Central Florida Monthly Magazine: April 2017 by Central Florida Monthly

April 2017

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INSIDE:

LIVING IN LAKE NONA

Where work and play intersect

ICYMI

DEVELOPMENT’S HEATING UP in LAKE NONA AND KISSIMMEE

march

SOCIAL PICS

LOCAL EVENTS

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BECAUSE YOU

live, work & play in the EAST ORLANDO AREA Publisher/Owner

STEVE FUSILIER steve@realtygroupfl.com

EDITOR’S NOTE

Free weekly yoga classes in Lake Nona will have you posed for success. Photo credit: Tavistock Development Company

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there, neighbors.

country’s cookie cutter approach to planned

And over the next 12 months, we’ll explore 11

Have you ever read

development.

other neighboring communities and find out what makes them special.

something you didn’t understand but didn’t ask for

It’s a staple in urban history and I hope

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you’ll enjoy learning about it as much as I

I’ve always been of the opinion that every

did. Everything from its home manufacturing

community offers something worth celebrating

I asked my friend Chad Walsh, a freelance

process (homes assembled in 26 minutes!) to

and, if you don’t see it, you’re not being curious

writer I’ve worked with for years, to tackle a

its lack of diversity (yup, 100 percent white) to

enough and asking the right questions—like

12-month assignment writing feature articles

the necessity to commute elsewhere for work

“What’s Levittown?”

about the neighborhoods we cover in Central

(80 percent of its male residents commuted

Florida Monthly’s distribution area.

to Manhattan) has permeated our suburban

When you’re curious, you always discover

housing culture.

something new. So, don’t be afraid to ask

clarification because you felt dumb asking?

Editorial

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questions, the answers may delight you.

And, right out of the gate—in the fifth paragraph of his very first article, Living in Lake

Of course, times have changed, and today’s

Nona—he offered this stumper:

suburbs have also changed, but most haven’t

Stay curious, my friends.

lost the feel of Anytown, USA. And that makes “Planned communities are nothing new, but

them easy to dismiss.

Lake Nona isn’t some Levittown, after all.” “...but Lake Nona isn’t some Levittown, after Levittown... huh?

all.”

Fortunately for me, my friend and long-time

Unlike Levittown, Lake Nona’s homes and

editor Chris Young asked the question that

neighborhood infrastructure are crafted

escaped me: “I don’t get the reference, Chad.

with care and intention, it’s populated with

What does that mean?”

residents from around the globe, and it has a

In gratitude,

lynnette

health and sciences cluster called Medical City And I’m so glad he did because the reference is

where many residents work.

profound. In this month’s feature story, Living in Lake Levittown was the postwar housing project

Nona, you’ll discover the secret sauce of this

in New York credited as the catalyst for our

community and what makes living and working there anything but ordinary.

Life imitates art; create your masterpiece in Lake Nona. Photo credit: Tavistock Development Company

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April 1, 2PM-11:30PM Lake Nona High School, 12500 Narcoossee Rd. Honor those you’ve lost to cancer and celebrate those who have survived while supporting the American Cancer Society. Contests, kids’ carnival, 5k/10k fun run/walk, music, virtual reality games, cupcake eating contest, and more.

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US Quidditch World Cup April 8 & 9, 8AM Austin-Tindall Park, 4100 Boggy Creek Rd., Kissimmee What do a Quaffle, two Bludgers, and a Golden Snitch have in common? They’re balls used in the popular semi-contact sport inspired by Harry Potter books and movies. Join the fun as 60 teams converge on Kissimmee to find out who has the field wizardry to become league champion.

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The Social at Courtyard/Residence Inn Orlando Lake Nona April 12, 6-8PM Courtyard/Residence Inn Orlando Lake Nona, 6955 Lake Nona Blvd. Earth Day is Saturday, April 22 and, before you roll up your sleeves to help the planet, you’re invited to prefunc where the environment will positively impact your well-being. Rub elbows with your neighbors and other business types, unwind with a glass of wine, and tour the Stay Well™ suites—where you’ll learn how aromatherapy, lighting and other features can improve your sleep, travel, home, and yes, the planet.

Pig Run of Lake Nona April 15, 9AM Lake Nona YMCA, 9055 Northlake Pkwy. You might call the Pig Run a gut race—but not because it’s a timed race with speedy contestants. The real challenge is making a pit stop halfway through the race, eating your fill of Dunkin’ Donuts and then getting your gut across the finish line. Benefits Big Awesome Charities of Nona. Yup, B.A.C.O.N.!

