Summit Retirement Residence

Summit Retirement Residence in Duquesne, Pennsylvania is an age-restricted community for residents 55 and older housed in a converted school building with 55 units (mostly one-bedroom apartments and a few efficiencies). Apartments range roughly 410–690 square feet, include utilities, central air, carpeted living/dining areas and tiled bathrooms, and feature safety aids such as toilet and shower grab bars and emergency pull cords tied to 911 dispatch.

Daily life at the community centers on shared spaces and services: a formal dining room, community and craft rooms, library, exercise area, greenhouse, laundry, on-site management and social services coordination, scheduled van transportation for shopping and events, 24-hour maintenance, wide corridors with handrails, one elevator, off-street parking and landscaped outdoor seating and courtyard areas.