Trotwood, Ohio · Faith-anchored Campus
Maranatha Life Campus
LOCATION
Trotwood, Ohio
SIZE
400,000 SF
TYPE
Faith-anchored Campus
STATUS
Feasibility Study
nSCALE'S ROLE
Masterplan, feasibility analysis, owner's representation
TIMELINE
Feasibility 2026 · Predevelopment 2027+
CLIENT
Maranatha Community Development Corp.
TOTAL DEV COST
TBD
THE QUESTION
What can a 27-acre faith-anchored campus in Trotwood actually support, and how is it funded without ever mortgaging the church?
Maranatha Life Campus is a 400,000-square-foot faith-anchored community campus on 27 acres in Trotwood, Ohio. nSCALE is masterplanning the site and leading feasibility analysis for Maranatha Community Development Corp., covering 240 units of senior housing, a resilience hub and health clinic, an expanded childcare center, and a forest park with trails — components designed to strengthen the surrounding Montgomery County community.
01 — THE BRIEF
What was the client trying to do?
Maranatha Community Development Corp. is a faith-anchored organization in Trotwood, Ohio, with a vision for a 27-acre campus along Turner Road that would serve the surrounding Montgomery County community. The organization had the land and the mission, but needed to know what the site could actually support — programmatically, financially, and regulatorily. nSCALE developed the masterplan, defined an 8-phase execution roadmap, and is now leading the feasibility assessment and capital campaign that will determine final program, phasing, and financing before the project moves into predevelopment.
02 — SCOPE
What did nSCALE do?
- 01Masterplan for the 27-acre campus along Turner Road
- 028-phase execution roadmap, from vision through operations
- 03Architectural concept designs for the resilience hub and senior housing
- 04Level 2 preliminary feasibility study with financial analysis
- 05Funding and grant-source research (USDA, HUD, EDA)
- 06Owner's representation through pre-development
03 — PROGRAM
What is in the building?
| Use | Square Feet |
|---|---|
| Senior housing (240 units) | 240,000 |
| Resilience hub & community center | 55,000 |
| Health clinic | 20,000 |
| Childcare & preschool (MCDC expansion) | 15,000 |
| Support & shared amenity space | 70,000 |
04 — STATUS
Where does it stand?
MLC is in Phase 2 of an 8-phase execution roadmap: securing funding for a comprehensive feasibility study and grant-writing campaign from the City of Trotwood and area foundations. nSCALE is preparing the market, financial, and entitlement analysis that will determine final phasing, program, and capital stack before the project moves into predevelopment.
05 — DRAWINGS
What does the design look like?
Hand sketch — presentation drawing
Architectural rendering — concept design
Presentation floor plan — Level 1
06 — THE OUTCOME
nSCALE developed the masterplan and 8-phase execution roadmap for the Maranatha Life Campus, now advancing through feasibility funding toward a 400,000-square-foot community campus.
07 — PARTNERS AND FUNDERS
Who made this possible?
- ·Maranatha Community Development Corp. (client)
- ·City of Trotwood
08 — RELATED PROJECTS
What else has nSCALE worked on?
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