Sunrise Chestnut Hill

Sunrise Senior Living has selected Erland Construction, in collaboration with Market Square Architects, to construct a new 108,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care community. The five-story, ground-up development will feature insulated concrete form (ICF) exterior walls and elevator shafts paired with a steel structural system to create a durable, high-performance building designed to support resident comfort, wellness, and long-term sustainability. Designed to achieve Passive House certification, the project is anticipated to become one of the largest institutional Passive House-certified buildings in the country upon completion. The all-electric community will include 90 thoughtfully designed residences, consisting of 60 assisted living units and 30 memory care suites. Each space is being designed to foster a comfortable, homelike environment with features that support accessibility, safety, and quality of life, including emergency response systems, wheelchair-accessible suites and common areas, modified showers, and corridor handrails to assist resident mobility. Residents will also have access to a variety of amenities intended to encourage connection, wellness, and relaxation, including lounge spaces, a fitness room, bistro, exterior courtyard, and private terraces and balconies. The project includes the transformation of the former flagship location of Winston Flowers, beginning with the demolition of the existing two-story building and adjacent greenhouses and the relocation of existing utilities to prepare the site for new construction. Scheduled for completion over a 22-month duration, the development represents the thoughtful reinvention of a well-known property into a vibrant senior living community, prioritizing sustainability, comfort, safety, and community.