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 October 9, 2026.
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- October 8, 2026Parks & AmenitiesOrange County
Horizon West surf park plan returns in revised form while Avalon Road capacity stays in focus
Developers behind a surf lagoon proposal on nearly 44 acres near Avalon and Schofield roads are reworking plans after Orange County denied the earlier version last year. The concept still includes restaurants and entertainment space, and the project team is meeting with county staff. Commenters along the corridor want road improvements sequenced ahead of any approval.
Source: WKMG ClickOrlando - October 7, 2026InfrastructureOsceola County
Simpson Road North widening finishes 243 days early, completing a four lane link from U.S. 192 to Boggy Creek Road
Osceola County completed the 73.2 million dollar, 2.5 mile final segment of Simpson Road from Marisol Loop to Myers Road. The corridor now has four lanes, a 26 foot median, shared-use paths on both sides, two new signals and drainage upgrades. A ribbon-cutting was scheduled for the following week.
Source: WKMG ClickOrlando - October 5, 2026CivicOrange County
Orange County moves to buy the roughly 200 room Developer Inn for 13 million dollars
County commissioners approved a 13 million dollar purchase of a hotel near the Orange County Jail in west Orlando. Officials are weighing several uses, including transitional housing, a mixed-use housing model or a broader West Side service center, and no final decision has been made. A community meeting is planned to discuss options.
Source: WKMG ClickOrlando - October 2, 2026DevelopmentLake County
Equinox to buy the Minneola Marketplace site from Sun Terra and add hotel plans
GrowthSpotter reports that Equinox is set to purchase the Minneola Marketplace site from Sun Terra and is adding a hotel to the program. Details on timing and entitlements were not available in the coverage reviewed.
Source: GrowthSpotter - October 2, 2026DevelopmentLake County
St. Petersburg developer buys a Fruitland Park mixed-use site for 13 million dollars
GrowthSpotter reports a St. Petersburg based developer acquired a mixed-use development site in Fruitland Park for 13 million dollars. Unit counts and phasing were not confirmed in the coverage reviewed.
Source: GrowthSpotter - September 30, 2026CivicOsceola County
Osceola County outlines possible budget reductions if Amendment 3 passes
Osceola County leaders described how the November property tax measure would affect county revenue. Amendment 3 would raise the non-school homestead exemption to 150,000 dollars in 2027 and 250,000 dollars in 2028 and lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10 percent to 5 percent. The commission chair said the county has identified about 75 million dollars in possible reductions.
Source: WFTV Channel 9 - September 29, 2026CivicOrange County
Orange commissioners accept a magistrate recommendation letting the Tuscana project near Shingle Creek advance
Orange County commissioners voted 4 to 3 to accept a special magistrate's recommendation allowing the Tuscana mixed use project to move forward on nearly 230 acres west of the Shingle Creek preserve, including roughly 59 acres of wetlands. Plans call for more than 4,800 apartments and nearly 1,300 hotel rooms. The board had unanimously rejected the project in 2025 before the developers challenged the denial.
Source: Central Florida Public Media - September 29, 2026CivicOrange County
Orange County votes to reactivate Vision 2050 with a developer opt out through 2027
Commissioners voted 5 to 2 for an ordinance that, with state approval, reactivates the Vision 2050 comprehensive plan on Dec. 21. Until Oct. 1, 2027, developers may file applications under the older Destination 2030 plan instead, a response to a state finding that the new plan conflicted with Senate Bill 180.
Source: Central Florida Public Media - September 25, 2026InfrastructureOsceola County
St. Cloud builds a 5.3 million dollar fire station as Canoe Creek Road widening moves ahead
Construction is underway on St. Cloud Fire Station 32 on Old Canoe Creek Road, a 5.3 million dollar project that also remodels an existing logistics building and is expected to finish this fall. The city and Osceola County are working on widening about 4 miles of Canoe Creek Road, from Deer Run Road to U.S. 192, from two lanes to four. The road carries nearly 14,000 vehicles a day, a figure projected to reach 39,000 by 2045.
