802 Center Hosts Ribbon-Cutting
August 19, 2022 at 10:25 p.m.
802 Center Hosts Ribbon-Cutting
By David [email protected]
Forty-three of the 73 senior apartments are occupied, with several of the residents stating how much they enjoy living there.
“I love living here,” Jo Spangler, a resident and resident liaison, said as she invited people in to check out her furnished two-bedroom apartment. She’s been living at 802 Center since January.
Resident Vonnie Hoffer said, “It’s wonderful. I feel safe, but I’m on the third floor, nobody is going to scale the wall to get in!”
Village Management Company Assistant Regional Manager Karise Cooper-Wilson said they have a beautiful property.
“We have 73 units, all of them are two bedrooms. Water, sewer and trash are included in each apartment with their rent. We have huge walk-in closets. First floor, we have walk-in showers with built-in shower seats. Second and third floor, we have the bathroom with the tub and shower combo, also the built-in seats,” she said.
The pet-friendly apartment building at 802 E. Center St. has a fitness center, pet-washing station and a huge community room with its own kitchen where residents can meet with each other.
802 Center has indoor mailboxes and buzz-in entry so residents can feel secure and don’t have to worry about walking out in the weather to get their mail.
The elevator is routinely checked and serviced, Cooper-Wilson stated.
If someone is looking for senior housing, she encouraged them to stop by. There is a manager on site.
“We do have an application process. We do credit and criminal check. We’re offering some amazing move-in specials right now - $99 (deposit special) for the month of August. So $99 can get you in,” Cooper-Wilson said.
Monthly rent depends on the price bracket.
“We do have income restrictions, and so our rooms range from $402 to $1,025,” she said. “They’re not income based, just income restrictions. The difference between them is income based is when you have subsidized housing when your rent can fluctuate if your income increases and decreases; income restrictions is where you have one set rate if you fall within one specific bracket.”
Cooper-Wilson said, “Come and join a real growing community. It’s real community-friendly here. We have tons of residents that get together and share their time and relax during their retirement.”
Village Management Company Director of Property Management Melanie Watson said, “I think community is the big thing, like we said, it’s just the overall community. If you talk to the residents, see the residents interact, it really, truly is a community here.”
Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer was excited to get to see and tour the apartment building. Friday was the first time he had been through it.
“This is great. I’ve been waiting for this day,” he said, after resident Robert Svinarich showed the mayor his apartment. “Robert’s looks great. It’s well kept and he’s so happy there. It makes me really, really happy.”
Thallemer said there was a lot to the building project and it took some time, with a few bumps along the way, but “at the end of the day, it’s a beautiful project.”
The senior housing is another building block of all the housing that’s going to get done in the community, he said.
802 Center has bicycles with baskets on them that residents can check out.
“Part of the beauty of this project is it’s on the trail. It’s on the Ride+Walk path, the Market Street, the whole thing through town, and with three parks here - one right here (Richardson-Dubois Park), one really almost walking distance (Ker Park) for your residents,” Thallemer told Cooper-Wilson and Watson.
Cooper-Wilson said residents enjoy watching the kids practice and play football at Fribley Field, which is directly south across East Market Street from the apartment building.
“So that really just adds to the sense of community with senior housing being right on the Ride+Walk trail, the park. There’s a lot of synergy here so we’re real excited about it. I’m glad I finally got to see it,” Thallemer said.
Kosciusko County Senior Services Executive Director David Neff said he’s had several meetings with Cooper-Wilson about different seniors KCSS helps and services.
“I told her, in fact, that when she markets to seniors to let them know that the senior bus comes here,” he said. “I like that people live here because it’s so centrally located. So if I want to take Robert to Kroger to shop, that’s a lot better than if he lived in Milford for us. It’s a lot cheaper.”
Neff said KCSS takes seniors from 802 Center to shop regularly, along with residents of Retired Tigers and other places.
They have three or four seniors that get home-delivered meals.
“It’s really easy for the volunteers to bring them in because you’ve got a bunch in one location, so that is very convenient. It couldn’t be a better location for us,” Neff said.
He said 802 Center is a really good option for seniors who need to downgrade from their home they can no longer take care of themselves.
“The rooms are very nice. They’re all two bedroom,” he said. “We don’t tell our seniors to go to this one and not this one, it’s their choice.”
Neff said Cooper-Wilson was at KCSS Thursday and he let her speak to a big group of seniors, letting them know what 802 Center has to offer and took questions.
“Assisted the seniors here (at 802) is great for us. It’s very convenient,” Neff said.
