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Developer and Hebrew Senior Life preview plan for 80–90 deeply affordable senior units at 410 Great Road
Summary
Leole Companies and operator Hebrew Senior Life presented an informal update to the Littleton Planning Board on June 4 about a proposed deeply affordable senior housing development at 410 Great Road that the team says could deliver roughly 70–90 units; the project still requires design, town commitments and state tax-credit funding.
Leole Companies and Hebrew Senior Life on June 4 previewed plans for a deeply affordable senior housing development at 410 Great Road that the developer said could total between 70 and 90 units and would rely on state tax-credit funding and local support to move forward.
Morgan Pearson of Leole Companies told the Littleton Planning Board the concept being advanced for 410 Great Road could produce “70 to 90 — hopefully 80 to 90” deeply affordable units and that density is important to the project’s operating model. The presentation described building footprints, a proposed small neighborhood market and a potential relocation site for the historic Tuttle House near 550 King Street; the team said many plan areas remain “TBD” and that an updated site plan will be filed with the board in the coming weeks.
Kim Brooks, executive vice president of Hebrew Senior Life, outlined the nonprofit’s operations and service model. “We are a 120‑year‑old organization … and we serve about 5,000 older adults every day,” Brooks said, describing HSL’s continuum of services and specialized programs including a center for the prevention of elder abuse and a memory‑health program. Brooks said HSL’s R3 model — “right care, right place, right time” — pairs small wellness teams (a wellness nurse and coordinator) with independent‑living residents to reduce hospitalizations and support aging in place.
The team said typical unit layouts would be one‑bedroom apartments of about 630 square feet with substantial shared community spaces such as a large common room, fitness area and a small convenience store for residents. Brooks said the HSL model for this project would be independent living rather than assisted living or long‑term care on the same site.
Brooks also described the funding path. She said projects like this usually need a town signal of financial support to make a competitive application to the state tax‑credit program; the typical cadence is a pre‑application round in the fall, invitation to a full application in January and awards the following summer, with about eight months from full application to award and additional months to financial closing before construction can begin.
Public speakers who visited HSL’s Brooklyn campus described the operator’s communities as “best‑in‑class.” Several board members and representatives of the Affordable Housing Trust urged the developer and operator to provide a written roadmap and a clear estimate of what level of town funding would be needed and when, so voters and the trust can consider any financial commitments before major application deadlines.
Next steps: the applicant agreed to prepare a memorandum and checklist specifying approvals, town committee engagements and proposed funding requests so Littleton officials can assess whether the project can meet upcoming town‑meeting schedules. No formal application was filed or voted on at the June 4 meeting.
