Mango’s parking garage on International Drive nears completion
International Drive is about to get 880 new parking spaces, as businessman Josh Wallack prepares to open his 14-story garage with restaurant next to Mango’s Tropical Café.
Convention center funding an issue in hotel-tax discussions
As leaders wrangle over how to spend future tourist development taxes, some International Drive businesses are worried that the Orange County Convention Center will get shortchanged.
Bed Bath & Beyond is the second Fortune 500 company to choose West Oaks mall as a new home for one of its call centers.
OCOEE – With big companies continuing to fuel job creation with call centers in its vacant spaces, retailers in the struggling, 20-year-old West Oaks Mall will soon stand a fighting chance.
Education Projects
Central Florida Strategies has been represented architectural and construction firms in the procurement of education projects. Our services have included pursuits in the K-12 and higher education markets, resulting in the award of over a dozen projects throughout Central Florida for our clients.
Poinciana Parkway
Central Florida Strategies was selected to assist the Orlando office of a national engineering firm expanding its presence across the region. Our efforts led to the award in 2013 of a $110 million Osceola Expressway Authority contract for work in the Poinciana Parkway.
Camping World Stadium Renovation
Turner Construction is the largest construction management and construction firm in the US. Central Florida Strategies has successfully worked with the Orlando region’s business development office on several projects. In Osceola County, we were actively involved in advocating for a road building program using the Construction Manager at Risk method. As a result, Turner was…
Marden Road Interchange
This is a privately funded, $8 million interchange project, which required approvals by the Central Florida Expressway Authority and the City of Apopka. Central Florida Strategies was able to successfully navigate these processes on behalf of the developer.
Mango’s Tropical Cafe
Central Florida Strategies is the representative for local real estate developer, Joshua Wallack, owner of Mango’s Tropical Café. This is a $40 million dining and entertainment venue in the heart of International Drive. Wallack is also building an 800-space parking garage to serve the public. We were active in obtaining multiple government approvals and permits…
Maitland West
Maitland West is a 40-acre, $44 million mixed use development on the corner of State Road 434 and State Road 414. Central Florida Strategies has been active in negotiating key elements on behalf of the developer. Among them: government land acquisition, obtaining from FDOT a dedication of surplus right of way for a road extension,…
Windermere Cay
In 2009, Central Florida Strategies was involved in negotiating for a new workforce- housing ordinance that would allow the deferral of impact fees for new housing projects in targeted areas in Orange County. The ordinance was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in Nov. 2009. The developer has built 380 multifamily units on a…