Located in Silver Spring, Maryland, the Elizabeth House III project provides 267 mixed-income senior housing residential units, with three levels of underground parking. The lowest four levels will contain amenity space, health clinic, and a Montgomery County Rec Center including a 10-lane competition swimming pool, leisure pool, recreation pool, exercise space, gymnasium, locker rooms, and meeting rooms.  

The 16-story structure consists of post-tensioned flat plate floors above grade and mild reinforced flat slabs at the ground levels and the parking levels. Lateral loads are resisted by reinforced concrete shear walls and the reinforced concrete basement walls. Structural concrete columns and walls are supported by shallow concrete spread footings and mat slabs bearing on rock.  

The project is part of a larger ongoing master plan for the block including renovation of an existing residential tower on the south side of the block, a future market rate residential tower on the north side of the site, and a shared courtyard area over underground parking. It also will feature a green roof, bioretention, and community rooftop garden. 

Located in Cobb County, Georgia, Sterling Estates is a senior living facility that provides both independent living and assisted care options for its residents. It consists of 90 assisted living units and 21 independent living units.

The assisted living building is a two-story structure that is type V construction on a conventional concrete slab on grade foundation. A portion of the building also has a basement/terrace level. A significant portion of the level 2 framing is composed of steel and engineered lumber, as transfer conditions existed in many areas, due to the requirement for large open spaces at the ground floor. The floor trusses used on this project were 24” deep, which allowed for longer spans and a reduction in the number of bearing walls required within the footprint of the resident units.

The independent living building is a three-story structure that is type V construction. It is also supported on a conventional concrete slab on grade foundation.

Somerby of Sandy Springs is located in the Perimeter area on the north side of Atlanta, Georgia. The complex consists of 128 Independent Living Units and 72 Assisted Living/Memory Care Units and 248,510 SF of total space, 40% of which consists of common areas.

The independent living building is a five-story structure that is type IIIA wood-framed construction on a conventional concrete slab on grade foundation. Post-tensioned concrete podium slab supports a portion of the wood framing, beneath which back-of-house spaces are located. Portions of the level 2 and 3 framing are composed of steel and engineered lumber, to provide clear space for common areas at below.

The assisted living/memory care building is a three-story structure that is type IIA construction, consisting of concrete slab on metal decking supported by cold-formed metal framing (CFMF) stud walls. Portions of the Level 2 framing included structural steel beams for transfer conditions created by open spaces at the ground level. The building is supported on a conventional concrete slab on grade foundation.

The common building is a steel-framed building utilizing composite slab on metal deck for the elevated floors and cold-formed metal framing (CFMF) roof trusses. The lateral system for this building was a combination of steel moment frames and steel braced frames.

Somerby of Franklin, located south of Nashville in Franklin, Tennessee, is a senior living facility that provides both independent living and assisted care options for its residents. The complex consists of three buildings – an independent living building, an assisted living/memory care building, and a common building. The complex consists of 136 independent living units and 72 assisted living/memory care units and 246,679 SF of total space, 37% of which consists of common areas.

The independent living building is a four-story structure that is type V wood-framed construction on a conventional concrete slab on grade foundation. A significant portion of the level 2, 3 and 4 framing is composed of steel and engineered lumber, as transfer conditions existed in many areas, due to the requirement for large open spaces in common areas. The assisted living/memory care building is a two-story structure that is wood-framed type V construction supported on a conventional concrete slab on grade foundation. Portions of the level 3 framing are composed of steel and engineered lumber, as needed to provided clear space for common areas at level 2. A small portion of this building also has a basement. The common building is a steel-framed building utilizing composite slab on metal deck for the elevated floors and cold-formed metal framing (CFMF) roof trusses. The lateral system for this building was a combination of steel moment frames and steel braced frames.

Somerby of Sandy Springs, located in the Perimeter area on the north side of Atlanta, Georgia, is a senior living facility that provides both independent living and assisted care options for its residents.  The complex consists of three (3) buildings – an independent living building, an assisted living/memory care building, and a common building.

The Independent Living building is a 5-story structure that is Type IIIA wood-framed construction on a conventional concrete slab on grade foundation.  A portion of the wood framing is supported on a post-tensioned concrete podium slab, underneath which back-of-house spaces are located.  Portions of the Level 2 and Level 3 framing are composed of steel and engineered lumber, as needed to provided clear space for common areas at levels below.

The Assisted Living/Memory Care building is a 3-story structure that is Type IIA construction, consisting of concrete slab on metal decking supported by cold-formed metal framing (CFMF) stud walls.  Portions of the Level 2 framing included structural steel beams for transfer conditions created by open spaces at the ground level.  The building is supported on a conventional concrete slab on grade foundation.

The Common Building is a steel-framed building utilizing composite slab on metal deck for the elevated floors and cold-formed metal framing (CFMF) roof trusses.  The lateral system for this building was a combination of steel moment frames and steel braced frames.