Rochester Park Apartments is a newly constructed 84-unit, three-story elevator-served HOPA 55+ affordable senior independent living apartment community located at 1410 Candlelight Boulevard (just off South Broad Street / U.S. Highway 41 South) in Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida (ZIP 34601). Developed by Altamonte Springs-based Wendover Housing Partners and financed through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC Application #2020-301C) Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, the community is owned and operated by Rochester Park, Ltd. (Florida Sunbiz Limited Partnership Doc# A16000000503, Active). Alongside sister Hernando County FHFC senior properties such as Magnolia Gardens Senior Apartments (20180 Barnett Rd, Brooksville, FL 34601; Sunbiz Doc# A09000000554, FHFC Key #736, a 60-unit community developed with the Hernando County Housing Authority) and Vista Park Senior Living (7400 Highline Dr, Brooksville, FL 34613; Sunbiz Doc# A13000000467, FHFC App #2014-056C, 103 units), Rochester Park expands modern, hurricane-resilient affordable rental housing for Brooksville seniors.

Opened in 2023, the smoke-free, interior-corridor residential building features spacious one-bedroom/one-bath (679 sq. ft.) and two-bedroom/two-bath (942 sq. ft.) apartment homes reserved for income-qualifying older adults aged 55 and older earning at or below 30%/33% and 60% of the Hernando County Area Median Income (AMI), and welcomes Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers through the Hernando County Housing Authority (621 W Jefferson St, Brooksville, FL 34601; 352-754-4160). Apartments include granite-style countertops, energy-efficient stainless/black appliances, step-in showers with safety grab bars, ceiling fans, washer/dryer hookups, and private screened patios or balconies. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and sundeck, a senior fitness center, a cyber café and computer business lab, a craft and activity room, a movie theater lounge, community gardening beds, a pet-friendly dog park, and complimentary resident wellness and financial checkup programs. Situated off Candlelight Boulevard and U.S. 41 in Brooksville, Rochester Park sits 1.8 miles south of the Hernando County Housing Authority and historic Downtown Brooksville, 4.5 miles east of Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Brooksville (17240 Cortez Blvd), 7.5 miles east of the Brooksville VA Outpatient Clinic (14540 Cortez Blvd), and steps from THE Bus (Transit Hernando, 352-754-4444) Purple Route and ADA paratransit service.