Orlando Growth

Big Downtown Orlando Trophy Property Hits the Market

Big Downtown Orlando Trophy Property Hits the Market

One of downtown Orlando's most-prominent and largest retail properties has been listed for sale. The Cushman & Wakefield trio of Mark Gilbert, Adam Feinstein and Mitch Halpern are marketing The Plaza Retail Property, a 102,000-square-foot retail property spanning condominium spaces at 183-189 S. Orange Ave. The property which is 90% leased is part of the mixed-use The Plaza complex, which...

City Breaking Ground on Pocket Lake Eola Park, Orlando

The City of Orlando will officially break ground on a new pocket park on the northeastern corner of Central Boulevard and Rosalind Avenue this week. The 0.12-acre property was purchased through a partnership with the privately-led Orlando Land Trust, which raised $3.25 million in addition to $1.625 million from the downtown CRA in order to create a new green space that will eventually, somehow, be...

Orlando: Driving Toward A Digital Future

Orlando took make-believe adventure and excitement to new heights by building a vast local entertainment and tourism economy over the last half century, anchored by masters of the industry including Walt Disney Co. and Universal Studios. But alongside attractions such as Epcot, SeaWorld and the Hogwarts Express, the Greater Orlando area has been building another economy, this one based on digital...

Downtown Orlando Nightlife

Orlando leaders advance plan to add restrictions for downtown bars, nightclubs

ORLANDO, Fla. Orlando leaders met Monday to talk about possible new rules for bars and nightclubs downtown. The two proposed ordinances passed on a first reading, but they still have to go to a second reading in March. Bar and nightclub owners say they have offered solutions that would not put such a strain on their wallets. "Come up with some ideas. If you don't come up with ideas, we are going to...

Universal Starts More Work at Rumored Epic Universe Monsters Land

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...

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Planned downtown Orlando tower includes apartments, shops, live/work units

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...

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