Orange County adopts plan to guide development and population growth | OBJ
Orange County Adopts Vision 2050: A New Framework for Growth On June 3, the Orange County Commission approved Vision 2050 and the accompanying Orange Code. These policy changes will guide where and how Central Florida grows over the coming decades. The plan focuses on preserving suburban neighborhoods and natural lands while directing high-intensity development to […]
Orlando real estate veterans bet on this industrial area | OBJ
Orlando’s SoDo district is drawing major attention from local developers aiming to transform the historically industrial area into a vibrant urban hub. Daryl Carter recently acquired property near Kaley Street for $3 million, while Craig Ustler and Adam Wonus are planning a large mixed-use project nearby with hundreds of residential units and retail space. With […]
Seminole County Considers Purchase of Hi-Oaks Ranch | Spectrum News 13
Seminole County is taking steps to acquire Hi-Oaks Ranch, a nearly 700-acre property listed by Maury L. Carter & Associates, as part of its Seminole Forever land conservation program. This significant tract of rural land near Chuluota was recommended by the county’s Acquisition and Restoration Committee for preservation due to its environmental value and development […]
Space industry growth fuels $3.5B+ development boom in Palm Bay | Orlando Business Journal
By J.C. Carnahan – Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal, Apr 1, 2025 The benefits of continued job growth along the Space Coast are beginning to trickle down to Palm Bay, where a building boom over the next several years is poised to transform south Brevard County. Conrad Carter of Maury L. Carter Associates told OBJ the improved infrastructure has made Florida […]
2025 Game Changers | Real estate game changers for 2025 | Orlando Business Journal
By Richard Bilbao – Editor-in-Chief, Orlando Business Journal | Dec 19, 2024 Game Changers. Every year the names and faces change, but the results are the same — these are professionals that are making waves in their industry and the region. Get to know these Game Changers below: Meet the developer changing […]
From blockbuster sales to backroom deals, real estate stories dominated news in 2024 | GrowthSpotter
By Laura Kinsler | lkinsler@growthspotter.com | GrowthSpotter | UPDATED: December 31, 2024 at 9:51 AM EST Orlando’s red-hot real estate market cruised into overdrive for much of 2024 as developers turned out thousands of new homes and apartments, hotel rooms and new retail space. … Developers spent over $440 million this year on land just in the Wellness Way […]
Groveland growth continues at rapid pace | Daily Commercial
Frank Stanfield For the Daily Commercial | USA TODAY NETWORK | Published 12:48 p.m. ET July 20, 2023 Updated 4:21 p.m. ET July 21, 2023 GROVELAND —– This small town has been showered recently with environmental awards, including one celebrating its Dark Sky initiative, which is aimed at cutting back on lighting so citizens can […]
More shops and restaurants coming to Shoppes at Fashion Square | GrowthSpotter
By LAURA KINSLER | lkinsler@growthspotter.com | GrowthSpotter | April 2, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. The California firm that bought Shoppes at Fashion Square last year is moving forward with more plans for more shops and restaurants in the center abutting to the struggling mall on Colonial Drive. LBX Investments will follow the opening this month […]
Land in Apopka near future Publix eyed for new restaurants and medical offices | GrowthSpotter
By DUSTIN WYATT | dwyatt@growthspotter.com | GrowthSpotter | December 11, 2023 at 4:45 p.m. After acquiring land in a rapidly growing area of Apopka — right in the middle of where more than 3,000 housing units are set to rise and across the street from the site of a future Publix — JW² Development is […]
Lake Nona West is one of Orlando’s most anticipated projects. See what stores and restaurants will be drawn to it | Orlando Business Journal
By Steven Ryzewski – Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal | Oct 11, 2023 From the moment Tavistock Development Co. announced plans for Lake Nona West — its new 405,100-square-foot lifestyle center to be built just west of Lake Nona Town Center — the project became one of the most anticipated in the region. It has […]