50+ Housing e-Source - 03/28/2007 (Plain Text Version)

Robert Tippets, CGB, CAASH
50+ Housing Council Chairman

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In this issue:
50+ Housing Symposium Features Three Housing Tours
It's Here! The 50+ Housing Channel
See the Most Innovative Designs in the 50+ Industry!
National Membership Day 2007: Leaders of the Pack
Get the Latest Edition of the Directory of Accessible Building Products
Affiliate Membership Category Opens Door to the Future
Register for the NAHB Spring Board Meeting
Welcome New 50+ Housing Council Members!
50+ Housing in the News
Member Advantage: 20% Savings from Dell
2007 Will Be A Year Of Transition For Most State Housing Markets
2007 New Homes Month Promotional Kit Online Now

50+ Housing Symposium Features Three Housing Tours

Three housing tours showcasing different market segments of the 50+ housing industry — active adult communities, service-enriched communities and transit oriented development (TOD) — will be offered at the upcoming Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium 2007 in Denver.

The symposium will be held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center from May 30-June 1.

Register for Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium 2007 by this Friday, March 30 and you'll save $100 off the registration fees!

Each of the three community tours will be held Wednesday, May 30, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Active Adult/Lifestyle Bus Tour, Sponsored by Move.com

This is a tour of four active adult communities in the Denver area. Builders’ teams from each community will provide an overview of the development, marketing and sales processes of that community. The communities include:
- Heritage Todd Creek by Lennar Homes — a nine-model home park of ranch-style single-family, paired-patio and attached townhouses, along with a 32,000-square-foot golf course clubhouse
- Anthem Ranch, Del Webb’s first active adult community in Colorado — three series of single-family detached homes featuring nine different floor plans
- Vista Ridge by John Laing Homes — a golf-centered, master planned community featuring John Laing Homes’ newest detached, single-family patio home product
- Vallagio by Metropolitan Homes — European-styled homes including elegant golf villas, row town homes, flats and loft residences
Service-Enriched Bus Tour

Denver organizations are offering new, luxurious communities to meet the desires and needs of this segment of the seniors housing market. This tour will feature five continuing care retirement communities, with a builder presentation at each.
- Wind Crest in Highlands Ranch by Erickson Retirement — the first Erickson Retirement community built in Colorado
- Classic Residence by Hyatt in Highlands Ranch — winner of the Best of 50+ Housing "On the Boards" Platinum Award for the community’s 24-acre site plan
- Holly Creek by Christian Living Communities — the fifth community in the Denver area by the developer, which has been providing senior housing there for more than 30 years
- St. Andrews Village by The Stratford Companies — The Stratford Companies’ first seniors housing community project in Colorado
- Heritage Club Mountain View by Brookdale Senior Living — the area’s newest rental continuing care retirement community
Transit-Oriented Development Housing Tour

The expanded Denver Light Rail system has brought new, higher-density housing and services near the stations along these rail lines. Attendees will ride Denver’s light rail to the new Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) projects and then walk the projects. Communities on the tour include:
- Promenade Lofts by East West Partners — the essence of “urban chic” with one- to four-bedroom lofts
- River Front Tower by East West Partners — luxurious, traditional condominium floor plans with the look and feel of larger homes in the suburbs or mountains
- The Glass House by East-West Partners — a 23-story glass and steel residential building with panoramic views of downtown Denver and the Rocky Mountains
- The District at Southmoor Station by Pacific Properties — distinctive apartments and live-work units along with ground level restaurant, retail, offices and services
- Lincoln Square Lofts — maximizes the potential of a small site for transit-oriented development using a mid-rise solution
- The Alexan and Crest, developed by Trammel-Crow and purchased by a REIT (REEF) — high-value additions to the REEF apartment portfolio
- Vallagio — one of Denver's first new urban, transit-oriented developments, featuring a vibrant office/retail center, dedicated light rail stop with pedestrian bridge and attached residences

The cost for each tour is $95 per person and includes transportation and lunch. (Note: Tour fees are in addition to symposium registration fees.)

To Register for the Symposium:

Register online by March 30 and save $100 off the registration fee. The housing tours will fill up fast, so register early.