Spring Hill May Be Revitalized By Apartments

A Developer Is Planning To Build 108 Moderate-income Rentals In One Of Volusia County's Most Blighted Areas.

September 29, 1998|By Holly Kurtz of The Sentinel Staff

DELAND - One of Volusia County's most blighted neighborhoods soon could house its first apartment complex.

The 108 moderate-income rentals would cost $6 million to build on 10 acres at the corner of Clara and New Hampshire avenues in Spring Hill, according to a presentation made at a recent DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Rents would range from $475 to $550 a month in the complex, which would be developed by Straka and Associates of Cape Canaveral.

Real estate agent Troy Baumgartner, who is representing the land owner, wouldn't comment Monday. He said he would release a statement by week's end.

Construction could hinge on the Low Income Housing and Tax Credit Program, which allows up to one Volusia County developer per year to receive a state tax credit, $500,000 in federal housing money and any other support offered by cities.

Volusia County housing manager James Whittaker said the developer already has expressed an interest in applying for the program.

Priority goes to housing for poor or elderly people. The state also must approve the developer.

Last year's proposal, a housing complex in Port Orange, wasn't built because it failed to win state approval.

The developer of the Port Orange project has submitted the only proposal so far this year, Whittaker said.

Applications are being accepted until Oct. 23. After selecting an application Nov. 4, county staff will send its choice to the Volusia County Council for approval on Nov. 19.

A proposal Straka and Associates submitted last year was turned down by the county. Had the project been chosen, the city of DeLand would have put $135,000 toward the 96 senior citizen-oriented apartments planned for Plymouth Avenue at State Road 15-A.

The proposal for Spring Hill, an area that is partially within DeLand and partly outside it, already has attracted local support.

``There's a definite need for standard homes, something in midrange, something like Country Club Park Apartments,'' said Bo Davenport, a Spring Hill resident and president-elect of the DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber has made Spring Hill's revitalization a priority this year.

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