Medford Gardens

Senior Multifamily Residence Design

WellLife Network hired H2M to design Medford Gardens, a three-story, 67-unit affordable senior housing development.

H2M helped WellLife Network design an updated building within the original site footprint to better fit the organization’s budget and reduce the need to re-obtain municipal approvals. H2M also helped secure approval and funding from the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, which financed the project as part of a broader initiative to create or preserve 100,000 affordable residences throughout the state.

Apartments at Medford Gardens (10 studios, 56 one-bedroom units, and a single two-bedroom unit for the property manager) are available to individuals aged 55 and older earning less than 60 percent of the Area Median Income. Half of the residential units are reserved for seniors in need of additional support due to struggles with mental health and housing insecurity. For these residents, WellLife Network offers on-site crisis intervention, case management, vocational training, and other vital social services.

In addition to providing architectural designs, H2M also designed the apartment building’s MEP and fire protection systems and implemented 2023 HCR Sustainability Guidelines and 2020 Enterprise Green Communities Certification Plus Criteria. The building is centrally located on the 6.63-acre lot, surrounded by on-grade parking, electric vehicle charging stations, sidewalks with connected walking paths, patios, outdoor recreation space, landscaped gardens, storm drainage retention ponds, and the existing surrounding wooded areas. The development also includes a separate sewage treatment plant on the northwest side.

Medford Gardens officially opened in the fall of 2026.