Torrington, CT South Coast Improvement Co. (SCI), a design-build general contractor serving New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, finished the final phase of renovations at the Brookdale Litchfield Hills senior living facility located at 376 Goshen Rd. The company began construction in May 2017, finishing in February.
The $2.125 million renovation took place on the patio and second floor levels of the facility. The patio level renovation featured the conversion of a large multi-purpose space and some auxiliary offices on the patio level into six new resident bedrooms, each with private bathrooms. It also included a redesign of the multi-purpose room to accommodate a new smaller common space used by the community for events and activities.
The second level renovation featured demolition of five unit apartments, which were converted into one large communal dining room, activity offices and a commercial serving kitchen.
“Renovations at active senior living facilities always come with challenges as you want to minimize disruption to daily routines,” said Tom Quinlan, president of SCI. “This project called for the replacement of the HVAC units, add new electrical panels and new plumbing. That required whole building shutdowns that had to be carefully coordinated with the community and staff in advance to ensure minimal disruption and no loss of heat to the residents since this work took place during the winter. Thankfully, we were able to complete this work with minimal disruption to routine and nobody, literally and figuratively, was left out in the cold.”
Brookdale Litchfield Hills is owned by Brookdale Senior Living Solutions.
Brookdale Senior Living Solutions offers assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, independent Living and Continuing Care Retirement Communities across the U.S.
Based in Marion, Mass. and with an office in Reading, Pennsylvania, South Coast Improvement Co is a recognized leader in providing building and renovation services to a client base of senior living, healthcare, institutional and retail clients.