Packing District / Fairvilla

[spenser1058]

21 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

Just saw on the news that Publix will be joining The Packing District with a new store on the NE corner of Princeton and NOBT.

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/publix-open-orlandos-packing-district-next-year/WNLDHYWMH5AJJALEZ2S2JAWUCM/

 

That makes sense given how crowded the CP Publix often is these days. It’s a little odd that Winn Dixie was the grocery store on that corner for years and they don’t seem to be one of the players.

[codypet]

15 minutes ago, spenser1058 said:

That makes sense given how crowded the CP Publix often is these days. It’s a little odd that Winn Dixie was the grocery store on that corner for years and they don’t seem to be one of the players.

And Winn Dixie just closed at JYP and 50 a few years ago as well as the distribution center up JYP north of Princeton.

[spenser1058]

Just now, codypet said:

And Winn Dixie just closed at JYP and 50 a few years ago as well as the distribution center up JYP north of Princeton.

The tag office at 2110 W. Colonial (Western Way) was the long time WD on that stretch. It and the Fairvilla store were clones (Dr Phillips built both shopping centers and both had cool neon signs).

The JMFields/Pantry Pride in Parkwood closed in 1979 when that chain went belly up. WD moved in a few years later, originally as a “Table Supply” discount store (the original name for WD in Miami in the ‘20’s). Apparently it didn’t catch on and they rebranded it as a WD later on.

For all you Mayor Glenda fans, her hubby’s family had their grove equipment store on the stretch of OBT just south of Fairvilla Center as well.
 

[spenser1058]

4Roots, the urban farm project scheduled for the Packing District, announced it has received a $5 million grant from Dr. Phillips Charities for its work:

https://bungalower.com/2021/09/26/dr-phillips-charities-awards-5-million-to-4roots-for-packing-district-project/

From Bungalower 

 

[jrs2]

OMG I was driving down OBT last Saturday a week ago and whoah was I shocked at some of the new developments just up the street from...well...ya know...Fairvilla...

[spenser1058]

6 minutes ago, jrs2 said:

OMG I was driving down OBT last Saturday a week ago and whoah was I shocked at some of the new developments just up the street from...well...ya know...Fairvilla...

If only they’d bring back Meiner’s…

[codypet]

Some shots I took yesterday 

[spenser1058]

More on the Packing District - this may indeed end up being one of the more interesting new neighborhoods :

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-orlando-packing-district-construction-update-20211214-v6zqkb7pgzaspk4z7fcwd7qi2q-story.html

From The Sentinel 

[smileguy]

At today's MPB, the 3rd Wave apartments, a 293-unit multifamily development with an associated parking garage, just south of The Packing District on OBT moved forward.  This is not owned by Dr. Phillips, but shows that the development is inspiring more redevelopment along the corridor.
 

 

[AmIReal]

They have selected an operator for the food hall and I feel they made a great choice. Should be an exciting project.

https://hosphq.com/

founded by- https://www.akhtarnawab.com/

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/03/30/operator-announced-for-food-hall-coming-to-orlandos-packing-district/

[jrs2]

On 12/21/2021 at 2:37 PM, smileguy said:

At today's MPB, the 3rd Wave apartments, a 293-unit multifamily development with an associated parking garage, just south of The Packing District on OBT moved forward.  This is not owned by Dr. Phillips, but shows that the development is inspiring more redevelopment along the corridor.
 

 

wow.  this is kind of shaping up like the downtown Maitland series of buildings they built over the past five or so years from the Sunrail station south to the Horatio area...and earlier than that the Villages at Lake Lilly.

[JFW657]

On 12/21/2021 at 2:37 PM, smileguy said:

At today's MPB, the 3rd Wave apartments, a 293-unit multifamily development with an associated parking garage, just south of The Packing District on OBT moved forward.  This is not owned by Dr. Phillips, but shows that the development is inspiring more redevelopment along the corridor.
 

 

Man oh man!!!!

Check out the visors on those babies!!!!!   

And those colors!!!

