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that David just said. We've been trying to do
these for a while, and what's interesting right
now is we have four current projects in our
office that are very similar to this, where they're
looking at integrating senior living in lifestyle
centers or shopping centers. And The Domain
is a planned community northwest of Austin in
which there are several developers in mixed use
that have developed shopping, entertainment,
and restaurants.
When we talk about living a vibrant lifestyle
for the active seniors who live [at Maravilla at
The Domain], there's nothing more vibrant than
being integrated into a greater community. You
don't have to create anything, because it's really
at your doorstep. The inspiration here was to be
a resort-style hospitality center. And when we
talk about hospitality, it's not just about hospital-

Jennifer Kovacs Silvis: One of the most
welcome trends to emerge in the Showcase
this year is the idea of designing spaces that
encourage greater community connection and
support multigenerational opportunities for
residents. We've heard a lot about this for several years now, but I would say this is the first
Showcase where I've seen numerous projects
deliver on the concept.
David, what's driving this vision to become
reality, and how did that look for you on The
Ridge Pinehurst?
David Fik: This is something that LantzBoggio has been talking about for years, and the
industry has been talking about for years, as well,
simply because I think that the current generation
of people who are moving into these communities have looked at their parents and said, " You
know what? I don't want to be isolated and out
behind the white picket fence and behind the
guard house. " They want to be integrated with
the community. And as much as we're attempting to do that, it's just now starting to blossom.
In [The Ridge Pinehurst], there will eventually
be a mixed-use building where the ground floor
has retail. But for starters, in Phase 1, there's a
large building that contains an area where the
outside community can come in, and with a
membership that's age restricted, they're able
to utilize this [health and wellness] club. So the
residents here actually get to use the space,
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but they're driving the community to come in
... which ideally will act as marketing, so that
people who come in and see the community,
they will want to actually stay there then.
Silvis: Jerry, Maravilla at The Domain is
located in a vibrant, walkable, urban community
... tell us about some of the solutions you introduced to achieve this vision successfully.
Jerry Walleck: I would echo a lot of things

ity in the aesthetic, but it's hospitality in the service, too. ... You can have a concierge schedule
a reservation for you at dinner. They will get you
in a car. They will drive you over there. They will
pick you up and they'll bring you back to the bar
here for a happy hour.
Silvis: Nicole, we're going to go in a bit of a
different direction with your project, The Spires at
Berry College. This is a continuing care retirement
community that's built on a college campus.

On the following pages, find an excerpt from
the webinar that's been edited and condensed
for space. And enjoy the full webinar by visiting
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