Audubon Park

What locals love

• Harry P. Leu Gardens -- 50-acre city botanical garden on Lake Rowena, walking distance from the neighborhood
• Audubon Park K-8 School -- OCPS public school rated 10/10 by GreatSchools; 77% math proficiency
• Corrine Drive corridor -- Michelin-starred Kadence, East End Market food hall, Redlight Redlight, Kelly's Ice Cream
• Orlando's first EcoDistrict -- National Wildlife Federation Community Wildlife Habitat designation
• Monday community market at Stardust Video & Coffee -- weekly local growers, artists, and food vendors

A brief history

The neighborhood developed in the early 1950s to house personnel from the nearby Orlando Air Force Base and Naval Training Center. Developers Sorenson and Fletcher built the first homes on Chelsea Street and Falcon Drive. The commercial district on Corrine Drive emerged over subsequent decades and formally organized as the Audubon Park Garden District (APGD) Main Street program in 2008 -- a City of Orlando designated Main Street and the city's first EcoDistrict. Since then, residents have planted over 1,000 native trees and plants, established a monarch butterfly habitat at Song Bird Park, and earned the National Wildlife Federation Community Wildlife Habitat designation -- the first neighborhood in Central Florida to receive it.

The housing mix

The typical Audubon Park home is a one-story 1950s-60s ranch or mid-century style -- two to four bedrooms, painted concrete block or wood siding, Florida-appropriate landscaping, and a carport or single garage. Most homes are 1,200-2,200 square feet on standard suburban lots. Prices run from the mid-$400Ks for unrenovated ranches to the high $700Ks for fully updated properties. The neighborhood is not waterfront and carries no HOA or CDD fees, which distinguishes it from nearby Baldwin Park.

Who lives here

Audubon Park draws families who want the Audubon Park K-8 school zone -- one of the highest-rated OCPS elementary and middle schools in Orange County -- combined with a walkable retail corridor. Young professionals relocating from the Northeast choose it for the Corrine Drive dining scene and proximity to Winter Park and downtown Orlando without the price premium of either. Longtime Orlando residents and artists are drawn to the independent-business culture and EcoDistrict identity, which resists chain retail in favor of locally owned shops.

Landmarks & things to do

• Harry P. Leu Gardens -- 50-acre botanical garden with camellias, azaleas, tropical plantings, and Lake Rowena; city-owned, admission charged
• East End Market -- neighborhood food hall and incubator market at the heart of APGD; food, retail, events
• Kadence -- Michelin One-Star omakase sushi on Corrine Drive; the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Orlando
• Redlight Redlight Beer Parlour -- 200+ craft beers on tap; a Corrine Drive anchor since 2012
• Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream -- hand-crafted flavors made on site at their Corrine Drive location
• Monday Community Market at Stardust Video & Coffee -- weekly gathering for local growers, artists, and food vendors
• Fleet Farming -- community program converting yards into edible gardens for local restaurants; neighborhood-originated
• Song Bird Park -- native plant pocket park with monarch butterfly habitat, created by APGD residents

Schools in the area

• Castleview Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  6/10

• Dr. Phillips High School

  Orange County Public Schools

  8/10

• Freedom High School

  Orange County Public Schools

  6/10

• Glenridge Middle School

  Orange County Public Schools

  7/10

• Lake Como School

  Orange County Public Schools

  7/10

• Lake Eola Charter School

  Orange County Public Schools

  7/10

• Olympia High School

  Orange County Public Schools

  5/10

• Palm Lake Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  9/10

• Princeton Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  9/10

• Sand Lake Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  7/10

• Ventura Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  4/10

• Village Park Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  8/10

• Vista Lakes Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  8/10

• Waterbridge Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  6/10

• Waterford Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

• West Creek Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  9/10

• West Oaks Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  4/10

• Westpointe Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  6/10

• Wetherbee Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  8/10

• Washington Shores Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  3/10

• Vista Pointe Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  5/10

• Vista Pointe Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  5/10

• Audubon Park School

  Orange County Public Schools

  10/10

• Wyndham Lakes Elementary School

  Orange County Public Schools

  7/10

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