Downtown Orlando Project Discussion

[Ivanhoe]

What seems to have completely stalled, which I think was Orlando’s forte for condo units, is the smaller niche style townhouse infill projects that people seem to gravitate to in downtown Orlando neighborhoods. This helped to fill out the Main Street districts nicely with a mix of residential styles. 

A perk for high rise living is have a prized view to gaze out at. Orlando just doesn’t have that and never will. That is why we tend to see the taller developments pop up around lakes, whenever they do materialize.

[codypet]

2 hours ago, Ivanhoe said:

What seems to have completely stalled, which I think was Orlando’s forte for condo units, is the smaller niche style townhouse infill projects that people seem to gravitate to in downtown Orlando neighborhoods. This helped to fill out the Main Street districts nicely with a mix of residential styles. 

A perk for high rise living is have a prized view to gaze out at. Orlando just doesn’t have that and never will. That is why we tend to see the taller developments pop up around lakes, whenever they do materialize.

Being at the Orange Code meeting yesterday, the boomers are ready to revolt about those townhomes.

[codypet]

The former ACE Cafe property is now for sale.  Remember the owner of ACE Cafe said they has sold the property to someone who intended to build apartments on the site.   I guess they had a change of heart.

[JFW657]

Hopefully it won't get demo'd. 

Oh wait..... Orlando.  

[dcluley98]

They are building a wooden pavilion structure at the pocket park of Pine and Orange. Looks to be just temporary, but I had not heard any news about it. 

[Ivanhoe]

It certainly looks temporary!

[F-L-A]

"Pocket park" 

It does sound better than "empty, burned down lot," I'll give you that.

[orlandocity87]

Is this lot visible from the Mayor's window or something? Leave it be for a couple months! The mural, gravel lot, and picnic tables were fine.

[Ivanhoe]

1 minute ago, orlandocity87 said:

Is this lot visible from the Mayor's window or something? Leave it be for a couple months! The mural, gravel lot, and picnic tables were fine.

Well, what are they actually building? Some sort of a shade structure or something more substantial? Odd there is no information available.

[dcluley98]

The only news we got was that the property was purchased for the DTO CRA for development into a public park space. They had some renderings before, but none of them had a structure of this size shown. 

I wonder if there are any plans/renderings available from the CRA. 

[JFW657]

Restrooms? 

[Ivanhoe]

Mystery solved:

First of many public art sculptures in the works for downtown pop-up park

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/06/13/downtown-orlando-arts-initiative-popup-performances/

Edited June 13 by Ivanhoe

[JFW657]

Well, one good thing is that whatever this thing is supposed to be.....

If that's how it turns out, it will be as tacky looking as the wall mural behind it, so they shouldn't clash.  

[dcluley98]

Well, at least it's temporary. 

[codypet]

On 6/13/2024 at 10:44 PM, JFW657 said:

Well, one good thing is that whatever this thing is supposed to be.....

If that's how it turns out, it will be as tacky looking as the wall mural behind it, so they shouldn't clash.  

 

Edited June 17 by codypet

[JFW657]

6 hours ago, codypet said:

 

 

[jrs2]

17 hours ago, JFW657 said:

 

that is the best meme I ever saw.  and when I saw the movie that it came from for the first time a few months ago, I felt like Indiana Jones when he discovered that golden idol.

[jrs2]

[jack]

On 6/13/2024 at 10:44 PM, JFW657 said:

Well, one good thing is that whatever this thing is supposed to be.....

If that's how it turns out, it will be as tacky looking as the wall mural behind it, so they shouldn't clash.  

I thought this was a joke when you posted it. I was downtown this morning. It was not a joke. 

[dcluley98]

Wait 'til you see the next 'art' coming to roost there. . . 

[codypet]

1 hour ago, jack said:

I thought this was a joke when you posted it. I was downtown this morning. It was not a joke. 

That drawing looked like something little Codypet would draw.

[JFW657]

7 hours ago, jrs2 said:

Oh Lord.... that's tacky looking alright.

But, it blends in with the tacky looking mural, so why not? 

6 hours ago, jack said:

I thought this was a joke when you posted it. I was downtown this morning. It was not a joke. 

It's a joke and wasn't a joke at the same time.  

[JFW657]

Anyone else notice this in that high angled photo above?.....

....it looks like that building either has some serious roof issues, or they're trying to start one of those "green roofs".  

You'd think it would be leaking pretty badly by now. 

[codypet]

I don't know if its an optical illusion but it looks like the roof bows down pretty dramatically there.  What's upstairs in the building?  

[JFW657]

There's another pretty gnarly looking spot just above and to the right of it that looks like an actual big gaping hole.

Maybe there's another roof layer underneath that is well sealed and has really good drainage.

Otherwise, how could it get that bad and the building still be habitable?