WASHINGTON (April 1, 2013) - In today's Washington Post, commercial real estate reporter Jonathan O'Connell takes a look at the new Armed Forces Retirement Home off North Capitol Street.
The $80 million residence for veterans of the Armed Forces has specialized rooms for veterans who require long-term nursing care and help with memory loss, the Post reports.
Cooper Carry, a Wilbert Group client, designed the 160,000-square-foot facility. Kenneth H. Brown, a senior associate at Cooper Carry, took O'Connell on a tour of the property last week. Here's how O'Connell describes the project in his story:
Often referred to as the Old Soldiers’ Home, the facility was established in 1851 to care for retired veterans. The new Scott House was designed by architects at Cooper Carry and built by Hensel Phelps Construction Co., and it includes rooftop gardens, sunlit common areas, a library and rooms arranged to allow patients to be cared for in five groups, or “small houses,” aimed at giving a home-like feel to residents suffering from memory loss.
“We’re essentially pioneering this concept,” Brown told the reporter.
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