Greenbriar Cove Retirement Community Open House Is Sunday

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Greenbriar Cove community center.
Greenbriar Cove community center.

Greenbriar Cove, a master planned senior services and retirement community, will hold its first open house celebration and tour of homes on Sunday from 2-5 p.m.

The community, located at 4607 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road, offers access to Southern Adventist University, Wolftever Greenway, numerous churches and Interstate 75 and is minutes from Hamilton Place Mall.

“This is a prime opportunity for empty nesters and retirees who are over 55 to tour Greenbriar Cove’s homes, estate lots, community center and senior rental apartments,” said Janell Liles, affiliate broker for Cornerstone Realty Group, LLC. “Greenbriar Cove offers an unsurpassed lifestyle with beautiful surroundings and amenities that make it undeniably one of the best places to call home.”

Greenbriar Cove is located on 100 acres with 17 acres dedicated as parkland and conservation areas, including four lakes, which provide its residents with hours of communing with nature. The development is comprised of five neighborhoods with various price points and square footage options.

Amenities include a community center with pool and fitness center, fitness trail, on-site nature programs coordinator, certified fitness instructor, fine dining, Bistro cafe, golf cart paths and community garden. The community offers a continuum of senior care services through Morning Pointe of Greenbriar Cove assisted living residence and The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s and Memory Care Center of Excellence. Skilled nursing services are also available nearby at Life Care Center of Collegedale.

The open house celebration will include music by Jericho Brass, an antique car show, refreshments, and special appearances by Sunny 92.3’s Luther Massengill and Gene Lovin, as well as J103’s The Lone Ranger. Visitors can register to win door prizes such as certificates for restaurants and spa services, tickets for the Chattanooga Lookout’s, a two-night stay in Gatlinburg, and a flat-screen television. Home Care Solutions and Chattanooga’s Healthy Hearing will conduct blood pressure and hearing screenings.

“We encourage the public to come out and experience the one-of-a-kind lifestyle many individuals have been embracing since 2006,” said Ms. Liles. “This is a chance for everyone to take an up-close and personal look at what everyone else is talking about.”

A backdrop of mountains, lakes and wildlife at Greenbriar Cove.
A backdrop of mountains, lakes and wildlife at Greenbriar Cove.

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