DALLAS--Edgemere, a senior-living community in north-central Dallas, is slated to undergo a $36-million expansion and renovation project this August.

A new 6,000-square-foot performing arts center will be built and the community's two dining venues will be upgraded, while the facility will also add eight assisted-living apartment homes, 12 memory-support suites and 15 skilled-nursing private suites.

“When Edgemere opened in 2001, it really set the bar high for senior living in Dallas,” Charles B. Brewer, president and CEO of Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), said in a release. “Over time, the needs and wants of seniors change. When baby boomers today imagine their retirement, it's much different than what their parents and/or grandparents wanted. We understand that, and we want to appeal to both our current residents and future generations of seniors.”