$40M project brings affordable senior housing to North Port

Affordable housing developer McDowell Housing Partners has completed the first phase of a two-phase development that when complete, will bring more than 200 affordable housing units to North Port.

The company recently finished building Ekos at Arbor Park, a 136-unit apartment community for people ages 55 and up. To qualify, tenants must make 20%-70% of the area median income.

Rent ranges from $330 to $1,235 for one-bedroom apartments and $385 to $1,471 for two-bedroom apartments, according to a statement from McDowell Housing Partners.