Best over 50s housing designs for Global Awards shortlisted
MELBOURNE: The shortlist for the best affordable over 50s housing design has been declared.
The fastest growing segment in over 50s housing is multigenerational affordable housing.
Over 250 designs have been considered by the awards secretariat. One of the finalists in this category is shown above.
Anchor Place provides affordable housing for homeless veterans and families. Built as the second phase of the Century Villages at Cabrillo, a 27-acre campus on the site of the decommissioned Long Beach (Calif.) Naval Station, the 120-unit community has 75 apartments set aside for homeless vets and 18 units for homeless families and individuals earning 30-60% of AMI. Rents range from $507 to $845/month for the 95 one-bedroom units; $608 to $1,216 for the 20 two-bedroom units; and $703 to $1,406 for the five three-bedroom residences.
The community has social services offices, a fitness room, laundry rooms, a bike center, a yoga/dance studio, a two-story community room, and a game room. Outdoors, there’s a community garden and three courtyards: one for kids, one for solitude, one for socializing.
The Global Award winner will be announced in November in London. (Globals)
