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The Willows at Vernon Terrace
The recent remodel of the first floor south wing of Vernon Terrace Senior Living has created a full-service memory care community called The Willows. It is a 16-apartment mix of studios and one bedroom apartments with private bathrooms and kitchens/kitchenettes. Community amenities such as the dining room, tv lounge, activities kitchen, family lounge, crafts studio, [...]
filed under: dwelling, renovation, senior | tags: memory care, renovation, rental, seniorParkshore Wellness Addition
Phase 2 of the renovation to Parkshore Place in St. Louis Park, MN includes an addition of an indoor pool, and renovating interiors including a new fitness and locker rooms, a new performance space, library, card room, and therapy room.
filed under: dwelling, renovation, senior, under construction | tags: accessibility, aging, aging in place, assisted living, housing, independent living, multifamily, pool, renovation, rental, seniorInver Glen Senior Living Awarded LEED Certification
Inver Glen Senior Living has been officially awarded LEED certification by USGBC. Inver Glen Senior Living is located in Inver Grove Heights and contains 103 units of senior apartments, assisted living, and memory care, and is also home to All Seasons Preschool. You can view more photos and information on the project page.
filed under: featured news, news | tags: aging, aging in place, assisted living, education, housing, independent living, LEED, memory care, multifamily, rental, senior, sustainableKaas Wilson Featured in Green Building & Design Magazine
The January edition of GB&D (Green Building & Design) Magazine features an article about Kaas Wilson Architects. The piece gives a brief history of our firm and highlights Inver Glen Senior Living for its Green Design principles including water conservation, efficient ventilation, and environmentally-friendly material choices that helped it become the first LEED Certified senior [...]
filed under: news | tags: aging, news, seniorAging Goes Mainstream
A recent NPR article highlights journalist, writer, and director Nora Ephron’s new book I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections. Famous for her movies including When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and Julie & Julia, Ephron writes in her latest book about her experience with aging. As our nation grows older we will become increasingly aware of [...]
filed under: news | tags: aging, news, seniorSeasons at Maplewood featured on Minnesota Public Radio
The Seasons at Maplewood was recently featured on Minnesota Public Radio in an article on housing options for seniors. You can read the article on the MPR website or listen to the audio program.
filed under: news | tags: assisted living, housing, independent living, memory care, multifamily, rental, senioraging in place
The AARP has found that more than 80% of older Americans want to stay in their homes as they age. Simple changes in the home can make this dream a reality.
filed under: about | tags: accessibility, aging in place, assisted living, housing, independent living, renovation, seniorShoreview Senior Living
This 105-unit catered living building will be owned and managed by Southview Senior Living. The project is sited on the edge of an affluent suburb and will be marketed both to affluent and middle income residents alike. The building, therefore, is a balance between cost-effective structure and layout, the long-term vision of lasting materials and efficient mechanical systems, coupled with [...]
filed under: dwelling, senior, under construction | tags: aging in place, assisted living, housing, multifamily, seniorSeasons at Apple Valley
This $27 million, 220,500 square foot community has 134 apartments on four levels, including 106 one- and two-bedroom independent living and assisted living apartments, where residents can add a la carte supportive services as they want them. A memory care neighborhood will feature 14 apartments, as will an enhanced care neighborhood for residents with more intensive care needs. Amenities [...]
filed under: dwelling, senior | tags: accessibility, aging in place, assisted living, housing, independent living, memory care, seniorSeasons at Maplewood
Seasons at Maplewood is a senior housing facility located in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, adjacent to the Maplewood Mall and St. John’s Hospital. The 130,000 square-foot community has 150 apartments on four levels, comprised of 120 one- and two-bedroom independent living and assisted living apartments. A memory care neighborhood has 15 apartments, as does an enhanced [...]
filed under: dwelling, senior | tags: accessibility, aging in place, assisted living, housing, independent living, memory care, multifamily, seniorMinnesota Veterans Home Adult Day Care
With an existing extensive waiting list for skilled nursing care on campus and no immediate way to meet such a need, the Minnesota Veterans Home staff turned to the idea of creating an adult day care on campus as a stop-gap measure and broadening of the services offered on campus, in a building that could not accommodate skilled nursing [...]
filed under: renovation, senior, sustainable | tags: accessibility, government, historic preservation, renovation, senior, sustainableWooddale Pointe
Kaas Wilson collaborated with Greco Development to create this vertically organized, cutting-edge project to redevelop an urban site. This compact site will hold a five-story mixed-use building to serve both its senior residents and the surrounding community. Building up rather than out, the residential floors will be layered by service level: senior apartments, assisted living, [...]
filed under: commercial, dwelling, senior, under construction | tags: assisted living, housing, independent living, memory care, mixed use, senior, transit orientedFaribault Senior Living
Built on the site of an abandoned motel, Faribault Senior Living will serve the more affordable end of the senior market. This project features ninety units: a mix of independent, assisted, and memory care apartments with community dining. Amenities include a club room, arts studio, library, pub café, memory garden, and spa.
filed under: dwelling, senior | tags: assisted living, housing, memory care, seniorInver Glen Senior Living
The first LEED-certified senior living development in Minnesota, Inver Glen Senior Living is part of a synergy with an adjacent church and preschool, and with the surrounding neighborhood. It contains 103 units: 51 senior apartments, 32 memory care suites, and 20 assisted living suites.
filed under: dwelling, senior, sustainable | tags: accessibility, assisted living, housing, LEED, memory care, senior, sustainableprofile
Kaas Wilson Architects has established itself in the Twin Cities as a leading design firm of specialty housing projects especially those focused on places and spaces for frail adults. Kaas Wilson has also emerged as an innovator of creative commercial projects. Our reputation for high quality work and cost-effectiveness keeps clients coming back for more [...]
filed under: about | tags: accessibility, aging in place, entitlement, LEED, senior, sustainableNine Mile Creek Senior Living
This senior living center contains 16 memory care apartments, 39 assisted living apartments, 40 independent apartments, and numerous amenities.
filed under: dwelling, featured project, senior | tags: accessibility, aging in place, assisted living, housing, memory care, seniorConstruction Progresses
Construction progresses on Seasons at Maplewood.
filed under: news | tags: assisted living, housing, independent living, memory care, multifamily, rental, seniorGround Breaking for Faribault Senior Living
The sun shone on Link Wilson and Ryan DuPuis as they attended the ground breaking for Faribault Senior Living on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Construction is scheduled to begin June 1, and is scheduled to be complete April 1, 2011.
filed under: news | tags: affordable, assisted living, independent living, memory care, seniorSeasons at Maplewood Wins Best in Real Estate
The Seasons at Maplewood won Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal‘s Best in Real Estate award for Senior Housing Development or Redevelopment. The project allows aging Maplewood residents the ability to move from single-family housing to a needs-driven community while still remaining in town. The finalist for the award was also a Kaas Wilson project: [...]
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