Not For Profit owner/operator IRT Group has officially opened its first housing development for women over 55s at its IRT Kanahooka Retirement Village, a southern suburb of Wollongong, NSW’s third-largest city.
“Our experience in building Jasmine Grove has shown us that the concept of collaborative housing is becoming an increasingly attractive option for a growing number of women approaching retirement,” IRT Group CEO Patrick Reid said.
“More and more women are seeing the value of living amongst a supportive community of their peers and we’ve fielded hundreds of inquiries about Jasmine Grove since we announced the development last year.
“Our aim with Jasmine Grove has been to offer a new type of retirement living option for women that is not only more financially attainable, but sustainable and connected,” he added.
Jasmine Grove, partly funded by the Federal Government, has eight private, fully self-contained one-bedroom villas. Residents can also use the amenities of the retirement village Henry Brooks Estate, which surrounds Jasmine Grove.
It is already an award-winning development, most recently winning a national innovAGEING award for Improving Consumer Choice and an international award at the 9th Eldercare Innovation Awards 2021 for Project of Year – Ageing in Place.
The project team responsible for developing Jasmine Grove are also finalists for the John Holland – Team Innovation Award by the National Association of Women in Construction.
A real winner then.
