Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
Naples Comprehensive Health is feeling the pain of a workforce housing crisis.
So, it’s taking matters into its own hands, with hopes of its own remedy.
The local hospital system, known for short as NCH, has announced plans to build its own housing, for its own employees, with affordable rents, in North Naples.
NCH, one of Southwest Florida’s largest private employers, is looking to build nearly 250 apartments for its employees, at 1100 Immokalee Road.
Former NDN building began as business center for NCH
The company bought the property for nearly $28 million in 2020. It’s the former home of the Naples Daily News, which has smaller offices today.The newspaper’s headquarters became a business center for NCH, with its North Naples hospital just minutes away, off the same road.
“The current conceptual plan proposes a residential structure located on the southwest corner of the property, adjacent to where the existing NCH Business Center currently stands. A preliminary site plan has been drafted to help visualize the opportunity,” said Shawn McConnell, NCH’s director of marketing and communication.
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