Orlando City Place

[depechecureguyorl]

I don't like this project. Wrong location, bad designs, and too much speculation. I'll believe this is going up when I see cranes looming over I-4 & Colonial. In the meantime, "Cheap rooms at America's Best Value Inn"!

[neoanderz]

I won't believe it until I see a rendering with a crease down the middle.

[JRS1]

I dig the redesign, but for the life of me, I can't understand WHY they refuse to demolish Orlando's version of Miami's "Bays Inn" and now design its twin just to the south with stupid little corner pyramids on it?

Great creaseless photo.

I'll reserve my excitement until I see a hundred cement trucks and several cranes on site.

[firemick]

I like it. Remember, its only a massing model but it will be more detailed later. It does remind me of Gotham City. They should have added the Bat signal in the background or a crease down the middle. The density is pretty cool though. Now if you had that density all over downtown it would feel like Manhattan. They need to add a Jumbotron so you could look at something while you are in gridlock on I4.

[JRS1]

any more info on Millenia office tower?

[depechecureguyorl]

^ Yeah, I'm curious about that one too...

...and can we PLEASE drop all the "crease down the center/middle" references...talk about beating a dead horse, it's dog food by now!

[downtowninvestor]

wow....this development seems to be comming along quickly.....they already have a ad in todays CBJ and are developing a priority buyers list.

[orlfun]

wow....this development seems to be comming along quickly.....they already have a ad in todays CBJ and are developing a priority buyers list.

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Do they have a website for the list?

[Dale]

I'm curious about why the reuse of a fairly pedestrian hotel, when the rest of the project is so grandiose. Maybe they're testing the waters (and their modest capabilities) with a doable (for them) initial phase.

[stevecrew0518]

www.orlandocityplace.com

the website is up.

the first phase is called "The Lexington"

[orlfun]

Do they have a website for the list?

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orlandocityplace.com

[JRS1]

They need to tear the Holiday Inn down. The ceilings are too short. I've been in there on the 12th floor. iis severely out-dated by today's standards.

[otownobserver]

Advance word is that the planned development on the old Delta Site will make this development look like small town stuff. There's a short release on GlobeSt.com about the transaction.

Sure hope we see a description soon!

[bic]

Unless you are privvy to some insider information, the GlobeSt.com article does not say anything to lead one to believe that the Delta site redevelopment will dwarf Orlando City Place. One person said "you can

[JRS1]

Delta should be torn down and a high rise (30+ stories) built in its place right there on I-4.

[Dale]

Whatever happened to the reclad announced (to great fanfare) for the twin towers ?

[GRS328]

Flipping throught the new OBJ just now and came across a full page (pg. 8) ad for Orlando City Place. There's a website, although it is just a signup page for more information. It does have a new rendering though, which is what is in the OBJ...... no crease.

[orlandonative]

Flipping throught the new OBJ just now and came across a full page (pg. 8) ad for Orlando City Place.  There's a website, although it is just a signup page for more information.  It does have a new rendering though, which is what is in the OBJ...... no crease.

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Little late, this was originally listed in the CBJ about 2 weeks ago.

[cwetteland]

For the MPB September meeting where they have Orlando City Place on the Case List, will they just be reviewing the one building or the whole SMOG project?

[orlandonative]

For the MPB September meeting where they have Orlando City Place on the Case List, will they just be reviewing the one building or the whole SMOG project?

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I would imagine that it is just the one building by itself.

[Jaybee]

I think technically speaking, they could re-model the existing building without MPB approval (as shown in the latest advertisements)... however, the entire SMOG would need MPB approval.

[bic]

The Holiday Inn, now a part of the Orlando CityPlace LLC group, will be undergoing a $25 million renovation to become Downtown Orlando's first condo hotel. The building will be renamed The Lexington and will include 228 studio, one- and two- bedroom suites starting at $179,900. "We're working closely with the city of Orlando on what we all feel will be a terrific gateway into a transforming Parramore community," says George Kalivretenos, a partner in Orlando CityPlace, on the mixed-use residential and commercial project as a whole.

Read the Orlando Business Journal Article

[cwetteland]

... however, the entire SMOG would need MPB approval.

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I hope the MPB makes them remove the crease.

[otowner]

The Holiday Inn, now a part of the Orlando CityPlace LLC group, will be undergoing a $25 million renovation to become Downtown Orlando's first condo hotel. The building will be renamed The Lexington and will include 228 studio, one- and two- bedroom suites starting at $179,900. "We're working closely with the city of Orlando on what we all feel will be a terrific gateway into a transforming Parramore community," says George Kalivretenos, a partner in Orlando CityPlace, on the mixed-use residential and commercial project as a whole.

Read the Orlando Business Journal Article

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what exactly is a condo hotel?

[GRS328]

what exactly is a condo hotel?

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Kind of like timeshares, but not exactly. Usually, individuals or investors own units in the hotel, which they can then rent out as they see fit. Any income generated from renting out units is split between the owner of the unit and the hotel company that manages the property. And of course, the owners of a unit(s) can use them at their leisure as well.