RYE—On Oct. 10, Benchmark at Rye held a groundbreaking ceremony for the community’s 60K square foot addition, which will expand senior living options for area families with 70 assisted living private residences and a wide variety of indoor and outdoor common areas. 

Common spaces will include a dining room with a hydroponic micro-farm, bistro with bar, several wellness spaces, an outdoor patio with fireplace, grill, resident gardens and more. In attendance were Rye town officials, chamber representatives from throughout the Seacoast area, Benchmark executives from its home office in Waltham, Mass., local politicians and others who have embraced this project for bringing much-needed senior living housing options to the greater Portsmouth area.

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Benchmark at Rye Executive Director Mallory Lord speaks about Benchmark’s new 60K square foot addition with director of community relations, with Drew Godfrey looking on.

SECOND PHOTO: Nate Hastings, vice president, The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth, Mallory Lord, executive director, Benchmark at Rye, Eric Gardner, vice president of development, Benchmark Senior Living and Henry Quinlan, president of South Coast Improvement, Benchmark’s general contractor for the project.