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Follow on Google News | National Architecture + Planning Firm KTGY Expands Los Angeles 55+ StudioTo accommodate rising demand, KTGY Hires 55+ Housing Industry Veterans Doug Ahlstrom as Director and Soo Im, AIA, LEED AP as Senior Project Manager
By: KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning "KTGY's decision to create a dedicated Los Angeles studio for 55+ housing reflects the increased demand for 55+ housing and service-enriched environments like continuing care residential communities and Alzheimer’s/ KTGY also added Soo Im, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB as a senior project manager in the Los Angeles 55+ Studio. Im will serve as a project leader on age-qualified communities. With more than 18 years of industry experience, she most recently served as a senior project architect/designer for DiMella Shaffer specializing in senior living housing and healthcare including continuing care resident communities (CCRC), assisted living, dementia care and long-term/short- "I am very happy to be able to have two industry leaders like Ahlstrom and Im on our 55+ Studio team," said KTGY's Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP and principal, based in the firm's Los Angeles office. "Their addition to the Playa Vista office allows KTGY the ability to have a dedicated 55+ Studio there with the ability to provide industry leading design services across the entire spectrum of age-qualified housing types." Some of the current service-enriched communities that KTGY is currently working on includes The Glen at Scripps Ranch Continuing Care Residential Community (CCRC) in San Diego, Calif.; Laguna Glen CCRC in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., which won 2015 NAHB Best 50+ CCRC Community On the Boards; The Georgian at Lakeside Assisted Living and Memory Care facility in Roswell, Georgia; and Casey Road CCRC in Moorpark, Calif. According to Ahlstrom, the aging Baby Boomer generation is expected to keep fueling demand for senior housing. By 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the U.S. population age 75 and older will reach nearly 23 million, an 18% increase from today—and that is even before the Baby Boomers arrive. About KTGY Group Celebrating over 23 years, KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is a national award-winning firm providing comprehensive planning and award-winning architectural design services for residential communities, retail, hospitality, mixed-use and related specialty developments. KTGY delivers innovative solutions that reflect clear understanding of development, market and consumer trends, and financial performance. KTGY serves clients worldwide from offices in Denver, Irvine, Los Angeles, Oakland, Pune, and Tysons. See www.KTGY.com End
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