Provision Living was approved by the Union Township Board of Trustees to move forward with its plans for additional senior living spaces at the former Glen Este High School at the Board’s Aug. 12, 2021 meeting. Pictured are the renderings.
Provision Living was approved by the Union Township Board of Trustees to move forward with its plans for additional senior living spaces at the former Glen Este High School at the Board’s Aug. 12, 2021 meeting. Pictured are the renderings.
Provision Living was approved by the Union Township Board of Trustees to move forward with its plans for additional senior living spaces at the former Glen Este High School at the Board’s Aug. 12, 2021 meeting. Pictured are the renderings.
Provision Living received approval from the Union Township Board of Trustees to move ahead with development of more senior living space on the site of the former Glen Este High School at the Board’s Aug. 12 meeting.
Provision Living applied for a planned development major amendment on Bach Buxton Road.
The company already operates a 99-apartment senior living facility at 4299 Bach Buxton Road, which opened in February.
Provision Living’s PD major amendment would apply to the site of the former Glen Este High School site and add 45 semi-detached villa-style independent living units. In addition, Provision Living seeks 452 multi-family units, at five 58-unit four-story buildings, totaling 88,000 square feet each and three 54-unit four-story buildings, totaling 72,000 square feet each.
All of which amounts to Phase Two in Provision Living’s plans, following up on the prior development.
The proposal overall is 28.5 acres.
“The villa product has been a humongous success. I think they’re fully leased and they would like to build another 45 villa semi-detached units on the parcel,” Cory Wright, planning and zoning director, said.
Among the conditions include adding sidewalks for pedestrians to make the site more cohesive and extending the utilities somewhat.
Dave Baylis, co-founder and owner of Provision Living, spoke during the public hearing. He said they leased up the villas quickly on the current property and the assisted living portion is 50 percent full, with expectations that it’ll be fully occupied by the end of the year.
“We would like to continue to invest in the community and partner with Union Township and extend the villas to the area that Mr. Wright was talking about and in addition to that, provide the apartments,” he said.
Baylis said they’ve been working on the development plan for the prior year and to phase it in and ensure they’re “right about the services we’re providing.”
The size of the investment is north of $50 million, Baylis estimated.
Robert McGee, trustee, said the current development is beautiful and that Provision Loving has done a “great job.”
Michael Logue, trustee, said this project is “smart development” and that area is already concentrated, so it’s a great place to continue to concentrate.
Logue also took that opportunity to explain that he’s not against any new development, but against proposed development 4,000 residents were against — referencing the Miller Place development issues.
John McGraw, trustee, told The Sun via email, “This would nearly fulfill our agreement with West Clermont Schools to pay for the high school. In the TIF agreement, the first $2 million in funds go to West Clermont for the High School.”
The Board approved the PD major amendment.
At the Board’s meeting, they also held four additional public hearings on zoning matters.
The first concerned Munther David, who applied for an increase in signage for the Country Inn diner, located at 910 Ohio Pike.
Wright said David has done a “really great job sprucing up the building.”
David has added a mural to the side facade that says, “Country Inn, est. 1982.”
Wright said they need to grant relief for that mural, given the limitation on signing in the zoning code.
The Board approved the application for relief.
In the second hearing, Issa Ibrahim presented an application for the redevelopment of the Olives Market, located at 842 state Route 125.
Wright said the area has been vacant and fallen into disrepair for a number of years now.
Ibrahim wants to establish auto sales on the property and tire sales in the rear.
Wright said they do recommend updated privacy fencing, no outdoor storage of tires, equipment or auto parts, updated parking slots, among others.
“I’d like to see something happen with it because it’s kind of been influx with a couple businesses tried to be there and not worked out lately, but it’d be nice to see someone take it over and put a little bit of investment into it,” McGraw said.
The Board approved the redevelopment site.
For the third public hearing, Old State Route 74 Ventures, LLC sought redevelopment of 481 and 485 Old State Route 74, a two-space mini strip, which used to be a Quick Stop for beer, wine and groceries, as well as LaRosa’s in Mt. Carmel.
The total acreage is about 0.99, Wright said.
The goal for the applicant would be to relocate his restaurant management group into the space and to store some classic cars inside. The other building space he’d renovate would be whatever becomes suitable for a tenant, to be determined.
Wright said the applicant is putting $100,000 worth of investment into the property.
The Board approved the redevelopment plan.
Vandalia Rentals also submitted a redevelopment application, seeking redevelopment at 4065 Mount Carmel-Tobasco Rd., which used to be Ohio Mulch. The pandemic altered Ohio Mulch’s business model to more of an at-home service.
So, the site instead would be used for equipment rental, with an entirely new building being constructed, with a few storage buildings around the site.
Among the conditions Wright mentioned included placing heavier equipment in the back of the property to further screen that from the street.
The Board approved the redevelopment.