Officials Kick Off Construction Of New Senior Living Complex

CLARKSVILLE, MD — Officials broke ground this week on a new senior living complex in Clarksville.

Called Erickson Senior Living, the facility is the first phase of the new Oxford Hills development. A multi-phase project, the development’s master plan includes approximately 1,100 residences exclusively for seniors, complete with both independent living and continuing care units designed to allow residents to age in the community.

“In 2019, we kicked off our Age-Friendly Howard County initiative, an initiative that is now driving infrastructure improvements and social participation programs to create a more inclusive and accessible community for all residents,” said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball. “As we continue to strive to make Howard County the best place to live, work, play, grow, thrive and grow older for all, I would like to thank Erickson Senior Living for choosing to reinvest its resources locally, bringing economic development, housing, jobs and amenities to our great county. I look forward to seeing so many of our residents call Oxford Hills home.”

Located at 12170 Clarksville Pike, Oxford Hills is Erickson Senior Living’s 26th community. Once complete, this full-service community will feature more than two million square feet of finished space and offer residents access to multiple dining venues, a pool and fitness center, a salon, game rooms, theater and additional multifunctional spaces.

The property also will feature a five-acre intergenerational park open to both residents and the public, with a dog park, versatile ball courts, a terraced outdoor gather space and a shaded pavilion. The project also will enhance Clarksville’s connectivity with its public multimodal pathways and sidewalk improvements along both sides of MD 108/Clarksville Pike in the vicinity of the property.

“We are excited to celebrate the start of Oxford Hills—a community we’ve long envisioned and are thrilled to bring to Howard County and the surrounding area,” said Gregg Colon, chief operating officer of Erickson Senior Living. “We are deeply grateful for the support of local leaders, community partners and everyone who believed in this vision. Together, we are building a community that will give seniors and their families something they have asked for: a place to live, grow and thrive right here in Howard County.”

When complete in late 2028, the first phase of the project will deliver the first 172 independent living units across nearly 400,000 total square feet of finished space.

Construction of Oxford Hills will create roughly 300 construction jobs and 350 total full-time staff positions once the community is complete.

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