Well after the 14-story proposal on North Prince Street was unanimously shot down by both city council and the historic commission for being "out of scale" and not respecting the "historic" character of Lancaster, this should be interesting.
Senior Living Meets Food Hall in Willow Valley’s First Urban Development
By: Tim Mullaney
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The organization is planning a senior living highrise and is redeveloping a historic venue across the street to create a culinary center in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Willow Valley anticipates synergies between the two components of the project.
The plan is to demolish the former production facility to construct a highrise that will be over 20 stories tall, pending city approval. A historic property that is on the site will be preserved and adaptively reused.
Although the building design is still in process, Swanson anticipates that the highrise will feature street-level retail open to the public, while residents will have access to multiple dining venues, lounges, elevated terraces, a rooftop amenity, a dog park and pet wash stations, and a large wellness hub with fitness center, pool, yoga studio and spa components.
The highrise will be entirely independent living.
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https://seniorhousingnews.com/2019/0...n-development/
Anything over 20 stories will surely be taller than the Griest Building or the Marriott Hotel tower. Although, the site elevation along Vine is lower than Penn Square so this tower may not look any taller than the other two buildings. I doubt that fact will quell what will most certainly be a strong and vocal group of opponents. Additionally, since Willow Valley is known for building luxury communities and this site sits adjacent to one of Lancaster's less affluent neighborhoods, there will be demands for some type of affordable housing component. Willow Valley better look out for the pitchforks
I just hope city council and the historic commission does not bow out to the nimbys .