New affordable housing complex coming to Bradenton. Here are all the projects so far
Developers have heard about the affordable and workforce housing crisis in the Bradenton area, and some are answering the call for more.
Most recently, Bradenton Project LLC of Summerville, S.C., filed paperwork with Manatee County Government for rezoning a 6.5 acre parcel to build a 96 unit apartment complex at 2008 53rd Ave. E. in Oneco.
The project, which would include four buildings with 24 units each, received affordable/workforce housing eligibility on June 23.
The rectangular shaped property, which fronts onto State Road 70 with two existing houses, is largely wooded.
Bradenton Project bought the property Sept. 23, 2022, for $1,525,000, according to the Manatee County Property Appraiser’s website.
So, is it true that more affordable and workforce housing projects are starting to be developed?
Yes, absolutely, says Glen Gibellina, a member of the Manatee County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
“We’ve gotten more workforce housing in the last two years that in the previous ten,” Gibellina said.
Eddie Sanchez, who until recently was a finance instructor at USF Sarasota/Manatee and is now a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida, said that there continues to be much more housing demand than supply.
The result: “More housing is coming online,’” he said.
Projects in the works
▪ A 606 unit affordable housing apartment complex, named Amara, is proposed for a 20-acre parcel at 3308 Lena Road. Seeking approvals is WB Property Group, an owner-developer of real estate headquartered in New York City.
▪ A total of 572 units of multi-family affordable housing are planned for 4505 12th Street Court E., including 301 Flats with 324 units of family housing and The Savoy at 301 with 248 units of senior housing. The developer is Oneco 51 Family Gp LLC of Santa Monica, Calif.
▪ Whitfield Estates LLC is seeking to build 192 one- and two-bedroom units on 10 acres in the 7200 block of 12th St. E.
▪ The Nine20 Manatee apartments, planned for 137 units, with rents ranging from about $1,300 for a one-bedroom unit to $1,600 for a two-bedroom unit, are under construction at 920 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
▪ The three-story Oneco Living Apartments is planned for 94 rental units on 5.3 acres of vacant land just north of State Road 70. The majority of the units will be rented at market rate, but 24 of those apartments in the 5100 block of 18th St. Ct. E. will be designated affordable housing.
▪ Hope Village, dedicated to keeping at-risk parents housed and on the path to economic independence, is planned by Help to Home, a local nonprofit organization and homeless resource group. Envisioned are at least 53 apartment units on 4.8 acres at 1825 30th Ave. W. in Bradenton.
▪ The Tunnel to Towers Foundation aims to build 122 units south of Cortez Road where the county’s Utilities Department is based. The housing would be a combination of 38 “comfort” tiny homes that are 500 square feet as well as an 84-unit apartment complex.
▪ Housing Trust Group plans to build a five-story, 120-unit complex for seniors on the northwest corner of Ninth St. W. and 23rd Ave. W. in Bradenton.
▪ The Met, a $31 million workforce housing project, will include 199 units of eco-friendly apartments on a three-acre site at 1405 14th St., Bradenton.
▪ A workforce housing community of about 400 units is being pursued by by a partnership of local businesses, One Stop Housing and the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation. A location and timeline have not been announced.
Completed projects
▪ Housing Trust Group has opened the 90-unit Addison apartments, 702 Sixth Ave. E., Bradenton, and the 96-unit Oaks at Lakeside complex, 5260 34th Street Cir. E., Bradenton. Riverview6, an 80-unit affordable housing complex near downtown Bradenton, is also in the works and set to open in early 2024.
▪ The Sandpiper Place Apartments, 4605 26th St. W., Bradenton, opened Feb. 15, 2022, with all 92 units rented, and a waiting list with more than 800 people on it.
