APOPKA, FLA. — Affordable housing developer Dominium has acquired land in Apopka for the development of The Mira. The community will provide 300 rent-restricted homes for families in the Orlando metropolitan area. Apopka is about 20 miles northwest of downtown Orlando. Units are reserved for tenants earning between 50 and 80 percent of area median income. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
Upon completion, The Mira will offer 96 one-bedroom, 132 two-bedroom and 72 four-bedroom apartment homes. The community will also feature a range of amenities, including a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style pool, outdoor recreational areas, locked bike storage and electric-vehicle charging stations.
Dominium’s development partners on the project are Deutsche Bank, PNC, Freddie Mac, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Orange County, Neighborhood Lending Partners, LLC., Winthrop & Weinstine, Lowndes, Holland & Knight LLP, U.S. Bank, Commercial Partners Title, Bryant Miller Olive, Latham, Luna, Eden & Beaudine, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, P.L., Kutak Rock, Liebler Gonzalez & Portuondo and First Housing Development Corporation of Florida, among others.