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3 hours ago, codypet said:
I know this might be the extreme north end of the Milk District, but the Subway at Hampton and 50 is no more. First firehouse and now Subway. Jimmy Johns I think is the only game in the area if you want a quick chain sub there. You got Bad As's sandwhich there so win one for the locals.
According to Bungalower, it'll be a bagel shop. The Milk District and Mills 50 main streets meet at Bumby and 50, so this is Mills 50.
https://bungalower.com/2022/04/10/new-bagel-shop-opening-in-former-subway-shop/
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19 hours ago, Jernigan said:
You heard it here first. Orange and Michigan is a pedestrian heaven. Please give our NID money to someone who needs it
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From Friday -- I did some cat-sitting for a friend who lives across the street.
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41 minutes ago, Urban Mail Carrier said:
Im like u. I want this to happen, but at this point it’s a pipe dream.
Let's get a few folks together and invest a billion dollars.
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On 5/31/2022 at 11:23 AM, jrs2 said:
makes sense... the three year "rule."
I saw another video where they are showing the construction of Boca and Aventura stations. So that will be five stations in SoFla before the train can get away and open it up on the open track. I think those other two stations at Boca Town Center and Aventura Mall will open around the same time as the OIA line. They're dumping money into those; they have station buildings with skywalks across Biscayne to the tracks/platform. That's the perk of having a homegrown rail mega-company.
IMO, you would almost have to have those stations where they are; SoFLa is too big linearly. However if the track was instead going due west and shadowing I-75 or Calle Ocho to Naples then that would be a no brainer to not have stations in between.
UNLESS you treat it like going on a flight; you gotta drive to MIA to get on that plane no matter how you slice it. But, flights are different b/c you are going 500+ mph in the air; you're not doubling back on land you just drove on.
One solution would be to do local/express routes, where there is a transfer point so the Orlando/Tampa bound trains would only stop at Miami, the northernmost city in South FL, and on to Orlando. It may be a two-seat ride for some, but there would be increased retail opportunities at those transfers and they could justify different service frequencies for the different routes.
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4 hours ago, aent said:
You would be correct, there are not many gated communities in Lake Nona. Infact, in the "urban" area of Lake Nona, south of 417, I believe there are exactly zero of them. They concentrated the gated communities on the north side, where the golf and country club and the "sports district" is since those tend not to very walkable regardless.
There are some gated areas down there. The Preserve at Laureate Park being one.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3801229,-81.2597515,3a,60y,8.27h,92.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sashnGgJzzOgQEu11KeNCdg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 -
4 hours ago, aent said:
In Spenser's eyes, anything thats good for the businesses and makes them want to expand in Orlando is bad for Orlando. Infact, the entire tourism industry is just terrible for Orlando, since it creates a ton of "low wage" jobs operating the parks, even though its literally one of the main things that makes people want to live here.
None of his examples make any sense... even Las Vegas literally just finished an expansion of their convention center, and Orlando's proposal was literally in response to Orlando losing (or at least being suspected to lose) major conventions as the Vegas center is just getting too far ahead of ours, so if they have space, conventions will pick Vegas first if they're only doing one in the US. One big hit it because of their expansion and our lack of movement, the largest convention currently at Orlando, the International Builders Show, signed a contract to move to Vegas from 2027-2039, the show used to alternate between the 2 cities, and the 1 show typically filled up both convention centers completely, and other events tend to fill up everything in the entire area. And because they have such a large need for hotel rooms and amenities, the largest shows typically pick the very worst weeks of the year, when the hotels are empty, so it helps keep our occupancy rates high, keeps the theme parks and other businesses busy, etc.
I'm not sure on the actual needs for the convention center, and why we just lost a few of the biggest conventions, but its important for Orlando to try to do what it can to keep the convention business here and remain the top contender. The trickle down effects everyone real as well. When I got my first job out of college at a local tech company, and the owner came to visit us, I asked him why he picked Orlando as his second location, and his answer was immediately the convention center. And the convention center helps drive so much traffic through the airports and such, that the companies that locate here for our huge airport are also doing it for the convention center and theme park industry.
Some topline information from a recent study...
Top Reasons Planners Consider Orlando (over 60% of respondents)
- Hotel options (variety of rates, quality, etc.)
- Ease of getting in/out of
- Orlando Destination appeal to attendees
Meeting Venue options (variety, size, uniqueness) came in at 50% and didn't make the list of reasons to exclude Orlando
Top reasons Planners Exclude Orlando (over 60% of respondents)|
- Low destination appeal to client leadership
- Destination is not walkable
Top Reasons Attendees Desire Orlando (over 50% of respondents)
- Good weather
- Good entertainment options
- Good place to extend business trip for leisure
Top Reasons Attendees don't Desire Orlando (over 50% of respondents)
- High travel costs
- Inadequate COVID safety (cases + protocols)
- Difficulty of getting in/out of Orlando
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On 5/20/2022 at 8:43 PM, dcluley98 said:
Like I said, it was an odd proposal! hahaha. That's what I meant before that it seems odd they would put a building there rather than myriad adjacent blank street lots. Confused me at first too. Like are they really going to do that or add on to the existing building or garage. Doesn't make sense to add on to existing structures that were not built/engineered for that, so I am assuming it is a tall/skinny building on that little lot in between.
