Lake Plain Senior Residences

Modular, Net-Zero & Ecologically-Sensitive Senior Living

Lake Plain Senior Residences will be a new subdevelopment featuring 40 townhomes carefully nestled on a wetland site around a grand central grove of legacy oak trees. The ecologically sensitive treatment of site work alongside energy efficient, modular housing will ensure high quality, bright and healthy buildings for residents to age in place with dignity and in proximity to nature.

25% fully accessible units, 100% fully adaptable units with grab bars in every unit, wheelchair accessible throughout site amenities and each unit. Residents can easily age in place without requiring them to move units as mobility needs change.

Client: Community Partners for Affordable Housing

Location: Beach Park, IL

Role: Architect of Record, Master Planning

Project Area: 18 acres; 12 buildings; 40 units plus community building

Project Timeline: Construction to begin Q1 2026

  • NGBS Silver

    Energy Star Rating

    ComEd Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency Program  

    Meets latest energy codes, IECC 2021 above and beyond local code requirements

  • Active Living & Aging in Place

    The community building’s resident amenities include fitness center, management offices, community gathering space, sun porches facing legacy oak trees, outdoor picnic area, and community garden.

    The site will also feature fully accessible looped walking paths with seating at regular intervals to encourage movement outdoors for people of all abilities.  

  • Sensitive Site Development

    The site development manages all stormwater on site, in addition to accepting stormwater off of North Avenue to the west, addressing ongoing flooding issues in the surrounding area.

    Water is slowed through a system of rain gardens and bioswales before reaching stormwater retention ponds at the outskirts of the development footprint.

  • Urban Design with Nature

    Street trees offer a new urban canopy of species suitable for survival in a changing climate that compliment existing trees and support local wildlife.

    Front yards feature native landscaping that allow for a beautiful development without new irrigation piping that also strengthens the natural ecology on the site.