Along Silver Star Road in the heart of Pine Hills is where you'll find Hawthorne Park — a 120-unit affordable housing development exclusively for seniors.

Following delays due to hurricanes Helene and Milton, Grand Central Pizza Station in Ocoee is ready to celebrate its grand opening.

A Dallas-based real estate brokerage is helping to sell Orlando Fashion Square Mall, long the subject of redevelopment plans that never came to fruition.

The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will host a groundbreaking event for a new Animal Services facility.

Residents in Volusia County suffered serious flooding problems due to Hurricane Milton, but some have grappled with worsening flooding issues in recent years. Some say it is due to overdevelopment.

Plans to transform an old Seminole County golf course into a community park are steadily advancing.

Orange County officials have struck a deal to stop Orlando from annexing 52,000+ acres of land in southeast Orange County.

The city of Orlando is delaying a decision on whether to annex a piece of east Orange County property until just before the November election, when county voters could approve two charter amendments that will make annexation harder.

Nestled in the heart of Lake County, Leesburg is experiencing a significant surge in both population and development.

With the area's housing market stabilizing, Osceola County is launching its Purchase/Down Payment Assistance Program.

Orlando City Council is deciding on whether or not to grant an annexation request that has many community members and activists upset.

Trooper Steve on Patrol drives the outskirts and discusses future traffic around Universal Orlando's 4th theme park.

St. Cloud city leaders are considering borrowing $90 million to build new a fire headquarters, three new fire stations, as well as a public safety complex.

When Mayor Paul Alfrey looks over Melbourne, he sees a city on the rise.

Brevard County commissioners will vote Thursday on a controversial plan to develop a former golf course into a site for hundreds of homes.

Brevard County commissioners are voting on a controversial plan to develop a former golf course into a site for hundreds of homes.

The developers behind a controversial proposal to build nearly 1,800 homes near Lake Pickett have sued to block Orange County from letting voters decide whether it should be more difficult to get such projects approved in rural areas.

Those who drive deep into Geneva will find a curious sight along the roadway: a decrepit bank vault sitting in a small field of grass.

Moving forward with the future of SunRail was a key point in a meeting Thursday afternoon with FDOT and the local partners.

After numerous financial setbacks, Sanford city leaders voted Monday to scrap the Heritage Park in the downtown area.

A trend of redeveloping old golf courses is closer to being final in a north Brevard County neighborhood.

A grand opening celebration is planned at the new SunRail station in DeLand just days before service is set to begin, connecting the quaint city to points south, all the way to Poinciana.

Longer response times in Palm Bay has the city looking to expand its police and fire, but the city says it doesn't want taxpayers to pay for it.

Orange County voters will decide in November on a charter amendment to establish a rural boundary.

Central Florida students will be heading back to the classroom in just a couple of weeks. Some of those students will be walking the halls of brand new campuses.

Three new schools are set to open for the upcoming school year in Orange County.

Orange County is holding a webinar to explain the progress that’s been made on the updated Vision 2050 plan that will guide growth in the county over the next few decades.

A new fire station is poised to significantly boost emergency response times for people who live in one of the fastest-growing cities in Florida.

Plans are delayed for a huge riverwalk complex to be built in Port Orange but the mayor told News 6 the city is working on a back-up plan to get entertainment to the area sooner.

A group of neighbors in St. Cloud have formed tight-knit community in an area called The Manor in unincorporated Osceola County.

Orange County commissioners on Tuesday approved three off-campus student housing proposals near UCF that will add more than 3,600 bedrooms.

Along Lake Mary Boulevard on the southern edge of Orlando-Sanford International Airport is where Seminole County's future is taking flight.

It’s a problem people in Deltona say has never been solved – adding businesses to create a downtown.

Podcast host Katrina Scales hits the road to learn about the eccentric World War II veteran who led the city through the opening of Disney.

As WKMG Hits the Road to downtown Orlando this week, we learned the 32801 ZIP code is seeing a population boom with no signs of slowing down.

As WKMG Hits the Road to downtown Orlando this week, some business owners told us they're hoping others will do the same.

If you've been dreaming of buying a home, but can't swing the down payment, there's a program in Florida that's here to help.

Leaders in Osceola County are celebrating the near-completion of a road that will provide further access to the NeoCity technology campus.

Seminole County commissioners on Tuesday approved a plan to redevelop the former site of Flea World near Sanford.

It’s happening all over Central Florida: Farmland being scooped up and developed to meet the growth of our region.

Wyld Oaks, a massive mixed-use development that's taking shape off State Road 429, will bring a mix of housing, shopping, dining, entertainment, and hotels to Apopka's booming Kelly Park corridor.

Mount Dora leaders have voted to move forward with a plan to place a controversial “employment center district” along State Road 46 with hundreds of apartments and acres of office, commercial and warehouse space.

The inventory of homes up for sale in the Metro Orlando area rose again in May, and the median home price dropped slightly, according to the Orlando Regional REALTOR Association.

AdventHealth is marking the near completion of its newest standalone emergency room.

Osceola County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, and one development that's poised to attract even more newcomers to the area is NeoCity.

As WKMG Hits the Road to Osceola County and the 34744 ZIP code, we learned a new workforce housing development is taking shape near downtown Kissimmee.

City Manager Mike Steigerwald tells News 6 Investigator Mike Holfeld that when he came to Kissimmee in 1994, the population was at 32,000. Today, he says they're probably pushing 85,000.

A new report has found Ocala is the second most popular city Americans are moving to in 2024.

