QUOTE(Ekash @ May 2 2020, 08:36 AM)
Well, imagine, if one buy for own stay, but surrounded by 80%-90% old folks, who will managed their health, their property, their payments, if suddenly they are out of luck?.. Im not saying old folks are bad, just that to community, when the ratio is too high, that's not very convincing... I would pick those normal condo where ratio might less than 25%... Perhaps just me...
Ekash
Thank you for sharing your opinion.
We don't think we will get as high as 90% senior residents occupying our community.
We hope to create an independent active healthy lifestyle for our senior residents. Our care office and community manager are on site to provide assistance to our residents. Anyone of us, young or old can be out of luck.
There are many benefit to young children to be in an environment where there are many senior residents hanging around the community during the day, especially when young parents are at work.
Many articles have made research about the benefit of an intergenerational community in scandinavia, japan and closer to home, in Singapore. Younger residents can have activities with the older ones in our club house. Or simply just be in the presence of other adults for a chit chat. It can character building to have conversation with senior folks.
But then of course, it is up to your preference.
For some of us, they may bring in their parents to live with them in Tuai Residence.
QUOTE(bigman @ May 2 2020, 12:29 PM)
that is the concept of the development... whether end of the day there will be 80% occupied by old folks... nobody know... any way... with current cruel market competitions, developers / marketing agencies must very creative in concept... they not just selling brick and mortar... but the dream (concept) as well... for me... this concept just a marketing gimmick... since TOD, mall, SOHO, etc already saturated in the market....
after this ageing concept...maybe later will come LGBT friendly concept? we never know...
Hi Bigman, i see you point made. Fair and valid. Thank you for sharing your thought.
As for us, we didn't suddenly change our concept to make marketing gimmick. Our company has been developing this product for more than a year, ever since we made our stand and vision to build suitable homes for all generations and abilities.
Not any project can simply claim to be build for seniors to age in place. We have to put in many features to live up to our concept for seniors living.
Our project has the following unique features:
1. care office on site - trained nurse and carer on site. Community manager to organise activities.
2. universal design wheel chair friendly from drop lobby all the way to one of the toilets in the condo unit
3. maximum fire protection. Sprinkler inside condo. fire refuge area (to wait out fire). widened stairs for stretcher. stretcher lifts. All to keep our place safe for the young and old.
4. Many communal space - clubhouse, 6 meeting rooms, multifunction room, resident lounge, communal dining, children play room
5. multi sports hall - 3 indoor badminton or 1 full size basketball.
6. Link bridge (traffic free and sheltered) to club house and future retail. The future retail will have many convenient amenities for our senior residents and children.
many more.
Please visit www.tuai.my to know more.
Haha.. you are right. There are retirement villages in parts of the world made friendly for LGBT community.
Thanks!