Source: WKMG News 6 - September 22, 2026DevelopmentOrange County
Orlando planning board to review the 616 unit Mosby Lake Conway Apartments on South Semoran Boulevard
The City of Orlando Municipal Planning Board is scheduled to review a two phase, 616 unit apartment plan on a 51.2 acre site at 4900 and 5106 S. Semoran Blvd. on Oct. 20. City records show 12 four story buildings split across two phases of 310 and 306 units, with studio to three bedroom plans, two pools and two clubhouses. The applicant is seeking a rezoning to residential medium intensity with resource protection areas.
Source: Florida YIMBY - September 20, 2026InfrastructureOsceola County
Waterlin developers and Osceola County move to fast track a new Turnpike interchange for a 2028 opening
Osceola County commissioners scheduled a vote on agreements with Florida's Turnpike Enterprise and the Waterlin development team, a Gentry Land Company and Wheelock Communities joint venture, to speed construction of a Turnpike interchange at Waterlin Boulevard. The plan would start with northbound ramps, begin construction in late 2027 and open in 2028, at a cost above 60 million dollars. Waterlin, on Lake Tohopekaliga, is entitled for 17,000 homes.
Source: GrowthSpotter - September 16, 2026DevelopmentLake County
Villages of West Lake seeks to expand into Leesburg along County Road 470
The Villages Land Company asked Leesburg to rezone about 37 acres at County Road 470 and Florida's Turnpike from planned unit development to age restricted development, folding the land into the Villages of West Lake and spreading its already approved density.
Source: GrowthSpotter - September 14, 2026DevelopmentLake County
Groveland approves the Groveland Commons flex industrial park and Sampey Road paving
Groveland approved the land use change and rezoning for Groveland Commons Business Park, 12 light industrial flex buildings totaling about 90,000 square feet on 31.9 acres on both sides of Sampey Road. The site is less than a mile from downtown Groveland and near the new State Road 50 bypass, and the project includes improving and paving Sampey Road.
Source: GrowthSpotter - September 13, 2026Builder ActivityHeron Bay at Sunbridge
Pulte files a 1,055 lot plan that could become a second Del Webb neighborhood in Orlando's Sunbridge
Pulte Homes filed a master plan for a 1,055 lot subdivision on about 401 acres at Sunbridge parcel N-11, south of the Beachline Expressway and east of International Corporate Park. The plan calls for five phases of detached homes on 50, 55 and 64 foot lots, with 174 homesites in Phase 1, an amenity center in Phase 2, and gated access via an extension of Aerospace Parkway. GrowthSpotter reported the project could be a second Del Webb community, although the brand had not been confirmed.
Source: GrowthSpotter - September 11, 2026CivicLake County
Florida TaxWatch pegs Lake County's five year Amendment 3 revenue reduction at 930.9 million dollars
A Florida TaxWatch resource center published this week estimates that Amendment 3, the homestead exemption expansion on the November 3 ballot, would reduce local property tax collections statewide by about 45.84 billion dollars over five fiscal years. Lake County ranks 14th among Florida's 67 counties with an estimated 930.9 million dollars reduction through fiscal 2032. The measure would raise the non school homestead exemption to the first 150,000 dollars of assessed value in 2027 and 250,000 dollars in 2028, and needs 60 percent voter approval to pass.
Source: WKMG ClickOrlando - September 11, 2026CivicOrange County
Florida TaxWatch pegs Orange County's five year Amendment 3 revenue reduction at 2.82 billion dollars
A Florida TaxWatch resource center published this week estimates that Amendment 3, the homestead exemption expansion on the November 3 ballot, would reduce local property tax collections statewide by about 45.84 billion dollars over five fiscal years. Orange County ranks fifth among Florida's 67 counties with an estimated 2.82 billion dollars reduction through fiscal 2032. The measure would raise the non school homestead exemption to the first 150,000 dollars of assessed value in 2027 and 250,000 dollars in 2028, and needs 60 percent voter approval to pass.
