The Verandas of Punta Gorda (Phases I & II) is a 120-unit, elevator-served HOPA 55+ affordable senior independent living apartment campus located at 24500 Airport Road (just east of U.S. Highway 41 / Tamiami Trail and Taylor Road) in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida (ZIP 33950). Developed through a public-private partnership between the Punta Gorda Housing Authority (PGHA — headquartered at 340 Gulf Breeze Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950; 941-639-4344) and Norstar Development USA, and financed through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), and State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) programs, the campus is operated by The Verandas of Punta Gorda, LLLP (Florida Sunbiz Limited Partnership Doc# A08000000336, Active — Phase I, 60 senior units) and The Verandas of Punta Gorda II, LLLP (Florida Sunbiz Doc# A14000000445, Active — Phase II, 60 senior units) with on-site management by Accolade Property Management.

Built to Florida Green Building Coalition energy-efficiency and hurricane-impact standards with Key West-inspired architectural styling, wide covered verandas, and interior air-conditioned corridors, The Verandas of Punta Gorda offers spacious one-bedroom/one-bath and two-bedroom/two-bath senior residences equipped with full energy-efficient kitchens, step-in accessible showers with grab bars, ceiling fans, emergency pull-cord systems, and screened porches or balconies. Across its 120 senior apartments, the community integrates FHFC Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units reserved for seniors aged 55+ earning at or below 30% to 60% of the Charlotte County Area Median Income (AMI) alongside HUD Public Housing and Project-Based Voucher (PBV) units whose waitlists are administered by the Punta Gorda Housing Authority (where eligible low-income seniors pay approximately 30% of their adjusted gross income toward rent), plus full acceptance of Tenant-Based Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. Community amenities include a resident clubhouse and activity room, a senior fitness center, a computer business lab and library, on-site laundry facilities on every floor, raised community garden beds, gazebo seating, and complimentary resident wellness and financial checkup programs. Situated at 24500 Airport Road, the community is 1.2 miles east of the Punta Gorda Housing Authority office (340 Gulf Breeze Ave), 1.5 miles southeast of ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda (809 E Marion Ave) and Historic Downtown Punta Gorda, 2.5 miles west of Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), and served directly by Charlotte County Transit (941-575-4000).