Judge: Apopka can't block affordable housing project in city's ‘crown jewel'
APOPKA, Fla. — A developer will be allowed to build an affordable housing project in Apopka's City Center area after a judge ruled the city's law b...
APOPKA, Fla. — A developer will be allowed to build an affordable housing project in Apopka's City Center area after a judge ruled the city's law blocking the project was illegal. Southwick Commons Ltd., a subsidiary of Wendover Housing Partners, intends to build a 195-unit complex on a portion of the site near Highland Manor after receiving government loans to finance the project. However, city leaders maintained that the City Center site was the 'crown jewel' of Apopka, and voted down the permit for the project even after staff members certified that it followed the appropriate land use for the area.