COSTA MESA, CA-Vivante on the Coast, the first new luxury retirement community to be built in the Newport Mesa area of Orange County in 20 years, is set to open tomorrow, October 15. As GlobeSt.com reported in February, the communitywon three Best of 50+ Housing awards at the National Association of Home Builders' International Builders' Show in Las Vegas this year.
What makes Vivante stand out in particular are the LEED-certified community's amenities, Cory Alder, president of Vivante's development company Nexus Cos., tells GlobeSt.com. The amenities take up more than 31,000 square feet of space.
“We've created an exhibition kitchen so our residents get to see, smell and participate in the culinary experience,” says Alder. “It's run like a high-end restaurant, which is what our customers are used to. We've budgeted considerably more on raw food costs per day than the industry average. We want to deliver a very special culinary experience for the residents.”
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
