That's one freaky building but organizers probably figured ...the Lord will provide which can be countered with Aesop's Hercules and the Wagoneer moral the gods help those who first provide the gods something to work with (ie labor and resources not just wishes). On observation, how lax have the lower-medium-income housing building codes become in the Orlando area? I live in a sprawling one-story house built like a concrete bunker in SW FL which survived the 140mph winds of hurricane Charlie and others (also helps it's 21 feet above sea level so somewhat immune to surges), with damage only to a pool cage. But in hurricane aftermaths you saw flimsy garden apartment frame-construction type structures demolished by broken trees and flying debris. Yet today you still see relatively dense pack housing being constructed the same way. Seems sad, knowing their inevitable fate.
They swear it will be finished this year, which they've said before, but there is actually construction currently ongoing at the site, which is a good sign, I suppose. I live north of Orlando, so I have to drive by it anytime I head that way.
As for building codes, I'm not sure. I just moved back down to central Fl after living in Gainesville the past 20 years. I do know that 30 years of living in Florida has taught me to never buy a mobile home. Hurricanes flatten those. I feel bad for the folks that don't have the ability to afford something more sturdy.
There's a lot of new construction in the next neighborhood over from mine (old golf course turned housing development), but I'm not sure if they're stick-frame houses or concrete. It's also an upscale development, not lower-middle-class.
