SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. —McCrory Construction Co., a South Carolina-based general contractor, has broken ground on The Crossing at Five Forks, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Simpsonville, located in Upstate South Carolina. Virginia-based developer Smith/Packett Med-Com LLC is developing the 197,702-square-foot community, which will feature 100 independent living units, 48 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. Development costs are estimated to be $19 million. More than 15 percent of the population in Greenville County, where the community will be located, is above 62 years of age. Studies project that in 10 years, one of every four residents in Greenville will be over 55, according to McCrory. The Crossing at Five Forks is the second seniors housing community McCrory is building in South Carolina for Smith/Packett and its subsidiary Harmony Senior Services. The Crossings at Wescott Plantation, located in Charleston, is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2016.
