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Orlando Housing Authority and partners outline affordable-housing redevelopment plans in Goldsboro and elsewhere
Summary
Representatives from the Orlando Housing Authority and Wendover Housing Partners described completed and planned affordable-housing projects, project-based vouchers and anticipated construction starts in Goldsboro and adjacent sites.
Representatives for local housing authorities and developers briefed residents on a multi-year plan to replace older public housing with mixed affordable housing and single-family units, highlighting completed projects and parcels still seeking funding.
Why this matters: the redevelopment affects affordable housing supply in historically underserved areas, involves project-based vouchers and may include future construction visible to neighborhood residents.
Speakers recounted earlier phases that demolished older public housing and rebuilt sites: Georgetown Square (formerly Redding Gardens) returned roughly 97 units to replace a 100-unit site; Somerset Landings delivered roughly 80 affordable units. The Orlando Housing Authority speaker said the agency stabilized financially after earlier actions and adopted a multi-phase transformation plan finalized in 2018.
New sites: the speaker said funding is secured for two additional properties in the Goldsboro area—one site that will provide about 41 units and another parcel planned for 80 units. The presentation also mentioned Castleborough on Tenth Street and referenced coordination with Seminole County on applications to support single-family home construction and project-based voucher expansion.
Vouchers and programs: officials described project-based Section 8 vouchers, veterans vouchers and other assistance programs used to house households and support redevelopment. A representative from Wendover Housing Partners said rents for two referenced projects (Carriage Brook Terrace and Hardwood Place) would be as low as $500 per month with some utilities covered, and asserted affordable housing can reduce crime and increase foot traffic.
Timing: one speaker said construction could begin early next year if funding closes as planned, with the possibility of ground-breaking before year-end; several speakers said awards and entitlements remain outstanding for certain parcels.
Speakers invited residents to follow project updates and noted developers are seeking additional funding awards for subsequent phases.
