Hot Property: Johanna Shores Brownstones, Arden Hills

Type: Senior housing

Size: 37,765 square feet

Units: 40

Developer: Presbyterian Homes & Services

Architect: Pope Architects

Details: Senior housing builder Presbyterian Homes has set a spring construction start for the Johanna Shores Brownstones, a two-building second phase at its Johanna Shores campus redevelopment project in Arden Hills.

Presbyterian Homes, which has been on the 23-acre site since 1955, launched a large-scale redevelopment effort there in late 2011. Its new amenities include a 38,000-square-foot town center, featuring a conservatory, wellness center, movie theater, chapel, classrooms, library, salon and bistro.

Last month, the Arden Hills City Council approved the second phase, the Johanna Shores Brownstones, which will feature 40 independent living units in two, 17,000-square-foot buildings connected by a one-story glass structure. The spot at the southwest corner of the campus was cleared with the earlier demolition of the former Sutton Place apartments.

The Brownstones will be a mix of one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 900 to 1,778 square feet. Ground-level apartments will sport front doors and porches, while second-story units will have decks.

Presbyterian Homes expects construction will be completed ahead of a Dec. 31, 2016, deadline set by the city as part of a $1.1 million tax increment financing package awarded in 2010.