Summer 2013 Issue
Orlando New Homes and Communities Magazine and Guide
Central Florida is the tourism capital of the world, but it is also a family-friendly place with cozy neighborhoods, excellent schools and an emerging high-tech employment base. Lakes and parks abound and there are an array of cultural venues to enjoy. Orlando also boasts the state's newest medical school as well as a burgeoning medical research complex. Sports fans cheer for the Orlando Magic.
FEATURE
Light rail was a long time coming to Central Florida. But when the first phase of SunRail comes on line by the spring of 2014, transportation in the region will enter a new era.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Recently I met a lovely young couple at a builder's sales center looking to purchase their very first home. While they were excited, it was obvious that they were also concerned about home values and the possibility that they might decline.
PROFILE
From the very beginning, the Central Florida community of Harmony was going to be different kind of development. The concept was to create an entire town committed to living a healthy lifestyle, in a sustainable home and in close contact with pets, wildlife and nature.
In Central Florida they may be the new kids in town, but Richmond American Homes and its subsidiaries have been designing and building new homes across the nation for more than three decades.
The 7,628-square-foot Palazzo Lago encompasses six bedrooms, six full baths and two half-baths and a gourmet kitchen as well as a four-car garage.
MEDICAL CITY
Sure, the graduating class numbered only 36. But those 36 people, the first to complete the M.D. program at the University of Central Florida's College of Medicine, introduced a new chapter in the region's history.
Just off S.R. 417, five minutes east of Orlando International Airport, a 65-acre parcel of land has morphed into a $2 billion health-sciences campus encompassing a medical school, research laboratories and hospitals as well as new homes and businesses to support newcomers flocking to this burgeoning area.
Lake Nona is a 7,000-acre, master-planned community within the city limits of Orlando. It's home to world-class educational and medical facilities as well as a mix of residential options, retail centers, preservation areas and a championship golf course.