The Yard at Ivanhoe | Mixed-Use [Under Construction]

[sunshine]

Downtown Orlando is not actually "hopping" comparing it to other cities around the earth of similar size. Is it getting better though? Yes.

[jrs2]

3 hours ago, HankStrong said:

I spent some time in Tampa/St. Pete a couple of weekends ago.  I had forgotten how much more Bithlo it is than Orlando.

I love how "Bithlo" is also an adjective.  When I first moved here in the mid-late '90's, a realtor made a reference like that to me about a neighborhood in East Orlando and I laughed my ass off, and at the time, I didn't even know that Bithlo was a real town.  But somehow I knew what she meant.  It's the perfect word...Bithlo.

The Yard:  Wow.  I drove by Lucerne Promenade yesterday along Orange Ave and Gore, and if y'all haven't done it yet, I highly suggest you do because this project is, as another forumer said a few weeks back, massive.  It really is.  Sidewalks to sidewalks.  A whole lot of mass.  Both along Orange Ave and along Gore.  Totally transformative project.  Wow.  With Earthfare going in the main building, what an asset to downtown.  It will be more urban than Mills Park and just as "urbanized" as SoDo.  And this is really big because I believe the Publix at Paramount proved you could have a successful supermarket inside a downtown building.  Walgreens at Orange & Church continues that philosophy.  Lucerne Promenade continues this and hopefully makes it into a "trend".

So, I wonder what kind of mass The Yard will bring to the Alden/ Virginia corridor(s)?  Because right now, I am really excited about Lucerne Promenade and I hope The Yard  carries that torch.

[Boomer136]

8 hours ago, HankStrong said:

I spent some time in Tampa/St. Pete a couple of weekends ago.  I had forgotten how much more Bithlo it is than Orlando.

As a HS grad from the area, I concur.

[spenser1058]

Bungalows reports Harmon Photo at Orange and Virginia is up for sale. The building is unremarkable but it's one of those stores that have been around a long time and the block won't seem quite the same after it's gone.

http://bungalower.com/2017/08/18/harmon-photo-lot-listed-sale/

[JFW657]

21 minutes ago, spenser1058 said:

Bungalows reports Harmon Photo at Orange and Virginia is up for sale. The building is unremarkable but it's one of those stores that have been around a long time and the block won't seem quite the same after it's gone.

http://bungalower.com/2017/08/18/harmon-photo-lot-listed-sale/

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Harmon Photo for most of it's existence, formerly occupy this somewhat larger building farther up the street at 1919 N Orange Ave, now occupied by Florida Hospital?

I'm pretty sure they did, as I seem to recall having gone in there once some years back to get a photo enlarged.

[spenser1058]

I think you're right. There was a photo shop at Virginia and Orange for ages and it closed or merged or something and then moved up the street or something.

[sunshine]

I went there to take some passport photos. It was so exepsnive that I should have just go to Walgreens.

[JFW657]

33 minutes ago, sunshine said:

I went there to take some passport photos. It was so exepsnive that I should have just go to Walgreens.

I think that they were there more to serve the professional and serious hobbyist/artistic photographer rather than the more everyday kind of snapshot photographer.

[popsiclebrandon]

Building has been up for lease for like 2 years now. No one seems to have bit.

[jrs2]

Here's a view of The Yard, among other sites, from a distance from the Ginzberg Tower.

 

[Camillo Sitte]

On 8/18/2017 at 9:17 AM, JFW657 said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Harmon Photo for most of it's existence, formerly occupy this somewhat larger building farther up the street at 1919 N Orange Ave, now occupied by Florida Hospital?

I'm pretty sure they did, as I seem to recall having gone in there once some years back to get a photo enlarged.

Harmon Photo has been where they are currently located for decades, though they did do a significant renovation in the early 2000s.

The building you are referring to used to house Champagne Color & Camera, until they closed in 1995. Located behind and connected to the camera store is a much larger building, which used to house the regional Qualex overnight film processing facility. Champagne Color & Camera and Qualex were both owned by Kodak. When Kodak decided [for the second time] to get out of the retail business, they closed the camera store and moved the Qualex facility to a much larger building on OBT near Silver Star.

Edited August 23, 2017 by Camillo Sitte

[JFW657]

12 hours ago, Camillo Sitte said:

Harmon Photo has been where they are currently located for decades, though they did do a significant renovation in the early 2000s.

The building you are referring to used to house Champagne Color & Camera, until they closed in 1995. Located behind and connected to the camera store is a much larger building, which used to house the regional Qualex overnight film processing facility. Champagne Color & Camera and Qualex were both owned by Kodak. When Kodak decided [for the second time] to get out of the retail business, they closed the camera store and moved the Qualex facility to a much larger building on OBT near Silver Star.

[Jernigan]

If you have a reason to take the train, SunRail is one of the best ways to view this project site from end to end.  You are almost floating over it as the train slows down approaching FL Hospital 

[bulldogger]

You can make out the new street alignment just by the utility work at this point.

[spenser1058]

Thank you.

Edited September 21, 2017 by spenser1058

[RedStar25]

I would LOVE to live in a loft in the old OUC building. 

[popsiclebrandon]

On 9/18/2017 at 5:06 PM, spenser1058 said:

A great article in today's Sentinel about preservation vs. demolition:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/classified/realestate/os-bz-orlando-historic-buildings-20170915-htmlstory.html

Most interesting is that the Ivanhoe OUC power plant is apparently about to be in play. Here's hoping we get Good Buddy instead of Bulldozer Buddy to guide OUC to a great decision on this one.

About 2 years ago or so during DTO stuff the city started floating around to people that they were looking for a use for that space and hoping someone had a plan for it. I think it has potential to be an incredible space for the right use. Going to cost a few mill but will be great to activate that area again.

[cwetteland]

2 hours ago, popsiclebrandon said:

 

On 2/20/2017 at 9:43 AM, HankStrong said:

Should this be on the Yard at Ivanhoe thread .... and if so, why?  I keep clicking here thinking I'll get an update.

[prahaboheme]

11 hours ago, cwetteland said:

 

What exactly is your point? 

An interesting, thought provoking discussion was occurring here and you soiled it (in ways that you no doubt do not recognize).

And what you cannot recognize as a result, is that this forum just became entirely less informative and interesting. But hey, you'll get your updates easier, I guess.

Edited September 21, 2017 by prahaboheme

[jrs2]

11 hours ago, prahaboheme said:

What exactly is your point? 

An interesting, thought provoking discussion was occurring here and you soiled it (in ways that you no doubt do not recognize).

And what you cannot recognize as a result, is that this forum just became entirely less informative and interesting. But hey, you'll get your updates easier, I guess.

oh, I get it, he typed his text in HankStrong's quote box.  I actually went back 2 pages to see what HankStrong had written in February...  But why respond to a 7 month old post when there are other more recent posts about...stuff...one could respond to?  Also, why is popsiclebrandon's text missing from the quote?  I'm confused but slightly apathetic to it- but not enough to not comment on it...

[HankStrong]

Very strange.  I was like "When did I say that???"

I do still believe in those rules for railroad tracks, though.

[jrs2]

I cannot wait for vertical construction on this project.

[Kaz]

On 8/24/2017 at 11:20 AM, bulldogger said:

You can make out the new street alignment just by the utility work at this point.

It looks almost ready for pavement the last time I drove by. 

[spenser1058]

The latest on Alden Road from Bungalower :

http://bungalower.com/2017/12/17/new-alden-road-segment-open-week/

[Jernigan]

Video of the site taken from SunRail this afternoon 

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