Project · Downtown Orlando

The Griffin Park Redevelopment.

Announced · as of May 27, 2026

“1,000 apartments where Orlando’s first public housing stood” — Sep 1, 2026.

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The replacement plan: up to four towers with 1,000 apartments on the 11-acre Parramore site, 725 of them designated affordable, plus a community center and a small-format grocery store.

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Development · Sep 1, 2026

1,000 apartments where Orlando’s first public housing stood

The plan for the 11-acre Griffin Park site in Parramore calls for up to four towers totaling 1,000 apartments, 725 of them affordable, with a community center and a small-format grocery store. The first phase, a seven-story senior tower on Parcel B, carries 160 all-affordable units at an estimated $40 million, with a 1,500-square-foot café and a three-story parking structure; the final phase on Parcel D is a 10-story market-rate building of up to 275 units. PMG Affordable is developing with Banc of America CDC and the Oughtness Group; Baker Barrios is the architect. Griffin Park opened in 1940 as Orlando’s first public housing development and was demolished in 2024.

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Notice · Sep 1, 2026

Federal money moved Griffin Park forward in May — phase 1 builds in late 2027

The Orlando Housing Authority received a $2.62 million federal community-project funding package announced May 27, 2026: $850,000 for the Griffin Park redevelopment, with construction on phase 1 scheduled for late 2027. The same package funds the nearby Lorna Doone Apartments redevelopment (from 104 to 160 senior units), $1.2 million of roof replacements at West Oaks, and $774,000 of improvements at the Villas at Carver Park.

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The archive

We’ve covered this twice — June and June 2025.

Oldest first · from @theorlandoreal on Instagram — each opens the original reel

From our comments

“Did their plan also mention where the people of Parramore would go or does the developer plan to add to the homelessness crisis?”

“You like adding more people to an already dense population? Can you explain your logic?”

Real comments from @theorlandoreal’s Instagram — each opens the original reel

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