The Homeless Services Network released its annual Point-in-Time count for 2024 for Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties.

Thousands of people are moving into Osceola County, but there are not enough roads for the heavy traffic.

Central Florida remains one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation, and with that growth comes plenty of traffic woes.

As new communities are being planned to meet the growth of Central Florida, mixed-use developments are rising in popularity.

An ongoing effort to protect a rural Lake County community from large-scale development is getting closer to the solution residents and advocates have been pushing for.

The Great Southern Box Company Food Hall has 11 food vendors, a full bar and a brewery that’s currently under construction. The building also comes with history.

A massive development that would nearly quadruple the population of Bunnell was given its first green light by the city.

A developer’s plan to bring a 36-unit attainable senior apartment complex to the Waterford Lakes community has been denied by Orange County’s Planning and Zoning Commission.

The town of Ferndale, home to just over 600 people, is a virtually untouched mecca of old Florida, but locals are starting to feel and see something they've been working to prevent for generations.

Near the Montverde water tower along Lake Drive is where two longtime locals planted their roots decades ago.

Demolition has started on the Lee School in downtown Leesburg. The old school building is a big part of the city’s history.

Horizon West is a growing community near Walt Disney World. There are new homes, apartment buildings, shops, and schools, and that means more traffic headaches.

When WKMG Hit the Road to Montverde and the 34756 ZIP code, we quickly found out it was home to one of Central Florida's most exclusive communities.

The Ocoee City Commission pared down an ambitious proposal for a massive pickleball complex at Jacob Nathan Boulevard off West Colonial Drive

Proposed moratoriums go before the city council on Thursday night

National New Homeowners Day is celebrated every May 1, highlighting the many advantages to owning a home.

As WKMG is preparing to hit the road next month in the 34756 ZIP code, people who live in the area are highlighting why they love the community and sharing their concerns.

Construction on the largest apartment project in Sanford's history is about to get underway.

The hotel is being turned into the Palm Garden Apartments, which is currently under construction.

Construction on a 40,000 square-foot, two-story pickleball facility in The Villages is halfway there.

Homes are ranked by price with ties broken by price per square foot.

Golfers have teed it up at Eagle Creek Golf Club for nearly 20 years, but folks who live in the sprawling golf community in Lake Nona say they're worried about the future after learning a portion of the golf course could be reduced for hundreds of new apartments.

Orange County commissioners met Tuesday to discuss a possible challenge to the city of Orlando's plan to annex thousands of acres of land.

A developer's plans to bring an attainable senior apartment complex to east Orange County is drawing opposition from the community.

City officials gave the final green light for the downtown Orlando sports and entertainment district on Monday.

Ormond Beach commissioners Tuesday night unanimously voted against a request by developer, Triumph Oaks of Ormond Beach LLC, that Tomoka Oaks residents said would have threatened their quality of life.

The Orlando Utilities Commission last week approved a $155 million project to ensure the region's growing population will have enough safe and clean drinking water for years to come.

Sanford, like much of Central Florida, has a critical deficit of affordable housing, but News 6 learned new units are starting to come online, and more are on the way.

Officials with the Central Florida Expressway Authority are set to break ground on a brand new highway connecting Lake and Orange counties.

Nobody likes a noisy neighbor, but residents living along a section of the Wekiva Parkway in Seminole County say the traffic is so loud it rattles their homes.

Plans to bring a giant mixed-use development with more than 1,000 multi-family units to the former Flea World site are getting closer to reality.

State board decides to purchase the land for conservation.

The Osceola County School Board held a workshop on Tuesday to go over the hundreds of millions of dollars in projects that are underway throughout the district.

Commissioners in Orange County agreed Tuesday to send a plan for an affordable housing project that would be built by Walt Disney World onto the next step.

Central Florida’s numbers, while staggering, are actually an improvement from last year when Orlando had the second most severe shortages.

Work is underway to demolish an abandoned mobile home park in east Orange County.

Cities across Central Florida are booming with population growth and development, and DeLand is no exception.

According to MoneyGeek, Florida and Texas were the top areas for potential growth.

More than 60 million passengers are expected to pass through the gates at Orlando International Airport in 2024 – a 10% jump from last year's record 57.7 million passengers.

More homeowners eager to sell their home are lowering their initial asking price in a bid to entice prospective buyers as the spring homebuying season gets going.

Neighbors in a rural pocket of Lake County are fighting back against plans to transform hundreds of acres of pasture and scrubland into a 1,725-unit mixed-use development.

The city of Orlando has approved moving forward with plans to buy properties in downtown that have sat vacant for years.

Orlando city commissioners voted to move forward with the annexation of more than 6,200 acres of southeastern Orange County.

Construction is underway on a nearly $67 million project to widen Econlockhatchee Trail in east Orange County.

As WKMG Hits the Road in the 32825 zip code of east Orange County, neighbors told us they were curious about new developments coming to the area.

News 6 takes a look at the price of homes in east Orange County's 32825 ZIP code.

Built in 1984, Lake Underhill Road is now considered failing and over-capacity by Orange County.

To keep up with the rapid population growth Osceola County is experiencing, three new schools are being built simultaneously.

A development just approved for 40 acres just outside of DeLand city limits has some residents worried about future traffic headaches.

A crowd of hundreds gathered at ONE DAYTONA early Thursday for the grand opening of Volusia County’s first Costco Wholesale.

A controversial proposal to bring new townhomes and single-family homes to a rural part of east Osceola County was unexpectedly pulled ahead of a key planning commission meeting Tuesday night.

This aquarium is the first large business to open here in years.