ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – One month after News 6 reported about the growing push in the Dr. Phillips community to stop hundreds of new apartments from being built in a busy shopping center, residents say the developer made changes to the plan.
Kimco Realty was initially looking to redevelop and rezone a number of shops, including a former Stein Mart, in the Marketplace at Dr. Phillips along Sand Lake Road and build up to 850 apartment units.
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The plan received tons of pushback from the community, and after meeting with more than a dozen HOA presidents in Dr. Phillips, residents said the developer is now reducing the number to somewhere between 250 and 270.
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In that same plaza along “Restaurant Row,” Unicorp altered its plan to redevelop the Valley Bank building into new restaurants and a parking garage by changing the building’s architecture and removing a level from the parking garage.
The changes were made following a community meeting last month where residents expressed concerns about the idea.
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