(Danville) — A developer is now one step away from building an assisted living community in Danville.
Earlier this year, Joe Cubas asked to rezone a seven-and-a-half acre wooded lot off Piney Forest Road, near Nor-Dan Shopping Center, to build a 174-unit elderly and assisted living facility. The land is just south of the Woodside Village apartment complex. Cubas withdrew the request after concerns were raised over its proximity to what’s been a hot spot for violent crime in recent years.
Cubas later found a new place for the facility. It’s an 11-and-a-half acre undeveloped lot at the southeastern corner of Goodyear Boulevard’s intersection with the Danville Expressway.
Cubas wants to put 240 condominiums and 180 assisted living units on the parcels. He says it’s a combination of the earlier proposal, and another for condos. “In essence, nothing has changed. The only thing we did was swap out the townhouses that were going to be where the assisted living facility is now located,” Cubas told the Danville Planning Commission Monday.
Cubas says he’s combining the assisted living facility with other housing to create a special community. “This will provide families with the ability to live in the same development where their elderly (family members) may be kept or be taken care of,” Cubas explained. “The idea is to create a resort-style community where you can have both. Instead of having your elderly far away you can have them within walking distance.”
Cubas wants to rezone the property from Highway Retail Commercial to Multifamily Residential. He’ll also need a Special Use Permit to allow assisted living residences on the lot. “It will include eight condos with thirty units each. The assisted living facility will have 180 units.”
Earlier this year, Cubas got a rezoning to build a large single-family housing development on a hundred acres between the Danville Expressway and Jenny Lane. It will include over three-hundred homes in the 300-to-350-thousand dollar range.
Danville City Council will vote on the request next month.