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<\/p>\nORLANDO, Fla. – Plans for a new skyscraper coming to downtown Orlando are underway, with city council members speaking in favor of the potential new build.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Renderings obtained by FOX 35 show a proposed 37-story tower with office space overlooking Lake Eola at the corner of East Washington Street and North Rosalind Avenue.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
A lot across from Lake Eola \u2013 at East Washington Street and Rosalind Avenue \u2013 has sat empty for years. A previous proposal to build a hotel on the site fell through, FOX 35’s Chris Lindsay reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The future location of a skyscraper in Downtown Orlando.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Now, a proposal, headed before Orlando’s city planning board, plans to build a 37-story building with hotel rooms, luxury residential units, office space and ground-level retail shops wall within.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The project’s architect is Miami-based Kobi Karp Architect, Interior Design and Planning, who has buildings throughout the Miami Beach and Tampa areas<\/a>, its portfolio said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Renderings of proposed skyscraper <\/p>\n Renderings of a skyscraper to be built in Downtown Orlando. (Source: Kobi Karp Architecture) <\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n This project has the support of Orlando City Commissioner Shan Rose, District 5. The proposed property is in her district.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rose told Lindsay that the project has the potential to elevate the downtown area.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It\u2019s a true signal that there\u2019s confidence in downtown Orlando, and you know, adding a 5-star hotel, luxury residence,” Rose said. “It doesn\u2019t only elevate, but it also strengthens the economy here.”<\/p>\n This proposal comes after downtown Orlando is working to turn Church Street into a walkable, family-friendly destination<\/a>. The city aims to transform the Church Street corridor by flattening curbs, improving lighting and adding trees and planters. \u00a0<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n The city’s planning board will look over the skyscraper proposal next month. The property will need to be rezoned before the project moves forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Source: Information in this story was gathered from the city of Orlando and reporting from FOX 35’s Chris Lindsay.\u00a0<\/p>\n Orlando News<\/a>Orange County News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. – Plans for a new skyscraper coming to downtown Orlando are underway, with city council members…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[47,115,1335,139,141,140,628],"class_list":["post-226952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-fl","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}