DeForest B. Soaries Residences (Enterprise Green Communities & Energy Star)

DMR designed the new DeForest B. Soaries Senior Residences at Somerset as affordable housing for seniors and veterans in Somerset, NJ. The 64-unit mixed-use complex also provides 11,000 square feet of office space for the Somerset County Board of Social Services.

Soaries Residences is located on a 2.3-acre site at the entrance of the Hamilton Business District. The building includes a resident community room, lobby, laundry facilities and passive outdoor plaza area, including a community garden, in addition to residential units ranging from 650 square feet to 1,050 square feet.

The project was developed by Genesis Companies in partnership with Central Jersey Community Development Corporation.