Thursday, December 3, 2009

Foster Conant selected to design landscape for senior housing project in Hillsborough County, FL


ORLANDO, FL— Foster Conant & Associates has been selected to provide site-specific landscape architectural services for a new senior housing project in Hillsborough County, Fla. Dubbed the Fountains at Falkenburg, the 10-acre site is designed for 152-units in four buildings supported by associated infrastructure and senior amenities.

Under contract with the project’s owner, Winter Park, Fla.-based Fountains at Falkenburg LLLP, Foster Conant is designing landscape planting, irrigation, pool layout, water feature, signage, lighting fixtures, aesthetic berming, and hardscape for pedestrian walks, patios, terraces and vehicular paving.

Additionally, Foster Conant is designing senior focused amenities into the project such as a putting green, passive seating areas with freestanding shade structures, a raised community garden that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, outdoor fireplace, and outdoor tabletop board games.

Slocum Platts Architects of Winter Park, Fla., is the architect. The civil engineer is Charlotte Engineering & Surveying Inc. of Tampa, Fla. Clear Engineering LLC of Orlando, Fla., is the lighting designer. CPG of Winter Park, Fla., is the general contractor.

PR Contact: Elaine Ingra, 407-384-1344, elainei@pr-works.com

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