Location: 1955 Salem Dallas Highway Northwest
Description: Construction underway at Capital Manor is set to be completed soon.
The longtime not-for-profit retirement community celebrated its 60th anniversary in August. About 480 people live at Capital Manor, which offers a variety of residential options, including independent living villas, apartments and townhomes along with residential care and memory care with 24/7 nursing staff.
Leadership embarked on a five-phase expansion project in May 2018.
The work included memory care units, which had its ribbon cutting one month before the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Crews used the restaurant closure mandate during that time to renovate the community’s eateries, including the 1963 Grille, which offers craft beer and wine and daily lunch and dinner specials in a restaurant setting; the Sunroom coffee and tea bar; and the fitness center, which features a pool, equipment room and workout classes.
Passersby on Highway 22 may notice ongoing exterior construction of the building. This involves recladding — the removal and replacement of the outdated facade. Inside the building, construction is underway to add a library, hair and nail salon, fiber arts studio for knitting and sewing, and Valley Marketplace to sell essential items like toiletries along with residents’ artwork and local goods.