PROCON nearing completion on Shelter Development's Brightview Arlington

Construction of Brightview Arlington, a new senior living community located on Symmes Rd. is nearing completion. The $13.8 million project is being developed by Shelter Development and will be operated by Brightview Senior Living. JSA Inc was the design architect and PROCON is the architect of record and construction manager for the Arlington community, which will be the sixth Brightview community in the state. "We have completed the interior finishes on the top floor and we expect the second and third floor interiors to be completed by early February," according to the project manager. "We are wrapping up the exterior skin of the building, the sidewalks are in and the finished pavement is 90% complete." Brightview Arlington will have 90 units including 60 apartments for assisted living and 30 apartments for Alzheimer's and dementia care. The apartments, which are all under one roof, will offer the residents a variety of floor plans and care options. Screened porches off the public areas will provide residents with beautiful views of the surrounding scenery. The 4-story, 68,691 s/f senior living community will offer a social environment where housekeeping, dining, transportation, and maintenance are provided by staff. Plans call for the community to have a dining room, a private dining room, a café, wellness/fitness center, activities room, beauty/barber salon, library/media room and outdoor patios. The building's exterior will feature cement siding and a stone façade. Covered parking for 37 vehicles will be available beneath the building with elevator access for residents and a natural stone patio and decorative pergolas will enhance the exterior courtyard. Brightview Arlington is one of several Brightview projects PROCON has managed including Brightview North Andover, which was completed in summer 2014, Brightview Danvers, which was completed in 2007 and Brightview Concord River in which was completed in 2009.