Orange County cuts ribbon on new affordable housing in Pine Hills

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County leaders marked the grand opening of a new senior affordable housing community in Pine Hills on Wednesday.

During a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hawthorne Park, Mayor Jerry Demings spoke about how the $27 million project is part of a larger effort to improve affordable housing availability in areas that need it.

“When government is able to leverage investment of tax-payer dollars in these types of projects, there’s a return on that investment,” Demings said. “We’re able to keep the rent well below the market rate and that’s what makes it affordable.”