Orange County plans apartments for lower-income households at the Developer Inn on 33rd Street

Orange County has presented its plan for the Developer Inn, the hotel at 2500 33rd Street it approved buying for $13 million. At a community meeting at the Holden Heights Community Center on Monday, October 5, 2026, "county officials unveiled their plan for the property for the first time", the Orlando Sentinel reported. The purchase itself was approved earlier, on June 30, 2026.

What changed

• Apartments: the plan "would turn the majority of the hotel rooms into one-bedroom apartments" for "households at or below 50% of the area median income", according to the Sentinel.
• Who would qualify: "a household's income would need to be $40,250 or less for one person and $46,000 or less for two people", and "Rent would be determined by how much they earn."
• Other units: "units available for seniors and people with disabilities that need additional support". "About a dozen of the apartments will also be used as emergency, short-term housing for the homeless."
• Security: "There will also be security on the property around the clock."
• The county's own words: its release described "plans to establish a professionally managed, mixed-use housing community".
• Not yet given: none of the sources we read gives a count of apartments. The hotel has "roughly 200" rooms, per WKMG News 6.

When

• The purchase: on June 30, 2026, the Board of County Commissioners approved the "Agreement for Sale and Purchase" for "Developer Inn - 2500 33rd Street" on its consent agenda, 5-0, with Commissioner Wilson absent. The county's record shows the item "Approved | Pass" that day.
• The price: "Thirteen Million and No/100 Dollars ($13,000,000.00)".
• The plan: announced in the county's release dated "02 October, 2026", and presented at the meeting on October 5.
• Closing: as of October 6, the sale was "expected to be finalized later this month", the Sentinel reported. The agreement allows a 90-day inspection period, then closing "on or before thirty (30) days after the expiration of the Inspection Period".

Where

• The building: the Developer Inn, 2500 33rd Street, in District 6. The Sentinel describes it as the "Baymont by Wyndham Orlando North Millenia, a four-story hotel beside the Orange County Corrections Department campus".
• The brand: the seller must end "any and all hotel franchise agreements, brand affiliations (including but not limited to Wyndham)" before closing.

What it means if you live here

• If your household earns at or under the limits of $40,250 for one person or $46,000 for two, this is housing aimed at you, with rent set by income.
• It is a plan, not yet a building: the county was still "in the process of acquiring" the property when it announced the meeting.