A nonprofit that has offered free fitness, art and social classes to older adults in Corte Madera and Larkspur since 2018 is getting a permanent home.

Age-Friendly Intergenerational Solutions will move into a renovated 3,100-square-foot space at 195 Tamal Vista Blvd., the former Andy's Market storefront at the Bell Mt. Tam center. The Town of Corte Madera is funding the buildout. Administrator Carla Condon told the Larkspur Community Foundation in an Aug. 31 interview that she looks forward to seeing the center open in January 2027. A town staff report from March had originally projected an October 2026 opening.

The Corte Madera Town Council authorized a construction contract of up to $360,000, plus a 10% contingency, for the renovation. Funding comes from $342,400 in Measure F sales tax revenue, a $43,600 tenant improvement allowance from the property owner, and a $10,000 Rotary donation. The town signed a five-year lease with property owner BCF 1 Tam Ridge LP on Nov. 6, 2025.

The finished space will include a lobby, a flexible-use room with movable seating and dividers, a 600-square-foot activity room, a small meeting room, an ADA-accessible bathroom and three storage rooms. An outdoor patio and 14 dedicated parking spaces round out the site. The Corte Madera Chamber of Commerce will also have an office in the building.

Condon, a former Corte Madera Town Council and Planning Commission member, started the program in 2017 while chairing Age-Friendly Corte Madera. The original Intergenerational Center opened April 29, 2018, at the Corte Madera Community Center but closed in 2020 when the pandemic hit. The town has lacked a dedicated space for older adult programming since.

During COVID, Condon moved classes to Zoom and dropped all fees. "I didn't want anybody to be excluded, so I said, 'No charge. No memberships. Free to be a member,' and then I held my breath," she said in the foundation interview. Donations ended up exceeding what the old membership fee had brought in.

All programs remain free. Current offerings include fitness classes, watercolor and acrylic painting, bridge, mahjong, tai chi, and a monthly book club. Most participants come from Corte Madera, Larkspur and Greenbrae, though anyone can attend.

The new location is walkable from Redwood High School, which Condon told the foundation will enable afternoon teen programming. Students from Redwood, Terra Linda and Branson are polling classmates about what activities they want. Ideas include hands-on technology workshops such as 3D printing, where younger and older participants learn together.

The Larkspur Community Foundation announced a $2,500 grant to support the center's programming through the end of 2026. A council subcommittee of Councilmembers Casissa and Ravasio worked with Age-Friendly Corte Madera to select the Tamal Vista site after the Town Council's Jan. 30, 2024, strategic planning workshop directed staff to find a new senior space.