Emerald Heights occupancy increases, adds amenities
Published 3:25 pm Friday, April 25, 2014
Special to the Reporter
Strong occupancy rates and a recovering housing market have spurred several expansions at Redmond’s Emerald Heights, a type-A life care community with amenity rich offerings and on-site health care services for senior living. The recovering housing market has led to Emerald Heights’ need to increase homes on its campus, and at the end of 2013 was 93 percent reserved for Trailside, its new 43-unit apartment community. Emerald Heights is sponsored by Emerald Communities, a regional senior housing and service organization.
“Emerald Heights’ new expansion is a testament to the community’s culture and vitality,” said Lisa Hardy, president and chief executive officer of Emerald Communities. “We provide residents with the physical, cultural and spiritual opportunities they identify as the most fulfilling to them; the new amenities and services are a direct reflection of what our current and future residents ask of us.”
Emerald Heights began construction on the new Trailside expansion in July 2013 and expects completion in 2014. The apartment homes feature fully equipped and modern kitchens, optional gas fireplaces, underground parking and beautiful landscape views. The apartment homes provide residents with a choice of 17 different one-bedroom, two-bedroom and two-bedroom-plus den floor plans.
At the close of 2013, Trailside was 93 percent reserved, an increase of 18 percent from the previous year. Emerald Heights also saw a nearly 3 percent increase in overall occupancy in 2013 bringing the community to 95 percent occupied.
To meet the needs of the growing community, Emerald Heights expanded its campus to include a new fitness center and swimming pool designed specifically for its residents, multi-purpose auditorium featuring flexible meeting spaces, as well as adding innovative dining venues including casual and fine-dining environments. Renovation of the Corwin Center, Emerald Heights’ on-site skilled and long-term care facility, is scheduled to begin this spring.
“We put a great deal of emphasis on health and wellness. As an organization that provides services for life, residents have unlimited access to short- and long-term skilled nursing, assisted living and on-site memory care,” added Hardy. “The onsite Corwin Center and Health Services Clinic allow for residents to receive the healthcare services they need all in one location.”
