Wendover Housing Partners Opens $27.6M Hawthorne Park Affordable Community in Orlando

Wendover Housing Partners and the government of Orange County, Florida, have opened Hawthorne Park, an affordable seniors housing community in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Orlando.

Hawthorne Park replaces a portion of an underutilized shopping center. The 120-unit community is designed for residents 55 and older meeting income requirements.

According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) 2022 GAP report, the Orlando metro area only has 18 affordable and available homes per 100 extremely low-income renters. A recent study conducted at the request of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners found that rents across Orange County rose roughly 25 percent last year due to years of inadequate housing production.