Downtown Orlando Project Discussion

[spenser1058]

7 minutes ago, codypet said:

So just when we think we get full taco saturation downtown, a Taco Bell Cantina and a Tijuana Flats open diagonal from each other.

Can we call that the first official return to chain restaurants to Downtown Orlando?  Or will Pita Pit and Jimmy John's hold that designation?

And Subway..

Actually, I think the Taco Bell came at a special request from sunshine...

[Jernigan]

National Chains: 

Starbucks

Dunkin

7-11

Subway

Fuzzys 

BurgerIM

Whalburgers

Walgreens

Jimmy Johns

Tripical Smoothie Cafe

Harry Buffalo

Fedex

Cobb 

Hamburger Mary’s 

Five Guys (Closed)

Panera (closed)

Pita Pit (closed)

 

Regional Chains:

Foxtail

World of Beer

Dexters

Graffiti Junktion

Jimmy Hulas

Tijuana Flats

Natures Table

Four Rivers

Pizza@

Edens 

Barnies (Closed)

[spenser1058]

2 minutes ago, Jernigan said:

National Chains: 

Starbucks

Dunkin

7-11

Subway

Fuzzys 

BurgerIM

Whalburgers

Walgreens

Jimmy Johns

Tripical Smoothie Cafe

Harry Buffalo

Fedex

Cobb 

Hamburger Mary’s 

Five Guys (Closed)

Panera (closed)

Pita Pit (closed)

 

Regional Chains:

Foxtail

World of Beer

Dexters

Graffiti Junktion

Jimmy Hulas

Tijuana Flats

Natures Table

Four Rivers

Pizza@

Edens 

Barnies (Closed)

Don’t forget Publix!

[HankStrong]

1 hour ago, spenser1058 said:

And Subway..

Actually, I think the Taco Bell came at a special request from sunshine...

Sunshine LOVES LOVES LOVES tacos.

[sunshine]

 

Where is the 4rivers?

[codypet]

1 hour ago, Jernigan said:

National Chains: 

Starbucks

Dunkin

7-11

Subway

Fuzzys 

BurgerIM

Whalburgers

Walgreens

Jimmy Johns

Tripical Smoothie Cafe

Harry Buffalo

Fedex

Cobb 

Hamburger Mary’s 

Five Guys (Closed)

Panera (closed)

Pita Pit (closed)

 

Regional Chains:

Foxtail

World of Beer

Dexters

Graffiti Junktion

Jimmy Hulas

Tijuana Flats

Natures Table

Four Rivers

Pizza@

Edens 

Barnies (Closed)

Tijuana Flats isn't national at this point?  We had them in Raleigh.

[sunshine]

It is time for Cobb to renovate the cinema.

[spenser1058]

Just now, sunshine said:

It is time for Cobb to renovate the cinema.

Maybe they need to put up a Woolworth’s and McCrory’s facade! *runs*

Seriously, though, Cobb is now owned by a Mexican firm and I suspect that corporate change will need some time to settle before we see any changes there.

[FLClarkKent]

3 hours ago, codypet said:

So just when we think we get full taco saturation downtown, a Taco Bell Cantina and a Tijuana Flats open diagonal from each other.

Can we call that the first official return to chain restaurants to Downtown Orlando?  Or will Pita Pit and Jimmy John's hold that designation?

Where is the Tijuana Flats opening? Morgan and Morgan building?

23 minutes ago, spenser1058 said:

Maybe they need to put up a Woolworth’s and McCrory’s facade! *runs*

Seriously, though, Cobb is now owned by a Mexican firm and I suspect that corporate change will need some time to settle before we see any changes there.

I don't think it looks bad on the inside, aside from wear and tear on the theater seats. Certainly looks a lot more modern than the Regal at Winter Park Village. The purple/teal/neon is vintage early 90s.

[spenser1058]

4 minutes ago, FLClarkKent said:

Where is the Tijuana Flats opening? Morgan and Morgan building?