Source: WKMG ClickOrlando - September 11, 2026CivicOsceola County
Florida TaxWatch pegs Osceola County's five year Amendment 3 revenue reduction at 922.2 million dollars
A Florida TaxWatch resource center published this week estimates that Amendment 3, the homestead exemption expansion on the November 3 ballot, would reduce local property tax collections statewide by about 45.84 billion dollars over five fiscal years. Osceola County ranks 15th among Florida's 67 counties with an estimated 922.2 million dollars reduction through fiscal 2032. The measure would raise the non school homestead exemption to the first 150,000 dollars of assessed value in 2027 and 250,000 dollars in 2028, and needs 60 percent voter approval to pass.
Source: WKMG ClickOrlando - September 11, 2026CivicSeminole County
Florida TaxWatch pegs Seminole County's five year Amendment 3 revenue reduction at 913.7 million dollars
A Florida TaxWatch resource center published this week estimates that Amendment 3, the homestead exemption expansion on the November 3 ballot, would reduce local property tax collections statewide by about 45.84 billion dollars over five fiscal years. Seminole County ranks 16th among Florida's 67 counties with an estimated 913.7 million dollars reduction through fiscal 2032. The measure would raise the non school homestead exemption to the first 150,000 dollars of assessed value in 2027 and 250,000 dollars in 2028, and needs 60 percent voter approval to pass.
Source: WKMG ClickOrlando - September 10, 2026InfrastructureOsceola County
CFX schedules September 16 and 17 public meetings on the 3.5 mile Phase 2 of the State Road 534 expressway
The Central Florida Expressway Authority will hold an in person open house September 16 at Narcoossee Middle School in St. Cloud and a virtual session September 17 on Phase 2 of State Road 534, a roughly 3.5 mile segment from east of Narcoossee Road to Cyrils Drive. The segment belongs to a planned 14 mile toll expressway serving southeast Orange and northeast Osceola counties and a future Southern Beltway. Construction of the 8.4 mile section between State Road 417 and Cyrils Drive is expected to begin in 2027, with partial opening targeted for 2030 and full completion by 2032.
Source: Positively Osceola - September 3, 2026CivicGolden Gem Estates
Apopka tentatively adopts a higher property tax rate ahead of a September 16 final hearing
Apopka commissioners voted 4 to 1 on September 3 to tentatively set the city millage at 4.6761 mills, up from 4.4376 mills and about 10 percent above the rollback rate of 4.2510 mills. City budget documents put the added revenue at roughly 2.1 million dollars. The vote followed approvals a day earlier of 6 percent increases for water, sewer and reclaimed water service and a 6.5 percent increase for garbage service. The final millage and budget hearing is set for September 16, and commissioners can still lower the rate before then.
Source: WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando) - September 3, 2026DevelopmentLake County
Lake County approves the Panther Run rezoning for up to 2,624 homes in the Wellness Way area near Clermont
Lake County commissioners approved a rezoning September 1 for Panther Run, a 2,241 acre project in the Wellness Way area south of Clermont. The plan allows up to 2,624 homes and more than 1 million square feet of commercial and employment space, with the developer responsible for extending County Road 455 to Sawgrass Bay Boulevard as a four lane divided road. About 72.5 percent of the site is planned as lakes, wetlands, parks, trails and open space. Site, engineering, environmental and school concurrency approvals are still required, and the developer says construction could begin as early as 2027.
Source: WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando) - August 20, 2026InfrastructureLake County
Groveland approves a facility plan for a new wastewater plant estimated near 101 million dollars
The City Council approved a resolution adopting a Clean Water Facility Plan, letting Groveland apply for state grants and low interest loans toward a new treatment plant on the north side of town. Officials put the project around 101 million dollars and hope to have it operating by 2031, with redundant power supply and backup systems built in. Public works staff said the intent is to fund it through revenue tied to new growth and outside sources rather than existing customers, who already face a 10 percent water rate increase in October linked to a separate 265 million dollar program approved in 2024.
Source: WKMG News 6 - August 20, 2026DevelopmentOsceola County
Osceola commission clears a 368 apartment redevelopment of the Maingate Lakeside Resort site
County commissioners approved plans by Georgia based Flournoy to demolish the 1970s era Maingate Lakeside Resort on 23 acres near Disney and build a gated rental community called Declan Maingate. A concept plan by Rj Whidden and Associates shows six buildings, four at four stories and two at three stories, plus a standalone 6,500 square foot clubhouse. The mix calls for 144 one bedroom, 196 two bedroom and 28 three bedroom units alongside a pool, pickleball court and dog park.
