Riverwalk Village at 798 Willow Grove St. in Hackettstown — Courtesy: CB Construction Management
By Joshua Burd
CB Construction Management has completed a multiphase interior renovation of Riverwalk Village, a 118-unit senior living community in Hackettstown.
The firm, which is based in Morris County, worked on behalf of Fellowship Life to deliver upgrades across the property’s independent living, assisted living and memory care spaces while the campus remained fully occupied. That required what the company described as a highly coordinated approach to ensure that operations were not interrupted during the project, all while maintaining strict infection-control standards and schedule predictability.
“This was never just a construction project,” said Conor Evans, founder of CB Construction Management. “In a senior living environment, you’re working inside people’s homes. That changes the responsibility. Every decision has to respect the residents, support the staff and protect the rhythm of daily life.”
According to the firm, crews completed the renovation in four tightly sequenced phases while working around resident activity schedules, including dining hours, medical services and quiet periods. To support health and safety, CB Construction Management implemented hospital-grade infection-control measures, including negative-air containment zones, HEPA filtration and continuous environmental monitoring, allowing it to complete the project with zero resident-impacting safety incidents.
As construction progressed, the team encountered aging and undocumented building systems — including mechanical, electrical and plumbing infrastructure that required real-time redesign — which it resolved in coordination with engineers and ownership while delivering the project within 2.5 percent of the original budget.
“Over 14 months of continuous renovation at Riverwalk Village, CB Construction has consistently exceeded expectations in the highly sensitive environment of continuing care, occupied senior living,” said Chris Black, vice president of construction for Riverwalk Village. “They navigated strict health and life safety protocols, resident-adjacent work areas and evolving design needs with exceptional professionalism, craftsmanship and schedule discipline.”
Evans noted that the project resulted in increased resident satisfaction related to comfort, cleanliness and communication — touting newly renovated wellness areas and shared spaces that have enhanced daily engagement among residents — adding that there were no unplanned interruptions to dining, clinical services or building operations.
“We’re not chasing deals,” Evans said. “We’re building long-term relationships based on trust, transparency and accountability. Projects like Riverwalk Village reinforce that when you do the work the right way, the results speak for themselves.”
