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South Jordan and Ivory Innovations outline 17,000 sq ft senior center, adjacent affordable senior housing
Summary
Mayor Dawn Ramsey and Porter Openshaw of Ivory Innovations described a public‑private plan for a 17,000 sq ft senior center next to senior housing targeted to residents 60 and older, with about 75% of units described as affordable; the project is intended to be financed through partnerships and redevelopment resources, not the city’s general fund.
City leaders and private partners described plans for a new senior center and accompanying affordable senior housing during the State of the City event.
Porter Openshaw, identified in the transcript as chief financial officer for Ivory Innovations, said the project includes a 17,000‑square‑foot state‑of‑the‑art senior center adjacent to senior housing. ‘‘We will have 75% or more of our units for at affordable price ranges,’’ Openshaw said, and indicated the development will be available to residents aged 60 and older. Ramsey added that 25 units will be market rate and that the city will not use general‑fund tax dollars for the housing and is not going to own the housing.
Speakers named collaborators who will help finance and deliver the project, including the Boyer Company, the Call to Action Foundation, Ivory Innovations and the South Jordan Redevelopment Agency. Openshaw said the deal has been three years in the making and requires coordination among partners for final sign‑offs before a groundbreaking can be scheduled.
Ramsey emphasized the city has been saving redevelopment dollars for significant housing projects and framed the approach as a way to deliver affordable senior options without tapping the city’s general fund.
What’s next: Project partners are finalizing contracts and sign‑offs; no firm groundbreaking date was given in the transcript.
