Planners opt for senior housing on S. Allen
The owner and developers of the long-vacant Wake Forest Rest Home on South Allen Road have been planning for 31 multi-family apartments in the old one-story building with seven apartments dedicated for seniors and perhaps two for affordable housing. The 22 or 24 others, the developer told the Wake Forest Planning Board members, would be rented or leased to corporations who need housing for employees who would be in town briefly. Enter Jennifer Rose, speaking for her family and Cardinal Hills neighbors and the town’s Community Plan. Both are against multi-family and strongly recommend senior housing for that area. Rose told the planning board about the difficulties of finding appropriate care for her parents and her husband’s parents as they age, about wanting to have that care nearby. And there are other problems. “That road is tight,” she said, “only one car can get through. I don’t see how the