Soon-To-Open Monarch Coopers Corner Names Paul Ataide As Director

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A highly anticipated senior community isn't just being measured at the construction site. The group has named a Westchester County resident to lead the endeavor.

Paul Ataide has been named executive director at Monarch Coopers Corner. In this position, he is responsible for day-to-day operations at the new New Rochelle senior community. Monarch Coopers Corner is nearing completion and is scheduled to open in early 2023.

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The boutique-style two-story facility will offer 72 studio and one-bedroom rental apartments, with half of them serving independent and assisted living residents. The remaining half of the apartments will provide two levels of memory care, one for residents in the early stages of Alzheimer's/other dementia and the other for those whose conditions have progressed.

The amenities and services include concierge service, resident-response wearable technology, dining options from gourmet restaurants to a pub/café/juice bar, a pet-friendly environment with a dog run and pet services, electric vehicle charging, outdoor walking paths and a park, a rooftop garden and herb gardens.

Monarch Coopers Corner is the first senior living community in Westchester County to seek WELL certification from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). WELL is grounded in research into the effects of physical spaces on a person's health. The organization's best practices address the post-pandemic environments along with broader strategies to advance wellness.

The final steps toward attaining the WELL certification are expected to take place approximately six months after Monarch Coopers Corner’s scheduled opening this fall.

The IWBI combines design and construction approaches with scientific research to establish its WELL Being Standard for creating and certifying spaces promoting health and wellbeing. Monarch Coopers Corner has been developed under IWBI guidance for 11 areas of building performance, including air quality.

Ataide previously was executive director at another senior living community in Westchester County. He also previously served as associate executive director in a senior living facility in Massachusetts. He brings over 15 years of healthcare experience to his new position as the top official at the facility.

Monarch Coopers Corner is developed and managed by Maryland-based Monarch Communities in partnership with Welltower, a S & P 500 real estate investment trust headquartered in Ohio. Monarch Communities, founded by seasoned senior living executives, operates and develops senior living communities along the East Coast.