Downtown bordello to be replaced with senior housing

[jaxjags]

Limited to seniors?  Wouldn't this project make more sense in the cathedral district?  The services and related industries that benefit seniors are more than a mile away.

Every month these project seems to make me scratch my head more and more.  I'm excited they are finally happening but...

I'm not sure I would call age 55 and older seniors. I am sure most between 55 and 66 will still be working and have a car or now can access the Skyway. If the Skyway connected to Baptist, Brooklyn, and a San Marco Publix, I am sure they could get most services they need. I believe Lake mentioned a pharmacy is coming to Brooklyn. Now connect with Skyway or street car please.

[Jim]

I'm not sure I would call age 55 and older seniors.

Well, the developers, the media and this thread are all calling it senior housing.

[thelakelander]

I think the site is fine for people 55 and up. There's two BRT stations roughly a block away and a Skyway station two blocks south.  The site can also easily be reached from the Acosta Bridge, Riverside Avenue and I-95/I-10.  There have been similar projects built in downtown Tampa and Orlando in recent years.  I suspect Beneficial knows what they're doing. They have a decent portfolio of affordable housing developments across the country:

http://beneficialcom.com/