Milestone for construction of Manatee senior living center

Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay is being built on 11 acres at 1414 69th Ave. W. in Manatee County

MANATEE COUNTY - A "topping out" occurred this week on a new, 130,000-square-foot senior-living community that only a few years ago would have been a rarity in Florida.

The final pieces of the roof's structure were hoisted into place this week on Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay, an 11-acre complex at 1414 69th Ave. W. in Manatee County.

The $30 million senior-living community -- expected to open in the fall -- will have a "Grande Clubhouse" building with a three-story wing of 30 apartment homes for supervised independent living.

There also will be a three-story wing of 66 apartment homes for assisted living and a one-story wing of 30 suites for memory care.

The new community will offer tableside meal service; complimentary scheduled transportation; health and wellness visits; an on-site medical director; on-site therapies; an on-site, Medicare-certified, home-health care agency; concierge services and housekeeping, Discovery Senior Living said.

The clubhouse will have two dining rooms, social areas, a game room, a bistro and an ice-cream parlor. The center also will have a bar and lounge, movie theater, a wellness center, a senior-equipped fitness center, an indoor, heated pool, a beauty salon and spa with a barber shop, a media center offering brain-fitness services and a multifunctional art, hobby and craft center and activity room.

"Seeing a community come up out of the ground in so short a time period is exciting and everything is on track as planned," Discovery Senior Living CEO Thomas J. Harrison said in a statement.

Largo's Architectural Concepts Inc. designed the project. Wegman Design Group did interior design and The Douglas Co. was the general building construction management firm.

Bonita Springs-based Discovery Senior Living has developed "apartment homes" in Bradenton, Fort Myers, Naples, Tampa, Palm Beach Gardens and Palm Coast. It also has an ownership interest in Venice's Aston Gardens.

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