Developing Active Adult Retirement Communities

Author : Diane R. Suchman
Publisher : Urban Land Inst
ISBN 13 : 9780874208467
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Active Adult Retirement Communities written by Diane R. Suchman and published by Urban Land Inst. This book was released on 2001 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fueled by the baby boom generation -- some of whose members are now in their fifties -- active adult retirement communities are poised to be the next hot trend. This book, written by seasoned professionals, provides an introduction to the business, best practices, and latest trends. Book jacket.

Author : Tom Brodnitzki
Publisher : VDM Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783836435864
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Growth of Active Adult Age-restricted Retirement Communities in Connecticut written by Tom Brodnitzki and published by VDM Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional definition of retirement and retirement migration is changing in the United States. This change in retirement is being fueled by the baby boomer generation. Historically, retirement migration has led retirees to move to warmer destinations to live out their remaining years. However, this trend, spurred on baby boomers' desire to do things differently from previous generations, is changing as new, local retirement migration destinations become available. Active adult age-restricted retirement communities have grown in the state of Connecticut as a non-traditional retirement destination. Connecticut's population has a higher percentage of baby boomers than the national figure. These figures suggest the potential for a rise in the development of a new retirement alternative. Towns around the state must consider if the development of these new communities is a positive economic development option. Rocky Hill, Connecticut has seen eight such communities built in recent years and has illustrated conclusions through revisions to the Planning and Zoning Regulations that their community may be saturated with this type of development. Other towns around the state and in the region can look to the example of Rocky Hill to determine if they wish to promote the development of active adult age-restricted retirement communities.

Author : Judith Ann Trolander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813044484
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Sun Cities to the Villages written by Judith Ann Trolander and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Youngtown, Arizona, opened in 1954 and was the first development community to have a minimum age requirement (then 65) and to ban underage children as permanent residents. The developer Del Webb unveiled Sun City six years later. Adjacent to Yountown, it offered modest homes abutting a golf course. In the ensuing decades, active adult communities have proliferated, including Harold Schwartz's The Villages in central Florida, today [America's] largest retirement community. For nearly sixty years, the success of these and similar communities has changed the image of retirees from frail, impoverished old people to energetic, well-off adults enjoying a resort-like lifestyle. While some experts predicted these communities would fail or undermine the obligations between generations, they are now firmly embedded as one possible extension of the American Dream. Judith Ann Trolander's study of the "active adult" lifestyle focuses specifically on how the development of age-restricted communities has redefined the sense of self-identity among the elderly; changed the popular image of retirees; called attention to attitudes of the elderly toward children; popularized golf-course, gated, and amenity-rich developments; and made this new, age-restricted lifestyle affordable or accessible to large numbers of retirees - some of whom may actually continue working. Examining the origins, development, failures, and challenges facing these communities as the baby boomer population continues to age, Trolander offers a truly original defense of a sometimes controversial aspect of American life."--Book cover.

Author : Sloan William Dawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ARAACtional Exuberance written by Sloan William Dawson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last fifteen years, Massachusetts and neighboring states have experienced explosive growth in a hitherto alien form of residential development to the region: the age-restricted active adult retirement community (ARAAC). The growth proved too much for the market to handle, and now developers and municipalities alike are coping with the fallout from oversupply, partially completed projects, and recession-dampened demand. This thesis describes and analyzes the factors that contributed to the current crisis of ARAAC oversupply in Massachusetts. Based on interviews with town officials, developers, and industry observers and analysts, I find that much of the responsibility for this falls upon municipalities, who failed to adequately plan around ARAACs and were often only too eager to approve projects in the belief that they would bring a fiscal windfall. After a thorough exegesis of the legal, policy, and economic factors at play in this finding, I propose a new framework that municipalities can use to better manage the supply and form of ARAACs and conclude with key findings and recommendations directed at municipalities.

Author : Pauline S. Abbott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Re-creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging written by Pauline S. Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Re-creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging provides a crucial foundation for confronting the growing aging population's demands for appropriate housing and environments. This current demographic shift is causing a transformation of attitudes and perspectives about growing older, retirement, and senior housing. To ensure that physical environments meet the changing needs of older adults, a reconception of housing, communities, and neighborhoods is required." "Drawing from the fields of gerontology, health sciences, community planning, landscape architecture, and environmental design, this groundbreaking resource provides an in-depth examination of current elder housing practices and strategies, alongside goals for the future. Housing models, such as continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), shared housing, and co-housing, are evaluated, and best practice recommendations are presented." "The book closes with an inspiring look at opportunities for future collaboration of health sciences and planning and design professionals for the realization of supportive, life-affirming communities thai will result in healthy aging, active living, and continued community participation for older adults."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Robert Greenwald
Publisher : Career Press
ISBN 13 : 9781564143471
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 50 Fabulous Planned Retirement Communities for Active Adults written by Robert Greenwald and published by Career Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive dictionary of outstanding master-planned residential developments, this guide focuses on the elements that appeal to the great majority of retirees and features basic information on each community.

Author : Tina Marie Sachar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quality of Life in Retirement Communities written by Tina Marie Sachar and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This quantitative study investigated experiences of current adults living in active adult retirement communities. Perceived life satisfaction was explored on the basis of psychosocial stage, coping style, and caregiver status. As the largest cohort of individuals in history is approaching middle age, retirement communities are becoming an attractive housing option. The size of the baby boomer cohort has sequentially impacted each historical decade due the uniqueness of having so many individuals simultaneously in the same era. Researching life satisfaction in adult retirement communities is becoming increasingly more needed as the first wave of baby boomers are 57 years old.

Author : Irene A. Hammond
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483470881
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Retirement Isn't Boring: When You Live in an Active Adult Community written by Irene A. Hammond and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irene A. Hammond is a veteran real estate agent who prides herself on helping people find the perfect place to retire. She answers the questions you have been pondering and brings up other details for consideration. Get the answers to Is an active adult community right for me?

Author : Bradford Perkins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471226727
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Type Basics for Senior Living written by Bradford Perkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-01-26 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Author : Steven Daniel Bakley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design and Feasibility Study of an Active Adult Retirement Community written by Steven Daniel Bakley and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: