Provider breaks ground on major senior community project
MELBOURNE: A provider has broken ground on a significant seniors housing community development on a city regeneration site.
The two-tower community near North Beauregard Street and Seminary Road will add 257 residences: 217 independent living apartments, 16 assisted living residences and 24 small-house-style skilled nursing and dementia care residences.
It shares a complex with The View Alexandria by Goodwin Living. Together, the combined campus will offer 382 residences for older adults, along with dining, wellness programs and multiple levels of care.
“We are beyond excited to grow our Goodwin Living community at a time of unprecedented older adult population growth in our region,” said Rob Liebreich, president and CEO of the faith-based, nonprofit senior living organization. “People want to be in a trusted community where they get a chance to thrive, and that is what we are building with Goodwin House Seminary Road.”
Seven one-bedroom residences will be offered at reduced rates to income-qualified older adults through an affordable housing plan Goodwin Living developed with the City of Alexandria.
Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins tied the project to the city’s Age Friendly Plan, which envisions a city where older adults can age independently and stay connected.
“This project is the very embodiment of that plan. It is that plan coming to life,” Gaskins said. “Here you will have not only a place where people will live, but […] so many different things for people to engage with their neighbor, to stay connected to the city that they call home and to continue to be a part of their community.”
The towers are designed around biophilic principles, bringing plants and natural elements indoors and throughout the landscape to create what Goodwin Living calls an urban arboretum.
A third-floor outdoor garden terrace will connect the two towers, and rooftop green spaces will offer regional views. Other amenities planned include:
A saltwater indoor pool and fitness center
Indoor pickleball courts
Arts studios
Multiple dining venues
Curated events and outings
Pet-friendly services
Clark Construction is the general contractor. The project is expected to create more than 1,200 construction jobs, engage more than 50 local businesses and generate more than $150 million for local businesses during construction.
Once open, the community is projected to employ about 150 people in clinical care, dining, facilities, programming and business operations, with nearly $20 million in annual local economic impact.
“This project represents a critical step forward in expanding the essential housing, wellness and healthcare infrastructure needed for our region’s older adults,” said Terry Simon, division president with Clark Construction.
Goodwin Living points to the sold-out reservations as a sign of the national shortage of senior housing. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care has found that demand outpaced new construction by more than three to one over the last four years.
The pressure is expected to grow. According to U.S. Census Bureau projections, adults 65 and older will rise from 18.9% of the U.S. population in 2025 to 23.4% by 2060, or nearly one in four Americans.
The project cleared the Alexandria City Council unanimously in June 2025, and Goodwin Living opened its sales center at 1800 N. Beauregard St. that August.