| 125 T T Kim Newth Community hub exciting new addition A new community hub includes a range of resort-style facilities including a café, bar, gym, hair and beauty, plus indoor pool and spa. Summerset Group Holdings: Papamoa Beach Retirement Village “The building has been well received and is very popular with all the village residents – the standard really is first class. ...” LIFESTYLE Valentine’s Day 2024 was celebrated in style at Summerset by the Dunes, with the opening of a beautiful new, multi-purpose community hub. It is an impressive addition at Summerset’s newest Bay of Plenty retirement village in Pāpāmoa Beach. Along with spacious resident lounges and a stylish dining room and library, the new village centre includes a range of resort-style facilities including a café, bar, gym, hair and beauty, plus indoor pool and spa. It is also home to a fully-certified care centre and industry-leading memory care centre, specially designed for those living with dementia. Steve Wood, who is Summerset Group Holdings’ project manager in the Bay of Plenty, says the whole project team worked very hard to complete this impeccably finished 9000sqm building on time and under budget. This is all the more noteworthy given that the project was impacted by Covid, particularly in the early construction phase. “We had a very good, engaged team; I’m extremely proud of what they’ve achieved, with quality results above and beyond what was expected,” says Steve. “The building has been well received and is very popular with all the village residents - the standard really is first class. It is not only serving the residents but also the public, as some of the facilities like the café and hair salon are also available to the public.” Key members of the project team included Aurecon (civil consultants), Powell Fenwick (electrical engineering/reticulation), and Livingstone Building, along with a number of skilled local contractors. Splitting the build into six stages ensured the site could be well-managed at all times, with safety and convenience of village residents prioritised throughout. Surrounding the new village centre is a vibrant community of new villas and cottages, constructed by Build BOP. Steve says three-quarters of homes planned for the village have now been built, with more villas set to be built over the coming year. Modern, bright and spacious, the single-storey villas are a mix of two- and three-bedroom open-plan dwellings, with bathrooms that include accessible showers, grab rails and slip-resistant floors, and with outdoor living and internal access garage. Village residents enjoy peace of mind, thanks to continuum of care with serviced apartments available along with the care centre and memory care centre facilities. Modern, spacious serviced apartments, certified to provide rest home level care, are suitable for couples and singles. Retiring to Summerset by the Dunes offers an attractive retirement lifestyle in idyllic Pāpāmoa, with the coast only 500m away and plenty to do in the village and the local area. There are a range of gorgeous modern homes to choose from including villas, cottages and serviced apartments. Summerset makes it easy to move in, with various incentives such as help with legal fees and moving costs. (For details, contact the sales team, papamoa.sales@summerset. co.nz). “Pāpāmoa is extremely desirable for anyone coming into retirement,” says Steve, adding that he and his family moved from Scotland so he could take up the project management role with Summerset in the Bay of Plenty. He says Summerset’s reputation for outstanding care and support dovetails with his own personal experience since coming here in 2019. “They have really cared for me and my family.” Last year, Summerset won gold for ‘Group Provider Nationwide’ in Aged Advisors’ annual people’s choice awards, which are voted on by retirement village residents and their families around the country. It speaks volumes about Summerset’s commitment to care, innovation and delivering exceptional experiences. Next for Summerset in the Bay of Plenty is another planned new retirement village, this time in Rotorua, where construction is expected to get underway in 2025. 8 View Road, Rotorua Ph: (07) 348 5370 Fax: (07) 348 5367 Email: richard@totaldoorsystems.co.nz Summerset New Zealand
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