The second floor retail use makes sense if they need to maintain access from the office tower to the garages.
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On 5/7/2022 at 11:21 AM, IAmFloridaBorn said:
You can finally see this building from Winter Garden!
It always amazes me how close buildings feel at street level -- like this and the old BOA -- but from afar the gap between them seems huge!
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On 5/6/2022 at 10:45 AM, spenser1058 said:
Tbh, Brightline may not even be the best way to get to Disney from OIA. Once you arrive on Disney property, you, your family and all your luggage still have to get to your resort (did we mention that WDW is the size of San Francisco?)
I think they don't care about OIA to Disney. They want to be the best way to get from South Florida to Disney and from Tampa to Disney.
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On 4/26/2022 at 5:49 PM, spenser1058 said:
This looks like an amazing event coming up in The Milk - @smileguy is making sure they got class AND panache in what is probably the most creative Main Street District:
From Bungalower
I wanna go!
Wish we could take credit for this one! We do work closely with Creative City, and they've brought on a number of new team members recently including one of our steadfast volunteers. It's great to see organizations like this grow, and we love when we can host them in the Milk District!
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Pulled into Target yesterday just as the sun was setting, and caught a couple of quick photos of a Sunrail train, and some of the OH campus with downtown beyond.
Is this Society peeking up, or something closer?
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A few photos from this afternoon as Modera and Luminary Green progress. I didn't realize that the road behind Modera had been shifted over to the legacy Centroplex garage. Too bad they didn't put the garage entrance in this back alleyway. Sorry for the crooked pics -- I was balancing on a scooter.
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48 minutes ago, bqknight said:
SIAP...Interesting and not in a great way. I'd rather them just keep the green space - people use it for their dogs all the time.
https://bungalower.com/2022/04/19/womp-womp-empty-lot-by-lake-eola-could-get-a-drive-thru-atm/
I was sitting in this MPB meeting and just wanted to yell "WHYYYY?!?!"
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Heading south on I-4 yesterday. Society in the background.
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Rising over Lake Highland this week.
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17 minutes ago, popsiclebrandon said:
Hearing Porch Therapy/The Heavy is moving a similar concept into Ivanhoe. Not sure where yet.
It's been probably a year, but I heard they were looking at one of the warehouses along Alden.
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Practice facility from Amway Center.
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A look up I-4 from Amway Center, including several recently completed projects and construction at Society and AdventHealth.
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2 hours ago, dcluley98 said:
Project is dead in the water on funding right now AFAIK.
Latest is a $10 Million gift from Ginsburg, along with an project budget increased to $40 Million due to cost increases.
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On 3/13/2022 at 4:48 PM, klstorey said:No noticable signs of its pending doom on the building. Such a shame more of this stunning building can't be saved and reused in the new museum.
The plan is to incorporate the building into the new museum. You'll see it on the right side of this rendering.
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21 hours ago, dcluley98 said:
IIRC there was a planned complex on the west side of Bumby across from Colonial Plaza as well.
A few townhomes. There has been some activity on those permits but the developer isn't answering their phone, and the voicemail is full.
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With the construction getting moving on the 50/Fern Creek apartments, let's look at the corridor further out.
Study for 700+ Units at Colonial Plaza (there has been discussion of additional residential on the site as well, so keep your eyes open. https://bungalower.com/2022/02/20/ask-bungalower-is-it-true-theyre-going-to-knock-down-colonial-plaza-for-new-apartments/
1400 units at Fashion Square - https://bungalower.com/2021/11/16/preliminary-plans-submitted-for-fashion-square-mall/
8-story tower at Colonial and Bennett (north of the intersection, with Colonial Dr. access, and possible second development adjacent the site to the North. - https://www.growthspotter.com/news/residential-property-developments/multi-family/gs-news-mill-creek-bennett-20220113-ejuwfhpgrfhuxdcrqx6ojwz6um-story.html
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The Milk District
in Orlando
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Here's a map of the District boundaries (though some changed a couple years ago and this isn't updated.)
https://gis.orlando.gov/PDF_Docs/EconomicDevelopmentMaps/MainStreetProgramAreas.pdf
Milk has extended down Robinson to Fern Creek and wrapped the north side of OEA to Calvin.
Mills 50 has been around much longer, so those borders were in place long before The Milk District businesses were able to get a program.