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Former Hyannis nursing home for sale

Cape Cod Times - 4/18/2019

April 18-- Apr. 18--HYANNIS -- A former nursing home that has stood vacant for years on Route 28 is up for sale, according to John E. Ciluzzi of Premier Commercial.

Owned by the Lyndon Lorusso Foundation, the former Whitehall Nursing Home sits on approximately 2.98 acres and is being offered for $2.5 million, Ciluzzi said Wednesday.

He said his firm has been retained to market and sell the property, which he said would be suitable for multifamily housing following demolition of the building.

"That building will be torn down," Ciluzzi said.

Local officials welcomed the news that the property is on the market.

"It's been an eyesore for a number of years," state Rep. William L. Crocker (R-Barnstable) said, noting its proximity to the Barnstable Senior Center, which is across Route 28, and the Barnstable Intermediate School.

"I would love to see if we can get some housing in there," Crocker said.

"I am very happy to know that site is in play and believe many people would welcome more apartment-style housing as a major community improvement," Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce CEO Wendy Northcross said in an email.

"Housing for year-round employees and their families is a huge need for Cape Cod's economic viability, so I am hopeful this site will afford that opportunity," Northcross said.

In May 2012, the former nursing home at 850 Falmouth Road, also known as Route 28, was the subject of an occasional editorial series in the Times on long-vacant properties on Cape Cod.

At that time, the two-story, nearly 44,000-square-foot building had been vacant for at least 15 years.

The building, which Ciluzzi said was constructed in 1967, was at one time owned by Cape Cod Healthcare, which sold it in 2005 to the Lyndon Lorusso Foundation.

According to the editorial, one of the foundation trustees blamed the economy for the delay in redeveloping the property.

The Lorusso Foundation thought it was in its best interest to sell the building now and convert the asset to cash for foundation use, according to Charles Sabatt, the foundation's special fiduciary.

Now that the property is on the market, development plans should speed up, Ciluzzi said.

"We anticipate there'll be swift and sufficient interest in the site," Ciluzzi said, adding that the town of Barnstable would be a good suitor.

In a press release, Ciluzzi said a parcel this size in this location "does simply not come up very often, if ever."

"We anticipate regional and national interest in this very unique redevelopment opportunity," Ciluzzi said.

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