Hillsborough County Opens Affordable Housing Complex For Seniors

VALRICO, FL — Hillsborough County'S newest housing complex offers a solution to one of the area’s toughest problems: the need for more affordable rental apartments for seniors.

All 81 units at Laburnum Gardens at 1146 E. Bloomingdale Ave. in Valrico are reserved for seniors with incomes at or below 60 percent of the area’s median income. Maximum monthly rent will range from $502 for a one-bedroom unit to $904 for a two-bedroom apartment. Five of the units are designed for people with mobility challenges, and two are for those with hearing or vision disabilities.

Amenities include a clubhouse and community area, elevators in all buildings, nature trail/boardwalk and shuffleboard court. The annual maximum income for prospective residents ranges from $18,760 to $40,140, depending on family size.

Laburnum Gardens was developed by Southport Development Inc. and is partially funded by Hillsborough County.