By Ken Storey
Florida Hospital’s Health Village is booming right now with
new construction. While the two new
towers at the hospital itself have been getting quite a bit of attention lately there is other construction within the 172 acre “Health Village.” Visible from I-4 is a new apartment complex, The Ivy, that will ultimately change what commuters on I-4 see of the “Health Village.” The apartments sitting along E. Winter Park Street back up to the interstate. Their contemporary style and height will signal to drivers that the major changes are occurring within the "Health Village" are much more than just the cranes that are seen in the distance.
The former mix of small
single family houses have now formed a unified 3.4 acre lot that will quickly become home to the latest Craig Ustler development. The local developer has been busy lately with over $1.1billion in development
currently planned for the downtown area, including not only The Ivy but also the Creative Village and an
8-story hotel planned for the corner of Orange and Colonial.
This though will not be a small development by any means. The Ivy will be five stories tall with 248-units in a mix of
one-, two-, and three-bedrooms. Units
will feature ceramic floors, 9’4” ceilings, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and modern lighting fixtures. Amenities at the building will include bike racks, a cyber café and coffee bar, yoga/spin room, 2nd
floor balcony pool deck, two community/gathering rooms, dog walk, and car charging
station. The first units of The Ivy
should begin leasing by end of 2013 with the full building being finished by
mid-2014.
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| This is the intersection of Dade and Spruce right now. |
Standing on Dade you can easily see I-4 on the backside of the property.
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| The same corner right now. |
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| On E Winter Park St looking west towards I-4 |
