Just in time for Halloween, the walls at the Phoenix Commons construction site are sprouting up like pieces of a huge concrete skeleton. With more of the structure in place, it’s now easier to walk around and really imagine the members enjoying these 7,000+ square feet of common space. For more photos, you can follow […]
The main attraction this week is the spraying of the wooden molds with cement to create solid concrete walls. The workers I spoke with all took great pride in their work, and rightfully so – look at how smooth those walls are! With the underground work nearly complete, crews will soon start pouring the foundation […]
A new report released by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, Housing America’s Older Adults, has found that the United States is facing a demographic shift for which it is not well prepared, especially so when it comes to housing. At a public seminar titled Aging + Place: Designing Housing & Communities for Aging […]
Construction is on schedule at Phoenix Commons, with steel rebar covering the wooden wall molds like mechanical ivy. Soon the crew will be ready to spray concrete, marking yet another milestone towards the completion of the Bay Area’s first senior cohousing community.
The foundation of the building is made of concrete, but the true foundation of the Phoenix Commons community is its members, and the relationships that will sustain them as they age together. We are happy to launch a new series of videos with interviews of our founding members, in which they share their stories, aspirations, […]
Phoenix Commons is rising! Now that the foundation has passed inspection with flying colors, crews are using wooden molds to begin vertical construction. Meanwhile, other workers are close to completing the hookups to municipal utilities.
Phoenix Commons is so much more than a building, it’s an organic community of active adults who are not afraid to navigate the waters of aging together. This past weekend, Phoenix Commons members got together for a sunset cruise and dinner, and here’s what one of them had to say about the experience: We had […]
Foundation time! In today’s photos, crews are working with freshly poured cement to set the foundation for Phoenix Commons. Watching the cement pour was akin to watching a Transformers movie, but even more exciting for everyone who is planning to live together there.
Phoenix Commons construction is ongoing, and currently looks like a steel jungle with all the rebar just waiting to be smothered in concrete! Work is progressing according to schedule, with a move-in date of Fall 2015. Remember, the membership is constantly growing in both number and cohesiveness, so don’t miss your opportunity to join the […]
Lots of action on the Phoenix Commons construction site today, from continued preparation of the rebar on the water side to filling in holes on the street for the utility hookups.