The City of Lakeland has officially approved the site plan for a new independent senior living community within the larger Ashmont mixed-use development, representing another significant milestone for the rapidly expanding project near Canada Road and East Davies Plantation Road.
Lakeland City Manager Emily Harrell confirmed that the site plan for the Independent Living facility has received approval, referring specifically to the age-restricted active-adult community planned across from the Cracker Barrel restaurant.
According to planning documents submitted to the city, the development will include a mix of 248 residential units consisting of 130 one-bedroom units, 112 two-bedroom units, and six three-bedroom units. Developers have emphasized the project is intended to serve active adults and independent seniors rather than function as a traditional assisted living facility…