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The GLARP Desert Resort Retirement Development

A Continuing Care Resort Community (CCRC) in the Making!

We need a campus with senior residential housing for healthy adults over 55, an assisted living center and a skilled nursing center where the LGBT community can age in peace and in acceptance.  We expect the GLBT baby boomers of tomorrow to create a need twenty times that of today.

Yet, we keep asking, "Where are the Gay and Lesbian retirement centers of today?" Isn't It About Time?

We think LGBT owned, GLBT operated communities will be more attractive to our aging community.  We are not alone.  LGBT Retirement Communities 

The GLARP Project will be based on need and desire in a resort environment.  It will be designed to benefit the entire Gay and Lesbian community because the ownership will be held by GLARP - a non-profit organization committed to investing profits made in other GLBT Retirement Developments. GLARP has tax exempt status under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

GLARP is in the course of securing a parcel of land within a mile of downtown Palm Springs, a California desert community that has attracted many senior members of the  GLBT community.  In the very near future, we hope to have a preliminary market study and financial feasibility.  At that point, we will turn first to members of our community for investors in the Project and ultimately, to Bond Financing for construction funds.

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GLARP has formed a development team that is nearly complete to proceed on this Project of a Resort Retirement Community that is LGBT friendly.  Our Project will be market-rate. 
 
GLARP has choosen members of its Team that have a track record of success.  Legal input has been provided by the San Francisco law firm of Hanson & Bridgett. Our  Los Angeles based development consultant Stan Treitel was the developer on the Hallmark Assisted Living project in Palm Springs and  invaluable experience to the table.  Architect Vince Bertolini of the firm Bertolini & Cesarte have years of experience in designing Senior Living developments.  Financial advice and support has been provided from the beginning of GLARP'S efforts by Herbert J. Sims and Co's Kathy Kirschhoff.  Marketing, program development, and financial consultation on the development have been provided by Mary McMullin from the California office of the highly reputable firm New Life Management & Development  ultimate operations.  It is hoped that New Life will ultimately provide Operations for the CCRC. Leif Helland is GLARP'S Publicist.  Design consultation is being provided by Jeff Samudio of Design Aid Architects. GLARP anticipates further team members to join as the development proceeds and is in the course of selecting a builder.

Watch this page frequently for further developments.

GLARP* 10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Ste. 1600 * Los Angeles * CA * 90024
glarpinc@earthlink.net