This is Good Site for Senior Care Community
At 2.5 acres, the Genevieve Street site is large enough to locate building can adequately provide the services, amenities and that number of units necessary to provide quality environment. In built-out community as Solana Beach, vacant 2.5-acre site this hard to find. Assisted living at edge of residential neighborhood provides buffer between office and commercial use north and the freeway to west. It provides nice, safe neighborhood for ambulatory residents to walk in. The Genevieve Street site is highly visible and provides appropriate gateway for northbound commuters on Interstate 5. It is close to shopping, medical offices, are theater, and other amenities. Are several hospitals nearby including Scripps Encinitas which is 5 miles away. The site vacant for years and is unsightly. Because of proximity, the freeway and at large office building, the property is unattractive for single family homes.
Of sites in Solana Beach can support this kind of facility. At time, are not aware of size in Solana Beach are available and developable.
This Project Enhances the Neighborhood
The project is planned for vacant property adjacent to northbound Interstate 5. An assisted-living facility would provide compatible and logical transition among to neighboring buildings. It would also provide valuable noise buffer between existing homes and the freeway. The roof would block noise and sightlines to the freeway but would not obstruct horizon views.
As an added benefit, and to preserve these rural character of the neighborhood, site plans call for landscaping the Marine View Avenue frontage as open space. The project would be designed to blend with nearby properties and maintain the rural feel of neighborhood. It would not create substantial traffic increase as residents don't drive, but would provide street improvements along the project frontage, including public pathway along Marine View Avenue.
Another Housing Option
Solana Beach Senior Care envisions housing for elderly community members who need additional care to support their daily activities. This housing option allows them to move out of homes are difficult to manage -- and potentially unsafe -- but stay in community. This frees up those homes for new residents and the Solana Beach's inventory of housing stock with at product is very much in need.
With Solana Beach aging population, the demand for quality residential care facilities is grow. Residents of Solana Beach to opportunity, for themselves and their loved ones, to remain in community after the no longer live independently.
