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Historic 'Plymouthonian' home by storybook-style architect Sam Stoltz is now for sale in Orlando area
A rare Florida storybook-style home by a renowned area architect is now for sale just outside Orlando. The home, located at 30801 Ridgeview Ave. in Sorrento, was built in 1929 and has been dubbed the "Plymouthonian." The home's architect, Sam Stoltz, is responsible for several distinctive Florida homes and buildings...
Windermere Country Club sells for $8.6 million
Former Windermere Country Club LLC owner Bryan DeCunha has sold the shuttered 155-acre club at 2710 Butler Bay Drive N., Windermere, to NYA Capital Inc. for $8.6 million. DeCunha, who purchased the property in 2011 for $2.17 million, closed the club in 2016, citing mounting losses in profit. His plan for the land was to build 95 homes on 50 of the property’s acres, but because of an agreement struck in 1986 with the Orange County Commission and the land’s original developers, the development rights to the land belong to the county.
Isleworth estate tops Windermere sales from Aug. 19 to 25
An Isleworth estate home topped all Windermere residential real-estate transactions from Aug. 19 to 25. The home at 5243 Isleworth Country Club Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 20, for $5,250,000. Built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths and 6,424 square feet of living area. Days on market: Nine. The sellers were represented by Simon Simaan, The Simon Simaan Group.
Waterside at Johns Lake home tops Winter Garden sales from Aug. 19 to 25
A Waterside at Johns Lake home topped all Winter Garden residential real-estate transactions from Aug. 19 to 25. The home at 16832 Broadwater Ave., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 22, for $1,148,000. Built in 2019, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 3,776 square feet of living area. Days on market: 103. The sellers were represented by Melissa Wilsonm Keller Williams at The Lakes.
After tense exchanges, Rollins finally wins approval for faculty housing
In a first-of-its-kind agreement for Winter Park, the liberal arts college agreed to pay a fee equivalent to a portion of taxes it would be exempted from on the project. After nine months of hearings and revisions, Rollins College won approval for a project that will provide 30 apartments to early career faculty and staff who would otherwise likely find rents unaffordable near the lakefront campus in the heart Winter Park.
Rollins Apartments Approved with Updated Parking Code
The eight-month saga of the Rollins College workforce housing proposal came to an end at the August 28 City Commission meeting with a 4-1 vote in favor of conditional use approval. The plan includes a first-ever Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement with the city and copies the Orange Avenue Overlay parking code.
See where Orlando ranks among the best real estate markets in 2024
Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. Orlando remains a real estate hot spot, according to the latest report from personal finance website WalletHub. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS To find the best cities for real estate, WalletHub compared 300 across 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from median home-price appreciation to housing affordability to job growth. The report gave cities an overall score and then split each into subcategories ranked by population size.
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