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Townhomes will be built to the north and west of the main building providing lower density and building heights adjacent to the single family neighborhoods. The townhomes are setback from adjacent single family homes and existing wetlands in order to preserve a significant amount of the site's mature trees and natural beauty of the site as shown on the site plan. Underground parking spaces would be provided to accommodate the parking needs of the residents in the independent living units. Parking for guests and staff would be provided via a new surface lot, positioned in the middle of the site and buffered to Hodgson Road by the main building and to the neighborhood by the townhome development. Most likely a landscaped retention pond would be created to manage water drainage, although other options are also being explored. Vehicular access to the property would be from a new entrance off of Hodgson Road where a new internal roadway is anticipated to connect to Hodgson Road and County Road J. The proposed development is anticipated to provide: • A four-story, continuum -of -care building that includes a Life Enrichment Center (2nd Half with Lyngblomsten), Independent Senior Housing, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Short-term Transitional Care, and Enhanced Care Suites or Long - Term Skilled Nursing Care. The apartments would be a combination of one- and two -bedroom units. • Courtyards and balconies will afford fresh air, nice views, and enjoyment of the outdoors • Main floor town center offering amenities such as bistro style or fine dining, a pub, a cinema, a chapel, a fitness center and a gift shop. • Planned events and activities, including concerts with professional local musicians • Heated underground parking for tenants • Surface -level parking lot for visitors and staff • Vehicular entrance from Hodgson Road • Professionally landscaped grounds; outdoor spaces for tenants and visitors to enjoy • Possible shuttle service to Lyngblomsten's Como Park campus for additional amenities —concerts, art classes, etc. • Walking and bike paths inviting pedestrian access to connect to existing city trail on Woodridge Lane and providing access to sidewalks along Hodgson Road. This will also connect neighborhood to local commercial amenities. • Professional on -site management and service coordination staff • Articulated architecture on all facades of the building (four sided architecture). Vertical elements that could include notched setbacks, projecting bays, changes in height to break up the facade, change in materials and color, and elements that provide focal features. • Senior housing will serve as a considerable employment center in addition to a residential facility. Commercial development will also serve as an employment center. • The development plan will provide enough housing units to provide customers for the future commercial development which functions as a catalyst for redevelopment of the adjacent properties.