Elizabeth and Liezel recently attended the grand opening for Silver Birch of Kokomo, located in Kokomo, Indiana. The project is a four-story residential care facility for seniors, with 119 individual studio and one-bedroom units. The facility is located in downtown Kokomo with Wildcat Creek to the north and the Industrial Heritage Trail on the east.…
WJW was well-represented at this year’s Illinois Governor’s Conference on Affordable Housing. In addition to hosting a booth and attending a variety of educational sessions, Heidi was one of the featured panelists in the Designing Accessible Housing for Independent Seniors session.
Todd, Heidi, and Alexis travelled recently to Lincoln, IL to celebrate the grand opening of St. Clara’s Rehab and Senior Care. The project provides two programs, short-term rehab and long-term skilled nursing care, both providing 24-hour support for residents in a warm and comfortable environment. A ribbon cutting ceremony brought together the mayor of Lincoln,…
A grand opening was held on August 25, 2017 for Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale in Chicago, IL. This is a 120 unit supportive living facility for seniors. It was developed by MR Properties, LLC and will be managed by Gardant Management Solutions. Montclare Senior Residences SLF of Lawndale provides affordable assisted living to…
Construction has started on the Fox Meadows Independent Living development in McLeansboro, IL. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 28. The proposed independent seniors development consists of a new construction, two story building with 30 dwelling units, a variety of resident common spaces, and a resident outdoor patio and garden area. It is an…
Todd and Liezel represented WJW at the groundbreaking ceremony for Silver Birch of Kokomo on June 1st, 2017. The 119-unit affordable assisted living facility is part of Mayor Greg Goodnight’s plan to redevelop and revitalize Kokomo, the historic Industrial Heritage Trail and Wildcat Creek. The creek and trail run adjacent to Silver Birch of Kokomo. Once…
Silver Birch of Hammond, in Hammond, Indiana, opened its doors to the public for the first time on May 18, 2017. Representatives from the City of Hammond, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), and many other project partners gathered together to mark the official opening of the senior living facility with a ribbon cutting…
Mike and Diane recently attended the grand opening of Grandbrier of Prospect Heights, a 101-unit assisted living and memory care community in Prospect Heights, IL.
WJW is proud to be a team member on this great project.
Todd and Heidi were selected to present at the 2017 Environments for Aging Expo and Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their presentation took a multifaceted look at the use of sleepover visits as a tool for conducting post-occupancy evaluations in senior living environments. They reviewed the process of developing a post-occupancy evaluation toolkit tied to project design…
The ground breaking ceremony for White Oaks of McHenry was brief due to the cold and wet weather. Kristi Ruderman of Gardant welcomed everyone to the ceremony- those in attendance included owner and developer Steve Barron, Rick Banas of Gardant, and mayor of McHenry, Susan Low. Each gave a short speech which was followed by…
