Announcing the Winners of the 2025 SHN Architecture & Design Awards

CLEVELAND, Nov. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Senior Housing News, a WTWH Healthcare publication, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards (https://shnawards.com/).

Communities across the United States and the globe submitted new construction and renovation/repositioning projects this year, vying for top honors across 16 categories:

• Active Adult
• Affordable Housing
• Assisted Living
• Behavioral Health
• Continuing Care Retirement Community / Life Plan Community (CCRC / LPC)
• Continuing Care Retirement Community / Life Plan Community Lite (CCRC / LPC Lite)
• Dining Innovation
• Hospice
• Independent Living
• International
• Renovation / Repositioning (Building)
• Renovation / Repositioning (Campus)
• Skilled Nursing / Post-Acute Care
• Skilled Nursing / Post-Acute Care Repositioning/Renovation
• Small Footprint
• Wellness, Health & Fitness

"The submissions for the 2025 SHN Architecture & Design Awards once again raised the bar," said Tim Mullaney, VP, Editorial Director of WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media Company. "This year's entries showcased remarkable creativity and ambition, pushing innovation in design across the continuum of care. These projects are redefining standards for care, operations and amenities — demonstrating what's possible for the future."

Introducing the 2025 winners and nominees (nominees listed in alphabetical order):

Active Adult
ARISE Knox Square - Winner
BellaAge Hickory - Second Place
Everleigh Deerfield - Third Place
Westminster St. Augustine, Southpointe - Nominee

Affordable Housing
Sawyer's Walk - Winner
Leland House: A 2Life Community - Second Place
Morgan Hill Senior Housing - Third Place
La Mora Senior Apartments - Nominee
Myron Stratton - Nominee

Assisted Living
Ellore Senior Living - Winner
The Watermark at San Jose - Second Place
Belmont Village Senior Living San Ramon - Third Place
Charter Senior Living of Hobbs Station - Nominee
COGIR of Broomfield - Nominee
The Watermark at Marco Island - Nominee

Behavioral Health
Southwood Children's Behavioral Health Hospital - Winner
Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital - Second Place
BasePoint Academy - Third Place

Continuing Care Retirement Community / Life Plan Community (CCRC/LPC)
Hayes Barton Place - Winner

Continuing Care Retirement Community / Life Plan Community Lite (CCRC/LPC Lite)
The Springs at the Waterfront - Winner
Vicar's Landing at Oak Bridge - Second Place
The Crestmoor at Green Hills - Third Place
Benchmark at Alexandria - Nominee
Saint Therese of Corcoran - Nominee
The Birches on Maple - Nominee

Dining Innovation
Royal Oaks Retirement Community - Winner
The Heritage at Brentwood - Second Place

Hospice
Good Samaritan - Winner
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care - Second Place

Independent Living
The Newbury of Brookline - Winner
Park WellState Nishiazabu - Second Place
The Reserve Lone Tree - Third Place

International
Park WellState Nishiazabu - Winner

Renovation / Repositioning (Building)
Inspīr Embassy Row - Winner
Josephine Caring Community - Second Place
The Wind Crest Town Center - Third Place
Cedar Community - Nominee
Commonwealth Senior Living at Manassas - Nominee
Dale Commons - MBK Senior Living - Nominee
Someren Glen - Nominee
The Admiral at the Lake - Nominee
The Monarch at Cedar Park - Nominee
The Quadrangle - Nominee

Renovation / Repositioning (Campus)
EverTrue Mason Pointe - Winner

Skilled Nursing / Post-Acute Care
Minnesota Veterans Homes - Winner
Tsali Care Center - Second Place
Embassy Healthcare at Morehead City - Third Place
Ignite Medical Resorts - Nominee

Skilled Nursing / Post-Acute Care Renovation / Repositioning
Western Reserve Masonic Community - Winner
ArchCare Senior Life PACE Harlem - Second Place

Small Footprint
Villa Toscana Memory Care - Winner
ppod - Second Place

Wellness, Health & Fitness
Viva Bene St. Peters - Winner

SHN would like to thank our esteemed panel of experts for sharing their time and talents judging the 2025 SHN Architecture & Design Awards:

2025 Judges
Ali Shivji - Principal, Optima Living Communities
Ben Seager - Principal, KTGY
Bruce Hurowitz - Associate AIA, President, MDP | Merlino Design Partnership
Chris Frommell - AIA, Managing Partner, Direct Supply Aptura
Eric Krull - AIA, LEED GA, CASP, NCARB, Principal and Executive Vice President, THW Design
Erin Berry Harps - IIDA, Allied ASID, Director of Interior Design, Direct Supply Aptura
Gracyn Robinson - ScMHL, EDAC, Founder, RENOVAHEALTH
Grant Warner - AIA, LEED AP, Senior Housing Practice Leader, Associate Partner, BKV Group
Greg Gauthreaux - Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman
John Cronin - AIA, Senior Design Architect, AG Architecture
Liz Petersen - AIA, Principal, Hord Coplan Macht
LuAnn Thoma-Holec - FASID, NCIDQ, CID, Principal Owner, Thoma-Holec Design
Melissa Banko - Founder and Principal, Banko Design
Ric D'Amico - Senior Living Development Consultant
Steve Levin - Managing Member, CapEX Solutions
Ward Isaacson - President, Pope Design Group
Wendi Stallings - Principal and Founder, Private Label International

About WTWH Healthcare / Senior Housing News
The WTWH Healthcare Network covers the $7.6 trillion business of senior housing and care. With fresh, daily content, modern design and industry expertise, we've built a community of industry executives and participants for our clients to connect with.

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Senior Housing News (SHN) is the leading independent source for news and information covering senior housing and senior living. With a global reach of industry professionals, SHN's audience includes senior housing operators, developers, banking institutions, real estate investment trusts, private equity and service providers catering to the industry. Visit https://seniorhousingnews.com/ for more information.

About the SHN Architecture & Design Awards
The Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards recognize cutting-edge design, excellence and innovation in senior living. The annual awards contest celebrates unique projects and companies that are improving the lives of seniors through innovative design. Visit https://shnawards.com/ for more information about this year's contest, as well as past winners.

SOURCE WTWH Media