For more information about 802 Center, call 574-376-2929.
Forty-three of the 73 senior apartments are occupied, with several of the residents stating how much they enjoy living there.
“I love living here,” Jo Spangler, a resident and resident liaison, said as she invited people in to check out her furnished two-bedroom apartment. She’s been living at 802 Center since January.
Resident Vonnie Hoffer said, “It’s wonderful. I feel safe, but I’m on the third floor, nobody is going to scale the wall to get in!”
Village Management Company Assistant Regional Manager Karise Cooper-Wilson said they have a beautiful property.
“We have 73 units, all of them are two bedrooms. Water, sewer and trash are included in each apartment with their rent. We have huge walk-in closets. First floor, we have walk-in showers with built-in shower seats. Second and third floor, we have the bathroom with the tub and shower combo, also the built-in seats,” she said.
The pet-friendly apartment building at 802 E. Center St. has a fitness center, pet-washing station and a huge community room with its own kitchen where residents can meet with each other.
802 Center has indoor mailboxes and buzz-in entry so residents can feel secure and don’t have to worry about walking out in the weather to get their mail.
The elevator is routinely checked and serviced, Cooper-Wilson stated.
If someone is looking for senior housing, she encouraged them to stop by. There is a manager on site.
“We do have an application process. We do credit and criminal check. We’re offering some amazing move-in specials right now - $99 (deposit special) for the month of August. So $99 can get you in,” Cooper-Wilson said.
Monthly rent depends on the price bracket.
“We do have income restrictions, and so our rooms range from $402 to $1,025,” she said. “They’re not income based, just income restrictions. The difference between them is income based is when you have subsidized housing when your rent can fluctuate if your income increases and decreases; income restrictions is where you have one set rate if you fall within one specific bracket.”
Cooper-Wilson said, “Come and join a real growing community. It’s real community-friendly here. We have tons of residents that get together and share their time and relax during their retirement.”
Village Management Company Director of Property Management Melanie Watson said, “I think community is the big thing, like we said, it’s just the overall community. If you talk to the residents, see the residents interact, it really, truly is a community here.”
Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer was excited to get to see and tour the apartment building. Friday was the first time he had been through it.
“This is great. I’ve been waiting for this day,” he said, after resident Robert Svinarich showed the mayor his apartment. “Robert’s looks great. It’s well kept and he’s so happy there. It makes me really, really happy.”
Thallemer said there was a lot to the building project and it took some time, with a few bumps along the way, but “at the end of the day, it’s a beautiful project.”
The senior housing is another building block of all the housing that’s going to get done in the community, he said.
802 Center has bicycles with baskets on them that residents can check out.
“Part of the beauty of this project is it’s on the trail. It’s on the Ride+Walk path, the Market Street, the whole thing through town, and with three parks here - one right here (Richardson-Dubois Park), one really almost walking distance (Ker Park) for your residents,” Thallemer told Cooper-Wilson and Watson.
Cooper-Wilson said residents enjoy watching the kids practice and play football at Fribley Field, which is directly south across East Market Street from the apartment building.
“So that really just adds to the sense of community with senior housing being right on the Ride+Walk trail, the park. There’s a lot of synergy here so we’re real excited about it. I’m glad I finally got to see it,” Thallemer said.
Kosciusko County Senior Services Executive Director David Neff said he’s had several meetings with Cooper-Wilson about different seniors KCSS helps and services.
“I told her, in fact, that when she markets to seniors to let them know that the senior bus comes here,” he said. “I like that people live here because it’s so centrally located. So if I want to take Robert to Kroger to shop, that’s a lot better than if he lived in Milford for us. It’s a lot cheaper.”
Neff said KCSS takes seniors from 802 Center to shop regularly, along with residents of Retired Tigers and other places.
They have three or four seniors that get home-delivered meals.
“It’s really easy for the volunteers to bring them in because you’ve got a bunch in one location, so that is very convenient. It couldn’t be a better location for us,” Neff said.
He said 802 Center is a really good option for seniors who need to downgrade from their home they can no longer take care of themselves.
“The rooms are very nice. They’re all two bedroom,” he said. “We don’t tell our seniors to go to this one and not this one, it’s their choice.”
Neff said Cooper-Wilson was at KCSS Thursday and he let her speak to a big group of seniors, letting them know what 802 Center has to offer and took questions.
“Assisted the seniors here (at 802) is great for us. It’s very convenient,” Neff said.
For more information about 802 Center, call 574-376-2929.
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