The building, to be called the Jacob Reingold Pavilion, is part of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale. Some of the Hebrew Home's residents, currently residing in double-occupancy rooms in the neighboring Resnick Pavilion, will be relocated to single rooms in the new building. The design features 16 "neighborhoods" each with its own living and dining room areas.

Levien & Co., based here, has been hired as project manager for the Pavilion, which will include space for a lounge, beauty parlor, winter garden, solarium, multipurpose room, rehabilitation area with an aquatic therapy program and a community room. Gruzen Samton LLP is the project's architect. Gotham Construction Company LLC is the construction manager.

"In this assignment, we are faced with the challenge of integrating a new facility with existing campus buildings, while still ensuring that residents and employees of the Hebrew Home are minimally disrupted," says Pamela Holzapfel, project manager for Levien & Company. "Of course, being involved in the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility that will help enable senior citizens to live as independently as possible, is especially rewarding."