Increased demand for Independent Living cottages led Brethren Village to Benchmark Construction Company to fully develop and design/build an 18-cottage expansion on an open seven-acre parcel of the campus.

Each of the (18) 2,000 square foot cottages includes two bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a laundry room, a sunroom, and a one or two car garage. Each cottage is part of a duplex unit giving every resident three sides of natural light while maintaining the economy of ganged units.

Site work for the project included construction of two streets and all the associated utilities required for the cottages. This also included construction of two utility huts nested within two separate duplexes to allow maintenance personnel to service each cottage without entering and disrupting the resident. In addition to the normal sewer, water, gas utilities the inter-campus communications utilities need to be run back to the existing campus as well as extended beyond this developed area for future use.

Location: Lancaster, PA

Design Professionals: Richard F. Mula´ Architects

Total SF: 36,000 SF

Value: $3.3 Million

Awards:  2007 ABC - Keystone Chapter AWARD OF MERIT

2003 ABC - Keystone Chapter AWARD OF MERIT

Services Provided: General Construction Services

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“I am pleased to affirm that you and your team not only met--but in some cases exceeded--the expectations that you created from the beginning of the project. Specifically, you delivered the project on time, at the level of quality that we required here at Brethren Village adn within established budgeted parameters. It has been our pleasure to work with Benchmark Construction, and I am pleased to offer my unqualified endorsement to you and your team.” Brian S. Black Vice President Resident Support & Resource Development, Brethren Village