Does buyer wellness make business sense as a development goal? How have developers pursued this objective? What has the market response been? And how have developers measured their success?

At Grow Community, the short answers are Yes, With your help, Terrific, and Very gratefully. 

But there's much more to it than that. So we're honored that Grow Community is among the case studies in a new publication by the Urban Land Institute. Building for Wellness: The Business Case provides answers directly from developers who have completed projects with wellness goals. In 13 interviews, principles and project managers explain their motivation, their intended wellness and health outcomes, the development process and operations as related to their health intentions, and the key issue in this publication - the metrics of market performance.

It's an outstanding and informative report -- and highly readable, too.

As we begin home presales in Phase 2, we're rounding out our first neighborhood, the Village, with the Cooper Apartments on the north end of the grounds. 

Cooper West is now getting its interior finishes and fixtures. All windows and doors have been installed, and with siding more than 50 percent complete, the exterior look is really taking shape; watch for exterior painting in the next few weeks. The building should be completed and ready for move-in by mid-September.

Cooper East follows right behind, and should be ready for tenants on Oct. 1. Both buildings are fully leased.

Meanwhile, Phase 2: The Grove and the Park neighborhoods have now gone before the city's Design Review Board, the Planning Commission and the Hearing Examiner, and we've earned positive recommendations at every step of the process. Next we submit plat drawings for the subdivision to the City Council for review and approval.

The permit for the site work and the Grove's underground garage have been submitted and are under review. Once permits are released later this summer, demolition, grading and utility work will begin on the full five acres. Watch our Grow Community news page for further updates.

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