White, grey and some earth tone!!!!

Woo hoo!!!!   

[eq1974]

My visit to ClickOrlando for the article included access to a sponsored article link called “What your bowel movements say about your health”.

Is that a bad omen for a food hall?  Lol

[dcluley98]

20 hours ago, JFW657 said:

Man oh man!!!!

Check out the visors on those babies!!!!!   

And those colors!!!

White, grey and some earth tone!!!!

Woo hoo!!!!   

That 6th floor visor is something special, though! 

A TRULY INSPIRED design. 

Edited April 4, 2022 by dcluley98

[jrs2]

18 hours ago, dcluley98 said:

That 6th floor visor is something special, though! 

A TRULY INSPIRED design. 

But, yes, it is after all 6 floors up!  Perhaps the tallest thing to the west of those condos/apartments along Edgewater & Princeton in College Park...

[spenser1058]

7 minutes ago, jrs2 said:

But, yes, it is after all 6 floors up!  Perhaps the tallest thing to the west of those condos/apartments along Edgewater & Princeton in College Park...

Uh-oh. Don’t talk about those or the CPNA will be all over you (fwiw, I like the Wellesley).

[jrs2]

3 hours ago, spenser1058 said:

Uh-oh. Don’t talk about those or the CPNA will be all over you (fwiw, I like the Wellesley).

that's the name of it!  Wellesley...and I believe The Princeton? is the newer one?

[spenser1058]

1 minute ago, jrs2 said:

that's the name of it!  Wellesley...and I believe The Princeton? is the newer one?

The apartment complex at the Princeton/Smith split was too big for the site. Some developer got greedy and the neighbors were right to bring out the pitchforks. Of course, it didn’t matter much because Buddy is incapable of saying no to a developer.

[popsiclebrandon]

14 hours ago, spenser1058 said:

The apartment complex at the Princeton/Smith split was too big for the site. Some developer got greedy and the neighbors were right to bring out the pitchforks. Of course, it didn’t matter much because Buddy is incapable of saying no to a developer.

Huh? It looks fine on that site. Its another NIMBY freakout then it gets built and oh its fine, if not a little small.

[AmIReal]

I didn't realize how large the park is in the Packing District. Per OBJ, "Orlando has filed for a dog park on 2.2 acres at 1996 W New Hampshire Street in the 202-acre mixed-use district. The $750,000 phase would be part of the 66-acre park, which includes a new Orlando Tennis Centre set to be completed this summer, as well as the nearby 32,000-square-foot Leonard & Marjorie Williams Family YMCA that will open this year."

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2022/05/24/florida-orlando-park-residential-homes-dog-park.html

[spenser1058]

More apartments for The Packing District- this one one to be called Citron:

https://bungalower.com/2022/06/15/another-new-multifamily-project-pitched-for-packing-district/

From Bungalower 

[smonteserin]

Some pictures from earlier today. The large open area is the now clear Southwest corner of Princeton and OBT. I couldn’t get a picture in my moving vehicle, but there are some condos being built it looks like behind the new YMCA and they’ve made a lot of progress. Also the old round juice  stand on the northeast corner is built out. 

[spenser1058]

18.3 acre mixed use development being proposed for the west shore of Lake Fairview:

https://bungalower.com/2022/06/20/plans-filed-for-mixed-use-development-on-property-by-lake-fairview/

From Bungalower 
 

[codypet]

Wow that rendering looks a lot bigger than what the property appears to look like.  Also can we talk about the massive infrastructure and money necessary to build something at the scale of Grills for what is effectively a glorified Gator's Dockside.  I mean, a nice one, but one nonetheless.

[JFW657]

On 6/17/2022 at 12:35 AM, smonteserin said:

Some pictures from earlier today. The large open area is the now clear Southwest corner of Princeton and OBT. I couldn’t get a picture in my moving vehicle, but there are some condos being built it looks like behind the new YMCA and they’ve made a lot of progress. Also the old round juice  stand on the northeast corner is built out. 

Baldwin Park West.