Making Every Life Special

Mel’s Village will occupy over 35 acres of the Northern Gateway development. When completed Mel’s Village will provide everyday services for individuals with disabilities, as well as for the whole community:

  • Market-rate apartments with 25% of housing intended for adults with disabilities, managed by Balance, Inc.
  • Gateway Sports Academy for year-round sports and fitness programming
  • Retail businesses committed to hiring Mel’s Village residents
  • Commercial banquet and catering facility
  • Commercial office space
  • Public plaza, botanical garden and green space
  • Splash pad
  • Bandshell for outdoor concerts
  • Hotel

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Mel’s Village Plaza

What’s new at Northern Gateway/Mel’s Village?
Q1/2025

  • American Orthodontics is open and hiring more employees
  • The Daniels apartments are complete and welcoming new tenants
  • Construction of Gateway Sports Academy in Mel’s Village is well underway and scheduled to open in the spring
  • For more updates click here.

Proposed building for Gateway Sports Academy

Work in progress, December 2024