This week in Orlando metro real estate.
The freshest development, infrastructure, retail, school, and market activity across Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Lake counties, summarized from public reporting and official sources by our team and linked to the original coverage. Updated weekly. Last updated July 3, 2026.
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- July 2, 2026DevelopmentOrange County
Apopka commission delays the third phase of The Ridge at Lake Bronson over road capacity
The Apopka City Commission postponed a vote on phase three of The Ridge at Lake Bronson, a 363-unit apartment plan with 11 three-story buildings on about 14.4 acres, until August 5. The delay centers on the capacity of Boy Scout Road and Ocoee Apopka Road, where the city holds a 17.4 million dollar federal grant for a future widening and is studying interim traffic measures.
Source: GrowthSpotter - July 1, 2026DevelopmentOsceola County
Hedrick Brothers lands a 56.5 million dollar loan to start The Hedrick at Lake Toho in Kissimmee
Hedrick Brothers Development secured a 56.5 million dollar construction loan for The Hedrick at Lake Toho, a 366-unit apartment community on about 21.7 acres along Toho Grande Boulevard in Kissimmee. The project is moving into vertical construction, with initial leasing anticipated by the end of 2027 and completion expected by the end of 2028.
Source: Florida YIMBY - June 29, 2026DevelopmentLake County
Lake planners advance Tiger Paw Estates single family plan near Groveland
Lake County's Planning and Zoning Board unanimously backed a developer request to replace unbuilt vacation homes and duplexes with estate style single family homes in a Groveland area subdivision. The proposed Tiger Paw Estates would hold 29 single family units on 47.8 acres straddling Phillips Road just south of County Road 565A. The change now heads to county commissioners.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 29, 2026DevelopmentOsceola County
NRP Group breaks ground on the 88-unit income-restricted Alora Lofts in Kissimmee
NRP Contractors broke ground on Alora Lofts, an 88-unit income-restricted apartment community at 1300 Windsor Drive in Kissimmee, with units set aside at between 30 percent and 70 percent of area median income. The four-story concrete building, designed by FK Architecture, closed on nearly 30 million dollars in financing as part of roughly 149 million dollars in apartment construction loans reported that week across Orlando and Kissimmee.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 26, 2026DevelopmentLake County
UP Development files plans for Clermont Hills townhomes and a Wawa on SR 50
Tennessee-based UP Development is seeking City of Clermont permits for Clermont Hills, a roughly 45-acre mixed-use planned unit development at SR 50 and Emil Jahna Road planned for up to 244 fee-simple townhomes. The plan also includes a Wawa fuel station, a self-storage facility and several commercial lots, with a pool and cabana as community amenities.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 24, 2026DevelopmentOrange County
Greystar files plans for the 307-unit West Nona Village at Tyson Ranch on Boggy Creek Road
Greystar filed construction plans for West Nona Village, a 307-unit apartment community within the 75-acre Tyson Ranch mixed-use development on Boggy Creek Road in southeast Orange County near Lake Nona. The redesigned plan shows five four-story residential buildings, six garage buildings and an amenity center, and the county's Development Review Committee approved the changes with conditions.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 19, 2026DevelopmentOrange County
Acram Group redesigns 17-story North Quarter tower in downtown Orlando
Acram Group and architects at Baker Barrios revised plans for a 17-story residential tower in downtown Orlando's North Quarter District, consolidating an earlier three-tower concept into a single building of about 350 apartments with a small public parklet and roughly 3,300 square feet of retail. The design at 924 and 934 N. Magnolia Avenue leans on more traditional materials such as tan brick and arched windows in a nod to the older downtown character.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 18, 2026DevelopmentOrange County
Final 90-unit phase completes the 450-apartment Emerald Villas campus in Pine Hills
Related Urban and Orange County completed Residences at Emerald Villas, a 90-unit income-restricted building at 5845 El Segundo Way, finishing a three-phase campus that now totals 450 apartments in Pine Hills. The phase drew 2.5 million dollars from the county Affordable Housing Trust Fund and 4.5 million dollars in federal American Rescue Plan funds.