I don't think it looks bad on the inside, aside from wear and tear on the theater seats. Certainly looks a lot more modern than the Regal at Winter Park Village. The purple/teal/neon is vintage early 90s.

eeeek! More teal...

8 minutes ago, FLClarkKent said:

Where is the Tijuana Flats opening? Morgan and Morgan building?

I don't think it looks bad on the inside, aside from wear and tear on the theater seats. Certainly looks a lot more modern than the Regal at Winter Park Village. The purple/teal/neon is vintage early 90s.

Tijuana Flats - For the salsa!

[orlandoguy]

 
Where is the 4rivers?

Inside City Hall, ground level. Awesome amenity, other than the fact it’s only open during City Hall hours. [emoji849]

[prahaboheme]

Bungalower has renderings of the new Taco Bell Cantina. Of interest is what appears to be vertical signage on the building:

https://bungalower.com/2019/01/29/taco-bell-cantina-opening-in-downtown-orlando/

[bqknight]

8 minutes ago, prahaboheme said:

Bungalower has renderings of the new Taco Bell Cantina. Of interest is what appears to be vertical signage on the building:

https://bungalower.com/2019/01/29/taco-bell-cantina-opening-in-downtown-orlando/

Oh wow - that’s a great improvement. I’m a fan. 

[spenser1058]

38 minutes ago, prahaboheme said:

Bungalower has renderings of the new Taco Bell Cantina. Of interest is what appears to be vertical signage on the building:

https://bungalower.com/2019/01/29/taco-bell-cantina-opening-in-downtown-orlando/

Oooh! I like the sign on the corner - it reminds me of the old Ivey’s sign. I’m also glad they’re changing the cover over the sidewalk. The plasticky bubble thing they replaced the Eisenhowered version with after Ivey’s closed was hideous.

[spenser1058]

On 1/17/2019 at 6:00 PM, WAJAS98 said:

Off topic, but s/he is literally in an echo chamber now. There are whole multi page threads on SSC with just his/her posts. It’s a bit off putting to be honest.

Today, I Am Not Reality blasted us on SSC for discussing fast food choices we’d like to see. It seems he’s particularly disgusted by Captain D’s. 

[JFW657]

23 minutes ago, spenser1058 said:

Today, I Am Not Reality blasted us on SSC for discussing fast food choices we’d like to see. It seems he’s particularly disgusted by Captain D’s. 

All the more reason for me to go to Captain D's this weekend.

Been meaning to for awhile anyway, now that the weather is nice and cool.

Something about eating hot, greasy fried fish when it's hot outside just doesn't appeal to me.

[sunshine]

On 1/28/2019 at 5:45 PM, NJBlake said:

Taco Bell Cantina — a subsidiary of Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) — has inked a 2,475-square-foot lease for a new location on the ground floor of One South Orange in downtown Orlando. The new tenant signing comes as the building's landlord One Orange Development LLC plans to do a $1.5 million ground-floor renovation of the building's 6,500 square feet of street-level space. Taco Bell Cantina will open fall 2019.

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2019/01/28/its-official-booze-serving-taco-bell-cantina-inks.html?ana=TRUEANTHEMTWT_OR&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c4f665104d301234bba4aeb&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Yes, not a Taco fans but one more night club closure is a plus. A small upgrade from Pita Pit.  Now take out the Avenue and put in something nice.

[HankStrong]

15 hours ago, orlandoguy said:

Inside City Hall, ground level. Awesome amenity, other than the fact it’s only open during City Hall hours.

My wife brings us home stuff from there on occasion because it is handy for her to do so and I do enjoy 4R.  We've had a bit of varying results because the food is trucked into this location and nothing is cooked here.  All but 1 time it still tasted fresh, but once it was a bit like it had been in a hot box too long or something.

[KJHburg]

I think Lake Eola Park is one of the best urban parks in the country.  Today.  Haven't been to Orlando in 10 years or more and there is a lot more life downtown and around this park.  Great to see an urban format Publix store too.  Today.  (sorry for the photo overload but I am a tourist LOL)  I will be back soon hopefully on a sunnier day for some better shots.  

