182-unit workforce housing complex opens in Bradenton

A new affordable housing complex has officially opened in Bradenton. The Nest at Robin’s Apartments held a ribbon-cutting celebration June 5 to welcome new tenants.

Spanning 182 units, The Nest at Robin’s Apartments is open to those who make 80% of the area median income. Rent starts at $1,170 a month for a studio and includes all utilities. Floor plans range from a 300-square-foot studio apartment to a 750-square-foot two-bedroom unit. 

Eighty apartments have been set aside for Manatee County first responders and employees of Manatee County schools, MCR Health, the City of Bradenton and Manatee Memorial Hospital.

Sarasota-based affordable housing developer One Stop Housing built the project, which broke ground in June 2024.

"The Nest at Robin’s Apartments represents another important step in our mission to expand access to quality workforce housing in the communities we serve," One Stop Housing Managing Partner Mark Vengroff says in a statement.

The cost of the project was $22.9 million without land or carrying costs, Vengroff says in an email responding to questions from the Business Observer, with the total build coming in at $128 dollars per square foot for block and steel construction.

Vengroff — a Business Observer 2026 Top Entrepreneur Award winner — says his company has developed more than 4,000 units and has roughly 1,100 in the pipeline. 

"We are especially proud to support local heroes and working families by providing safe, affordable housing," Vengroff says in a statement.

The Nest at Robin’s Edge Apartments is at 2303 East 1st Street in Bradenton.