After more than a decade of debate, deliberation, design and redesign, Copperwood in Princeton, the luxury rental active adult community on Bunn Drive, is rising in its forest setting.

The 300,000 square feet of construction which designer and developer J. Robert Hillier (a Town Topics shareholder) refers to as a “modern European hilltop village” is made up of five buildings sitting atop a platform that provides underground parking for the residences with direct elevator service to the floor of their unit.

The platform is nearing completion and four of the five buildings have been framed out. The areas for amenities, which include a café-lounge, a community room and a fitness center surrounding a central piazza with trees and fountains, have all been roughly framed. Other amenities will include a full service concierge and a dog park.

The complex is surrounded by a preserved forest of trees over 100 feet tall that is part of the 200-acre Princeton Ridge Preservation. Sustainability features include sod roofs, low energy appliances, and recycled rainwater for irrigation.

“Copperwood will satisfy an unmet need for senior rental housing in Princeton and will provide luxury living and convenience to the active adults here,” said architect J. Robert Hillier. The Hillier organization has now begun processing lease applications for the 153 units which will open in early 2014. According to the organization, the 55+ community, in their planning to downsize, has shown a very strong interest in the apartments.

For more information, call (609) 688-9999, or visit: www.copperwoodprinceton.com.