Orlando Union Rescue Mission to build downtown apartments

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Orlando Union Rescue Mission wants to build more transitional housing units for the homeless in the downtown area north of Camping World Stadium.

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The nonprofit has proposed a three-building, 108-unit multifamily community on 4.77 vacant acres at 1525 W. Washington St. It is seeking a modification of its future land use to allow for the higher intensity.

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Each building will be three stories and average 36 units, with a mix of studio and one- to three-bedroom units. The project would be built on the west side of Rock Lake near its 9,000-square-Moody Chapel, and across from the nonprofit’s headquarters and apartments for families on the east side of the lake.

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