Watercrest Myrtle Beach Assisted Living And Memory Care, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Watercrest Myrtle Beach is nestled amid the Grand Dunes master-planned community in Myrtle Beach, S.C. It helps meet the growing needs for assisted living and memory care, as identified in a market feasibility study.
The design team includes architect LifeBUILT Architecture LLC (Kennesaw, Ga.) and interior designer Interior Design Associates (Nashville, Tenn.). The team focused on creating a sense of well-being and care, complemented by resort-style amenities.
The community offers proximity to golf courses, medical centers, dining, art, and entertainment-inspired culinary options. On-site, it offers a diverse selection of social and recreational opportunities for residents and guests, too.
Watercrest Myrtle Beach Assisted Living And Memory Care amenities
The 93,249-square-foot community includes multiple dining venues, outdoor pool, art studio and gallery, theater, music room, and Bogey’s Cigar and Scotch Lounge. Spa W presents offers nurturing light and salt therapies alongside a fitness and physical therapy center.
Outside the community, residents have access to gardening stations, lush lawns, putting green, and illuminated walking paths among ponds and arbors.
Resident units highlight open floor plans and copious natural light. Memory care residents are afforded choices for meaningful engagement, a therapeutic live moss wall, and a landscaped internal courtyard.
Watercrest Myrtle Beach Assisted Living and Memory Care project details
Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Completion date: October 2021
Owners: Watercrest Senior Living Group, Peninsula Alternative Real Estate, and Corecam Capital Partners
Total building area: 93,249 sq. ft.
Total construction cost: $22.6 million
Cost/sq. ft: $242/sq. ft. (including horizontal work)
Architecture firm: LifeBUILT Architecture LLC
Interior design: Interior Design Associates
General contractor: Shiel Sexton Co.
Engineering: HKSE (structural), Development Resource Group (civil)
Project details are provided by the design team and not vetted by Environments for Aging.
