A new-type of housing option is coming to Pella soon, and an informational meeting will be held today to discuss the project.

Vintage Cooperatives, which manages numerous independent senior living communities in Iowa, is building a 40-unit structure at Bos Landen Golf Course for persons over the age of 55. Shona Schmall with Vintage Cooperatives tells KNIA/KRLS News the project is the first of its kind in Pella, and is meant to encompass a unique community in the structure.

“It is a membership structure where owners can purchase a share, and own a divided interest in the cooperative,” she says. “Members get to customize their home to their liking, and can really make it their own.”

“There is a great, community, social aspect to this concept, with a Great Room, a gathering room, a club room, a fitness center, a workshop, and all kinds of activities that will take place.”

An informational meeting about the Vintage Cooperatives project will be held today at 10:30 a.m.