PROCON and Shelter Development architect/construction manager for $16 million project

Brightview on New Canaan - Norwalk, CT

Norwalk, CT Brightview Senior Living Community is welcoming its first residents. The 3-story hub for senior living at 162 Canaan Ave. sits close to the downtown area, and is less than 50 miles from New York City. The Baltimore-based firm, Shelter Development has partnered again with PROCON of Manchester, N.H. as the architect and construction manager for the $16 million project. This is their seventh collaboration on a Brightview Senior Living project.

 This new addition to the Brightview network of communities, called Brightview on New Canaan, features 90 units total, with 66 designated for assisted living and 24 apartments for Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Brightview communities also offer a specialized program and environment for dementia care known as Wellspring Village, designed to enhance the lives of those living with memory limitations. Residents are offered a variety of floor plans and care options with numerous onsite amenities to include an elegant dining room, private dining spaces, a café, wellness/fitness center, activities room, beauty/barber salon and library/media room. Victorian-style architectural elements are reflected throughout the 70,000 s/f building, such as recessed columns, gable and shed dormers and a dramatic porte-cochere at the main entrance.  Surface parking is available in front of the building and walkways.

The project commenced in fall 2014 with site work and foundation placement followed by framework in spring 2015. Subsequent construction involved installation of the exterior skin, sheeting, vinyl siding and the exterior windows. The final phase of work included flooring, common spaces, dining areas and millwork that were all finished with furnishings and decor.