New off-campus student housing approved near UCF

Orange County commissioners on Tuesday approved three off-campus student housing proposals near UCF that will add more than 3,600 bedrooms. Each of the projects will redevelop existing sites within a mile of campus. One will replace a church with a 595-bedroom complex. Another, currently housing a Fairwinds Credit Union, will accommodate 626 bedrooms. The largest, The Place at Alafaya, will provide 2,400 bedrooms, replacing a vacant apartment complex from the 1970s.