NEW YORK: The fifty-seventh entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
After purchasing the Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue in 2012 and losing money on the project, Jacksonville doctor Saed Hussein is turning the property into something he knows – a healthcare facility.
“Being in healthcare and having connections in Orange Park, he decided to turn it into an assisted living facility,” said Rhonda Alnahdy, a nurse who is overseeing the conversion and will be the facility’s administrator when completed.
The motel – originally built as a Holiday Inn – continues to operate, but some of the rooms are being converted, as is the conference centre to make up the new facility. Alnahdy said the remodelling has to be finished before inspections can take place and those inspections are needed before she can apply for licensing with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
