About a mile west of the post office on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, a new neighborhood is taking shape with a $68 million nursing home at its heart.
Spirits were high at the Navigator Homes groundbreaking ceremony on Monday as Islanders, politicians and guests celebrated the landmark in affordable housing and nursing care for the Island’s elderly population.
Officials said the land transfer is crucial because it will allow Navigator to take in about $53 million in grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Construction on an Edgartown skilled nursing complex with workforce housing could start later this year after it received its final state approval this week.
The Edgartown planning board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the hospital’s skilled nursing facility and workforce housing development.
The Edgartown Planning Board weighed in on proposed Navigator Homes skilled nursing and workforce housing facility this week, seeking to address both town concerns and those of abutters.