Cinco Charities
Providing free housing for patients in need: Ballard House breaks ground inKaty's Cinco Ranch
Since 2008, Cinco Charities has provided temporary housing for individuals who are receiving treatment for a serious medical condition, as well as the patients' families, connecting them with hotels or extended stay facilities during treatment in Katy's hospitals. That generosity will take a permanent home with The Ballard House.
Officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking on Thursday for the 20,000-square-foot facility, which will be located on a 3-acre site in Cinco Ranch, a master-planned community in Katy.
The Ballard House is named for Monty and Erin Ballard, who have supported the organization by loaning out a rental property to patients and by forming a foundation to raise the funds to complete a hospitality house.
It will feature a design by PBK Architects, influenced by Texas Hill Country style, with 24 guest suites — all complete with full baths and kitchenettes — plus a chapel, family room, game room, board room, community kitchen, dining room, laundry facilities and a serenity garden.
Construction is expected to begin early next year, with completion slated for November 2013.
The building at 4911 will be torn down for the new greenspace. Holland Lodge No. 1, A.F. & A.M./Facebook 