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Aug 12, 2022 · Related development

Ground is broken for The Commons at St. Anthony's

KRS Housing, LLC, whose president is Kent Hance, held a groundbreaking on August 12, 2022 for 124 affordable rental units for seniors, with opening scheduled for summer 2024. U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson, Mayor Ginger Nelson and Mayor Pro Tem Freda Powell attended or spoke, according to news reports. The state accessibility registration lists a July 25, 2022 start date and an estimated cost of $23,667,000.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Ginger Nelson Freda Powell KRS Housing, LLC

What the sources say

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KRS Housing, LLC, whose president is Kent Hance, held the groundbreaking on August 12, 2022 for 124 affordable rental units for seniors, with community gathering areas, fitness and business centers, courtyards and gardens, and an opening scheduled for summer 2024. ^[2]^[1]
⚠ Sources differ
Sources give different costs for the project.
Reported value 1[1]
Amount
$20,000,000
Renovation cost reported by KFDA at the groundbreaking (August 2022).
Reported value 2[3]
Amount
$21,000,000
Total cost reported by the Amarillo Globe-News at the groundbreaking (August 2022).
Reported value 3[4]
Amount
$23,667,000
Estimated cost on the state accessibility (TDLR TABS) registration.
Reported value 4[5][6]
Amount
$30,000,000
City staff (February 2022) said construction "will exceed $30MM"; KFDA (February 2022) called it a $30 million project.
Reported value 5[7][8]
Amount
$40,000,000
Cost reported at the opening (June 2026).
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The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation registration TABS2023010328 lists the owner as St. Anthony's Amarillo Housing 20, LP of Austin, the scope as converting a former hospital into a 124-unit senior housing facility (251,036 square feet), a start date of July 25, 2022, a completion date of December 31, 2025 and an estimated cost of $23,667,000, with status "Inspection Complete." ^[4]
Estimated cost
$23,667,000

Sources

1.Groundbreaking for The Commons at St. Anthony's, a senior living apartment complex — KFDA NewsChannel 10, Aug 12, 2022 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026newsIndependent
2.Historic hospital gets new life as groundbreaking held for senior living facility — KVII ABC 7 Amarillo, Aug 12, 2022 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026newsIndependent
3.The Commons at St Anthony's breaks ground on seniors housing project — Amarillo Globe-News (via Yahoo News), Aug 12, 2022 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026newsIndependentSyndicated copy; Yahoo timestamp August 13, 2022 02:27 UTC (evening of August 12 local).
4.TABS project TABS2023010328: Commons at St. Anthony's — Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Oct 16, 2026 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026primaryIndependentArchitectural Barriers registration. Owner St. Anthony's Amarillo Housing 20, LP; estimated cost $23,667,000; start 7/25/2022; completion 12/31/2025; status "Inspection Complete." 'published' is the retrieval date (the record is updated in place).
5.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting agenda and packet, 2022-02-22 — City of Amarillo, Feb 22, 2022 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned packet (read with OCR). Item 3F staff memo: "Commons at St. Anthony's received a 2020 award of 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)... Construction of this project will exceed $30MM." Also gives the NHTF allocation (October 22, 2021), the December 3, 2021 purchase and the 27% price increase.
6.Transformation of historic St. Anthony's hospital into senior living complex ongoing despite material shortages — KFDA NewsChannel 10, Feb 14, 2022 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026newsIndependent
7.The Commons at St. Anthony's opens to Amarillo residents — KFDA NewsChannel 10, Jun 25, 2026 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026newsIndependent
8.Amarillo's former St. Anthony's Hospital reopens as affordable senior housing — KVII ABC 7 Amarillo, Jun 25, 2026 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026newsIndependent