Villa Marie Claire

Summary

Location: Saddle River, New Jersey
Size: 4,800 + Square Feet
Owner: Holy Name Medical Center
Architect: NK Architects

Phelps Construction Group was hired by Holy Name Medical Center to manage the interior and exterior renovations of Villa Marie Claire, a 120-year-old building. The project entailed demolishing and reconstructing the center core of the building to install a new elevator and other ADA upgrades, replacement of the exterior windows, and renovations to create a new Multi-Purpose room. The 20-bed residential hospice care center features upgraded private patient rooms with adjoining boutique family suites with a homelike ambiance. Each space throughout the building with thoughtfully designed with custom wood ceilings and moldings. Patients have access to sprawling walking gardens, outdoor pavilion, and a chapel on site, detailed with custom backlit stained glass and Venetian plaster ceilings. The Villa previously acting as a retirement home for nuns, now serves as a state-of-the-art hospice care facility.