The folks behind the Orlando Land Trust are working on adding a butterfly garden to Lake Eola Park.At the Aug. 15 City Council meeting, the City approved the installation of metal wire butterfly sculptures at the park where the butterfly garden will be. The sculptures will be constructed by local artist Barbara Sorensen and are jointly funded by the Orlando Land Trust, which is contributing $15,000, and...
Cameron Kuhn, the developer behind signature Orlando projects like The Plaza in downtown Orlando, is planning a new 36-story tower in the Central Business District, adjacent to the interstate and the city's upcoming Under-I urban park project. The parcel, which is located at 110 Jefferson Street , is currently a surface parking lot that doesn't see much use outside of larger downtown events and showcasing...
Universal Orlando Resort's construction at its future Epic Universe theme park appears to be focusing on the entrance to one of its themed lands. A new Orange County building permit issued for Universal described new construction for "P902/1500H," which, for many fans closely following the project, hints at the rumored Project 902 Classic Monsters themed area. A further analysis of posted site plans on...
A 276-unit luxury apartment complex in west Orange County near Windermere and Ocoee sold recently for $80.2 million 43.3% more than it last traded for in 2016. 101 Casa Mirella Way LLC, an entity related to Austin, Texas-based GVA Real Estate Group, on Aug. 1 bought Casa Mirella Apartment Homes at 101 Casa Mirella Way from MAR Casa Mirella LLC, an entity related to Miami-based Starwood Capital Group,...
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According to a report by Faiyaz Kara for Orlando Weekly, the winner of Season 3 of Top Chef, (and the first Asian winner of the popular cooking competition) Hung Huynh, will be opening a new noodle concept in the Mills 50 district. Chef Huynh, who currently serves as the Director of Culinary Innovation for Omei Restaurant Group, the company behind Bento Asian Kitchen, Doshi, and more, shared with Kara...
Stop me if you've heard this one before: Home prices hit a new record high in metro Orlando. Despite a decline in home sales and a jump in inventory, tapering sales and more homes on the market give buyers a little more negotiating power, though the metro is still far from building up enough inventory local home prices climbed again last month, according to data released by the Orlando Regional Realtor...
A 20-story skyscraper soon may rise from a 1.6-acre property just north of downtown Orlando. New York-based Acram Group wants to build the mixed-use project at 924 N. Magnolia Ave., on the two-building parcel it bought for $6.7 million in 2021, according to documents filed with the city of Orlando. Based on construction industry standards, the project would cost at least $54 million. Currently, the land is...
The 2022-2023 season gets off to its unofficial start for the Orlando Magic on Oct. 3 The unofficial debut for the top pick in the 2022 NBA Draft will take place on October 3. That's when the Orlando Magic will open the preseason. The Magic begin on the road, traveling to Memphis to face the Grizzlies. They then play a back-to-back in Texas against the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks. They conclude...