lifestyle and residential environment shift and a trend to retirement communities and provincial coastal living'.

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US Project - Tempe, Arizona

M+P's Armory development will be completed early this year, marketing is in full swing.

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Links

The Links Seaside Seniors Living Resort in Woolongong is now well under way.

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Waterbrook

Building on the success of the pioneering seniors’ living complex Waterbrook, at Yowie Bay in Sydney’s South,  Waterbrook Greenwich is now complete.

Targetted at a slightly older demographic, Waterbrook Greenwich has been designed to provide an environment tailored to deliver a broad range of high level services for older residents. Architecturally sympathetic to Sydney’s leafy North Shore, the Waterbrook Greenwich complex delivers the level of design sophistication its future residents will demand.


Dee Why

Marchese Partners International designs for an up-market Seniors Living Development at Pitt Water Road in Dee Why has been approved. The boutique project incorporates 93 independent living units, with a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartment styles, extensive community facilities to include a restaurant and dining facilities, café, indoor swimming pool, gym, handyman’s work shop and library. 

Marchese + Partners US Projects - Spotlight Tempe

The Armory development is set to deliver a new style of living to the Tempe, Arizona landscape, providing high quality condominiums in the heart of the city centre.

The innovative design incorporates clean lines and roof forms that are offset by the treatment of the facades, which incorporate abstract, geometric compositions that add color and form. With a completed value of US$200m, the development will comprise a total of approximately 350 residential condos along with ground level retail and commercial space.

Designed by M+P the project will deliver a mix of sleek and sophisticated ultra contemporary 1,2 and 3 bedroom partments, the site is superbly located in the heart of Tempe downtown, the innovative architecture features neo-modernist lines and building forms offset by façade modulation and abstract structural rhythm creating geometric compositions that add shape and form.

The towers rise adjacent to the Sun Devil Stadium to create a new landmark destination where the addition of new high end cafes and restaurants will create ‘the’ lifestyle precinct. Its location; directly opposite the new light rail transit centre, will afford its residents instant access to the greater Phoenix area.

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Links

The Links Seaside Seniors Living Resort in Woolongong is now over 8 months into construction and is expected to be completed by the builders Wideform Construction in another 16 months. Links Seaside is one of the first 5 star over 55’s resort  developments, it will have a mix of independent living apartments, an on site care facility and excellent amenities – all set in lush surroundings overlooking the golf course and with outstanding ocean views. 

The development will be comprised of 165 units, 60 serviced and 30 high care apartments.  M+P’s design for this flagship development raises the bar in terms of the standard of seniors living design, and sets a precedent for quality, facilities and design – apartments have sold quickly during the off plan sales campaign. 


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