Creative Village

[prahaboheme]

Finally some news regarding the status of the Creative Village:  http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/2014/12/05/creative-village-construction-countdown.html?ana=sm_orl_ucp48&b=1417721067^16085521&page=all

 

From the article:

 

"In 2015, three major initiatives will be underway:

• Construction and delivery of the infrastructure and Lymmo bus system

• Definition of the UCF/Valencia plan and development program, including a campus master plan for the academic space and identification of the colleges and programs that will be located downtown

• Specific pre-development work for the first phase of commercial development, which is expected to include office, apartment and retail space

What's the overall timeline for upcoming steps? In 2016 we will continue the pre-development process and we should have buildings under construction in 2016 and 2017, with completion set for 2017 or 2018. Creative Village is multiphase project that will run over 15 to 20 years."

Also an interesting tidbit from Ustler:  "Our preliminary job study done several years ago indicated Creative Village would create about 8,000 direct and indirect jobs. This did not take into account several notable developments that have occurred in the last few years, including the significant commitment by UCF and Valencia and the new K-8 public school west of our project. The total vertical commercial development program is conservatively valued at more than $1 billion. The academic buildings likely will be another several hundred million dollars."

 

I was not aware that there was a new public school in the works for this neighborhood.

[mcn11]

They mentioned the public school in the UCF video. I think having kids from the neighborhood around the environment that will be built here can only be viewed as a positive. Also as more individuals move into the area, we will hopefully have a very diverse school. Maybe some of the students of the schools moved down here can volunteer and teach programs at the school.

[smileguy]

I believe this is one of the two schools planned that will take the place of Ferncreek elementary, which has been hailed nationally for its success in community involvement, racial integration and academics.  This is a good read on the topic. I think the neighborhood (and Creative Village) deserve a school like this, and hope the K-8 model and new location can serve them as well as Ferncreek has. 

 

http://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/proposed-school-closures-prompt-discussion-about-segregation/Content?oid=2242772 

 

FYI, the Ferncreek principal who led the school to their successes is no longer there.

[spenser1058]

UCF has a website about the proposed downtown campus:

 

http://www.ucf.edu/downtown/

[alex]

UCF BOT approves proposal for Type I downtown campus

 

Board of Trustees -- check. Next step: Board of Governors meeting this month. 

[Jernigan]

CV will be assuming maintenance of the 6 Orlando Centroplex monument signs so look for new logs and Creative Village to replace the old soon

[orlandoguy]

CV will be assuming maintenance of the 6 Orlando Centroplex monument signs so look for new logs and Creative Village to replace the old soon

Great news as these markers could use some love, but do they have to use the CV name? I was reeeeaaally hoping that was just a working title as it sounds a bit contrived and generic.

[Boomer136]

Better than "Creative World". But yeah, perhaps just remove the current letter signage and make the planters pretty and wait for the folks in the "CV" come up with their own name. After all, they are supposed to be the creative types. Why force a New York moniker on them?

[Boomer136]

Perhaps elsewhere the article was posted about Orlando tying for 2nd Place in a Top Ten Creative Cities piece done by a real estate blog that also has done Top Tens on happiest zip codes, nerdiest small cities and the like. All with suspect rubrics, but I'm sure the Chamber of Commerce will take it and it might even show up in a EDC ad. We led with being #4 in entertainment jobs percentage (Vegas #1) and #2 in art supply stores per capita (Cincinnati #1) while our lowest ranking was in Art School/Centers. No categories in tech creativity at all.   

 

Then I saw this article, and I think it bodes well for UCF and the area if we are to be seen as a hub of creativity for some time to come:

 

New UCF Design Class Brings Art, Engineering Students Together.

 

Somewhere I remember reading that bringing a number of programs downtown would free up space for science and engineering on the main campus. Calling this one spot in downtown the "Creative Village" sells short our other centers of creativity, Lake Nona, the Main UCF campus, and the start ups in and around the old Church Street Exchange building. Not to mention the gaming center growing up around EA Sports' Maitland shops.

Edited February 12, 2015 by Boomer136

[alex]

Good summary at Bungalower of upcoming Board of Governors presentation for UCF Downtown Campus (with updated site plan). 

[sunshine]

Did anybody see the new creative village?

[Nick@Night]

Did anybody see the new creative village?

Just watched a quick piece channel 13 ran. Looks like ground breaking soon'ish. Enough funding available so far to start on the underground elements, sewer, high speed internet, etc.

[JFW657]

Wonder if Rick Scott is going to screw up the funding for the UCF proposal because he's too busy playing politics with Medicaid?

[Boomer136]

Here is the 13 report in prose, though an old rendering is part of it.

[alex]

Did anybody see the new creative village?

 

Where did you see it?

 

The article says ground breaking for Phase 1 will be May 14th, so maybe we'll have a whole new set of renderings by then.

[jack]

I saw it in a presentation and could not tell the difference. Craig said it had more residential vs office. 

[jrs2]

^^

that looks like the original conceptual design.  Seriously, though, by the time Creative Village gets built out to look like that, the rest of downtown would have probably doubled in density.

[Jernigan]

I believe the groundbreaking is just the Lymmo groundbreaking. 2PM - remarks from FTA, Dyer Hill and John Lewis of LYNX

[bic]

Creative Village developers set to break ground next week

 

[jrs2]

^^

the groundbreaking is just public works stuff.

 

I think the first thing to get built will be a UCF related building.  beyond that, who knows.  office buildings need leases.  and I don't see that happening that easily within the next 5 years.  Sunrail will be conected to OIA before that happens I bet (but don't ask me how much I bet).

[popsiclebrandon]

Be interested to see between Tampa and Orlando who gets the first big office lease. That is going to be really big on deciding which project really takes off. I don't see both downtowns plus Jax all having new billion dollar investments.

[Boomer136]

Photographic proof of activity on the site. Looks primarily like straightening of Livingston, just cutting right through the parking lot.

 

 

And here looking into the rising sun, sorry only Blackberry Camera quality.

 

[smileguy]

Does anyone know if the UCF money made it to the state budget?

 

Edit -- I checked -- for capex, 

 

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

Downtown Presence - Building A........................... 15,000,000

Partnership IV........................................... 20,000,000

 

The proposed 2015-2016 state budget was presented yesterday, and here is a 72-hour waiting period before they can vote on it.

Edited June 17, 2015 by smileguy

[aent]

Does anyone know if the UCF money made it to the state budget?

 

Edit -- I checked -- for capex, 

 

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

Downtown Presence - Building A........................... 15,000,000

Partnership IV........................................... 20,000,000

 

The proposed 2015-2016 state budget was presented yesterday, and here is a 72-hour waiting period before they can vote on it.

UCF is saying thats what they needed to proceed with architecture/plan design so with next years budget, it should be completely shovel ready and still open on time.

[JFW657]

I heard it was approved by both houses, but who knows what that lunatic goofball Scott will do while weilding his line item veto pen.