The Starter Home: A Forgotten Path to Affordable Housing

Without a doubt, Apopka, like most communities, needs affordable housing. At the February 12th meeting of the Apopka Community Redevelopment Agency, the board discussed turning a city-owned property on South 8th Street and Highland Avenue into either six new homes, five new homes, four bigger homes, or four homes and a pocket park. A true starter home represents the smallest increment…

Details

An East Tampa Project Promises to Bring Jobs and Housing to an Overlooked Neighborhood

The estimated $80 million proposal is expected to bring affordable housing, a vocational training center, business space and infrastructure improvements to the industrial district by 2027. The development plans were designed in line with priorities the East Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency has for the district. “We came in at the time that the residents were…

Details

Mobile Homeless Shelters Might be Coming to Orlando

Central Florida’s first mobile homeless shelters are one step closer to debuting, after the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency board approved an adaptive reuse project Wednesday that utilizes buses to provide emergency, overnight respite. Citing the state’s camping ban and the need for municipalities to come up with immediate solutions to unsheltered homelessness to prevent…

Details

Okaloosa County Will Buy Property for New Tourism Office and Improve Cinco Bayou Boat Ramp

The Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department will soon have a new home after the Okaloosa County Commission unanimously approved a $4.1 million package to purchase the former PNC Bank building in Cinco Bayou. The move addresses the department’s growing space needs while expanding a popular boat ramp facility. The purchase includes a three-story, 13,859-square-foot building,…

Details