Author Archives: Kristin Fortier

Fruitland Park P&Z board approves 603-home neighborhood just outside of The Villages | GrowthSpotter

By KATIE SARTORIS | Newsroom@GrowthSpotter.com | GrowthSpotter Contributor | May 11, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

FRUITLAND PARK — The Fruitland Park Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved the preliminary plat for a 603-home community on 158 acres located south of Lake Ella Road and east of Rolling Acres Road.

The plan, submitted by ResiBuilt, calls for 413 single-family homes and 190 townhomes with a density of 3.78 units per acre. Based in Atlanta, ResiBuilt specializes in purpose-built rental homes and opened an Orlando office in 2021. On large projects like this one, ResiBuilt often sells lots to other production homebuilders to create a balance of for-sale and for-rent homes. The strategy adds variety to the community and facilitates a faster lease-up on the rental side.

The company is under contract to buy the property from an investment group led by Daryl Carter of Maury L. Carter and Associates.

“The property is located approximately one mile from The Villages, one of the best and fastest growing communities in the United States,” Carter said. “In the City of Fruitland Park with existing land and zoning for single family and commercial use with a high percentage of usable land, the property is prime for development.”

Read entire article here: https://www.growthspotter.com/2023/05/11/fruitland-park-pz-board-approves-603-home-neighborhood-just-outside-of-the-villages/

Plans submitted for townhome-like multifamily project near Lake Nona | GrowthSpotter

By Dustin Wyatt | dwyatt@growthspotter.com | GrowthSpotter
PUBLISHED: April 27, 2023 at 9:43 p.m. | UPDATED: May 1, 2023 at 10:58 a.m.

As several residential projects move forward around Boggy Creek Road near the Osceola County line, a plan is underway to establish more multifamily entitlements in this rapidly growing area close to Lake Nona.

The owner of a 9.8-acre stretch of property a short drive south of S.R. 417 has submitted an application to Orange County requesting to change the land use from its current agricultural designation to allow for the development of 88 apartment homes.


On the opposite side of Boggy Creek Road, land investors Jim Dowd and Daryl Carter are seeking entitlements for two separate multifamily projects totaling 638 units.

Read entire article here: https://www.growthspotter.com/2023/04/27/plans-submitted-for-townhome-like-multifamily-project-near-lake-nona/