Orange County cancels upcoming zoning meetings until further notice By Amanda Rabines Growthspotter | Mar 20, 2020 | 3:32 PM A site plan for the O-Town West mixed-use development in Orange County. The project is one of several cases on hold to seek P&Z approvals.(Unicorp National Developments) Orange County just confirmed it will be cancelling […]
Orlando’s housing supply hit a record low this year, leaving a shortage of 6,500 homes By Caroline Glenn Orlando Sentinel | Mar 03, 2020 | 6:15 AM In January, there were just 7,030 homes on the market for sale, according to the most recent report from the Orlando Regional Realtors Association (David Zalubowski/AP) Orlando’s housing […]
Plans to redevelop EastWood golf course have resurfaced amid announcement to close By Amanda Rabines Growthspotter | Mar 02, 2020 | 6:26 PM A majority of the subject parcels highlighted in white will be redeveloped to support a new 304 single-family subdivision. (Orange County Property Appraiser/GrowthSpotter) Orlando-based Benge Development Corporation is looking to redevelop a […]
D.R. Horton takes over 152-home subdivision in Apopka By Laura Kinsler Growthspotter | Feb 13, 2020 | 11:58 AM Plans call for up to 152 single-family homes west of Plymouth-Sorrento Road and east of SR 429. (The BurnBrae Companies) Homebuilder D.R. Horton is expanding its footprint in Apopka with the acquisition of Bridle Path, a […]
Marriott Orlando World Center hotel wants to get larger, embarks on expansion plan By Amanda Rabines Growthspotter | Feb 05, 2020 | 5:28 PM A rendering of the newly proposed meeting space at the Marriott Orlando World Center hotel. (DLR Group) The world’s largest Marriott hotel wants to get even bigger. Bethesda, Maryland-based Host Hotels […]
THE GROW MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF LARGE SCALE PROJECT IN EAST ORLANDO Orlando, Florida (January 14, 2020) Orange County Commissioner Emily Bonilla has long advocated for the protection of rural land. In 2016, a developer proposed a large scale development in the rural settlement area of east Orange County. Before coming to office, Commissioner Bonilla […]
More details emerge for land across Orlando Health’s envisioned medical campus in Apopka By Amanda Rabines Growthspotter | Dec 18, 2019 | 6:38 PM An aerial view of the planned residential project across from Orlando Health’s envisioned medical campus in Apopka. (Orange County Property Appraiser/GrowthSpotter) Orlando Beltway Associates is trying to successfully pass off plans […]
Lennar under contract for 1,850 homesites along Clermont’s Wellness Way By Laura Kinsler Growthspotter | Nov 21, 2019 | 6:33 PM Clermont has approved and annexed the 743-acre Wellness Way Planned Unit Development that will bring over 2,000 new homes and apartments to South Lake County. (HDSi/VHB) Homebuilding giant Lennar is under contract for the […]
Are roundabouts really safer than traditional intersections? By Tim Harlow Star Tribune October 19, 2019 — 3:08pm By next summer, a new roundabout will replace a traditional a traffic signal at a busy and often congested intersection in downtown Prior Lake, and Lois Kocon isn’t convinced it will make things any better. “It makes me […]
Eden Multifamily moves ahead with plans for project on Stoneybrook East Golf Club By AMANDA RABINES GROWTHSPOTTER | OCT 11, 2019 | 5:43 PM An aerial showing the site plan for EDEN Stoneybrook, a 250-unit multifamily community (Orange County Property Appraiser/EDEN Multifamily/GrowthSpotter) Coconut Grove-based development firm Eden Multifamily is moving ahead with plans to build 250 apartments on part of the […]