National Church Residences is excited to share our vision for transforming our Upper Arlington campus into a welcoming, connected, and mission-driven space that better serves our team members, residents and the broader community.
For more than 60 years, we’ve proudly served seniors across the country—and right here in Upper Arlington, where we are a long-standing neighbor, major employer, and community partner. Now, we’re looking ahead to the future with a bold proposal that reflects our commitment to service, innovation, and being a good neighbor.
The current corporate headquarters and adjacent buildings have outlived their sustainable life. They are no longer an option for a growing company like National Church Residences. It’s long been a National Church Residences goal to co-locate the headquarters with our mission to serve seniors. Locating our associates on the same campus as the senior residents we serve will provide them with opportunities to connect with our mission daily in a direct, tangible way.
The proposed design concept includes a state-of-the-art corporate office with employee-driven amenities and room for collaboration, innovation, and growth. This building is currently proposed to be on the eastern edge of the 7.5-acre property, bounded on the east by Arlington Centre Blvd., and on the north by North Bank Drive.
The vision for the campus includes two senior housing communities. The first is proposed to be located in the center of the property to the west of the corporate office. We are still securing financing, so we are not yet certain how many units will be in this community. However, we envision up to 200 units for senior housing between the two buildings.
The plan is for independent living. Each resident will have their own key, their own home, and their own independence within a community supported by amenities and services that older adults have expressed a desire for; things like activities, gathering spaces, chaplaincy services, and more. However, we would be open to considering assisted living if the need is deemed for this type of housing and service.
We anticipate demolition of the existing eastern building (2233 North Bank Drive) and the central building (2245 North Bank Drive) to begin as early as the end of this year (2025) with completion of the office building and return to occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2027. We anticipate the completion and opening of the first phase of senior housing as early as the second quarter of 2028. The second senior building is being planned for an unspecified later date. We will not demolish the westernmost building (2335 North Bank Drive) until we have financing and a solid plan for the second senior community.
During construction there will be normal, expected disruptions to the surrounding areas. However we will work within all city and state regulations, as well as best practices, to make every attempt to minimize the impact of construction on all our surrounding commercial and residential neighbors.
Once the office building is completed, traffic in and out of the corporate campus on North Bank Drive is expected to return to normal, pre-pandemic levels.
As for our senior communities, it has been our experience that older adults don’t typically travel during peak hours, so we don’t anticipate any appreciable additional congestion.
With our plan for structured parking, we believe our proposed plan more than adequately addresses the needs of the campus while reducing asphalt on the site by 85 percent.
Approximately 250 associates are currently assigned to the corporate headquarters. Our current plan allocates space for 300 associates in the new headquarters.
