Contact: Lisa Porter
For Immediate Release
(949) 216-9970
April 18, 2007

R.D. Olson Construction to Begin Final Stage of Award-Winning Senior Living Community
  CARLSBAD, Calif. - R.D. Olson Construction announces a mid-April groundbreaking on the $10.5 million fifth phase of the award-winning La Costa Glen Carlsbad senior living community located in North San Diego County in a lush coastal glen just minutes from the Pacific Ocean. The latest phase, designed by architects KTGY Group of Irvine, will add 52 villas and garden homes to the community, to be completed by January 2008, while maintaining the surrounding 200-acre nature preserve.

The owner of the project is Continuing Life Communities which develops and operates leading continuing care retirement communities throughout California.

“As general contractor on a previous phase of La Costa Glen, R.D. Olson is proud to continue its relationship with Continuing Life Communities on an expansion of this quality senior living community,” said R.D. Olson president Joe Kilar.

Design of the fifth phase calls for 21 separate buildings consistent in style with its surrounding community. Stucco exteriors are planned in natural tones, topped by tile roofs. The new villas and garden homes will be arranged in duplex and triplex configurations, with each home ranging from two to three bedrooms and 1,600 to 2,000 square feet. Each unit includes a full kitchen, living room, laundry room, dining area and patio. Villas will have attached garages, while owners of garden homes will enjoy five easily accessible detached garage buildings.

La Costa Glen is an age-restricted community where residents pay a one-time entrance fee and monthly maintenance fees. In addition to their home, residents are offered meals, health care services, general living assistance and other amenities.

Kilar last year assumed the title of president, succeeding Robert Olson who founded R.D. Olson Construction in 1979. The company has grown into one of the largest general contracting companies in California, building such establishments as Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Resort, Ojai; Marriott Newport Coast Villas, Newport Beach; Glen Ivy Hot Springs & Spa, Corona; Brentwood County Club, Los Angeles and more than 300 restaurants nationwide. Current projects under construction include Renaissance ClubSport, Aliso Viejo; Burbank Residence Inn, Burbank; and Marriott’s Shadow Ridge, Palm Desert.