Why Is Orange County Buying a $13M Hotel to Convert to Apartments?
Quick answer
As of November 2026, Orange County has agreed to pay $13 million for the 200-room Baymont by Wyndham Orlando North Millenia at 2500 33rd St., with plans to convert most rooms into income-restricted one-bedroom apartments and about a dozen short-term units.
| Fact | Figure |
|---|---|
| Property | Baymont by Wyndham Orlando North Millenia |
| Address | 2500 33rd St., Orlando |
| Agreed purchase price | $13 million |
| Prior listing asking price | $11.9 million |
| Building | 97,794 sq ft, four stories, 200 rooms |
| Site size | 3.82 acres |
| Buyer | Orange County (Community and Family Services Department) |
Sources: GrowthSpotter, July 2026 (checked Nov 5, 2026); Yahoo News, 2026; Jared Jones – Orlando Living (YouTube), video published Oct 20, 2026.
Which hotel is Orange County converting into apartments?
Orange County is buying the Baymont by Wyndham Orlando North Millenia, a 200-room hotel at 2500 33rd St. in Orlando, and plans to turn most of its rooms into income-restricted one-bedroom apartments.
The four-story, roughly 97,794 square foot building sits on 3.82 acres. It opened in 1973 as a Days Inn, took on about $3 million in capital improvements completed in 2024, and was rebranded to Baymont by Wyndham in 2025. In the October 20, 2026 video, Jared described it as a recently renovated hotel tucked beside the county corrections campus.
Where is the Baymont by Wyndham Orlando North Millenia located?
The hotel sits at 2500 33rd St. in Orlando, next to the Orange County corrections campus near John Young Parkway and Interstate 4.
In the October 20, 2026 video, Jared noted the property is easy to drive past because it is wrapped by county-owned land around the 33rd Street jail. He pointed to those surrounding parcels as part of why county leaders viewed the site as a convenient acquisition.
How much did Orange County pay, and how was the deal structured?
The county agreed to pay $13 million, about $1.1 million more than the property’s prior listing asking price of $11.9 million.
The agreement was executed on June 3, 2026 and approved by commissioners on June 4, with a 90-day due diligence window that ran into early September. The purchase was budgeted through the county Community and Family Services Department. In the October 20, 2026 video, Jared said the sale was closing imminently.
How many apartments will the hotel hold, and how will they work?
The plan calls for converting most of the 200 rooms into one-bedroom apartments, with rents tied to income and about a dozen units reserved for emergency, short-term housing.
Reported program details aim the apartments at households at or below 50% of the area median income, with additional units set aside for seniors and people with disabilities who need support services. The plan describes round-the-clock property management, maintenance and security, plus case managers to connect residents with services. Central Florida is estimated to be short about 92,000 affordable units, with roughly 2,000 people experiencing homelessness and about 750 shelter beds available.
What is still unknown about cost and timeline?
The biggest open questions are the renovation bill and the opening date, neither of which has been published.
Turning hotel rooms into permanent apartments requires work that meets building, fire and accessibility codes, and those costs would be added on top of the $13 million purchase price. In the October 20, 2026 video, Jared pointed out that the total cost past the purchase price is still unknown, and that residents at a recent public hearing raised both support and concerns about the plan.
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Frequently asked questions
Which hotel is Orange County buying?
Orange County agreed to buy the Baymont by Wyndham Orlando North Millenia at 2500 33rd St. in Orlando for $13 million. The 200-room property sits on 3.82 acres beside the county corrections campus, near John Young Parkway and I-4. It was built in 1973 as a Days Inn and received about $3 million in capital improvements completed in 2024 before a 2025 rebrand.
How much did Orange County pay for the hotel?
The approved purchase price is $13 million, about $1.1 million above the property’s prior commercial listing asking price of $11.9 million. The county commission executed the agreement on June 3, 2026 and approved it on June 4, with a 90-day due diligence window running into early September. The purchase was budgeted through the Community and Family Services Department.
How many apartments will the hotel become?
The county plans to convert most of the 200 rooms into one-bedroom apartments, with additional units set aside for seniors and people with disabilities who need support services. About a dozen apartments are planned as emergency, short-term housing, with case managers assigned to help those residents move toward permanent housing. The exact final unit count has not been published.
What are the income limits for the apartments?
Reported program details set rents based on income, with apartments aimed at households earning at or below 50% of the area median income. Based on figures shared publicly, that works out to roughly $40,250 a year or less for a single person and about $46,000 or less for a two-person household. Rent amounts would scale to each household’s income.
When will the hotel conversion be finished?
No firm opening date has been published. The purchase was structured with a 90-day due diligence period running into early September 2026, and in the October 20, 2026 video Jared noted the sale was closing imminently. Conversion to residential use still requires permitting and construction that must meet building, fire and accessibility codes, so the timeline depends on that work.
How is the project being funded?
The $13 million purchase was budgeted through Orange County’s Community and Family Services Department, making it the county’s first directly funded effort of this kind. Renovation costs to turn hotel rooms into code-compliant apartments have not been released and would come on top of the purchase price. Officials have said the full cost beyond acquisition is still being determined.
Sources
- GrowthSpotter: Orange County to buy Wyndham hotel next to jail for $13M (purchase price, address, building size, listing price, renovation history, deal dates; checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Yahoo News: Orange County reveals plans to turn hotel into low-income apartments (one-bedroom conversion, income limits, emergency units, services, regional housing need; checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Jared Jones – Orlando Living (YouTube): Orlando’s $13M Hotel, Minneola’s Walmart Fight, and Hamlin’s Mystery Store (published Oct 20, 2026)
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