Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-11-07
New City of $4,000
Elderly Is Planned
5000 Million
Project Is
Announced

Backers of a proposed
$500 million planned COM
munity for 10000 to 10000
adults of 50 years and older
on a 1000-acre tract near
Norbeck made their plans
public this week.
Revealed exclusively in The
Sentinel two weeks ago, the
elaborate proposal calls for an
entirely new coming category to
be created by the county-that
of planned retirement commu-
nifty"
The new coming classification
making the project possible
would enable the County Coun.
Gil "for the first time to lay
down completely coordinated
development standards for an
entire community - from resi-
dental construction to recrea-
tional and commercial facili-
ties" it was pointed out by the
hackers, Rossmoor Corp, ma
tionally-known developer of self
contained communities for re-
tired-age citizens.
Facilities at the proposed
suburban city include an 49,
hole golf course, slx.acre lake,
stables and bride paths, swim
ming pool, auditorium, church.
es, medical center, hospital, and
three clubhouse activity centers
all restricted to the use of
occupants.
The firm, which operates a
similar Leisure World" center
at Seal Beach, Calf, and has
another under construction at
Laguna Hills, Calf, is also de-
veloping centers In Illinois, New
Jersey, New York, Florida,
Hawaii and two in Europe.
Its covered mall, all-weather
shopping center would be open
to the public. The community
would provide its own street
and walk maintenance, guard
protection and internal trans
pOrtati0n system, 1t was said.
No schools would be necessary.
Homes would be on a share
ownership basis ranging in
price from $4,000 to $4,000,
with a down payment of APP
proximately $1,000, the firms
announcement said.
Nominal monthly payments
would include principal, inter.
est, taxes, insurance, all ex-
terror maintenance including
lawn upkeep and streets, a
security guard, use Of all rec
reational facilities and club
houses and 80 per cent Of all
costs Of comprehensive medi-
cal plan for residents.
Along with townhouse and
semidetached single.family resi-
dences, the community would
contain a variety of garden
apartments and medium rise"
dwellings.
Backers estimate the commu.
nifty would pay to Montgomery
County more than 81 million In
taxes annually.
President of Rossmoor Corp.
Is Ross w. Cortese. OF the TO-
600 units constructed by Ross
moor, the announcement said,
none has ever been rejected by
Federal Housing Administra-
ton.
In its announcement on the
new zoning classification, the
firm pointed out that the retire.
ment age community comprises
the fastest.growing population
in America, probably amounting
TO 20 per cent Of the total popu-
lation by 1880. Approximately
10000 person over SO now live
in the MISREPRESENTATION
area, IL was estimated.
Charles Allison, Washington
contractor, has been named
project manager. The architec.
tura1 firm of Collins Kronstadt
and Associates is designing the
homes and community facility
buildings. handspring will be
in charge OF Mott and Hayden
Associates while David Orem,
Chevy Chase, is the local rep
resentative of Rossmoor Corp.
Legal preparations for the
elaborate coming pleas to be
filed were done by David Mac