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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 13, 2008 – Steinberg Architects has received multiple awards in the 2008 Best of 50+ Housing Awards Competition sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council. The Moldaw Family Residences at 899 Charleston on the Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life, a multi-purpose development under construction in Palo Alto, California, received a Gold Award as well as the Innovation Award.
The Taube Koret Campus was awarded in the Continuing Care Retirement Community – "On the Boards" category. A 13-member panel of judges that included builders, developers, architects, marketing experts and other respected industry professionals judged each project on how effectively it responded to the housing demands of the burgeoning 50+ market as well as its innovative architectural and interior design, among other criteria. The panel chose the winners from nearly 300 total entries in more than 40 categories. Anticipated to open in 2009, the Campus is the one of the largest single developments in Palo Alto's recent history. The development's concept is to strengthen community through a multi-purpose, intergenerational campus for collective living, social life and learning. The Campus includes The Moldaw Family Residences at 899 Charleston—193 independent and assisted living residences for seniors developed by the Jewish Home of San Francisco, a new Jewish Community Center (JCC), regional headquarters for the Jewish Community Federation, and offices for other non-profits.
The NAHB 50+ Housing Council honored the award winners at the Best of 50+ Housing Awards gala on May 20th in New Orleans. The gala was held in conjunction with NAHB’s Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium.
“The caliber of competition was high this year, both in the active adult and service-enriched categories, and the marketing entries clearly reflect emerging trends,” said Doug Van Lerberghe, the 2008 chairman of the Best of 50+ Housing Awards Committee. “It’s obvious that builders, architects and marketing professionals better understand what today’s mature buyers want and how to communicate with them.”
Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life Selected as Finalist in the Best of 50+ Housing Awards Competition
The Taube Koret Center for Jewish Life (TKCJL) was recently named a finalist in the 2008 Best of 50+ Housing Awards Competition sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council. The TKCJL will receive either a Gold or Silver Award during NAHB’s Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium held in New Orleans on May 20th.
The TKCJL was awarded in the Continuing Care Retirement Community – “On the Boards” category. A 13-member panel of judges that included builders, developers, architects, marketing experts and other respected industry professionals judged each project on how effectively it responded to the housing demands of the burgeoning 50+ market as well as its innovative architectural and interior design, among other criteria. The panel chose the winners from nearly 300 total entries in more than 40 categories.
“Terrific. This project provides a mixed-use program that is truly innovative incorporating a great intergenerational program that produces a socially conscious, cultural and commercially responsible design. This project successfully places senior housing and activities into the overall mix. Providing active adult senior housing within a project that offers teen and adult meeting spaces, a cultural center and child day care as well as formal and informal outside gathering spaces promotes a healthy interactive atmosphere to be enjoyed by residents and visitors alike,” commented the judges on the TKCJL entry.
A board featuring TKCJL will be displayed in the exhibit hall during the entire 2008 50+ Housing Symposium. Additionally, the board will be displayed in the main concourse of the Las Vegas Convention Center at the 2009 NAHB International Builder's Show. The exhibit will be used to help describe key elements of housing design for the 50+ market.
More information on the 2008 Best of 50+ Housing Awards can be found at www.nahb.org/50plusawards
Goldman and Moldaw Families Bring Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life One Step Closer to Opening its Doors – Fall 2009
Palo Alto, CA: The generosity of two philanthropic community leaders has ensured that the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life takes a giant step closer to becoming reality. The support of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund and the Moldaw Family Supporting Foundation will make a significant impact on the Campus’ ability to reach its fundraising goal as construction moves forward at 910 San Antonio Road in Palo Alto.
The two institutions anchoring the Campus – the new, state-of-the-art Oshman Family Jewish Community Center (OFJCC) and a vibrant senior living community, – each will benefit specifically from this extraordinary generosity.
The Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund has made a remarkable gift of $10 million to the OFJCC, naming the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Center for Adult Living and Learning and the Goldman Sports and Wellness Complex that includes the state-of-the-art Fitness Center.
“We are pleased to support the Campus for Jewish Life in providing a vibrant community space for the growing Jewish population on the Peninsula,” said Richard Goldman. “This will be an important center for the Jewish community into the foreseeable future.”
The Moldaw Family Supporting Foundation also made an extraordinary gift of $10 million. As a result of this tremendous commitment, the Campus' progressive new senior living complex, formerly known as 899 Charleston, will be dedicated as the Moldaw Family Residences at 899 Charleston. Importantly, a portion of this gift has been set up as an endowment whose interest earnings will be used to support the Moldaws’ deeply rooted commitment to ensure that programs, services and facilities be accessible to seniors, irrespective of their financial abilities.
“Phyllis and I have lived in the South Peninsula for almost 53 years, said Stuart Moldaw.”We raised a family here, started businesses here and we feel very strongly that the rapid growth that has occurred in this region is a great benefit to the Jewish community. We wanted very much to participate in this growth with our family, particularly in the area of senior residences. It was very important to us that it be an integrated community where younger people could share with seniors so that the whole Campus community gets a sense of different generations.”
“The leadership and commitment shown by these community philanthropists is so gratifying,” said Jim Koshland, president of the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life board of directors. “The support of the Goldmans and the Moldaws are ensuring that this Campus will indeed be a center for Jewish life in our community.
“With visionary leadership coming from families such as the Goldmans and the Moldaws, our Jewish community has been enriched and its future secured for generations to come,” said Carol Saal, campaign chair of the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life.
Stuart Moldaw passed away in late May 2008, shortly after this article was published. His memory is a blessing to all of us.