NewBridge marks construction milestone

Hebrew SeniorLife is scheduled to mark a construction milestone today for its NewBridge on the Charles with a topping-off ceremony.

A Boston group dedicated to improving the life of the elderly, Hebrew SeniorLife is developing the NewBridge project in Dedham.

When completed in the fall of 2009, the 1-million-square-foot continuing-care retirement community will provide a range of state-of-the-art residences and healthcare services for older adults, Hebrew SeniorLife said.

Today's ceremony is to mark the placing of the last piece of steel in the community's health center, Hebrew SeniorLife said.

The image that appears above this story is a rendering of what a portion of NewBridge will look like upon completion. The rendering, which shows some of NewBridge's apartments, was taken from the project's website.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)