City and local state officials plus at least one neighbor to the nearing completion 58-apartment All American Assisted Living complex on Toll Gate Road were given a hardhat tour of the facility Thursday by Seth Dudley of Kaplan Development Group.

Dudley emphasized the All-American model that focuses on two-bedroom suites where residents share a common living space, kitchenette and bathroom. The apartment suites are compared to a college campus that gives a social experience to residents plus building friendships and providing another “set of eyes” to the well being of residents.

Also, Dudley pointed to the services provided by the facility from medical attention to activities that are part of the monthly lease of $4,000.

Glenn Kaplan, president and CEO of the Kaplan Group, said the company is looking serve the middle market rather than the high net worth clientele targeted by many assisted living companies. He said lower costs are achieved through communal living, as compared to individual units and maximizing a building’s footprint and operational costs. Among amenities that will be offered are a bistro, outdoor gardens, walking trails, bocce court and putting green, computer center, entertainment and strength training programs. Kaplan put the cost of the Warwick facility that will have 14 apartments designated for memory care patients at $17 million to $18 million.

A model unit is expected to be completed this month with the overall facility opening after the first of the year. Dudley said the Pioneer Club, which offers incentives to those signing a lease prior to opening has been active and about 30 leases have been signed.

Derek Andersen, whose property abuts the development and remembers the day when it was a farm where he bought chicken eggs, praised developers for being sensitive to neighborhood concerns and on delivering what they promised. At the end of the tour Andersen said, “to see it now, I never thought it was going to happen, it’s gorgeous.” Ward 8 Councilman Joseph Gallucci surmised with 35,000 of Warwick’s 82,000 residents 65-year-old or older, Kaplan couldn’t have picked a better place to build.