Parker Street area is still emerging from decades of blight, homelessness, drug dealing and prostitution.
Tag: Midtown
Posted inSocial Services
At Talbot House, Maria Cruz Takes the Lead as Brenda Reddout Retires
Cruz, a key figure behind Orlando’s homeless diversion and prevention program, joined the Lakeland nonprofit in April
Posted inBusiness, Neighborhoods
Development Momentum Generating Interest in Lakeland’s Redevelopment Districts
The Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency initiated 105 projects in the city’s three redevelopment districts in 2021 and completed 49. They ranged from murals in Dixieland to The Well entrepreneur center on Parker Street to affordable housing projects at Twin Lakes and Vermont Place.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Lakeland CRA Assembling Small Midtown Lots to Support a ‘Large-Scale Project’
The Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency is cobbling together small, mostly vacant lots in an effort to support investment interest in “a large-scale project” in the Parker Street neighborhood.
Posted inCity Hall, Social Services
As Cold Drives Need, Talbot House Assured of Funds for New Boilers
The city of Lakeland will advance a languishing request by Talbot House Ministries to help pay for two new boilers the nonprofit had to install last year when its existing system failed by using money from a $50,000 U.S. Housing & Urban Development block grant.
Posted inBusiness
The Well Business Center to Offer Workspace in Lakeland’s Midtown
Three years in the making, The Well business center is finally springing up from the ground at 114 E. Parker St. in Lakeland’s Midtown neighborhood, The $1.3 million, 4,700-square-foot collaborative workspace is scheduled to open in early 2022.
Posted inHousing
Rapid Filling of Midtown Lofts Underscores the Demand for Affordable Housing, Developers Say
The desire for affordable housing in Lakeland was evident as soon as leasing began for the 80-unit Midtown Lofts complex on Parker Street, its developers said at a dedication ceremony today. Leasing agents were getting 25 calls a day, and all of the units were claimed within two months, according to Oscar Sol and Mitch […]
Posted inHousing
Talbot House Taking Applications for Vermont Place Apartments
Talbot House Ministries is accepting applications from prospective tenants for its affordable housing project, the Vermont Place Apartments at 912 and 920 N. Vermont Ave.
Posted inCity Hall
City Donation Boosts Talbot Affordable Housing Program
A Talbot House Ministries affordable-housing program will get a big donation from the city: a dilapidated apartment building appraised at $160,000 and $50,000 toward repairs, the City Commission decided Monday.
Posted inSocial Services
Housing Choice: Talbot House Program or Veterans Vouchers
City commissioners face a decision today on two different approaches in providing affordable housing: nominal rents and social services for low-wage workers through Talbot House or vouchers for veterans.