Source: GrowthSpotter - August 20, 2026CivicSeminole County
Seminole County shifts affordable housing strategy toward infill and commercial retrofits
County planners are now targeting underused commercial land for housing, pointing to the US 17-92 and 25th Street area in Sanford, the Wymore Road corridor along I-4 and Semoran Boulevard through Fern Park, Casselberry and Altamonte Springs. Updated rules allow apartments to be built above or alongside existing storefronts in established retail nodes. The county is also pairing infrastructure upgrades with residential infill policy so nonprofit builders such as Habitat for Humanity Seminole-Apopka can develop scattered vacant lots.
Source: GrowthSpotter - August 19, 2026CivicOrange County
Orlando approves a downtown historic district redevelopment incentive with a 5 million dollar minimum
City commissioners voted 6 to 1 to create a Downtown Historic Redevelopment incentive program offering a tax credit for investment in contributing and landmark structures inside the Downtown Historic District. The program cleared at the August 10 meeting, the same day a related review moratorium took effect after a delay tied to state notice requirements. Downtown Development Board staff said projects must carry at least 5 million dollars in investment to qualify and some form of design review still applies.
Source: Spectrum News 13 - August 17, 2026DevelopmentOrange County
Mattel Wonder indoor water park plans near Disney grow to about 95,000 square feet
Updated plans filed with Orange County for 15301 State Road 535 show a 94,975 square foot indoor water park that could reach 99 feet, up from roughly 90,000 square feet and 60 feet in the original concept. A separate 45,718 square foot building labeled for entertainment center and water park support was added at the same 99 foot height. The site sits just south of Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores near the Orange and Osceola county line, with about 200 jobs projected and no opening date set.
Source: GrowthSpotter - August 17, 2026DevelopmentSeminole County
Seminole County approves a 144,000 square foot flex industrial project in Sanford
Charlotte based Pelican Industrial won a small scale future land use amendment from commercial to industrial plus a major plan development amendment for Sanford Commerce Center. The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on August 11 following a unanimous Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation on July 1. The 17.23 acre infill site sits south of Orange Boulevard near I-4, about half a mile east of Oregon Street, on what was previously Lot 2 of the former Orange Boulevard Plan Development.
Source: GrowthSpotter - August 13, 2026MarketOrange County
Stonemont buys two Orange County industrial parks for a combined 109.4 million dollars
Atlanta based Stonemont Financial Group acquired Beachline Distribution Center at 2501 to 2507 Investors Row for 82 million dollars and Crownpointe Business Center at 6800 Kingspointe Parkway for 27.4 million dollars, both from Link Logistics. Beachline is a two building distribution park completed in 1999 totaling about 514,000 square feet with 26 to 28 foot clear heights and access to State Road 528 and South John Young Parkway. Crownpointe adds roughly 172,000 square feet of warehouse and distribution space.
Source: GrowthSpotter - August 13, 2026CivicSeminole County
Altamonte Springs weighs closing its Maitland Avenue library in the proposed budget
City Manager Frank Martz has recommended ending operations at the 66 year old library building and moving to a digital first model built around e-books, audiobooks, research databases and online programming. Some in person programming, including toddler storytime and technology sessions, would shift to Westmonte Park. Commissioners raised the property tax millage rate in 2024 to keep the library funded, and a public hearing on the overall proposed budget is set for September 3.
Source: WKMG News 6 - August 12, 2026Parks & AmenitiesLake County
Lake County commissioners approve buying 11 miles of CSX rail line for a Wekiva Trail extension
The board voted Tuesday to acquire an 11 mile stretch of CSX owned railroad that would extend the Wekiva Trail from its current end point in Sorrento toward Mount Dora, Eustis and Leesburg. The Office of Parks and Trails puts the property cost above 20 million dollars, with 23.5 million dollars coming from the Lake Forever bond referendum plus an expected Florida Communities Trust grant and possible tourist development tax dollars. Staff will begin the paperwork but agreed to wait on the outcome of the November property tax amendment before finalizing the purchase agreement.
Source: Spectrum News 13
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