Gardenia Gardens is an 80-unit U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 202 / Project-Based Section 8 (PBRA) subsidized senior apartment community located in central Vero Beach at 655 14th Street, Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida (ZIP 32960). Owned through active Florida entities Gardenia Garden Apartments Limited Partnership (Florida Sunbiz Doc# A11000000786, Active) and non-profit sponsor Gardenia Garden, Inc. (Florida Sunbiz Non-Profit Doc# 713486, Active) and professionally managed by HUD-approved senior housing specialist Mansermar, Inc., Gardenia Gardens provides deeply affordable, barrier-free independent living for low-income seniors aged 62 and older.

Under HUD's Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Project-Based Section 8 Rental Assistance rules, eligible 62+ residents at Gardenia Gardens pay roughly 30% of their adjusted gross monthly income (such as Social Security or SSI) toward rent, with federal HUD rental assistance covering the balance. The community offers one-bedroom garden apartments equipped with emergency call pull-cords, grab bars, and full kitchens, alongside an on-site HUD Service Coordinator who helps residents enroll in Florida SNAP food assistance, Medicare Savings Programs (QMB/SLMB), LIHEAP utility aid, and GoLine / Senior Resource Association public transit (with Indian River County's fare-free GoLine bus route stopping directly along 14th Street).