Providence Place

Providence Place is at 850 S. Apollo Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901, a 3.27-acre site that was formerly a car dealership. Providence Connects is the developer, with the Steadytown Foundation as co-developer. The building is four stories and is scheduled to open in summer 2027. More about the organization is at providence.place.

Providence Place is under construction in Melbourne, Florida, as permanent supportive housing for people who have been unsheltered. The building will provide 120 residential units and is planned to reduce Melbourne’s long-term unsheltered homeless population by 50%. It will also provide 36 units of interim housing for households who are transitionally homeless, need recuperative care after a hospital stay, and would otherwise be discharged to the street.

Care and daily services are part of the building. The Bowen Health Clinic, a 2,000 sq. ft. clinic operated by Brevard Health Alliance, is paired with in-home nursing care. A supported employment program, offices, and a classroom are included. Residents and staff share a cafeteria, a community kitchen, a commercial kitchen, and a coffee and general-store shop, with laundry on site.

Common rooms and the grounds extend that support. The Bowen Lounge and community lounges on the upper floors sit with a ballroom, a gym and fitness center, and a bike repair shop. Outside, the Bowen Gardens courtyard holds community garden beds, with native landscaping and a pond overlook. A bus stop is planned for the site.

In the news

• Construction underway for new Providence Place housing shelter, Spectrum News 13, August 19, 2026
• Loans assist growth of Providence Place housing project, Florida Today, May 7, 2026
• Nonprofit Providence Place merger complete, Spectrum News 13, January 14, 2026
• What’s next for Daily Bread as it shifts to housing, outreach, Florida Today, March 31, 2025