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[jrs2]

On November 16, 2016 at 5:06 PM, metal93 said:

Great news, I've been weary of this development as well as others try to sprout on the other side of the Econ. No more sprawl please! I live in Seminole County and the concern in these parts is more houses chipping away at the edges of Wekiva River/Springs conservation areas.

Portland has an urban growth boundary. Is it too much to ask for Orlando to consider one too?

Yeah.  I think New Orleans has one too.  Daytona has one ala the wildlife refuge separating east Volusia from west Volusia.

[spenser1058]

The "Palmetto Curtain", which sadly keeps being entrenched on. Slaw 'rasslin' at Sopotnik's in Samsula, tonight!!

Edited November 22, 2016 by spenser1058

[jrs2]

^^

Cabbage Patch

[popsiclebrandon]

Lake Nona lands a huge one in getting an 800k sqft building for KPMG, city is giving tax breaks for it. This is the type of get downtown really, really needs.

 

http://www.wmfe.org/orlando-approves-incentives-to-lure-lake-nona-conference-training-center-the-size-of-buckingham-palace/67353

[John Hargrove]

Agreed. More from the tourism aspect than the job aspect, though, by the looks of things. 88 jobs for a facility that size is very low. But those 50K visitors? Yeah, I'd take those in downtown any day.

[dcluley98]

Probably why they are looking at the area right next to the airport.  

[John Hargrove]

Yeah unfortunately Lake Nona's air access is miles (literally) ahead of downtown. 

[popsiclebrandon]

That is where getting rail to connect downtown and the airport should be a top agenda item.

[alex]

• “The jobs they’re talking about that come along with this facility pay 50 percent higher than the average wage in Orlando,” said UCF economist Sean Snaith.

That's not bad, but is $75k/year enough to afford anything built in Lake Nona right now?

And I agree, 88 permanent jobs seems pretty low. Comparing the size to Buckingham Palace is also pretty stupid, considering that apparently 800 people work at the Palace--almost ten times as many as at this proposed building. 

 

[popsiclebrandon]

The real nice effect would be getting them to see Orlando while in town as most KPMG employees but their time in before leveraging that into a much better paying job with way less hours in another company. Most people get to Sr or Manager then take their free CPA license and leave. Be nice to put Orlando on the radar of more people like that.

[spenser1058]

West Orange Times is reporting latest plans for a major redo of West Oaks Mall, which may include a residential component:

http://www.orangeobserver.com/article/what's-next-for-west-oaks-mall

The former Sears apparently became a Xerox call center back in September so this could get interesting.

[Jernigan]

Bealls is also rumored to be replaced with another office space like Sears was.   That's a lot of employees.

[cwetteland]

Question on the ID's of two new construction projects, both at the foundation stage.  One at the SE corner of Orlando (17-92) and Lee, diagonal from Rivaudage. The other is near the NW corner of Orlando and Orange.

[codypet]

Is that where Eat More Produce used to be?

[cwetteland]

Yes, that looks like the place.  I can see foundation work all formed up, and I think, poured.

Does anyone have renderings of the new appts going up in Maitland just north of Publix on the east side of 17-92. They have moved a lot of heavy equipment to the site.  

[Jernigan]

This might get overlooked here - maybe try asking in the WP/Maitland thread 

[JFW657]

Owner of "I-4 Eyesore" says 16-year project to be completed this year

It was reported yesterday and again today, that Claud Bowers, President of WACX-TV SuperChannel and owner of the Majesty Building, aka the "I-4 Eyesore" in Altamonte Springs, has announced that construction on the building will resume and finally be completed over the coming year. He says he's aiming for an opening date of January 23, 2018.

Stay tuned.

 

 

[spenser1058]

I hope the Holy Spirit will help me hold my breath while I wait!

[jrs2]

Right now the good Reverend Jimmy Lee Farnsworth is rolling over in his grave and the 'ole Reverend isn't even a real person, he's a character from Fletch Lives.

[HankStrong]

"I'm Frieda's boss"

"Who's Frieda?"

"My secretary"

 

Not much of a market for Fletch or Fletch Lives quotes these days.  Had to take the opening.

[JFW657]

I don't know if I should be embarrassed to admit this or not, but I actually read the original novel that the first Fletch movie was based on, prior to seeing the flick.

And worse yet, I enjoyed them both.

[jrs2]

^^

Fletch was a novel?

 

[JFW657]

3 hours ago, jrs2 said:

^^

Fletch was a novel?

 

Yep.

First printing published in 1974.

Fletch - Wikipedia 

[Mark Baratelli]

On 1/23/2017 at 9:17 AM, cwetteland said:

Yes, that looks like the place.  I can see foundation work all formed up, and I think, poured.

Does anyone have renderings of the new appts going up in Maitland just north of Publix on the east side of 17-92. They have moved a lot of heavy equipment to the site.  

It's Lowes Home Improvement's new Orchard Supply Hardware. I did a video walk-around of the entire block last week. The Sears at Fashion Square is the site of a second one coming soon. 

[codypet]

6 hours ago, Mark Baratelli said:

It's Lowes Home Improvement's new Orchard Supply Hardware. I did a video walk-around of the entire block last week. The Sears at Fashion Square is the site of a second one coming soon. 

3rd one will be at the site of what's currently Aloma Bowl.