Missing Middle Housing with Dan Parolek

Hosted by CNU Orlando, the UCF School of Public Administration and UCF Urban Knights

This event is free, thanks to our generous sponsors: CNU Orlando, Ustler Group of Companies, AARP Florida, Fishback Dominick, UCF School of Public Administration, and the American Planning Association Orlando Metro Section.

📅 Thursday, February 19, 2026

🕖 6:00 PM - Networking

🕖 7:00 PM - Lecture Begins

📍 UCF Downtown | 528 W. Livingston Street, Orlando FL, 32801 - Dr. Phillips Academic Commons (DPAC) - Room 0106

🎓 APA CM Credits Pending

Join us for an in-person presentation with Dan Parolek, architect, urban designer, and author of the acclaimed book, Missing Middle Housing.

Today, the available housing stock fails to meet the needs and preferences of many households. The post-World War II, auto-centric, single-family development model has become outdated. Urban areas are experiencing shifting household and cultural demographics, and the market is seeing growing demand for walkable urban living.

Missing Middle Housing—a term coined by Dan Parolek—describes the walkable, desirable, and attainable housing types that many communities are struggling to provide. These housing forms, including duplexes, fourplexes, and bungalow courts, offer a range of options along a spectrum of affordability while enhancing neighborhood character and livability.

In his book Missing Middle Housing, Parolek illustrates the power of these housing types to meet today’s diverse housing needs through beautiful full-color graphics, real-world case studies, and data-driven analysis. The book demonstrates why more developers should build Missing Middle Housing. The book also identifies the outdated barriers cities must remove to enable construction of Missing Middle Housing.

Parolek challenges the idea that density alone can solve today’s housing needs and calls for rethinking the systems, policies, and industries that deliver housing.

🎯What To Expect:

• Why traditional single-family development no longer meets modern housing needs
• How Missing Middle Housing supports affordability and walkable neighborhoods
• The benefits of duplexes, fourplexes, and bungalow courts
• What barriers cities must remove to enable better housing options
• Real-world case studies from across the U.S.

📚 Learning Objectives:

• Understand how Missing Middle Housing responds to changing demographic and housing needs
• Discover how walkable, human-scaled housing supports community livability
• Examine real-world case studies that demonstrate successful Missing Middle Housing solutions

📝 RSVP Required – space is limited!

Parking is available in the garage at Paramore Ave. and Livingston Drive (323 N. Parramore Avenue), and is paid in advance through the UCF Parking website or via QR code onsite. On-street spaces are free for 4 hours parking for disabled persons.

To save time and ensure availability, virtual parking permits may be purchased here: https://secure.parking.ucf.edu/parkingportal/DayPermits/DayPermitDefault.aspx

The campus is also accessible via SunRail (LYNX Central Station), as well as the LYMMO Orange line (head east and get off at the Terry Avenue stop).

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