Source: Florida YIMBY - June 18, 2026DevelopmentPine Ridge at Sugarloaf Mountain
Lennar files construction plans for Lookout Ridge in Sugarloaf Mountain
Lennar filed construction plans with the St. Johns River Water Management District for Lookout Ridge, a 316-lot neighborhood on 169.4 acres inside the Sugarloaf Mountain planned development in Minneola, its second community there. The project is set for three phases starting with 127 homes at the north end, uses 45, 55 and 65 foot lots, and reserves about 106.9 acres as open space, with Lennar in design and permitting.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 16, 2026SchoolsOrange County
Windermere Prep advances a new Hamlin K-5 campus in Horizon West
Orange County's Development Review Committee recommended approval June 10 of a development plan for a two-story Windermere Preparatory K-5 campus and athletic fields designed for up to 880 students on about 13.69 acres at 15765 New Independence Parkway in Hamlin. Construction is targeted for late 2026 or early 2027.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 12, 2026Builder ActivityOsceola County
Richland Communities prepping Osceola portion of Sedona Ridge for nearly 400 lots
Richland Communities is preparing roughly 85 acres on the Osceola side of the Osceola-Polk County line for Sedona Ridge, a subdivision platted for about 392 single-family lots across two phases in the Four Corners submarket on Sand Mine Road. Plans describe a mix of front-loaded lots, rear-loaded bungalows and townhomes facing linear parks.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 8, 2026DevelopmentGolden Gem Estates
Hathaway buys Wyld Oaks parcel in Apopka for a 325-unit apartment community
Atlanta based Hathaway Development paid about 13 million dollars for an 11 acre parcel in the Wyld Oaks mixed use development near State Road 429 and plans Exchange at Wyld Oaks, a 325 unit apartment community representing a roughly 71 million dollar investment. It is the first multifamily site sold to an outside developer at Wyld Oaks, with groundbreaking expected in June and first units targeted for summer 2027.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 8, 2026DevelopmentPine Ridge at Sugarloaf Mountain
Richland files plans for a 53 estate-lot expansion in Sugarloaf Mountain
Richland Communities filed construction plans to add 53 estate lots on just over 23 acres to a gated neighborhood off Mountain Club Drive south of County Road 455 within Sugarloaf Mountain. The 75-foot-wide expansion lots would join 165 existing estate lots, bringing that neighborhood to 218 total.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 5, 2026Builder ActivityHilliard Isle
Pulte community page live for Hilliard Isle while pre-opening
Pulte's official community page for Hilliard Isle is live and collecting interest while the community is pre-opening. No home pricing has been published. Sales were expected to open in early 2027 following the start of Phase 1 development.
Source: Pulte Homes official community page - June 4, 2026DevelopmentLake County
Lake County zoning board backs a Skorman 212-unit apartment plan near Clermont
The Lake County Planning and Zoning Board voted in favor of Hartle Hills Apartments, a 212-unit community proposed by Orlando-based Skorman Development on about 17.9 acres near CR 455 and SR 50 in unincorporated Clermont. The plan requests a land use change to a planned unit development and rezoning from agriculture, with amenities such as a clubhouse, pool, pickleball court and dog park.
Source: GrowthSpotter - May 22, 2026InfrastructureHeron Bay at Sunbridge
FDOT accepts the location and design concept for the Sunbridge Parkway extension
The Florida Department of Transportation granted Location and Design Concept Acceptance for Osceola County's Sunbridge Parkway Extension PD&E study, covering the segment from US 192 to Nova Road after a February 2026 public hearing. The four-lane divided roadway is part of the corridor planned to ultimately connect US 192 to SR 528 in Orange County, where Sunbridge Parkway serves the Orlando side of the master plan that includes Heron Bay. The county lists design starting in 2026, right of way acquisition in fiscal 2027 through 2029, and construction in fiscal 2030, subject to approval and funding.
Source: Osceola County - May 13, 2026Parks & AmenitiesSeminole County
Seminole County approves the next step for a proposed indoor sports complex near the Sanford airport
The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to solicit architectural, engineering and construction management services for a proposed regional indoor sports complex near the Boombah Sports Complex and Orlando Sanford International Airport. Concept plans include up to 12 basketball courts, 22 volleyball courts and a 25-court beach volleyball complex, with the roughly 175 million dollar project tied to the county's Tourism Improvement District. No construction approval has been granted and no timeline is set.
Source: Seminole County Government - May 13, 2026MarketSeminole County
Two grocery-anchored Seminole County shopping centers trade for a combined 74 million dollars
A venture of Bain Capital Real Estate and 11North Partners paid 59.5 million dollars for West Town Corners, a roughly 284,500 square foot Winn-Dixie anchored center at 280 S. State Road 434 in Altamonte Springs. In a separate deal, Washington based Graphite Real Estate paid 14.65 million dollars for the Publix anchored Shoppes of Sweetwater at 3857 Wekiva Springs Road in Longwood.
