Fuller Village Receives Gold Award from NAHB's Senior Housing Design Council

Boston, MA: Fuller Village in Milton, Massachusetts has received a Gold Award in a competition sponsored by the Senior Housing Design Council of the National Association of Homebuilders.

Fuller Village is a $31 million, 156-unit mixed-income, enhanced services senior housing community, where 25% of the homes are affordable. Six of the affordable units were made available to homeless or soon-to-be homeless individuals.

The home and carriage house on the 32-acre Fuller property was originally built by Dr. George Kennedy in 1862 and was acquired in 1946 by the Caroline Weld Fuller Trustees. The estate operated as a nursing home until 1998 when the Milton Fuller Housing Corporation purchased the property.

Corcoran Jennison was responsible for permitting, development, construction, and financing Fuller Village, and provided marketing strategy for the project. The architect was DiMella Shaffer Associates of Boston, MA. Milton Residences for the Elderly (MRE) is the non-profit owner and operates the community.

“The overall goal at Fuller Village was to maintain the natural beauty of the original site, and to maintain the original Kennedy house as much as possible,” said Marty Jones, President of Corcoran Jennison. “By not carving the house into individual units and instead, converting this building to service the community, all residents and guests are able to enjoy its unique history.” The original Kennedy house is now the Gordon House, and features the dining facilities, community rooms, fitness center, store, management, and social service offices.

Fuller Village offers a combination of life leases and rental housing. The life lease is when the resident purchases a lease that is re-sold when the resident leaves. Residents are guaranteed their original purchase price back. There are 112 of these homes, and all were sold prior to construction completion.

Rental housing consists of 44 apartments in one of the main buildings. Residents may purchase a la carte services ranging from housekeeping, personal care, laundry, daily meals, and may change the amount or type of service at any time.