Disney And The Michaels Organization Advance Affordable Housing Plans In Horizon West

8:00 am on February 20, 2024 By Oscar Nunez

Efforts to tackle Central Florida’s pressing affordable housing crisis have taken a significant step forward as plans by Walt Disney World and The Michaels Organization to develop a sprawling affordable housing community in Horizon West have cleared a notable hurdle. On February 15, Orange County’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend the transmittal of a request for a future land use amendment for Disney’s 114-acre property, marking a pivotal advancement in the project’s journey towards realization. This collaborative effort between the entertainment behemoth and the Camden, New Jersey-based developer is poised to erect as many as 1,410 apartments, with over 1,000 designated as affordable housing units, directly addressing the region’s acute need for accessible living spaces.

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Alta Developers Requests Adminisrative Site Plan Review For Second Phase Of Princeton Commons

8:00 am on February 19, 2024 By Oscar Nunez

On February 14, Alta Princeton, LLC, an affiliate of Miami-based Alta Developers led by Felipe Onetto and Juan Ignacio Montes, applied for an Administrative Site Plan Review for Princeton Commons II, a planned residential community within the Princeton Community Urban Center District (PCUCD) in Miami-Dade County. The project, slated for a 10-acre site at 24441 Southwest 129th Avenue, is designed by MSA Architects, with David Plummer & Associates providing civil and traffic engineering expertise. Diversified Structural Design, Inc. oversees structural engineering, while Witkin Hults + Partners handles landscape design. Leiter, Perez & Associates, Inc. serves as the land surveyor. Positioned within the PCUCD’s Edge and Center sub-districts, this development aims to introduce a blend of residential offerings to an area currently characterized by undeveloped land and warehouse use.

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‘Tal Aventura’ Developer Seeks Approval for Revised Condo Tower with Hotel Addition

8:00 am on February 18, 2024 By Oscar Nunez

The developer behind the approved Tal Aventura condo tower is proposing a significant change to the project by incorporating a hotel component on the lower floors. Initially greenlit by city officials in 2022 for 86 condominiums across 26 stories, the development site, spanning 1.55 acres at 2785 Northeast 183rd Street, has remained untouched, awaiting construction commencement. The site, situated just northwest of Maule Lake, is under contract by Got183 LLC, with Matthew Rosenblatt of the Aventura-based 2151 Development Group at the helm.

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