Many people building homes these days are concerned with the structures' ability to survive wind and water, but there's a growing awareness about preparing for another natural phenomenon over which we have little control: aging of the owners.
Don't call it a retirement community or a place for old folks, please. Maison du Lac is restricted to homebuyers ages 55 and older, to be sure, but its targeted demographic -- late middle age and older, monied and social -- is not the sort who wants to while away their golden years in a fusty, fortress-like retirement home.
