UHGC celebrates topping off of 143,000 s/f New Rochelle nursing home - $56m project

United Hebrew Geriatric Center (UHGC), the multi-service senior living campus, recently celebrated a topping off of the Lucile & Joseph Skalet Pavilion, its $56 million, 143,000 s/f nursing home currently under construction. The new home and renovation of the existing home, the Lola and Saul Kramer Pavilion located on 391 Pelham Rd., is scheduled for completion later this year. UHGC has raised $6.8 million for its capital campaign, Campaign for the 21st Century, and is now raising an additional $3 million to support its building and special programs fund. "This is our time, a time filled with miracles. We are proudly moving forward, renovating, expanding and focused on our bright future. We are filled with pride in our accomplishments and ready to meet the challenges of our future," said Rita Mabli, president and CEO of UHGC. The Lucile & Joseph Skalet Pavilion is a 176-single bedded room residence with a 44-bed rehabilitation floor. Many of the rooms will have views of the Long Island Sound. The home will mimic individual neighborhoods and will create a strong sense of community. Perkins Eastman Architects, PC are the architects and Andron Construction Corp. is the construction manager. Michael Rozen, executive chair of the UHGC board of directors, presented a plaque to Cushman & Wakefield operations manager Dawn Wright for the company's donation of office furniture for the new home. Following the ceremony, during which mayor Noam Bramson and assemblyman George Latimer addressed the audience, Mabli led donors, board members, staff and administration on a hard-hat tour of the new nursing home.