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PHS of Arden Hills Redevelopment 2010 Project Information Narrative for Project Application Submittal Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 Presbyterian Homes and Services, Inc (PHS) of Arden Hills Redevelopment 2010 is proposed for the following addresses: 3120, 3220, 3151, 3153, 3163 Lake Johanna Boulevard Legal Descriptions on Survey in submission package The project incorporates the main campus (3120 &3220) consisting of 23+/- acres which fluxuates along with the ordinary high watermark(OHW) of Lake Johanna and 3 parcels to the west of Lake Johanna Boulevard (3151, 3153, 3163) consisting of just over 1 acre. The main campus is shown as Lot 1 Block 1 of the plat. The parcels west of Lake Johanna Blvd are shown as Lot 1 Block 2 of the plat. PHS is submitting applications for rezoning, preliminary and final plat, and master and final PUD approvals with this package. A Business Subsidy Application has been submitted requesting TIF assistance for the project which as proposed includes a new home for the Ramsey County Library. Repositioning: The PHS of Arden Hills campus is the site of the first PHS facility built in 1954. As such, it is a site that is special to our organization and mission. The campus has grown over the decades as needs grew and changed for senior care and housing with additions in 1962, 1970 and 2006. As an organization PHS holds and manages its properties for the long term. As a result, we periodically reposition, improve and redevelop campus's to meet the demand and market of the area. The Arden Hills campus is due for such a redevelopment. Currently the campus serves residents needing skilled care in the McKnight Care Center. The Lakeview Building provides Assisted Living units for residents. However these rooms are very small (some under 400 sq feet)with no kitchens or kitchenettes and some with shared bathrooms which no longer meets our residents needs, the market demands, or our service delivery program. Sutton House, the building previously used as a school, houses 19 independent senior apartments; far less than the demand for this campus. PHS vision is to reposition the campus so that it provides a continuum of care and housing for residents and a greater mix of unit types and sizes to provide more diversity in housing choices and a physical environment that leads to more personal liberty and dignity as well as creates spaces for gathering and social interaction. This leads to a more vibrant environment within which residents can engage, interact and lead a more fulfilling lifestyle . This continuum of care and housing would be accomplished through redistributing the current housing to include more and larger Independent Apartments, Assisted Living suites, additional dedicated Assisted Living Memory Care suites to address additional demand and the introduction of our Brownstone style Senior