Catholic Charities of Philadelphia (Philadelphia) held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on St. Katharine Drexel Place, a new affordable senior living community in North Philadelphia, according to catholicphilly.com.
The project will be an adaptive reuse of a former friary housing Franciscan priests and brothers who taught at the adjacent Archbishop Ryan High School, which is still active. The location of the senior living community next to a high school also gives the project an intergenerational component, according to Catholic Charities.
The new senior living community will house 48 one-bedroom units for seniors 62 and older, as well as provide case management, health services, and recreational activities through Catholic Housing and Community Services (Philadelphia).
Read more about adaptive reuse in senior living communities here.
