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  2. Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium [Renovation Completed]

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    1 hour ago, jrs2 said:

    I've got mixed feelings.  If it was a college stadium, then, yeah, you upgrade because of the pressures from your conference (eg. SEC) for set numbers, etc.  Here, there's no team other than at least 2-3 bowl games/year and maybe 1-2 regular season or pre-season kickoff games.  At max, maybe 5 games/year?  It's almost like a home schedule, so maybe it is justifiable.  Don't they also host maybe 1 concert /year?

    But now, the money shared between conference schools really helps with operating expenses and infrastructure improvements spread out to all members.  You don't have that here except with say the tourist tax...

    The Jacksonville Jaguars have to vacate their stadium for 2 seasons while their stadium gets renovated.  I imagine Orlando could land some of their games. 

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  3. Lake Nona - Medical City

    in Orlando

    Posted

    I just want to throw this in.  Disney has 

    On 5/19/2023 at 7:16 PM, Ora said:

    Even if desantis isn’t the cause of losing 2000 jobs and billions in investment. Is it pro business republicanism to create a feud with your largest employer and economic engine and make doing business in your state hell if you dare speak against their opinion. If republicans can’t run on being pro business what are they going to run on? Attacking trans people? Being anti-woke. That’s cute until you have to win something outside of a primary. 

    Largest employer for sure.  Yet most Disney jobs do not pay a living wage. Disney has underpaid the vast majority of it employees for decades.    As a person born and raised here I resent it.    If this governor wants to tangle with Disney a bit. So be it.  No person or institution should be given Carte  Blanche forever.  Absolute power corrupts absolutely.  Disney needs to be as accountable as any other corporation. 

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  4. Lake Nona - Medical City

    in Orlando

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    Like every other facet of America life circa 2023 politics is ruining this site.  I really hate political discussions on non political sites. Also hate when people label broad swaths of society with corrosive labels.  As a person born and raised in Florida, I can tell you that Disney is a complex issue.  Views for and against Disney real cross party lines.  Let’s be civil and accepting of different view points.   

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  12. Downtown Orlando Project Discussion

    in Orlando

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    11 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

    Circling?

    They hang out and party together up there.

    Screenshot-20230310-143733.jpg

     

    This is what Downtown Orlando and this board are about these days.  People are either mourning the loss of teal paint on a stumpy 440 foot building or arguing about the benefits of a downtown Walgreens.  Downtown Orlando is a corpse these days under this administration’s stagflation. No wonder buzzards are circling Orlando…

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  13. The Edge | 32-Story Mixed Use + SunRail Station [Proposed/Demo Underway]

    in Orlando

    Posted

    On 2/7/2023 at 11:17 AM, JFW657 said:

    I'll be interested to see if it gets redesigned yet again before the first piece of heavy equipment ever shows up.  

    They will cut the height by 8 stories and widen the base and add a visor. 

    On 2/7/2023 at 4:18 PM, dcluley98 said:

    Yeah, I like this design a lot.  I think it makes the Phase I building look a lot less out of place as well. Kind of ties it together as a signature building now.  Also pretty cool that they tied into the old church street facade/Cheyenne Saloon and Food hall with an urban courtyard and the station. 

    Here is a cool brochure of Lincoln for marketing purposes that shows a lot of detail: 

    https://media-cloud-lpc2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2020/05/The-Edge-Brochure-7.12.22-reduced.pdf

    I don't think this breaks ground before the Brightline station opens.  They still have to do GMPs/bidding, site demo and underground work to get ready for pilings/vertical. Everything I had heard was later this year for vertical. We may see the demo/clearing start well ahead of that though while they are finalizing design and GMP of the tower. 

    Later this year;  I heard that last year.  😀

  14. THE Orlando Photo Thread

    in Orlando

    Posted · Edited by GregoryMCSE

    11 hours ago, F-L-A said:

    Are you referring to their downtown? Because I'm sure most people would gladly trade our downtown skyline for the Strip's, even if it is a tourist trap. And don't even get me started on how bad it makes I-Drive look.

    Referring to wide tall hotel buildings. Like this.  These sort of hotel buildings are boxy spacer.png

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  16. Downtown Orlando Tallest Buildings (Meters/Feet)

    in Orlando

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    These heights are from this site and Emporis.  
     

    The tallest high-rises in Orlando are:

    Dynatech (356)

    Church Street Plaza (326?)

  18. Orlando Central | 325-feet Residential [Approved]

    in Orlando

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    On 8/21/2022 at 1:16 PM, IAmFloridaBorn said:

    This would be Orlando's fifth tallest if it happens.

    It would be the 10 tallest  I think.  These heights are from this site and Emporis.  
     

    The tallest high-rises in Orlando are:

    Dynatech (356)

    church Street Plaza (326?)

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  20. Society | 28- & 17-Story Residential [Under Construction]

    in Orlando

    Posted

    2 hours ago, jrs2 said:

    Thx. I was at Amway at that confounded Michael Buble concert...don't ask...

    I love this shot...it reminds me of a throw back shot from the 1940's of the Chicago lakefront near the old railyards because of the orientation of some of the buildings...  I'll post it when I find the image to illustrate.

    I was wondering about the location where the photo was taken.  You don’t often see this view downtown. Nice work.   
     

     

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  22. Orlando Central | 325-feet Residential [Approved]

    in Orlando

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    12 minutes ago, Tim3167 said:

    This detail is rich:

    The 1.4-acre site currently is a parking lot owned by Florida businessman Harry Hahamovitch's related Delray Beach-based HHH Reilly Fund. Kuhn has been managing the parking operation there on behalf of Hahamovitch, he said. 

    Kuhn has an option to buy the property before February 2023 for about $15 million, he told OBJ.

     

    https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2022/08/05/florida-skyscraper-downtown-orlando-cameron-kuhn.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=BN&utm_content=or&ana=e_or_BN&j=28634987&senddate=2022-08-05

     

    dumb and dumber laughing GIF

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  23. Society | 28- & 17-Story Residential [Under Construction]

    in Orlando

    Posted

    1 hour ago, jack said:

    391 (if true) would make it one of the tallest buildings in downtown. Top 5. 

    So Emporis says 350.  
     

    https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1591628/society-orlando-i-orlando-fl-usa

     

    this site says 330  

     

    https://floridayimby.com/2022/03/phase-one-of-pmgs-society-orlando-nears-topping-out-at-434-north-orange-avenue.html

     

    I have seen 391 mentioned in this thread   
     

    I am not since the number of floors has varied between 26 and 28.  I think it is over 380 but I am not positive.  I would love a definitive answer.  

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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