The owner of the 132-acre course in Harrisburg, Pa. has signed an agreement to build an assisted-living and memory-care housing facility on the property, along with apartment buildings, townhouses and single-family homes. The plans call for closing the golf course in November.
Developers have announced plans to build assisted-living facilities, townhouses, single-family homes, stores and a park overtop the soon-to-closed golf course at Blue Ridge Golf & Tennis Club in Harrisburg, Pa., PennLive.com reported.
The plan, which was presented at the Lower Paxton (Pa.) Township Planning Commission meeting on February 1, calls for closing the 132-acre golf course in November and redeveloping it through a plan that would divide the property into four distinct sections —commercial, residential, assisted living and recreation.
But to make this development happen, PennLive.com reported, changes have to be made to the township’s Residential-Retirement Development zoning.
Charles Courtney, with the firm of McNeese, Wallace and Nurick LLC, said the owner of the golf course has signed an agreement with Signature Senior Living to build an assisted-living and memory-care housing facility. The 93-bed facility would have 49 beds for assisted living and 44 beds for memory care, PennLive.com reported.
The proposed development would also include four apartment buildings with a total of 160 units, 112 townhouses and 106 single-family homes.
The closure of the golf course is part of a larger national trend, Courtney said, and because the golf industry is struggling, golf course owners are looking for redevelopment.
The commercial section of the development could include a number of businesses, Courtney said, including restaurants, retail shops and a grocery store.
The developers are already in talks to turn the existing clubhouse into a restaurant with a distillery, Courtney added.
The last component would be a 30-acre park, PennLive.com reported. Courtney presented an illustration that appeared to show five soccer-field-sized parcels in the park, and said that the park could be used for active and passive uses.
The plan application has been submitted and will be on the township commission’s agenda in March, PennLive.com. The Dauphin County (Pa.) Planning Commission will also discuss the issue its March 6 meeting.
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