Downtown St. Cloud could be staring down a major makeover, as a Winter Park developer negotiates a roughly $60 million mixed-use complex on city-owned land just west of City Hall. The pitch, submitted through a city procurement to find a public-private (P3) redevelopment partner, is now under active negotiation with Community Redevelopment Agency staff and city officials.
According to Orlando Business Journal, Atlantic Housing Partners is framing the project as about a $60 million investment that would bring a large public parking garage, hundreds of parking spaces, affordable housing, and street-level retail to the site. The outlet reports the proposal covers land the city already owns and that talks are ongoing ahead of any eventual council vote.
What The Developer Pitched
Meeting summaries and procurement filings show Atlantic’s top-ranked concept pairing about 168 residential units with roughly 18,000 square feet of commercial space, per LocalLens. That combination matches the city’s stated push to bring more full-time residents into the downtown core to help support local businesses beyond the usual 9-to-5 rush.
Funding And Parking
City Community Redevelopment Agency minutes and staff memos show Atlantic has asked the CRA for a $6.25 million contribution to pay for 250 public parking spaces the city is requiring as part of the project. The same documents note the city cleared three surplus homes on Massachusetts Avenue late last year to assemble the redevelopment site. Staff also outlined plans in the minutes to schedule a special budget meeting before the proposal heads to the council, per City of St. Cloud CRA minutes.
How This Fits Into The Downtown Vision
Atlantic’s bid plugs into a broader downtown concept city planners rolled out this spring, centered on new housing, upgraded streetscapes, and riverfront amenities as a way to energize the core and support more permanent retail. That long-range plan and the city’s renderings indicate the effort could play out over multiple years, with officials expecting planning and financing work to unfold well before any construction equipment shows up.
Next Steps
City staff says they are meeting weekly with Atlantic to hammer out a development agreement and have signaled that a special CRA budget meeting will come before any final council vote, according to City of St. Cloud documents. Atlantic Housing Partners also appears on state and academic housing project lists, reflecting a pipeline of multifamily and affordable developments across central Florida (UF Shimberg housing data).
