BONITA
SPRINGS, Fla. - With a focus on Veterans, LandSouth
Construction, a Jacksonville, Fla. based general contractor specializing in
multifamily, senior housing and mixed use developments, helped celebrate the
grand opening of Phase One and Two of American House Senior Living Community in
Bonita Springs, Fla.
With veterans, city officials
and residents present during the ceremony, American House announced it will be
a sponsor of the Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team that will play in
Bonita Springs on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016.
AH Bonita Springs LLC is the
developer and Progressive Associates the architect of phase one and two of the
$14,101,099 senior community.
“American House is a quality
developer with a lot of experience with nearly 4,300 senior living units across
nearly 40 communities, making it one of the top-25 largest senior living
providers in the U.S,” said LandSouth’s Vice President of Operations Joe
Passkiewicz.
Nestled on 25 acres, American
House is a three phase senior living campus including independent and assisted
living with full kitchens as well as a forty unit memory care building. The project consists of 60 one bedroom, 25
studio, and five two bedroom units in the first phase, and 40 one bedroom
memory care residences in the second phase.
LandSouth will begin
construction of the third phase in September that will feature and independent
living building with larger apartments and concierge services.
American House is located
adjacent to the Imperial River in Old Bonita Springs. Amenities include full
restaurant service, resident activity rooms, aerobic swimming pool, lake
walking path, fountains, gardens and exterior patios and verandas.
There’s a kitchen in every private
apartment along with cozy community areas throughout the grounds. A Life
Enrichment Director plans a wide range of cultural, social and recreational
programming. Resident services also include 24-hour on-site staff and scheduled
transportation. Laundry and housekeeping services are also available.
American House residents will
have their own private bleachers and complimentary parking for the softball games
that will be played at Bonita Springs Community Park on Pine Avenue. Last
January more than 1,000 watched the Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team take
on squads from the Lee County Sheriff's Office and the Bonita Springs Fire
Control and Rescue District.
The idea that came from Estero,
Fla. resident David Van Sleet, a retired employee of the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs. The Wounded Warriors have played games against politicians,
sports stars and television celebrities since the team's inception in 2011.
Most of the team's 30 members
are bilateral amputees — missing a leg below the knee — while some are missing
a hand or arm.
For more information on American
House Senior Living Community in Bonita Springs call (239) 206-8587 or visit www.americanhouse.com.
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general contractor specializing in multifamily, senior housing and mixed use
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Florida and a Best Place to Work by the Jacksonville Business Journal. Since
1998 the firm has transformed ideas into first-class communities by providing
superior construction management services while building long-term
relationships. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. LandSouth has completed more
than 10,000 multifamily units including apartments, hotels, senior living,
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