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Legacy citrus grove near Disney hits the market | GrowthSpotter

By LAURA KINSLER | lkinsler@growthspotter.com | GrowthSpotter
PUBLISHED: November 10, 2023 at 5:01 p.m. | UPDATED: November 11, 2023 at 8:08 a.m.

Orlando real estate broker Daryl Carter has closed some massive land deals over his career, and this next one looks to be a blockbuster.

Carter’s Maury L. Carter & Associates has the exclusive listing for the Arnold Groves & Ranch, a 1,750-acre assemblage in Lake County’s Wellness Way Area. The site is home to the family-operated orange groves and cattle ranch and abuts the family’s tourist attraction on U.S. 27 known as the Showcase of Citrus, which is not a part of the sale. And it’s 5 miles west of Walt Disney World.

“It’s a smokin’ piece of real estate,” Carter said. “It’s world class property, and there just aren’t that many properties like that close to Disney. So it’s gonna be quite a fun project to work on.”

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Apopka property sells for eye-catching $90M price tag. Here’s what to know. | Orlando Business Journal

By Steven Ryzewski – Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal | Oct 3, 2023 | Updated Oct 11, 2023 11:35am EDT

An industrial park in the northwest Orlando suburb of Apopka has sold for an impressive sum.

Orange County records show the Northwest Distribution Center, a 668,800-square-foot industrial property at 1349-1501 Ocoee Apopka Road, sold for $90.55 million on Sept. 28. The center has four buildings ranging from 124,000-207,000 square feet on 45 acres at the northwest corner of State Roads 429, 414 and 451.

Oakmont Industrial Group opened the first phase of the $50 million project in Apopka in 2008 with two buildings, completing the latter two in 2017. The land for the project was bought in 2006 from Maury L. Carter & Associates Inc. for $7.8 million as part of a larger 200-acre assemblage.

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