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Buena
Vida Estates Expansion and Renovations/West Melbourne,
Florida
Architect
Tro Jung Brennen/Sarasota, Florida
Size
84,000 sf
Cost
$25 Million
TLC
Services
MEP
Buena Vida Estates is a continuing care retirement community
that provides independent living, assisted living and
skilled nursing care. Having all three levels of care
in one location allows residents to remain in the same
community as their health needs or the needs of their
spouse change, without life-disrupting moves.sites. In
response to growing needs, Buena Vida embarked on a $25
million expansion and renovation that increased the size
of the community from 151,000 sf to 242,000 sf. The campus-style
community now has 150 apartment homes from studios to
expansive two-bedroom units. Each apartment is equipped
with a full kitchen, individually controlled heat and
air conditioning, and an emergency alarm system in bedrooms
and bathrooms. Expansion of the Commons Building required
the removal of the existing electrical transformers and
installation of new ones north of the Assisted Living
Facility. The new transformers were installed first allowing
for the main building service to be refed from the existing
transformers, thus minimizing electrical service disruption.
The buildings and the MEP systems are designed to operate
on emergency power for at least four days.
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