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Interior Highlight: Bold in the Golden Years: Inside the Vibrant Renovation at Verena at Delray

On the west coast of southern Florida, there’s a vibrant and buzzing community of seniors at Verena at Delray. The renovation and redesign of the building was an opportunity to make the atmosphere reflect the energy of the residents. From jazz band concerts to poker nights, this community is lively and dynamic in its social activity.

In collaboration with True Connection Communities and the Green Courte development team, Pi Architects determined that the interiors of the existing building needed help with functionality and intentional design that reflected how residents truly used the space, and in some cases, whether they used certain spaces at all.

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Investor Survey and Trends Report: U.S. Senior Living & Care

Zach Bowyer, MAI, MRICS, senior managing director, valuation & advisory/living sectors at C&W, told Pi, “Our same-store valuation data does suggest year-over-year improvement in operating margins, which is a combination of improved occupancy, rent growth, and improving labor market. However, continued innovations in technology, healthcare provider partnerships and building envelope will be required in order to regain pre-COVID operating margins.”

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A Better Recipe for Design: Prototypes 

Pi Architects agrees a design prototype brings all the players together and puts them on the same page, using proven data and experiences to enhance scheduling, costs, roles, and accountability. New clients can tour existing communities created using a similar template/prototype. “It’s like walking through a model home. Clients can visit an existing community and see what they are getting,” said Mark Warrick, Vice President of Pi Architects.

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TALAHour: Successful Integration of IL into AL with Pi Architects and Civitas Senior Living

Senior living is much more complex, varied, and creative than ever, and residents and their families expect diverse and numerous amenities. Innovation and flexibility are keys to thriving in this evolving market, and both come into play with the successful integration of independent living into assisted living, the topic of a recent TALAHour webinar hosted by Misty Powell, Chief Program Officer/Co-Founder of Civitas Senior Living, and Greg Hunteman, President of Pi Architects. The two hosts, both TALA members and frequent collaborators on several projects, talked about the different models of integration, the advantages and challenges of each, and how to make them successful for the needs of residents, community operations, and cost-effectiveness.

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Interior Highlight: Capstone at Centerra, Loveland, CO

For the Capstone at Centerra Assisted Living and Memory Care, familiarity is a key element of the community’s success. Throughout the design process, the local history and atmosphere of Loveland, CO, was kept front and center. The result is a stunning new assisted living and memory care community that pairs a rustic agrarian atmosphere with timeless simplicity, forming a love letter to its hometown.

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Late Summer Trends 2023

In today’s fast-moving world of trends, it can be difficult and overwhelming to understand, much less implement, the latest style into one’s life.  The world of Interior Design is no different in that trends move fast and can be somewhat hard to identify.  Individuals who what to update can be left feeling lost on what to do unless they want to adopt a very particular style where the rules are clear.  Design styles such as French County, English Cottage, Southwestern, etc. can look great when well executed, but can also make designers and decorators feel like they need to choose pieces that fit neatly within boundaries, therefore hindering creativity or personalizing a space. 

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The Senior Living Blow-Up: Insights from ProMatura

Predicting the future takes more than some educated guesses and creative thinking. Looking into the future of senior living means taking a fresh and insightful look at a new generation of older adults -- individuals with their own experiences, challenges, concerns, goals, interests, and demands.

Pi sat down with Bryon Cohron, vice president, of market analysis and business development at ProMatura, to talk about how senior living design is evolving to meet the needs of seniors tomorrow and 10 and 20 years down the road.

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6 Steps to Maximize Mitigation When Disaster Strikes

 The Atlantic Hurricane season peaks on September 10th, and so far this season has been kind. As we approach September, it means we are preparing for strong storms and hoping for the best, including senior living owners and operators.   However, even if hurricanes are not a concern for you, natural disasters are happening more frequently everywhere, and everyone needs to be prepared.

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Pi Architects: Sage Valley Senior Living Vision Unveiled

Sage Vally Senior Living, nestled in the historic town of Pflugerville, Texas opened with excitement and grand style this past spring. Pi Architects attended the event to witness their hard work and diligence. “We worked to tie it (the building) into the history of Texas and wove some fun and joyful memories and stories into the building”, exclaimed Mark Warrick, AIA, vice president of Pi.

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Dive Into Pools with Powerful Appeal

Like so many aspects of senior living, pools have evolved. No longer are these just for lounging or swimming. Increasingly, the design and features of a pool and the surroundings are carefully thought out and planned or can result in an expensive unused, and high-maintenance amenity that does little to attract prospects. Before making an investment in a pool, communities need to determine how residents want to use the amenity and what features or accessories will be needed.

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Top Tips for Repositioning that Resonate

According to NIC, senior living occupancy was up 30 basis points in the first quarter of 2023. While the industry isn’t back in full force yet, there clearly is a need to put effort into creating cutting-edge communities of the future. When new buildings aren’t possible or practical, many owners/operators are looking to reposition.

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Innovative Design Elements and Amenities Attract Active Adults

As Active Adult communities continue to gain popularity they require innovative design elements and amenities to appeal to this population of seniors who aren’t ready for a sedentary lifestyle. They need to include an array of amenities that will attract residents who have physical and mental health and wellness as top priorities.

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Is Your Community Ripe for Repositioning?

Breathing fresh air into an older property or project through repositioning effectively attracts and retains residents and staff in a competitive market. When done with attention and purpose, making choices with repositioning in mind can help make a difference when boosting tours and move-ins.

Repositioning is expanding a person’s understanding of a product or space and highlighting what makes us different while opening up new ideas.

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Pi Looks Ahead: What's in the Future?

As the winter holidays are now in full swing, we can all give thanks to, and for, each other for working together to meet all the challenges of the past few years. Thank you! It is great to be thinking about a new year and what innovative and exciting things await us!

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Creating Great Communities Where Residents Live AND Work

Work is part of life life, even as people age. While senior living communities are often thought of places people go to retire, many residents couldn’t or wouldn’t think of retiring. Any builder/operator who wants to attract residents needs to think about providing amenities for working seniors.

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Pandemic Poll Hints at Ways to Satisfy Seniors in 2022 and Beyond

While fewer people are getting seriously ill with Covid, seniors are still concerned about their safety. These worries aren’t likely to go away soon, and many health care leaders predict that activities such as masking in various situations are here to stay. To attract residents today, tomorrow, and 10 years from now, senior living communities should prioritize safety in innovative ways.

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Innovative Affinity-Based Sooner Station Opens in Norman, Okla.

Austin, Texas – Pi Architects is excited to announce the opening of Sooner Station, an innovative active adult community in Norman, Okla., with a focus on wellness, community, and collaboration. Through integrative design features that bring the indoors and outdoors together in stunning detail, Sooner Station has a 205,798-square-foot footprint with 101 independent living, 64 assisted living, and 24 memory care units.

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Looking Ahead: Pandemic’s Not Yet in the Rearview Mirror, But We Need to Put Design in Drive

Last year, I had the honor of moderating an online program on Post-Pandemic Trends for Senior Housing. Dean Maddalena, AIA, and Karla Jackson of Studio Six5 were the presenters; and they shared some valuable insights into what the world of senior housing might look like in 2022 and beyond as part of the AIA Design for Aging webinar series.

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