PFA drops luxury project for seniors due to rising costs

In a world where it has become more expensive to build and finance a home, Danish pension firm PFA has scrapped the luxury concept Evia Living.

Jesper Brask Fischer, Head of Welfare and Senior Manager at PFA Pension | Photo: Pfa / Pr

by DORTHE BACH

Denmark’s largest commercial pension company, PFA Pension, has shelved the idea of developing luxury senior housing, as it was too expensive for everyone involved.

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