The retirement home in Bellevue has started a $5 million renovation project. (Mike Platania)
A Northside retirement community is getting shot of youth in the form of a $5 million update to its tallest building.
Westminster Canterbury has begun renovating the Tower, a nine-story residential building on the western edge of its campus in the Bellevue neighborhood.
Located at 1600 Westbrook Ave., the building’s exterior is receiving cosmetic work and repairs, and inside, the top floor is being redesigned for a new reception, activity and meeting space.
Gayle Haglund, Westminster Canterbury’s director of resource development, said it’s the first major update to the 42-year-old building.
“It needed some TLC,” Haglund said. “The main motive is it’s a well-deserved facelift along with some maintenance and repair.
“The goal is to tie (the Tower) into the newer part of the campus; we’re trying to blend it together. The biggest addition was the courtyard in 2005.”
Westminster Canterbury will renovate its largest residential tower. (Mike Platania)
The project is expected to take 18 months to complete. W.M. Jordan is the general contractor, with Atlanta-based THW Design as the architect.
Westminster Canterbury has over 1 million square feet of space across its 50-acre campus. Most of its buildings are connected, except a few small cottages and homes.
The retirement community is mulling future projects while the Tower’s renovation gets underway, but nothing has been confirmed officially.
“We’re in the process of active master campus planning, no decisions have been made though,” Haglund said. “(The Tower project) is part of our commitment to continuously improve our campus.”
Westminster Canterbury has six locations statewide, each operating as an independent nonprofit. Richmond is the largest, with outposts in Lynchburg, the Chesapeake Bay, the Shenandoah Valley, Charlottesville and Rappahannock. The organization offers independent and assisted living, a health center and child development classes.
The Richmond location has around 900 residents and 700 staff members.
“It’s a small city over here,” Haglund said.
Westminster Canterbury Richmond had a $5.7 million in revenue and $4.3 million in expenses in 2015, according its most recent tax filing available through nonprofit tracker GuideStar.
The retirement home in Bellevue has started a $5 million renovation project. (Mike Platania)
A Northside retirement community is getting shot of youth in the form of a $5 million update to its tallest building.
Westminster Canterbury has begun renovating the Tower, a nine-story residential building on the western edge of its campus in the Bellevue neighborhood.
Located at 1600 Westbrook Ave., the building’s exterior is receiving cosmetic work and repairs, and inside, the top floor is being redesigned for a new reception, activity and meeting space.
Gayle Haglund, Westminster Canterbury’s director of resource development, said it’s the first major update to the 42-year-old building.
“It needed some TLC,” Haglund said. “The main motive is it’s a well-deserved facelift along with some maintenance and repair.
“The goal is to tie (the Tower) into the newer part of the campus; we’re trying to blend it together. The biggest addition was the courtyard in 2005.”
Westminster Canterbury will renovate its largest residential tower. (Mike Platania)
The project is expected to take 18 months to complete. W.M. Jordan is the general contractor, with Atlanta-based THW Design as the architect.
Westminster Canterbury has over 1 million square feet of space across its 50-acre campus. Most of its buildings are connected, except a few small cottages and homes.
The retirement community is mulling future projects while the Tower’s renovation gets underway, but nothing has been confirmed officially.
“We’re in the process of active master campus planning, no decisions have been made though,” Haglund said. “(The Tower project) is part of our commitment to continuously improve our campus.”
Westminster Canterbury has six locations statewide, each operating as an independent nonprofit. Richmond is the largest, with outposts in Lynchburg, the Chesapeake Bay, the Shenandoah Valley, Charlottesville and Rappahannock. The organization offers independent and assisted living, a health center and child development classes.
The Richmond location has around 900 residents and 700 staff members.
“It’s a small city over here,” Haglund said.
Westminster Canterbury Richmond had a $5.7 million in revenue and $4.3 million in expenses in 2015, according its most recent tax filing available through nonprofit tracker GuideStar.