Orlando Restaurateurs Sign On To Take Space in Downtown

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Orlando-based Good Salt Restaurant Group will develop its fourth dining concept in the anchor space at the recently completed The Julian Apartments in Creative Village.  Owners Jason and Sue Chin announced they had signed on to lease the 6,000-square-foot commercial space and are developing a new concept and menu for the restaurant, which will be named “The Monroe.” The name …

D.R. Horton To Buy AdventHealth Land Near Lake Nona

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A mixed-use community may soon rise near the master-planned Lake Nona community in southeast Orlando. Arlington, Texas-based homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) seeks Orange County approvals for 660 apartment units, 166 townhomes, 160 senior housing units, 150,000 square feet of retail space and 150,000 square feet of office space at 14314 Boggy Creek Road, according to Orange County records. …

New Mixed-Use Development Proposed in Longwood’s Historic Downtown

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The Longwood City Commission is preparing to consider a redevelopment plan in its historic downtown area that’s being proposed by commercial real estate company TI Group.  At a city commission meeting held Monday evening, development manager Craig Govan and ELEVEN18 Architecture partner Kim McCann presented a plan that introduces new residential and commercial components to the area, as well as …

New Million Dollar Gated Community in Altamonte

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A pair of Argentina-born architects inspired by the Spanish Mediterranean estates of their home country want to bring a bit of that refined style to Altamonte Springs.  Husband and wife Horatio Gonzalez and Graciela Blanco, founders of real estate company Silver Sea Group, will be building million-dollar homes near the Altamonte Mall and Cranes Roost Park.  The family-owned and operated …

Dreamfinders Expanding in Winter Garden

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Jacksonville-based Dream Finders Homes is under contract to buy and develop more land in Horizon West. The company is planning to build a 151-lot residential community on land south of New Independence Parkway and west of S.R. 429. Lots range between 40 feet and 60 feet.  Boyd Development sold the property to a joint partnership between Sun Terra Communities and …

OCPS receives no bids for 100-acre Hungerford school redevelopment site in Eatonville

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Orange County Public Schools put its 100-acre Hungerford Prep site in Eatonville up for bid, but received zero proposals from developers.  The deadline, which was pushed from March to July because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, was 2 p.m. on Tuesday.  A spokeswoman for OCPS, Lauren Roth, confirmed no bids were received. “It’s disappointing,” she said in an email. “OCPS …

New Luxury Townhomes in Winter Garden

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A proposed luxury townhome project called 30 North Park is coming to fruition in Winter Garden.  Earlier this month, development company, Urban Hideaway Residential, a subsidiary of the eco-friendly product company CynerGreen, won city commission approvals to rezone and amend the future land use of the property in order to permit the development of nine luxury townhomes. The residences are …

AdventHealth Planning New Office Tower at Health Village ‌

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AdventHealth is advancing plans for a new medical office tower in its Health Village complex north of downtown Orlando.  The healthcare company has notified the city it will be seeking final site plan approval for “Project Lego,” which involves the infill redevelopment of a parking lot between East Orlando and East Winter Park streets, just east of Interstate 4. City …

Orlando Market Still Strong

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Orlando Home Prices Continue Steep Rise in April, Despite Coronavirus Outbreak Inventory shortages, coupled with fast rising inbound population growth continue to drive up Orlando home prices in 2020.  The Orlando Regional Realtors Association is reporting this week that Orlando’s housing market in April 2020 saw its median home price increase 12%, while home sales dropped 28% in the first …

Florida Town Center Coming to Apopka

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A highly-anticipated, roughly 100-acre project is expected to start work next year. Winter Park-based Benge Development Corp. and Gainesville-based The Colliers Cos. aim to begin horizontal construction first-quarter 2021 on its $500 million-plus Floridian Town Center mixed-use project, President Tony Benge told Orlando Business Journal. Currently, the developers are seeking approvals with the city of Apopka and other state agencies. …