Mather LifeWays celebrated the “topping off” of the second tower of The Mather senior living residence on Aug. 2 at 422 Davis St. as the last bucket of concrete was ceremoniously lifted to the roof of the 11-story south tower. The project, which began in April 2010, is on schedule to open later this year with what is planned to be LEED-Gold Certification once complete.
Mather South will contain 99 residential units and will include among its features two indoor pools, a fitness center, a day spa, an art studio, a theatre, a bistro, a roof-top terrace and a garden. The building will be connected by a corridor running under Davis Street to the first Mather building at 450 Davis St. that opened last year.
Mather LifeWays is a non-denominational not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of older adults by creating ways to age well. Over the years the organization has received many awards including U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes five-star rankings, Chicago Tribune’s
Best Workplace award and the Long Term Living Optima Award.
Mather LifeWays pays full real estate taxes on the Davis Street buildings, and has paid more than $2 million in building permit fees since the project began.