(La Porte, IN) - Ground has been broken for a new senior citizen living facility in La Porte. The facility, called Bella Largo, is being built near the Hampton Inn on Indiana 39 close to the Indiana Toll Road. The nearly 50,000 square foot building will contain 33 assisted living units and 30 memory care units.
The cost of construction is projected at around $16 million.
Bert Cook, Executive Director of the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership, said the facility could be operating late next year or early in 2026. He also said there will be 50 full time employees.
The new senior living center is in response to an aging population nationwide.
“There’s a need for this type of care,” Cook said.
Among the advantages of the facility, according to Cook, is its location beside the Indiana Toll Road which promises easy access for visitors. He also said its exciting that this project is the second one secured for an area of the city recently annexed in March.
Developers of the senior living facility waited more than a year for the annexation to go through and for the plans to upgrade the water system to materialize before moving forward with their plans.
The other development in the newly annexed area of the city is 1ST Distribution based in Hammond. The distribution firm is planning to build an 81,000 square foot facility near the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad spur already serving Hickman, Williams & Company.
