{"id":68966,"date":"2025-12-03T02:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/68966\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T02:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:19:18","slug":"mayor-announces-plans-for-former-orlando-sentinel-site-at-annual-dto-address-orlando-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/68966\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor announces plans for former Orlando Sentinel site at annual DTO address \u2013 Orlando Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists at the annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Dyer announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists discuss the city\u2019s future...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists discuss the city\u2019s future during his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Dyer announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer delivers remarks during his annual State...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_0340f3_2bce5d.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer delivers remarks during his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. He announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The former Orlando Sentinel building at 633 North Orange Ave.,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_2821f2_64fbfb.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The former Orlando Sentinel building at 633 North Orange Ave., Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer announced during his annual State of Downtown address a development deal for the old Sentinel property, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer responds to a question during a...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_1775f-2_9e6a04.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer responds to a question during a panel discussion at his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, as Richard Perez, executive director of Midtown Development, listens. Dyer announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists chat after his annual...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_2752f-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists chat after his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Dyer announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The former Orlando Sentinel building at 633 North Orange Ave.,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_2845f2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The former Orlando Sentinel building at 633 North Orange Ave., Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer announced during his annual State of Downtown address a development deal for the old Sentinel property, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer delivers remarks during his annual State...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_0216f2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer delivers remarks during his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. He announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists discuss the city\u2019s future...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_2626f2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists discuss the city\u2019s future during his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Dyer announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The former Orlando Sentinel building at 633 North Orange Ave.,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-pano1-DTO-Sentinel_0009-Pano.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The former Orlando Sentinel building at 633 North Orange Ave., Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer announced during his annual State of Downtown address a development deal for the old Sentinel property, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An image showing North Orange Avenue, including the former Orlando...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_2650f3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An image showing North Orange Avenue, including the former Orlando Sentinel property, is projected as mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists discuss the city\u2019s future during his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Dyer announced a development deal for the former site of the Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The front entrance at the former Orlando Sentinel building at...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_2929f-3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The front entrance at the former Orlando Sentinel building at 633 North Orange Ave., Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer announced during his annual State of Downtown address a development deal for the old Sentinel property, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The former Orlando Sentinel building at 633 North Orange Ave.,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-pano3-DTO-Sentinel_0018-Pano.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The former Orlando Sentinel building at 633 North Orange Ave., Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer announced during his annual State of Downtown address a development deal for the old Sentinel property, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer delivers remarks during his annual State...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_0456f2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer delivers remarks during his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. He announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists gather for a group...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOS-L-orlando-DTO-2025_2405f2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists gather for a group photo during his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Dyer announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 14<\/p>\n<p>Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists discuss the city\u2019s future during his annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Dyer announced a development deal for the former site of the Orlando Sentinel\u2019s downtown campus, outlining a plan to convert the 20-acre parcel at N. Orange Ave. and E. Colonial Drive into a mixed-use development with a walkable city park. (Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and panelists at the annual State of Downtown address, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. 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