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Parc at Duluth: Exceptional Senior Living For almost two decades, Parc at Duluth has set the standard for senior living in the metro area, offering a warm and elegant home perfect for the golden years of life. By Alicia Carter / Photos by Karl Lamb
the warm wood finishes or the plump hydrangeas that greet you as you step into the two-story foyer, but something feels different at Parc at Duluth — it feels like home. Not one of those sleek, overtly modern homes with allwhite-everything, but the elegant and stately great-grandfather clock version of home that feels comfortable and familiar. On a particularly quiet winter morning, the grand crystal chandelier reflects multicolored beams of light throughout the lobby. Tiny rainbows dance across the walls and furniture, a happy welcome to visitors and residents alike, who now have a home befitting this next chapter of their lives. AYBE IT’S
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Parc at Duluth residents have access to luxury apartments, firstclass dining, library, media center, fitness facility and more.
Since 2003, Parc at Duluth’s residents have found comfort in this warm embrace of luxury. The independent living community has set the standard for senior living in the metro area, offering nearly 200,000 square feet of space that houses 170 apartments, a dining room and lounge, library, activity rooms, fitness facility, media center, and a large pool overlooking a beautiful courtyard. It’s a handsome building; its grandeur somewhat hidden from passersby driving down Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, which only adds to its charm. General Manager Tori Bowen-Smith, who oversees the day-to-day operations, greets residents by name as she leads guests down the hallway and up the elevator. This type of resident and employee familiarity should be the standard for all senior living communities, and it feels natural here, like longtime friends greeting each other in passing. "Trusting a community with your loved one or making the decision to move into a senior living community can be very difficult, but our mission is to break down
