It is being billed as the latest in assisted living development, and Landmark Lifestyles in Ridgeland is expected to open in the next several weeks.
The $27 million, 108-unit facility is all but complete at 120 Dyess Road in Ridgeland on the site of the former Cabot Lodge hotel and management is already recruiting people for tours
Wealth Hospitality, which is backing the project promises those who choose to live at Landmark Lifestyles, “a calendar filled with a variety of activities and engagement.”
“We feel like this is an unbelievable opportunity for people,” said Chico Patel Wealth Hospitality CEO. “There is a huge need in demand for these communities in the area. There just aren’t a lot of options like this in the Ridgeland, Madison, Jackson area. Most are running 90% occupancy, and there is a waiting list at most of the other assisted living facilities in the area. This one-location won’t fill the need for everyone, but it is a start.”
Patel said occupants of the new facility will find plenty of comfortable common space to spend time with friends and family, whether it’s in the family room, library, furnished balconies, the café or the outdoor areas. He said the large windows give natural light throughout the community, giving in an open, airy feel.
“There are larger rooms and larger and larger public spaces than most of our competitors,” said Patel, who believes Landmark Lifestyles could open as soon as Oct. 1.
The Cabot Lodge Hotel was a staple of the Ridgeland area for more than 30 years, but had been closed for nearly two years before Patel and his company envisioned this opportunity.
“There were some unforeseen hiccups, since we were readapting an existing building, but nothing we could handle,” he said. “We really had to take the entire facility down to the studs and start over again. Obviously, going from a hotel to an assisted-living facility are two totally different things and we had to make sure we were catering to the people who would be living with us there. It was a block and concrete building. We took everything out, mechanical, electrical, the plumbing, the roof, everything.”
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After stripping it down, Wealth Hospitality went back in and added an addition in the rear of the facility to allow for a larger kitchen area, an expansive dining area, a salon and a theater area for more activities.
This is just one of many projects Wealth Hospitality has going at the moment.
Ground is expected to be broken on a $25 million 111-room boutique-style Hampton Inn with first-floor retail and dining space along State Street between the Station pizza restaurant and Pig and Pint BBQ during the first quarter of 2025.
Patel and Wealth Hospitality also own and developed the 108-room Holiday Inn Express in Ridgeland, which was completed in Spring 2024 at a cost of $16 million and is working on building a 98-room Tru By Hilton next door to that.
For more information about living at Landmark Lifestyles, call 769-209-1899.
Ross Reily can be reached by email at rreily@gannett.com or 601-573-2952. You can follow him on Twitter @GreenOkra1.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: New $27 million assisted-living facility to open in Ridgeland
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