We’re Expanding! New Residences and State-of-the-Art Wellness Center Coming 2026
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We’re Expanding! New Residences and State-of-the-Art Wellness Center Coming 2026
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The property, located 2705 East Venice Avenue, was purchased for $21.5M
VENICE, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2025) – Village On The Isle (VOTI), a nonprofit Life Plan Community in Venice, has purchased 50.25 acres of land in Venice to serve as the site of a satellite campus, Arbor Vita – a Village On The Isle community. The community purchased the land, located at 2705 East Venice Avenue, for $21.5 million.
“This decision has been made after many years of thoughtful consideration and extensive due diligence from our Board and leadership team,” said Doug Feller, CEO of VOTI. “As a nonprofit, mission-driven organization, VOTI is committed to thoughtfully expanding our ability to serve seniors in ways that benefit the broader community. This property will allow us to do so for many years to come.”
Village On The Isle is currently fully occupied, with a wait list of interested residents. Later this year, the community will open two new buildings that will add 54 independent living units to the campus. Both buildings are 100% presold.
As a Life Plan Community, VOTI offers independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing onsite. Arbor Vita will offer independent living apartments and cottages/duplexes with healthcare services available at VOTI’s main campus. The property is located less than six miles from VOTI’s main campus at 920 S Tamiami Trail.
“The proximity of this site to our existing campus makes it an ideal location for a satellite community,” said Feller. “It allows us to offer the same life care lifestyle as we do now and extend healthcare services from our current campus while continuing to serve seniors in a meaningful and sustainable way.”
The property previously had residential homes on the land. It was later acquired by the former hospital on the island of Venice with plans to develop a medical facility. Those plans did not move forward, and the land was subsequently purchased by MG Venice LP who sold the property to VOTI.
The site is zoned for up to 452 multifamily residential dwellings, though VOTI does not plan to develop to the full density, allowing room for long-term growth aligned with its mission. The community is currently finalizing its plans for the community. They expect outdoor amenities to be a key highlight of the campus.
VOTI expects to break ground on Arbor Vita in 2027, with completion anticipated in 2030.
About Village On The Isle
Incorporated in 1979, Village On The Isle is a nonprofit Life Plan community affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The community is located less than half a mile from the Gulf of Mexico at 920 Tamiami Trail South in Venice, Fla. It offers independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing and gives residents an opportunity to live independently in apartments and cottages, then transition to higher levels of care with caregiver assistance as their needs warrant. For more information, visit www.VillageOnTheIsle.com.
VENICE — Village On The Isle has a renovated dining room — completed by Stevens Construction recently.
The Hibiscus dining room received an extensive reworking.
“Stevens Construction provided a 10,000-square-foot interior renovation, which allows Village On The Isle residents to enjoy their meals in an enhanced dining room with elegant finishes, expansive ceilings, private seating options and separate dining rooms,” the firm said in a news release.
Stevens Construction Vice President of South Florida, Dan Adams, said the firm worked with Village On The Isle and a design team “”or four months prior to construction starting to ensure the project provided as minimal disruption as possible to residents and staff while achieving the budget, schedule and quality goals,” according to the news release.
The project took about seven months — as it was anticipated, the news release states.
Village On The Isle is a nonprofit life plan community at 920 Tamiami Trail S. on the Island of Venice.
Stevens Construction has worked on several projects for Village On The Isle, including the renovation of The Lofts — its assisted living and memory care facility. During that time, the 80,000 square foot facility remained opened and occupied, the news release notes.
For the Hibiscus dining room work, the team included project executive Dan Adams; project manager Alan Bennett; superintendent Gary Tipton; and project administrator Sue Ziegenfus from The Stevens Construction.
Beebe Design Group was the architect and RLPS was the interior designer.
For more information, visit www.stevensconstructioninc.com or call 239-936-9006
Venice, FL – Village On The Isle, a premier Life Plan Community on the island of Venice, was recently awarded one of the coveted Architecture and Design Awards from the 7th Annual Senior Housing News (SHN), Aging Media Publication for their newly built replacement Skilled Nursing & Health Care Rehabilitation Center which opened in February of this year.
More than 90 communities across the country and globe submitted new construction and renovation projects, vying for top honors across ten categories: 55+, Active Adult, Affordable Senior Housing, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), Independent Living, International, Renovation / Repositioning, Skilled Nursing / Post-Acute Care and Standalone Memory Care. The project was part of Village On The Isle’s $100 Million renovation to its campus. RLPS Architects and Wegman Design Group worked with Village On The Isle to create the exceptionally appealing yet functional skilled nursing facility. A team of expert panelists from the senior living industry joined in to judge the project.
“We are extremely proud of our newest addition to the campus and feel it is just one more way we are creating the most value for our residents that call Village On The Isle home” states, CEO, Doug Feller. The newly built Health center is home to four 16-resident households which comprise the second and third floors. Each person has their own room with a triple window bay and private bathroom with a large, fully accessible shower. Individual households include a generously sized great room comprised of a kitchen, dining area, and living room. The amenity rich community also has its own media center, lounges, out-door living space, and spa. “This is the atmosphere and environment that our residents expect and deserve as they move though our full continuum of health care. Not only do we offer a lifetime guarantee of care, but we offer a beautiful home like setting with state-of-the-art functionality” states, James Marshall, Health Care Director.
Village On The Isle, a full service, not-for-profit, faith-based continuing care retirement community located on the Island of Venice, Florida. For more information, please visit our website: villageontheisle.com
