Members of the construction team raise the final beam into place.
Newport, RI – Members of the development, design, and construction team, along with staff, residents, their families, members of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, and Newport Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano, among other visiting dignitaries and politicians, recently signed the last steel beam during a topping-off ceremony at St. Clare Home.
DBVW Architects is working with St. Clare Home to renovate and expand its existing 47-bed nursing facility to meet the evolving long-term care needs of the community. The project will add 13 skilled nursing beds and 40 new independent/assisted living units, as well as an adult day care program, while transforming St. Clare into a “household” model for nursing care.
Common amenities will include a media room, several group gathering spaces, physical therapy and exercise facilities, a below-building parking area, and therapeutic gardens
The project team includes: client: St. Clare – Newport; architect: Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & Werenfels Architects; contractor: Behan Bros, Inc.; project manager/development consultant: FJS Associates, Ltd.; structural engineer: Yoder + Tidwell, Ltd.; civil engineer: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.; mechanical/electrical/plumbing: Wilkinson Associates; and electrical engineer: Building Engineering Resources, Inc.
