The Mitchell plans 183 Palmetto-area apartment units. It includes affordable housing

James A. Jones Jr.
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The Mitchell at Palmetto, an 183-unit apartment complex with at least 25% of units classified as affordable, is headed to the Manatee County Planning Commission.

Affordable housing should cost no more than 30% of a resident’s income for rent or mortgage payments. Those households may also be eligible for subsidized housing.

Planned for 9025 U.S. 41 N., Palmetto, the apartments would be built on a 9.16-acre triangular parcel between Bayshore Road, 89th Street East and U.S. 41.

Terra Ceia Village is to the west of the property and Heron Bay, a KB Home residential neighborhood, is to the east. Port Manatee is to the north and Interstate 275 is to the south.

OHM Teerth Investment & Consulting LLC is listed as the property owner and Defined Development Corp. of Fort Lauderdale is listed as the contract buyer, according to information filed with Manatee County Development Services.

“Founded in 2017, Defined Companies is a real estate investment company whose core focus is creating value through the development of high-quality multifamily residential communities,” the company webpage says.

The Mitchell would be a wellness-oriented, garden-style apartment community. The estimated construction start date is the second quarter of 2024, according to Defined Companies.

The Mitchell at Palmetto, an 183-unit apartment complex with at least 25% of the units classified as affordable, is planned for 9025 U.S. 41 N., Palmetto. The apartments would be built on a 9.16 acre parcel, shown above.
The Mitchell at Palmetto, an 183-unit apartment complex with at least 25% of the units classified as affordable, is planned for 9025 U.S. 41 N., Palmetto. The apartments would be built on a 9.16 acre parcel, shown above.

Defined also has a number of other Manatee County projects, either completed or in the works.

Among them, The Mitchell at Ellenton, adjacent to Ellenton Premium Outlets with a projected construction start date of the fourth quarter 2023, The Mitchell on Broadway, north of University Parkway and LINEO Palm-Aire.

The action that planning commissioners are set to consider Thursday is a rezoning of the property from planned development commercial to planned development residential. Any potential approvals are dependent on at least 25% of the housing units being designated affordable housing.

The Mitchell at Palmetto, an 183-unit apartment complex, is planned on a triangular-shaped parcel at 9025 U.S. 41 N., Palmetto.
The Mitchell at Palmetto, an 183-unit apartment complex, is planned on a triangular-shaped parcel at 9025 U.S. 41 N., Palmetto.

Manatee County’s affordable housing crisis has led more and more developers to submit plans to build new residential projects.

Other projects in the works or completed include:

▪ Creekside Village, planned for 198 multifamily residential units with at least 25% of those designated as affordable housing. The project is planned for a 24-acre site on the north and south sides of 58th Avenue East, about 400 feet east of 33rd Street East.

Bradenton Project LLC of Summerville, S.C., filed paperwork with Manatee County government for rezoning a 6.5-acre parcel to build 96-unit apartment complex at 2008 53rd Avenue E. in Oneco.
Bradenton Project LLC of Summerville, S.C., filed paperwork with Manatee County government for rezoning a 6.5-acre parcel to build 96-unit apartment complex at 2008 53rd Avenue E. in Oneco.

▪ Bradenton Project LLC of Summerville, S.C., plan to build a 96-unit apartment complex at 2008 53rd Ave. E. in Oneco. The project, which would include four buildings with 24 units each, received affordable/workforce housing eligibility on June 23.

▪ A 606-unit affordable housing apartment complex, named Amara, is proposed for a 20-acre parcel at 3308 Lena Road. Seeking approvals is WB Property Group, an owner-developer of real estate headquartered in New York City.

▪ A total of 572 units of multi-family affordable housing are planned for 4505 12th St. Ct. E., including 301 Flats with 324 units of family housing and The Savoy at 301 with 248 units of senior housing. The developer is Oneco 51 Family Gp LLC of Santa Monica, Calif.

▪ Whitfield Estates LLC is seeking to build 192 one- and two-bedroom units on 10 acres in the 7200 block of 12th Street East.

The 12-story Nine20 Manatee apartment building will feature protruding balconies on the 11th and 12th floors, as well as a shade awning that covers the sidewalk on the ground floor. 
The 12-story Nine20 Manatee apartment building will feature protruding balconies on the 11th and 12th floors, as well as a shade awning that covers the sidewalk on the ground floor.

▪ The Nine20 Manatee apartments, planned for 137 units, with rents ranging from about $1,300 for a one-bedroom unit to $1,600 for a two-bedroom unit, are under construction at 920 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

▪ The three-story Oneco Living Apartments is planned for 94 rental units on 5.3 acres of vacant land just north of State Road 70. The majority of the units will be rented at market rate, but 24 of those apartments in the 5100 block of 18th Street Court East will be designated affordable housing.

▪ Hope Village, dedicated to keeping at-risk parents housed and on the path to economic independence, is planned by Help to Home, a local nonprofit organization and homeless resource group. Envisioned are at least 53 apartment units on 4.8 acres at 1825 30th Ave. W. in Bradenton.

▪ Housing Trust Group plans to build a five-story, 120-unit complex for seniors on the northwest corner of Ninth Street West and 23rd Avenue West in Bradenton.

The Met is now under construction at 1405 14th St., Bradenton, and will offer 199 units of workforce housing when completed.
The Met is now under construction at 1405 14th St., Bradenton, and will offer 199 units of workforce housing when completed.

▪ The Met, a $31 million workforce housing project, will include 199 units of eco-friendly apartments on a three-acre site at 1405 14th St., Bradenton.

▪ A workforce housing community of about 400 units is being pursued by a partnership of local businesses, One Stop Housing and the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation. A location and timeline have not been announced.

Completed projects

▪ Housing Trust Group has opened the 90-unit Addison apartments, 702 Sixth Ave. E., Bradenton, and the 96-unit Oaks at Lakeside complex, 5260 34th Street Cir. E., Bradenton.

▪ Riverview6, an 80-unit affordable housing complex near downtown Bradenton, is also in the works and set to open in early 2024.

▪ The Sandpiper Place Apartments, 4605 26th St. W., Bradenton, opened Feb. 15, 2022, with all 92 units rented, and a waiting list of more than 800 people.