Construction News – AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING IN SEMINOLE COUNTY

09/08/2020Posted inCommercial Development, Community Growth and Development, Construction Industry News, Real Estate
 Winter Park Construction (WPC) is nearing completion of the Georgetown Square Apartments located at 400 South Locust Avenue in Sanford, Florida.  The developer of the project is Redding Development Partners and the architect is Slocum Platts Architects. Georgetown Square is a 90-unit affordable senior community being developed in partnership with the Sanford Housing Authority and Gardner Capital on the site of the former Redding Gardens…

Cure Cup is back at Isleworth This Year – October 5th

09/06/2020Posted inGolf Tournaments, Philanthropy, Sports Entertainment
The Cure Cup is an annual golf tournament organized by the Orlando Sports Foundation benefiting breast cancer research. It rotates between Orlando's two hottest golf courses, Lake Nona Golf and Country Club and Isleworth Golf and Country Club.  This year, the third annual Cure Bowl Cup will be held at Isleworth Golf and Country Club on October 5, 2020. The event is usually held in April…

ROLLINS COLLEGE – NEW LAKESIDE NEIGHBORHOOD READY FOR STUDENT ARRIVAL

08/28/2020Posted inOrlando News Room
(Winter Park, Florida) - Students at Rollins College are scheduled to return to campus September 8th through 12th, taking part in a staggered move in to optimize physical distancing. Classes begin Monday, September 14th. Last fall the Winter Park-based college leveled the former McKean Hall near Lake Virginia to prepare for the new Lakeside Neighborhood. The student housing area will accommodate 496 student beds. The…

Interesting and Exciting Construction Projects in Central Florida – August 2020

08/28/2020Posted inConstruction Industry News

$500 MILLION PACKING DISTRICT – NEAR DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

Photo Credit: Dr. Phillips, Inc.


The developer of the $500 million Packing District — one of the biggest developments near downtown Orlando — aims to convert another industrial space into a new use. Orlando-based master developer Dr. Phillips Inc. is exploring the adaptive reuse of a roughly 123,000-square-foot warehouse at 2222 Diversified Way into a future office space, Ken Robinson, president/CEO of Dr. Phillips Charities, told Orlando Business Journal. It’s part of a larger 200-acre redevelopment project of several aging industrial buildings historically used for citrus packing.

Source: Jack Witthause – Orlando Business Journal – Read the Article





CAMPING WORLD STADIUM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MOVES AHEAD


Photo Credit: Barton Malow 

Originally built in 1936, the stadium underwent a major expansion in 1989, and reconstruction of the lower bowl and suite-level renovations in 2014. The current renovation will include the north endzone seating bowl, modernizing restrooms and concession areas, improving club-level seating, new premium mezzanine clubs on east and west, and upgrading the parking lots and building systems.

Orlando News Room – Read the Article


A Thanksgiving Tradition – Fusion Fest 2020 – Downtown Orlando

08/26/2020Posted inFashion Shows, Festivals and Events
Join our Diversitastic Community as we safely continue to celebrate the people and the many different cultures in Central Florida through music, dance, fashion, film, food, visual arts and interactive activities. Learn about wonderful traditions in one of our monthly events and at the free, outdoor, family-friendly, festival on November 28 & 29 in Downtown Orlando. It’s the New Thanksgiving Tradition in Central Florida!Visit FusionFest.org and discover…

NEW CONSTRUCTION – AFFORDABLE ELDERLY HOUSING IN ORANGE COUNTY – Low Income Housing Tax Credit

08/25/2020Posted inConstruction Industry News
A new elderly affordable housing development just broke ground, less than 2 miles southwest of Mall at Millenia. The name of the development is Madison Landing. Winter Park Construction (WPC) is the general contractor for the project, Blue Skies Studios is the architect, and Evans Engineering is the civil engineer. Development partners American Residential Communities (ARC) and New South Residential, LLC paid $1.3 million for…

NEW CONSTRUCTION – AFFORDABLE ELDERLY HOUSING IN ORANGE COUNTY – Low Income Housing Tax Credit

08/25/2020Posted inConstruction Industry News
A new elderly affordable housing development just broke ground, less than 2 miles southwest of Mall at Millenia. The name of the development is Madison Landing. Winter Park Construction (WPC) is the general contractor for the project, Blue Skies Studios is the architect, and Evans Engineering is the civil engineer. Development partners American Residential Communities (ARC) and New South Residential, LLC paid $1.3 million for…

CAMPING WORLD STADIUM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MOVES AHEAD

08/14/2020Posted inConstruction Industry News
Photo Credit: Barton Malow A significant construction project in downtown Orlando is moving one step closer to fruition. Barton Malow Builders, the construction manager, announced today that it will host a pre-bid virtual meeting this month for the City of Orlando and Florida Citrus Sports’ Camping World Stadium Improvements project. Construction representatives from Barton Malow, along with The Collage Companies, JCB Construction, C2 Advisors and Provisions Construction…

Top 5 Reasons People Give to a Charity

07/26/2020Posted inFundraising Strategies, Nonprofit Marketing
There is a science to "why people give" and there is an art to "convincing them to do it."  Mainstream marketers sell a product or service by identifying a need within a target market, making a product to fill that need - then effectively communicating how their product or service will fill that need. In the world of nonprofit marketing, we are selling ideas and feelings…

CITY OWNED EVENT FACILITIES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA

07/22/2020Posted inFestivals and Events
The Collage Companies completed a $3.9M expansion and renovation of the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, part of Ocoee Lakefront Park (located on the shores of Starke Lake at 125 North Lakeshore Drive in Ocoee). The project was completed in the fall of 2019 and the city has already confirmed event contracts through 2021. The city is planning a grand re-opening event to be held on Tuesday,…