9150 Baymeadows Rd. — Approximate Site of Separate Hotel-to-Housing Proposal
A La Quinta Inn & Suites on North University Drive in Coral Springs could soon trade tourists for tenants, as the Tunnel to Towers Foundation plans to buy and renovate the hotel to provide affordable housing for Broward County veterans. The 122-room property, which also includes roughly 6,000 to 8,000 square feet of meeting space, sits at 3701 N. University Drive.
The proposal, reported by CBS News Miami, would add Coral Springs to a growing list of Florida cities where the foundation has repurposed struggling hotels into what it calls Veterans Villages. Launched in 2022, Tunnel to Towers’ Homeless Veteran Program works to eradicate veteran homelessness nationwide by acquiring underutilized hotel properties and converting them into permanent and transitional housing communities, according to Military.com. As of March 2026, the program had assisted more than 17,500 veterans and 8,000 of their children with housing and wrap-around services across the country, per the foundation’s own reporting.
More Than a Roof: Services Built Into the Model
What sets these conversions apart from typical affordable housing is the support system built into daily operations. The foundation’s Veterans Village model pairs affordable housing units with on-site supportive services and case management. That structure is meant to address the underlying challenges that often keep veterans cycling in and out of homelessness, not just the lack of a lease…