Industrial Vacancy Rates in Orlando market on a steady upward trendMonday, June 21, 2010
The industrial real estate market in Central Florida showed minimal signs of improvement, with a ways to go toward recovery. Seven of the area's 10 submarkets showed a better first-quarter net absorption than the previous year, meaning more vac...
Firm purchases Downtown Orlando's Crowne Plaza, plans upgradesFriday, June 11, 2010
A Canadian firm bought the downtown Orlando Crowne Plaza in May and intends to invest up to $2 million for upgrades. The property was originally a Holiday Inn and was damaged by the hurricanes in 2004 and then converted to a condo-hotel known a...
Plans for Lake Nona's 70,417 SF Neighborhood Shopping CenterWednesday, June 09, 2010
Lake Nona is one of Central Florida's hottest-growing developments and a local developer plans to build a new grocery-anchored shopping center on the southeast side of the 7,000 acre Lake Nona community southeast Orlando. If approved, the city ...
Tips on Cutting Energy Costs for BusinessesFriday, June 04, 2010
Heating, lighting and air conditioning account for approximately 70 percent of energy usage in most commercial buildings. Businesses can save on expenses by doing simple things such as turning off lights, computers and other appliances when the...
Downtown Condominium The Vue Sold at AuctionMonday, May 17, 2010
The 36-story, 375-unit tower, The Vue at Lake Eola condominium, was sold at auction for $25.9 million . The winning bid came from Condo Deleveloper LLC, a Delaware-based corporation formed on March 8. The final bid was $5.4 million more ...
Seminole County Office Space VacancyMonday, May 17, 2010
Seminole county has an average office space vacancy rate of 19.1 percent for the first quarter 2010, compared with 21.1 percent throughout Central Florida. More rental office space came on the market in the first-quarter of 2010 than was leased...
Wal-Mart Brings jobs to Casselberry with SupercenterWednesday, May 12, 2010
After a two year delay, the city of Casselberry may finally get its new Wal-Mart Supercenter, bringing an estimated 250 permanent jobs to the area by 2011. The site is located at U.S highway 17-92 and State Road 436. It typically takes a...
Business Prices Drop in OrlandoWednesday, May 12, 2010
The current price to purchase a business in Orlando has dropped 12.6 percent compared to last year. The current asking price for a business is about $169,500. compared to last years price was $194,000. The first quarter 2010 data is based...
$20M Lake Mary Medical Office Project Construction Starting SoonThursday, May 06, 2010
Mariner Asset Management Services LLC plans to build a $20 million, 72,000 sq. ft. medical office complex dubbed Heathrow Health City within the next few months. The locaton is County Road 46A, east of Rinehart Road. Construction could be...
Orange County Commission Votes Against $1.2B Rybolt Park PlanWednesday, March 17, 2010
On March 9 the Orange County Commission voted down a controversial plan that would have developed a 1,440 acre, 100-year old cattle ranch east of the Econlockhatchee River into a $1.2 billion mixed-use community similar to Baldwin Park located in Ora...