{"id":240333,"date":"2026-04-21T13:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/240333\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:35:07","slug":"mariposa-grove-begins-construction-on-new-south-eola-senior-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/240333\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariposa Grove begins construction on new South Eola senior housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Construction is underway on the new Mariposa Grove Apartments senior residential building in the South Eola Neighborhood of downtown Orlando. The 12-story apartment building will provide 138 new homes for people who would like to live in a walkable neighborhood.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to Banyan Development Group, Mariposa Grove is a multifamily development for low-income seniors 55 and older. According to its website, Bayan is a developer of affordable rental housing communities, providing comprehensive real estate development services to both nonprofit and for-profit entities.\n<\/p>\n<p>The development will feature green design concepts, a residential clubhouse and courtyard, plus meeting rooms and a fitness center. Retail space will be on the first two floors, activating the surrounding neighborhood, along with a dedicated parking garage for residents and visitors.\n<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50029\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mariposa-Grove-rendering-2.png\" alt=\"a rendering of a lively, shaded street scene below a new high-rise\" width=\"917\" height=\"616\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-50029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariposa Grove, a new 12-story affordable housing building for seniors, will include space for street-level businesses. (JLCENG.COM)<\/p>\n<p>Mariposa Grove, located three blocks south of Lake Eola, will be within walking distance to destinations such as the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center, Kia Center, Publix, SunRail, Lynx and the free Lymmo circulator.\n<\/p>\n<p>Orlando-based AGPM, LLC, is involved with construction along with Joseph, Lawrence and Co. Consulting Engineers. JLC calls Mariposa Grove a \u201cthoughtfully designed high-rise community that will bring modern, affordable senior housing and vibrant energy to the heart of the city.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>A Spanish butterfly mural will adorn the exterior, bringing color, culture and a sense of identity to the community, according to JLC.\n<\/p>\n<p>AGPM stated that Mariposa Grove represents their \u201ccontinued commitment to creating housing that supports independence, dignity, and community for seniors.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Due to construction, Mariposa Street between Lake Avenue and Osceola Avenue will be closed through the end of the year.\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50033\" class=\"wp-image-50033 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mariposa-Grove.png\" alt=\"A large pit in the ground next to a large tree and building\" width=\"977\" height=\"731\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-50033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction has begun on Mariposa Grove Apartments in South Eola. (AGPMONLINE.COM)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Construction is underway on the new Mariposa Grove Apartments senior residential building in the South Eola Neighborhood of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-240333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}