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February 2026
Ground Broken on 150-unit Senior Affordable Housing Development in Lynn
Lynn, MA – 2Life Communities announced it recently celebrated the official groundbreaking for Solimine House in Lynn. The new community for adults age 62 + will be located at 500 Lynnfield Street, adjacent to Element Care headquarters and its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly( PACE) center.
Scheduled for completion in fall 2027, the development will create 150 new apartments for area seniors, which will be 100 % affordable to households with incomes up to 60 % of the area median income. Additional rental subsidies will be available to support low- and extremely low-income seniors.
“ 2Life is thrilled to be expanding to the North Shore by creating a vibrant new service-enriched community where 150 of Lynn’ s older adults can age affordably in their own community,” said 2Life
Solimine House groundbreaking / Photos courtesy of 2Life Communities, Leise Jones Photography
president, Lizbeth Heyer.“ For the past four years, we have worked closely with area residents, government officials, our development partner, David Solimine, and other key stakeholders to develop a beautiful, accessible, and energyefficient building that complements the surrounding community. Today, we celebrate putting shovels in the ground on this important project, which will do so much to help Lynn seniors thrive.”
On hand for the groundbreaking celebration were Lynn residents, 2Life staff and board members, project partners, funders, and elected officials. Event attendees included Mayor Jared C. Nicholson, City of Lynn; Congressman Seth Moulton, MA-6, US House of Representatives; David Solimine, Sr.; David Solimine, Jr.; Magnolia Contreras; Senator Brendan Crighton, Mass. Senate; Representative Donald
Wong, Mass. House; Representative Sean Reid, Mass. House; Jennifer Maddox, Undersecretary, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities; Robin Lipson, Secretary, Executive Office of Aging and Independence; Doug Thompson, CEO, Element Care; and members of the Lynn City Council.
The building’ s ground-floor“ village center” will include an accessible multipurpose room, fitness room, wellness office, and lounge areas. An enclosed walkway between Solimine House and Element Care’ s PACE center will offer affordable healthcare services to the building’ s residents. A three-season porch, balconies, and a classroom will be located on the building’ s upper floors. Surface parking will be located in the front and rear of the building in close proximity to entrances. The building will open onto a central courtyard connecting to open space, with elevated garden beds,
benches, and walking paths. The building will incorporate Passive House design standards, electric VRF heating and cooling, and an on-site solar PV system. All apartments will have universal design and adaptability features that aim to keep residents living independently as physical needs change.
When North Shore Medical Center closed the former Union Hospital and made the site available for redevelopment in 2020, local developer and philanthropist David J. Solimine, Jr. purchased it. Solimine and his wife, Magnolia Contreras, wanted to dedicate the site to making a difference for the city, particularly in the area of housing and healthcare.
The project team includes MASS Design Group, architect; Dellbrook | JKS, general contractor; Stantec, landscape and civil engineer; Tierney Development Services LLC, owner’ s construction manager; and Klein Hornig LLP, attorney.
CI Announces 2026 AI in Practice Series
Meriden, CT – The Construction Institute has announced the 2026 AI in Practice Webinar Series.
Built for AEC / O professionals, the webinar series is open to the public and offers hands-on training in the most useful AI skills for today’ s professionals. From effective prompting and AIassisted writing to coding, Copilot, and visual generation, each session provides practical techniques that can be applied immediately to work smarter, faster, and more creatively.
The AI in Practice Series consists of five webinars, scheduled January through September 2026 and held from 12:00- 1:00 p. m.( Eastern), covering the most
requested AI-related topics. Registration is by individual webinar – attendees register for the individual webinars that best meet their needs.
The remaining webinar series topics and dates:
• Thursday, March 26, 2026 – Delegate to Digital: A Hands-On Guide to LLM
• Thursday, May 28, 2026 – Practical Tips For Using Copilot
• Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Yes, You Can Code!
• Thursday, September 24, 2026 – Visualizing Design with AI To learn more about the 2026 AI in
Practice Webinar Series and to register, visit https:// www. construction. org / events / 2026-ai-in-practice-webinar-series. www. high-profile. com