Universal’s affordable housing project near I-Drive to bring 1,000 homes

An affordable housing project, smack in the middle of the International Drive tourist corridor, less than two miles from Universal Orlando’s next theme park, Epic Universe, moved forward Wednesday with ceremonial turns of dirt.

“We’re not just here breaking ground on a housing community,” said Jonathan Wolf, founder and CEO of Wendover Housing Partners, the company in charge of developing the 1,000-unit Catchlight Crossings multi-use project. “We’re building a model … of how leadership, teamwork and a vision can confront the challenge of building dignified workforce housing.”