Edenwald Senior Living plans to turn the Bosley Mansion into "something you haven't seen in senior living," said CEO Mark Beggs. Photo by Google Maps

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Edenwald purchases historic mansion for expansion

After more than five years of eyeing the historic Bosley Mansion in West Towson, Edenwald Senior Living purchased the 4.4-acre property in February.

“We’re very excited about the opportunity to do something in that neighborhood,” said Mark Beggs, president and CEO of Edenwald Senior Living, located about a five-minute drive from the $2 million parcel.

The mansion, built in the 1930s by Towson co-founder Grafton Bosley, operated as a retirement community until 2016 and has been in limbo ever since. It was slated to be renovated for condominiums, but the developer backed out.

Edenwald is working with a developer, Delbert Adams, to transform the property, but they haven’t finalized any plans yet, Beggs said.

“We know it’s going to be senior housing. We want it to be something that’s integrated into the community. It’s a two-minute walk to the Y, so we want the people who live there to go to the Y and go to the restaurants,” Beggs said. “We want it to be a place for people to live who want to be engaged in the community.”

In the meantime, Edenwald is focused on its expansion with Goucher College. (Edenwald plans to become a University-based retirement community in order to develop three high-rises near Goucher.)

After that project is completed, the company will turn its attention to the Bosley property at 400 Georgia Court. They hope to create something very different there.

“Maybe game-changer is too strong a phrase, but we want it to be something that you haven’t seen in senior living,” Beggs said. “We want people to be looking at this property and not saying, ‘I don’t need that yet,’ but saying, ‘I want to move there.’”

For more information, visit edenwald.org or call (410) 339-6290.

Pickersgill continues renovations

Earlier this year, phase three of Pickersgill Retirement Community’s renovation began. Its common rooms and dining rooms will be upgraded, and the project will add a new wellness center and gym.

The Towson-based community offers independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing care.

The facility began its $6 million, multi-year expansion in 2018. So far, it has redesigned and expanded its nursing center and tripled the size of the rehabilitation center.

What is now called Pickersgill Retirement Community grew out of a nonprofit founded in 1802 to fund Baltimore children’s educations, find jobs for women and house retirees.

Mary Pickersgill, who sewed the flag that inspired the “Star-Spangled Banner,” was its president from 1828 to 1851. When the community opened its current location in Towson a century later, its leaders named it after her.

For more information about Pickersgill Retirement Community, call (888) 877-9883.