Owner/developer: O’Reilly Development Co. LLC General contractor: O’Reilly Build LLC Architect: H Design Group LLC Engineers: Olsson Associates Inc., civil; J&M Engineering LLC, structural; and CJD Engineering LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing Size: 113,060 square feet Estimated cost: $18.8 million Lender: Springfield First Community Bank Estimated completion: August Project description: At the entrance to The Villages at Wicklow off Highway CC, The Castlewood will bring another 104 units to Christian County through a continuum-of-care community. The project comprises three buildings: a three-story, 51-unit independent living home; a two-story, 40-unit assisted living facility; and a single-story, 16-bed memory care center. O’Reilly Development Co. spokeswoman Brenda Raynor said The Castlewood has 12 floor plans with independent living rates starting at $2,300 per month, and 65 percent is preleased. Other senior living projects by O’Reilly Development and Pat O’Reilly include The Boulevard in St. Charles and The Wildwood in Joplin.
A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.