Former Chatsworth Adult Daycare Site Could Become 215,000-SF Senior Living Campus

• 10963 N. Old Santa Susana Pass Road, Chatsworth, CA: Larry Rieder of Charter School Property Solutions has filed plans for a three-story eldercare facility replacing a former adult daycare site.
• The proposed project would span 215,000 square feet and include 101 independent-living units, 61 assisted-living units and 20 memory-care rooms with 22 beds, plus 145 parking spaces.
• The development would rise 54 feet, 6 inches and use Los Angeles' eldercare development incentives and streamlining provisions, with courtyards, dining, fitness, a pool and other amenities.

What Larry Rieder Is Planning

Larry Rieder, founder of Charter School Property Solutions, has filed a Los Angeles City Planning application for a large senior-living complex in Chatsworth. The application, filed September 15, calls for a three-story building designed around two landscaped courtyards. The project would replace the former adult daycare facility and bring multiple levels of senior care into a single development, creating a mix that can serve residents as their care needs change.

What The 215,000-SF Project Includes

The proposed complex would contain 101 independent-living units and 61 assisted-living units, along with 20 memory-care guest rooms containing 22 beds. The distinction is important because the memory-care component is counted by rooms and beds rather than conventional residential units. The plans also include 145 parking spaces, indoor dining venues, a multipurpose room, fitness facilities and a salon. Outdoor amenities would include courtyards, gardens, a pool, sports court and pet-relief area.

What The Design Brings To Chatsworth

The project is described as having a contemporary agrarian architectural character inspired by the ranch vernacular of the Chatsworth foothills. Plans call for low-pitched gable roofs, deep eaves, stone veneer, wood siding, a heavy-timber entry gate, porte-cochere and standing-seam metal roofing. The design gives the relatively large senior-living project a lower-rise profile that fits the surrounding foothill setting.

What The Eldercare Market Looks Like

Senior housing is becoming a larger development category across Los Angeles as the region prepares for a significant increase in its older population. The county and city have specifically been planning for this demographic shift through the Purposeful Aging Los Angeles initiative. The Chatsworth proposal arrives alongside much larger senior-housing developments elsewhere in the San Fernando Valley. Viva L.A. at Warner Center, for example, is planned as a roughly 2-million-square-foot community with nearly 3,200 affordable senior units. That pipeline shows developers are increasingly targeting specialized housing as demand grows, while Los Angeles is using incentives and streamlined approvals to facilitate eldercare projects.

What Comes Next For 10963 Old Santa Susana Pass Road

The Chatsworth project remains proposed and under review, rather than approved for construction. City Planning lists the case as ZA-2026-4755-ELD-PR-VHCA, with no approved documents or hearing date currently posted. For investors and developers, the project is another example of how specialized senior housing can unlock redevelopment opportunities on existing sites while benefiting from targeted city incentives.