Sisters of Mercy will host huge estate sale
Farmington Hills convent liquidating possessions
It’s time to bring your trucks and UHauls. A Farmington Hills convent is having a huge estate sale this week, meaning major discounts on household appliances, furniture and technology.
The Sisters of Mercy congregation, located at 29000 W. 11 Mile Road, will be liquidating its remaining items, and the structure may be redeveloped into a senior living community. Edward Rose &
Sons, a property management company, is looking to purchase the site.
During a Sept. 28 city council meeting, Sister Mary Ellen Howard from Sisters of Mercy said the Catholic group no longer needs the property. There are fewer than 40 sisters living on the site, and the remaining residents average 78 years old, she said.
“We can no longer manage it, nor can we afford it,” Howard said during the meeting.
According to the Sisters of Mercy, many of the sisters have already been moved to senior care centers, and about nine sisters are living in a section of a building near the property’s rear.
The Farmington Hills land played a crucial role in the Sisters of Mercy history. In 1960, Sisters of Mercy purchased the 160acre land on Middlebelt Road, which stretched from 11 Mile to 12 Mile Roads, Howard said. In 1984, Sisters of Mercy moved its retired sisters from Dubuque, Iowa, and Grand Rapids to the Farmington Hills center.
In 1993, Farmington Hills purchased the front half of the Sisters of Mercy’s property to build the Costick Activities Center, Howard said.
If Edward Rose & Sons takes over the property, the company is looking to build the Rose Senior Living Center. According to the Sisters of Mercy, it was looking and hoping for developers to specifically build senior housing. The purchase agreement is for more than $5 million, according to the Farmington Press.
Mercy High School will not be affected by the proposed sale, and the school will monitor the land conservancy, which was established 20 years ago.
According to developers, Rose Senior Living Center encourages an active lifestyle for residents that fosters independence, while still providing 24-hour care. Housing options at the new senior living center will offer one- and two-bedroom “apartment homes.” There are independent and assisted living options for residents, and there’s also a memory care housing option, aimed to help people with dementia.
There are two other Rose Senior Living locations; one in Clinton Township and one in Novi.
The estate sale at Sisters of Mercy will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, and from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday.