The developer is PAC Palm Parkway Apartments LLC, an affiliate of PAC Land Development.<\/a> The land is owned by JM Reserve LLC, an entity associated with Westgate<\/a> CEO Jim Gissy, a major landowner in Central Florida.<\/p>\n One difference in the latest plans is how the pool is now part of a rooftop amenities area on the parking garage, bringing the project\u2019s maximum height to 75 feet. Earlier plans show an adjoining two-story clubhouse on the west side next to an outdoor pool and deck.<\/p>\n Gissy\u2019s representative referred questions to the developer. Attempts to reach P.A.C. President and CEO Tom Cavanaugh by phone and email were not successful. Cormia Design Group<\/a> is the project architect. Other firms involved in the project are planner\/engineer Kolb Design Group<\/a> of Deland, landscape architect Land Design<\/a> of Orlando.<\/p>\n The latest plans show a five-story residential building that wraps around an eastside courtyard with an active amenities area and dog park. The building encircles the parking garage then wraps around a smaller westside courtyard with another active amenities area. The county requires 1.4 acres (25%) of open space and plans shows 2.66 acres (2.09 landscaped area and .57 acres from a dry pond). There is a dock extending out onto the lake.<\/p>\n The building will have 142 studio or one-bedroom units and 127 with two or more bedrooms. The garage will have 418 parking spaces, and the surface lot will accommodate another 51 vehicles. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n P.A.C. Land filed plans for the site in 2021<\/a> that called for a mixed-use development with 10,000 square feet of commercial development, up to about 1,400 timeshare units and approximately 260 townhomes. However, those plans were quickly withdrawn.<\/p>\n The apartment community would rise on about 10 acres and will be built in one phase. \u00a0PD has a future land use of medium-high density residential allowing for a wide-range of uses including hotel and convention center hotel use, timeshare use, multifamily use and industrial use.\u201c]\n<\/p>\n In addition to the rooftop pool, plans show a pair of landscaped courtyards, including one with a dog park, and a boardwalk and fishing pier on Big Sand Lake.\u00a0 P.A.C. Land has a history of developing apartment communities with high-end amenities.<\/p>\n Mallory Square<\/a>, which P.A.C. Land sold for $84.84 million<\/a> last year to St. Petersburg-based\u00a0Blue Sky Communities<\/a>, is a prime example. The Lake Nona-area community features an extensive outdoor pool area with a hot tub, a Jacuzzi, seating and lounge areas, hammocks, grilling stations, games such as Connect Four, cornhole and ring toss, and private cabanas with televisions and complimentary towel service. The community also had a residents-only bowling alley.<\/p>\n Brian Bell can be reached at\u00a0bbell@orlandosentinel.com<\/a>. Have a tip about Central Florida development? Email Newsroom@GrowthSpotter.com<\/a>. 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A page from the plans for a new apartment community along Big Sand Lake on Palm Parkway in southwest Orange County. (Elevation by Cormia Design Group)\n<\/p>\n