Source: GrowthSpotter - May 11, 2026DevelopmentOsceola County
Atlantic Housing plans early start for 60 million dollar City Center next to St. Cloud City Hall
Atlantic Housing Partners is advancing a mixed-use City Center beside St. Cloud City Hall, with a revised plan for a 542-space parking garage plus attached buildings holding 150 apartments and ground-floor commercial space. Roughly half of the apartments are committed as income-restricted, and the city is contributing land and about 6.25 million dollars, with the project contingent on tax-credit financing.
Source: GrowthSpotter - May 8, 2026DevelopmentLake County
Groveland zoning board advances small-bay industrial space near Ford Commerce Park
The Groveland Planning and Zoning Board advanced a proposed small-bay industrial project near Ford Commerce Park aimed at smaller businesses. The proposal is part of a broader push to add flexible warehouse and light-industrial space around Groveland.
Source: GrowthSpotter - May 1, 2026DevelopmentOsceola County
Osceola commissioners back 470 million dollar NeoCity headquarters deal with a South Korean tech firm
County commissioners approved a development agreement with South Korean firm ELSPES to build a global headquarters and U.S. manufacturing facility at NeoCity, with a stated commitment of at least 470 million dollars in investment. The reported first phase is around 289,000 square feet, with construction targeted to begin in January and an early workforce of 300 by 2030.
Source: GrowthSpotter - April 30, 2026DevelopmentOrange County
Roughly 700 apartments proposed across from SeaWorld in the theme park corridor
Epoch Residential filed plans in late April, prepared by Kimley-Horn, for SeaWorld Vacation Village, an apartment community of nearly 700 units over two phases on about 14 acres at 6277 Sea Harbor Drive. The plan calls for two five-story buildings wrapping an existing parking garage after the 8-story Sea Harbor Office Center is razed.
Source: GrowthSpotter - April 27, 2026Retail & DiningOsceola County
Osceola County drops objection to a Target-anchored center near the Poinciana SunRail station
County staff withdrew earlier objections to Poinciana Parke, a roughly 35-acre Target-anchored shopping center proposed on the former Florida Bible College property at U.S. 17-92 and Poinciana Boulevard. Staff agreed it could proceed under existing Poinciana planned-development zoning, with site plans expected within weeks.
Source: GrowthSpotter - April 23, 2026DevelopmentOrange County
Gables Residential plans a 288-unit apartment building in downtown Orlando's Ivanhoe District
Gables Residential filed plans for Gables Ivanhoe, a seven-story, 288-unit apartment building wrapping an eight-level garage at 1000 N. Orange Avenue, with a rooftop pool overlooking Lake Concord. The developer recently received Municipal Planning Board approval for the project, with Baker Barrios as architect.
Source: GrowthSpotter - April 22, 2026DevelopmentOsceola County
Developer eyes a Kissimmee logistics park site for Live Local apartments
A developer is studying a Kissimmee site previously slated for logistics use as a candidate for apartments under Florida's Live Local Act, which can streamline residential approvals on commercial and industrial land. The proposal is at an early stage.
Source: GrowthSpotter - April 21, 2026DevelopmentOrange County
Boyd Development advances Phase 2 of its Hamlin medical office project in Horizon West
Boyd Development filed plans for the next phase of its medical office project on about 20 acres near Avalon Road and Porter Road in Hamlin, across from Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital. Phase 2 adds two 12,000 square foot buildings and four 5,000 square foot buildings, with preleasing planned to start by mid to late 2026 and delivery targeted for 2027.
Source: GrowthSpotter - April 15, 2026DevelopmentSeminole County
Sanford lets a St. Johns Parkway apartment plan drop its ground-floor retail requirement
The Sanford City Commission narrowly approved a change allowing a proposed 305-unit apartment community at St. Johns Parkway and Rhinehart Road, near Seminole Towne Center, to substitute live-work units for the previously required ground-floor commercial space. The developer, Third Wave Development, had appealed a staff denial, citing the parcel's narrow shape, retention ponds and power lines.
Source: GrowthSpotter - April 14, 2026DevelopmentLake County
Lake County board denies a settlement tied to a proposed KB Home subdivision near Clermont
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners denied a settlement agreement that would have supported a proposed KB Home subdivision near Clermont. The vote leaves the project's path uncertain.
Source: GrowthSpotter
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