Vertical Living for Luxury Retirement

There are advantages in the new concept both from the point of view of retirement village operators and residents. We talked to Loraine Martin who is the sales manager for Serene Living to understand some of the benefits. Serene Living operates a village in Coolangatta/Tweed Heads. “One of the main benefits of vertical villages is that they have a smaller footprint. The space needed is far less than landed property, and so we can afford to be in excellent locations with facilities easily at hand.”

This certainly is true of Serene Living’s site, situated just opposite the Tweed Heads Bowls Club greens, offering very easy access to sporting facilities, a hospital, a major shopping centre, very easy access to the sea and everything that the town has to offer. The concept of great location is also borne out by other vertical retirement villages both in the Gold Coast and other cities – the upmarket Henley on Broadwater has spectacular views, is close to public transport, Australia Fair Shopping Centre, medical centres, hospitals and local beaches. A third property, Victoria Towers is smack in the middle of Southport and in Melbourne, Australian Unity has a building in Carlton, close to the Little Italy atmosphere of Lygon Street.