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5APARTMENTLIVINGFORSENIORSSHAREDOUTDOORSPACESANDAMENITIESWITHINTHETREETOPSURBANSTREETEDGESAustralianeucalyptuscaneasilygrowto25metresandthereforeprovideashadecanopythatmid-riseapartmentscansitwithin.Photographsshowtalleucalyptussoeningthecharacterofapartmentbuildings.Mid-riseapartmentscanprovideexcellentstreetedgesparcularlywhentheyhaveretailoutletsonthegroundoor.TheUrbanTaskforcehasproducedanotherissueofUrbanIdeasonthetrendforreringbabyboomerstodownsizefromlargehousestoapartmentsinmoreurbanareaswithsharedamenies.AgoodexampleillustratedhereisBreakfastPointbytheRoseGroupwhereseniorscanliveinapartmentsof5to6storeyswithviewsacrossparklands.AtBreakfastPointthereisaclubhouseavillagegreenacommunityhallandabustlingvillagecentrewithcoeeshopsandrestaurants.Mid-riseapartmentsareoenplannedaroundasharedgardenspacewhichoenhasaswimmingpoolbarbequefaciliesshadedareasandwellmaintainedgardens.Manyoccupantsndthisgardenareawithallitsameniesanditsmaintenancelookedaerpreferabletothesuburbanbackyards.Aswellastheoutdoorspacesmanymid-riseapartmentshaveindoorsharedamenieswithgymnasiumsindoorpoolsandlibrariesandlounges.Thesefaciliesencourageresidentstomeettogethersodevelopingasenseofcommunity.ThephotographsareofTopRydebyCrownGroup.ApartmentswithinthetreetopsatVictoriaParkEastVillageshowingstreet-edgeretailSharedfaciliesforthecommunityofthisapartmentblockinTopRydeSeniorscommunitywithinapartmentliving