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‘Benchmark at Hanover’ Town’s First Assisted Living Community Hanover, MA – Benchmark Senior Living announced it recently opened the first assisted living community in Hanover. Benchmark at Hanover, a 97-apartment community, is Benchmark Senior Living’s 64th assisted living and Mind & Memory Care community in the Northeast. “Benchmark is thrilled to provide our high-quality care and services, as well as extend our purpose of transforming lives through human connection, to more South Shore families,” said Tom Grape, founder, chairman and CEO of Benchmark Senior Living. “Benchmark at Hanover is in a convenient location to a number of South Shore towns, as well as a growing retail and restaurant destinations.” Benchmark at Hanover is located at 1143 Washington Street (Route 53) and houses 91,000sf of space, including assisted living and memory care apartments offering 24/7 personalized, needs-based care and spacious common areas. Among its many amenities are garden-to-table, restaurant-style dining leveraging ingredients from indoor, resident-tended micro-farms; an art studio and gallery; a spacious outdoor patio with fireplace and a Bocce court. The secure living environment for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia features Benchmark’s Mind & Memory Care program. In addition, special design
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details like therapeutic circadian rhythm lighting, water features and gardens, are designed to help those with memory impairment prosper. The contemporary architecture and spaces were created according to WELL certification standards to help optimize residents’
nutrition, fitness, mood and overall wellness. The leadership team includes Fatima Feliciano, executive director; Katie Tarantino, director of community relations; and Kristina Farrar, director of business administration. The design for
Benchmark at Hanover was conceived by Udelsman Associates in Hollis, N.H. The construction was handled by local general contractor Callahan Construction in Bridgewater. The modern interior design was created by StudioSix5.
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(DCAMM) and the development team. The recently completed 3,000sf Gateway Center on the West Campus offers a community and family event center, cybercafe, fitness center and the community management offices. Lena Park CDC and Winn Management will run ongoing financial literacy and access to homeownership training, job training and placement programs and community social events. Development of an elementary school and a high school serving approximately 780 students constructed by Edward W. Brooke Charter School, and an athletic field for active/passive recreation to be built in the coming year, are part of this impactful community development. We are all proud of this tremendous accomplishment that took almost 20 years and many community leaders and public funding village participants to pull off. Our partnership with the Lena Park CDC along with the steadfast support of Representative Russell Holmes – who stuck with the original vision and the compelling need to finish the project for the benefit of the entire community – is a testament to the broad based commitment to close the homeownership gap in Boston.
The affordability initiative at The Preserve at Olmsted Green is supported by MassHousing’s Commonwealth Builders Fund, the Mayor’s Office of Housing, Neighborhood Housing Trust Funding, Inclusionary Development Policy, and American Rescue Plan Act. The development is being funded by Silicon Valley Bank and Eastern Bank, The Life Initiative, Blue Hub Capital, city and state funds and equity funding from New Boston Fund, Inc. and their syndicated OG Revival LLC partnership. The community is being built by NEI General Contracting, builder of the last three phases at Olmsted Green that has achieved industry leading results in using minority business enterprises and encouraging and having their subcontractors hiring Black and brown workers, workers from the surrounding neighborhoods, and Boston residents. Davis Square Associates is the designer for this phase. Olmsted Green has been designed throughout all past phases by ICON Architects. Jerry Rappaport is president and managing director of CRP Development, a smart growth housing development firm focusing on investment and development activity in New England, D.C. Metro area and Florida.