The project will create 200 apartments for senior veterans, an adult day healthcare center, a career training and education center and a medical lab. The $70 million project also plans to build beds for veterans participating in the career training program.
The hospital building will be renovated with work starting this year. Construction on the 390,000-square-foot campus is expected to end in 2023.
Care New England, which owns other hospitals in the area, closed the Memorial Hospital in 2018 citing low inpatient rates. A report found the closure meant nearby communities had less access to care and that it increased pressure on other area hospitals.
Lockwood Development closes deal for former Memorial Hospital site
Updated at 4:38 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2021.
LOCKWOOD DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS has closed on a deal to acquire a portion fo the former Memorial Hospital site and redevelop it into a housing and education center for veterans. Above, a rendering of the proposed project. / COURTESY CITY OF PAWTUCKET PAWTUCKET – A developer has finalized a deal to acquire the former Memorial Hospital site from Care New England Health System, Mayor Donald R. Grebien announced on Tuesday. The purchaser, Lockwood Development Partners LLC, will redevelop the acquired site into a housing and education center for veterans, Grebien said. The company will develop the site…
PAWTUCKET A developer that wants to build a veterans housing and education center at the former Memorial Hospital has closed on purchasing the site, according to Mayor Donald R. Grebien, who facilitated the deal with the former hospital s owner.
A news release Tuesday from Grebien announcing the closing did not include how much Lockwood Development Partners is paying to acquire the site from Care New England, which operates several facilities in Rhode Island, including Kent and Women & Infants Hospitals.
The $70-million project is expected to have 200 apartments on a 390,000-square-foot campus. It is expected to include a healthcare facility for therapy and social services; a career training program for veterans entering the civilian workforce; and a dormitory for veterans participating in the career training program. It will also have medical and lab space to serve the needs of veterans as well as the community as a whole.
Developer buys former Memorial Hospital property in Pawtucket, plans housing for R.I. veterans
Lockwood Development Partners will collaborate with Veteran Services USA
By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated January 26, 2021, 1:31 p.m.
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The Memorial Hospital campus in Pawtucket, R.I.Handout photo
PAWTUCKET, R.I. â Almost two years after a purchase-and-sale agreement was signed for the former Memorial Hospital property, Lockwood Development Partners announced Tuesday that it has closed a deal with Care New England Health System.
Lockwood, a New York City developer, confirmed itâs collaborating with Veteran Services USA to transform the vacant site into a housing complex for the stateâs aging veterans.
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