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Key Players NSPJ Architects, Marian Tutera and Others Honored

KANSAS CITY, MO. (July 25, 2020) – Tutera’s Tiffany Springs Senior Living Community – a $55 million luxury senior living community in North Kansas City – is among 30 construction projects selected from more than 100 submissions by the Kansas City Business Journal to receive a prestigious Capstone Award, honoring the top real estate and development projects in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

The Kansas City Business Journal featured the 2020 Capstone winners in a special print publication, as well as a digital special section, on July 17, 2020. Tiffany Springs Senior Living Community is one of three recipients in the multifamily category recognized for enhancing and transforming the Kansas City area.

Honorees were chosen based on project size, community impact and innovation – and had to be move-in ready by the end of 2019.

Key players honored included NSPJ Architects, the project architect, and Marian Tutera, interior designer for Tiffany Springs, as well as general contractor Luke Draily Construction Co. and the following engineering firms – Olsson, Bob D. Campbell Co., Latimer Sommers & Associates, Hockenbergs and FP&C Consultants KC LLC.

Tiffany Springs – located at 9191 N. Ambassador Drive in Kansas City, Mo. – is Tutera Senior Living & Health Care’s newest continuum-of-care community and extension to the Tiffany Springs Rehabilitation Center.  The community offers upscale residential options with country club-style amenities. Tiffany Springs comprises 289,906 square feet on 4.6 beautifully landscaped acres.

“We are proud to see the design of our Tiffany Springs Senior Living Community recognized among the most notable new developments in the Kansas City area,” said Joe Tutera, chief executive officer of Tutera. “The prestigious Capstone Award recognizes our continued commitment to creating the most luxurious and enjoyable lifestyle for area seniors.”

The rental-based Tiffany Springs includes 37 memory care, 52 assisted living and 175 independent living residential apartment homes. Each one-bedroom, one-bedroom-plus-den and two-bedroom residence features high-end appliances, upscale finishes, high ceilings, balconies and large windows. The range of residential options are designed to meet the diverse lifestyle preferences of every senior who lives at Tiffany Springs.

About Tutera Senior Living & Health Care

Tutera Senior Living & Health Care is a locally owned, diversified post-acute senior health care provider operating 70 senior living communities in nine states throughout the country. As one of the nation’s premier senior care providers, Tutera Senior Living & Health Care offers its residents independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, post-surgery rehabilitation, memory care, home health and hospice care.  In 1983, Dominic F. Tutera, M.D., founded Tutera to provide compassionate patient care with the uncompromising values of integrity, accountability and commitment. Tutera Senior Living & Health Care still embodies those values today. Tutera is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of its residents and their families through senior living and health care experts who inspire and promote individuality and personal happiness.

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