UnitingSA adds to its retirement living portfolio

The Not For Profit organisation, which employs over 1,000 full-time and volunteer workers in South Australia, has secured a new acquisition.

UnitingSA has purchased 16 one-bedroom apartments on Levels 11, 12 and 13 at Housing Choices Australia’s Spence on Light in Adelaide’s CBD.

The acquisition means UnitingSA now has over 750 properties managed or under construction, including 150 retirement living homes.

“We know that many people prefer to ‘age in place’ so these apartments have been designed with older residents in mind,” Ben Moore, UnitingSA’s Chief Development, Property & Housing Officer, said.

“All apartments have access to balconies with spectacular views across the city: looking out towards Adelaide Oval, the Adelaide Hills or out across St Vincent Gulf.”

Spence on Light, which is named after Catherine Helen Spence, whose statue is positioned near the development site, is close to CBD shops, cafes and facilities and city attractions including the Central Market, the Adelaide Botanic Garden, and Adelaide Oval.

Completed in 2020, the $25 million project was originally a partnership between Housing Choices Australia, the South Australian Government and aged care provider ACH Group.

The project pioneered high-rise living for seniors and residents living with a disability in Adelaide, with 75 one and two-bedroom apartments built across 14 floors.

The apartment building was purpose-built to offer social, affordable and accessible accommodation to older people as they age, as well as providing six apartments specifically designed for people living with a significant disability.

Residents have the opportunity to connect with a range of tailored activities and events coordinated through the Not For Profit’ s Wellbeing and Lifestyle team.

Only one apartment is currently available.