Founded in 1894, Episcopal Homes in St. Paul, Minn., started out as a small rented home for four elderly women. Now, 121 years later, the senior housing organization offers a full range of care and continues to grow. It recently completed Midway Village, a $47 million ground-up expansion project that will serve nearly 200 additional residents and employ more than 100 new staff members, says President and CEO Marvin Plakut. The number of available housing units increased by 60% — from 287 to 455.
Midway Village is a seven-story, post-tension concrete engineered building with 168 units of senior housing in three residences. The Terrace at Iris Park has market-rate apartments with catered living services; Midway Pointe is a HUD 202 subsidized apartment community for low-income seniors; and The Gardens is a skilled nursing and memory care residence. The first floor of Midway Village is a center of amenities for all residents including fitness center, warm-water therapy pool, pub, salon, theater, business center, café and meeting rooms. It also houses Kinder Village, a child day care center with intergenerational programming.