Kimaya bought Lot 6<\/a> of the Osceola Corporate Center directly from Tupperware for $1.57 million back in 2020. The deed included a use restriction requiring the developer to develop the property within 5 years as a dual-branded hotel with 142 rooms. The developer soon secured a license with Marriott for a TownPlace Suites and Fairfield Inn that met the exact specifications. The county approved building permits for the hotel in 2022.<\/p>\n Orlando Health to build full-service hospital at Tupperware campus<\/a><\/p>\n But after four years, the company has been unable to secure financing for the hotel project, and now Kimaya is looking to sell the parcel or develop it for something else.\u00a0Sid Gautam, director of acquisitions and development for Kimaya, said bringing a hotel to the Tupperware SunRail area is still the goal, but they have to consider alternatives.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted to get the hotel done; it\u2019s just that the market is not there for us to support a ground-up development yet,\u201d Gautam said. \u201cThe as-built valuations are still not making sense for a ground-up deal.\u201d<\/p>\n Orlando\u2019s hotel market is a study in contrasts, as thousands of new hotel rooms came online as Epic Universe opened in 2025. Universal added 2,000 rooms across its three hotels, and IHG added another 288 keys this past July when it opened a dual-branded EVEN and Staybridge Suites hotel next to Epic Universe.<\/p>\n The Orange County Convention Center expansion is driving more hotel development in the I-Drive corridor, including a new 274-room Hyatt House<\/a> now underway across from the convention center.<\/p>\n Collier\u2019s Q3 2026 Hospitality Market Report<\/a> cited robust fundamentals for the Orlando market, noting that it \u201cremains one of the nation\u2019s strongest tourism-driven lodging markets.\u201d<\/p>\n Hotel construction in Orlando jumped 35% over the same period last year, the report says. Nearly 1,000 Disney Vacation Club units under construction at Lakeshore Lodge<\/a> bolster that figure.<\/p>\n \u201cDevelopment activity remains among the most active in Florida, with approximately 4,170 rooms under construction and no new rooms delivered during the quarter,\u201d the report states. \u201cLooking ahead, Orlando\u2019s combination of world-class attractions, convention demand, and continued investment is expected to support long-term lodging growth.\u201d<\/p>\n Only a handful of suburban, limited-service hotels<\/a> have opened this year, but extended-stay projects have had more success. Brands such as Woodspring Suites<\/a>, Echo Suites and Everhome Suites<\/a> are coming up in suburban submarkets like Clermont and Leesburg and on I-Drive. Extended-stay hotels next to hospitals are typically considered recession-proof<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the sad part,\u201d Gautam said. \u201cI mean, we\u2019re just not getting the loan and all the required capital to make the returns work. So that\u2019s why we\u2019re reaching out to some hoteliers. I mean, we have the approved plans with all the permits in hand.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimaya has engaged Susan Morris with RDIP Florida<\/a> to market the property to other hotel groups that specialize in hospital-adjacent assets.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have really focused our target marketing towards extended stays because I have found 10 to 12 companies \u2014 hoteliers, hospitality groups \u2014 who are focusing on hospitals and extended stays,\u201d Morris said.<\/p>\n She\u2019s working with two prospective buyers, but they\u2019re not interested in building the dual-branded hotel approved for the site. \u201cMost of the ones wanting to do it want to do a single brand,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Another factor that has worked against Kimaya is the uncertainty over the development timeline for additional Tupperware land owned by Orlando Health. The hospital owns the vacant lots adjacent to the hotel site<\/a> but has not filed any permits for the future medical offices.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019ve been trying to get from Orlando Health,\u201d Morris said. \u201cWhat is your timing on those parcels? When do you think you\u2019ll have a plan for those?\u201d<\/p>\n Kimaya is also considering alternative development scenarios for the Tupperware property. The firm is seeking a major zoning amendment to allow Self-Storage as a potential use on Lot 5 of the OCC Planned Development. The request goes to the Osceola County Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners this month.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re trying to open it up to more land uses that might be a synergistic land use to target a wider audience of buyers, and that includes self-storage,\u201d Gautam said.<\/p>\n Have a tip about Central Florida development? Contact me at\u00a0lkinsler@GrowthSpotter.com<\/a> or (407) 420-6261. 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Construction is underway on the 274-room Hyatt House Orlando Convention Center. (Rendering by Behar Peteranecz)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/TGS-L-Tupperware-2026-master-plan-01.jpg\")
The revised master plan creates a single medical campus for all of the property owned by Orlando Health and changes the hotel site on Lot 6 to Mixed-Use with Self-Storage permitted. (Harris Civil Engineering)<\/p>\n