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Corner of orange and Rosiland does anybody know what this is?

Edited January 30, 2019 by IAmFloridaBorn

[Jernigan]

That’s Magnolia and Colonial...and it’s a self storage with retail 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

4 hours ago, KJHburg said:

I think Lake Eola Park is one of the best urban parks in the country.  Today.  Haven't been to Orlando in 10 years or more and there is a lot more life downtown and around this park.  Great to see an urban format Publix store too.  Today.  (sorry for the photo overload but I am a tourist LOL)  I will be back soon hopefully on a sunnier day for some better shots.  

Probably walked right by you snapping photos myself haha.

 

What do you think of our downtown?

[spenser1058]

And I live right across the street from Lake Eola. Life is good.

[KJHburg]

My thoughts on downtown Orlando.  When I was last here about 10 years ago there was not a solid line of buildings on the south side of Lake Eola like there is now.  the urban format Publix tells  me a lot.  That means you have a lot people living downtown now and that is great.  We have a Vue condo tower too but ours is 50 stories and it was converted to apartments and is so today.  Ours hit the market right at 2008/2009 and the market crashed.  I assume  yours is condos.  Overall I would say your downtown is much more active and alive now than in the past (or at least from my last trip)  I think once all that I-4 construction you could see another boom as it will be easier to get to and with less hassle. 

Charlotte has much taller office towers because we have huge office users banks and financial firms.   However I could see you getting a new tallest  tall building that combines a couple of uses like offices and residential.  So many come from all over the US and the world to Orlando and you could probably sells some condos.  Or just do a tall office building with apartments on the top or vice versa.  Your Grand Bohemian hotel looks great and we have one under construction now about the same size.  I noticed alot of new apartment complexes like we have in Charlotte with a parking garage surrounded by apartments on all sides.  Next time I come I will explore all of downtown on foot and some of those adjoining neighborhoods.  

Like I said I believe Lake Eola park is one of the best urban parks in the country with its lake and park land surrounding it.  The view of the downtown skyline across that lake is beautiful. 

 I saw some information on that Zoi tower how tall would that be and how likely is it that it will get built?

[IAmFloridaBorn]

19 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

My thoughts on downtown Orlando.  When I was last here about 10 years ago there was not a solid line of buildings on the south side of Lake Eola like there is now.  the urban format Publix tells  me a lot.  That means you have a lot people living downtown now and that is great.  We have a Vue condo tower too but ours is 50 stories and it was converted to apartments and is so today.  Ours hit the market right at 2008/2009 and the market crashed.  I assume  yours is condos.  Overall I would say your downtown is much more active and alive now than in the past (or at least from my last trip)  I think once all that I-4 construction you could see another boom as it will be easier to get to and with less hassle. 

Charlotte has much taller office towers because we have huge office users banks and financial firms.   However I could see you getting a new tallest  tall building that combines a couple of uses like offices and residential.  So many come from all over the US and the world to Orlando and you could probably sells some condos.  Or just do a tall office building with apartments on the top or vice versa.  Your Grand Bohemian hotel looks great and we have one under construction now about the same size.  I noticed alot of new apartment complexes like we have in Charlotte with a parking garage surrounded by apartments on all sides.  Next time I come I will explore all of downtown on foot and some of those adjoining neighborhoods.  

Like I said I believe Lake Eola park is one of the best urban parks in the country with its lake and park land surrounding it.  The view of the downtown skyline across that lake is beautiful. 

 I saw some information on that Zoi tower how tall would that be and how likely is it that it will get built?

Thank you for that.

I appreciate when people appreciate our downtown. We nitpick at it but I think overall we all love our downtown it's actually really quite nice compared to a lot of other cities in Florida.

 

Reports have Zoi House at 450 or 475ft. 

 

the tallest building is currently 441 ft which is the SunTrust building or the current SunTrust building so it will be taller than 441 feet for sure

Edited January 31, 2019 by IAmFloridaBorn