Green Hills readies for more growth

Green Hills Retirement Community in Ames is preparing for another expansion.

Adding 32 apartments to its more than 130 units for independent living, the community is heading into another stage of its master plan.

Currently a green space, some of the land on the north part of its property and connected to its current facilities will be home to a four-story building.

Rod Copple, Green Hills executive director, said the apartments will feature 9-foot-high ceilings, in-home washer and dryer and covered balconies. All features are new to Green Hills units, and were added due to increasing demand for them.

People are starting to see that these are a part of the transition to senior living, said Copple, who has been at Green Hills for nearly 14 years.

Sales for the upcoming apartments recently started.

When completed in late spring 2016, Green Hills will be home to 166 units for independent living, 16 assisted living units and 56 skilled nursing and memory care units.

The project, which also includes adding some more common space and a new entrance to the retirement community, will cost about $13 million.

Parking for the new units will be underground.

Green Hills Retirement Community, located south of U.S. Highway 30 and just west of the Gateway Hotel, opened in 1986.

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