$20M Construction of New Senior Living Facility Begins

A nearly $20 million development designed for seniors is coming to southwest Topeka.

Executives from a St. Louis-based development firm, alongside city and county officials, broke ground Wednesday morning on a new senior-living community coming to 6732 S.W. 17th St., just west of the Topeka Menards.

The community, Cedarhurst of Topeka, is expected to consist of a 75,000-square-foot campus offering 57 assisted-living apartments for seniors and 27 memory-care units. It will also feature private patios, two interior courtyards, multiple restaurant-style dining options, a physical-therapy-and-wellness center, a movie theater and a full-service beauty and barber shop.

Dwyer said Cedarhurst of Topeka, which is part of the Cedarhurst Senior Living network, will cost between $15 million and $20 million to build. He expects development of the property to bring more than 100 construction jobs to the area and another 50 full-time jobs once the facility opens.

“Hopefully, we’ll be finishing up construction next fall, fall of 2022,” Dwyer said. “We’ll probably start accepting reservations early next year.”

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