Hannah Hammoud
Future residents celebrated the official launch of Bolton Clarke’s new retirement living community at Bundoora on Saturday, March 4.
The vertical retirement village is expected to welcome its first residents in early 2024, with a planned second stage of the development including a 108-bed aged care home, 30 assisted living apartments and an on-site at home support office.
An OhmieGo electric Tesla vehicle that will be shared by residents was among stars of the show as around 80 prospective residents and guests marked the launch of Bolton Clarke’s Callisto Place community with live music, champagne and inspections of the display apartment.
Callisto Place is part of an integrated planned community that will feature 90 one, two and three-bedroom apartments surrounded by 2000 square metres of public parkland.
As part of the Polaris master planned development with transport, shops and community services close by, the retirement village will offer contemporary, age-friendly accommodation and shared facilities including a senior-specific gym, library, cinema, private dining room and rooftop entertainment terrace, along with barbecue areas and gardens connecting the community with surrounding parklands.
Bolton Clarke board member Dr Cherrell Hirst said that Callisto Place will be a community that residents are proud to call home.
“Bundoora is already a hub for our at-home support and telehealth services,” she said.
“We are pleased that Callisto Place will extend this local presence with a contemporary integrated community providing connected care services that will support people to age well.
“I am pleased to be able to mark this milestone with our local teams and future residents and look forward to seeing this work progress over the coming year.”
Callisto Place is expected to be completed and ready to welcome its first residents in early 2024.
