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Developer pitches two‑phase, 66‑unit senior apartments for long‑vacant Hanchette site
Summary
Boone Deschano of Deschano Development proposed a two‑phase independent senior apartment project on the Hanchette site, describing 34 units in phase one and 32 in phase two, most market rate and about six units at 120% AMI; construction could start in mid‑2027 pending environmental work, an Eagle grant and possible TIF support.
Boone Deschano, a developer with Deschano Development, presented a proposal on April 6 to build a two‑phase, independent senior apartment complex on the long‑vacant Hanchette property.
Deschano said the project would target residents 55 and older and include about 34 units in phase one and roughly 32 in phase two. "What we're proposing is a independent but more luxury style senior community," he told the commission, listing private balconies, in‑unit washers and dryers, elevators and covered parking among planned amenities.
The developer framed the plan around demographic changes in the region, citing county figures showing growth in the 75‑and‑older cohort from about 2,700 in 2010 to roughly 3,300 in 2020 and projecting more than 4,500 by 2030. Deschano said…
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