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Disney Affordable Housing Community Secures Key Permit Approval

January 29, 2026 ·

Cham Lee

Concept art for the Walt Disney World Affordable Housing Community - YouTube, WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando

A key regulatory milestone was reached for a planned affordable housing community connected to Walt Disney World after the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) approved an important environmental permit on January 23, 2026. The approval clears a major procedural step for the development, which has been in planning phases for several years and is intended to add new housing options in southwest Orange County, Florida.

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Author: Cham Lee

Cham Lee is an educator and researcher who enjoys travel across the United States. Mrs. Lee is avid in loom knitting, as well as a purveyor in all things non-coffee at Starbucks. You'll often find her in the great outdoors, Pink Drink in hand, wearing a scarf of her own creation.