A proposed $150 million redevelopment could turn New Port Richey’s long-vacant former HCA hospital campus into a new residential district with homes, apartments and a redesigned street network.
The 24-acre property along Grand Boulevard has remained largely inactive since the hospital closed in 2012. During a May 4 special meeting, city officials advanced multiple ordinances tied to the redevelopment framework for the site.
City Manager Debbie Manns said the city has worked for roughly four years to reposition the former hospital site for redevelopment.
“The site is 24 acres and will have homes and apartments,” Manns told council members.
Development Director Dale Hall said the approvals include property transfers and redevelopment conditions, including a reversion clause that could return certain property rights if obligations are not met.
The proposal would vacate portions of High Street, Grand Boulevard and Water Street to reorganize the street grid around the former hospital campus and unify the property into a larger coordinated redevelopment site.
City leaders described Villa del Sol as a long-term redevelopment opportunity that could bring new residents and investment back to an area long defined by the vacant hospital campus.
Deputy Mayor Brian Jonas said the project “will bring people to our community.”
Residents raised questions during public comment about Water Street’s location, potential penalties tied to the approvals and other aspects of the redevelopment proposal. Councilman Peter Altman also referenced what he described as “erroneous comments on social media about grant funding” during the discussion of the project.
Agenda materials do not specify unit count, timeline, phasing or commercial uses. Even so, the land transfers, street vacations and redevelopment approvals tied to Villa del Sol place the project among the larger redevelopment efforts taking shape in New Port Richey.
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