ORLANDO, Fla. — The city of Orlando is trying to solve its homelessness problem and is hoping a new housing project will be part of the solution.

What You Need To Know

  • The city of Orlando is trying to solve its homelessness problem and is hoping a new housing project will be part of the solution

  • The city has partnered with a company called One Stop Housing

  • The two have joined together and purchased a rundown hotel, and are currently renovating the property into affordable housing

The mayor’s office reports that 2,100 people a day experience homelessness in Central Florida. And roughly 300 people a day shelter along the city streets.

The city of Orlando has partnered with a company called One Stop Housing to purchase a rundown hotel. Officials plan to create more affordable housing in the area.

The city has invested $5 million into the project, and One Stop Housing has invested $10 million.

This is the 14th affordable housing project the company has built. The mayor’s office says this renovation will help get many people without a home a permanent place to live.

“This is the first project we were able to provide funding for to meet our community’s most desperate need for affordable housing. It’s an exciting model for the future. It removed a blighted property from the community, and it will bring 150 units of affordable housing within a year or a year and a half,” says Lisa Portelli, Senior Advisor to the Mayor.

Orlando city council designated $57 million in American rescue plan funding to help those in need, which is money from the federal government. That is where the $5 million is coming from for this housing project.

Those who are seeking housing can learn more at One Stop Housing.