East Orlando Chamber of Commerce 33rd Annual Golf Tournament April 28, Registration 7AM Rio Pinar Golf Club, 8600 El Prado Ave., Orlando The East Orlando Chamber of Commerce invites you to join them at its signature annual fundraising event. For over 30 years, EOCC’s Golf Tournament has allowed businesses to network on the green, have fun, strengthen business relationships, and build a better community.

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Gorgeous, high-end finished home, on a corner lot with a pond view. This home shows like a model with a 3-car detached garage, breezeway, pool house/mother-in-law suite, formal living and dining room, sunroom, loft and a balcony overlooking the custom saltwater pool.

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12155 Aztec Rose Ln, Orlando, FL 32827 4 BED • 3 BATH • 2455 SQ FT • VILLAGE WALK Lisiana Dutka 248.563.9889

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11896 Delfina Ln, Orlando, FL 32827 2 BED • 2 BATH • 1708 SQ FT • GATED Amy Platon 321.230.7190

8088 Prestbury Dr, Orlando, FL 32832 3 BED • 3 BATH • 1799 SQ FT • EAGLE CREEK Joey Guest 407.476.7660

6072 Lake Melrose Dr, Orlando, FL 32829 5 BED • 3 BATH • 3920 SQ FT • GATED Joey Guest 407.476.7660

5331 Carson St, Saint Cloud, FL 34771 5 BED • 5 BATH • 5772 SQ FT • POOL HOME Chris Pixley 352.267.4244

2140 Shadow Creek Dr, Kissimmee, FL 34746 4 BED • 2.5 BATH • 2840 SQ FT • CORNER LOT Lourdes Valdes 407.234.1955

12160 Prairie Plantation Way, Orlando, FL 32824 4 BED • 2 BATH • 1981 SQ FT • UPGRADES Lisiana Dutka 248.563.9889

1141 Audubon Way, Maitland, FL 32751 4 BED • 3 BATH • 3376 SQ FT • PRIVATE LAKE ACCESS Chris Pixley 352.267.4244

1822 Baylarian Blvd, Orlando, FL 32806 3 BED • 2 BATH • 2300 SQ FT • DELANEY PARK Chris Pixley 352.267.4244

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Lake Nona

Town Center Phase 2a, second office building, Lake Nona Creekside, new eats Tavistock received design review approval for Phase 2a of its 3.8 million-square-foot open-air lifestyle and entertainment center; the second office tower in Phase 1 of the Town Center project was also green-lighted. The company has also secured a second Publix for Lake Nona Creekside, a new 60,000-square-foot, estimated $9 million shopping center on Boggy Creek Road south of Orlando International Airport.

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More luxury apartments on the rise According to Orlando Business Journal, “Wellington-based The Bainbridge Cos. LLC this month pulled permits to start vertical construction on its $46.5 million, 288-unit lakefront Bainbridge at Nona Place complex on the northeast corner of Narcoossee and Tyson roads in southeast Orlando.”

Kissimmee

Emergency care facility, hotel, apartments and mofongos Whoo boy! Kissimmee is hot, especially its W192 tourism corridor where Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, a national hospital chain, scooped up 4.2 acres for an emergency care facility, and a Tampa-based firm is looking to build a 100-room branded hotel.

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Lake Nona’s growing: veggies, fruit and herbs abound in its community gardens. Photo credit: Tavistock Development Company

Text by Chad Walsh

magine two circles. Put work in one and play in the other. Now ask yourself: How often do my circles overlap?

In Lake Nona, the work lives and the play lives of residents do more than blur. If they were drawn into a Venn diagram, the two circles would practically share the same space. This is the sentiment of resident Sarah Turner. “We work in health and fitness, then we choose it in our off time as well,” she explains. “It creates a happy and healthy community where we really know how to enjoy life outdoors.” The planned community in Central Florida got its start in 1996 on just 4,000 acres of land out by the Orlando International Airport. But the plan all along was to blend a suburban state of mind into an urban landscape. And along the way, the community evolved into one that put health and fitness front and center. Planned communities are nothing new, but Lake Nona isn’t some Levittown, after all. On

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the other hand, a planned community that blends health services, science and technology, with a lifestyle that reinvents how people live their daily lives, definitely is. A Colorado native, Turner has lived all over the country, but moved to Lake Nona in 2012 where she settled with her three kids. “My career brought me to the Orlando area from out of state,” she says. “I just happened to find a home I liked in Lake Nona. I moved, not even knowing that this awesome community was being built. Turns out, I hit the jackpot!” Turner is a good example of a person who represents a community where the residents live to live outdoors. As a health advisor and certified personal trainer for Endurance Wellness and Weight Loss Center, she and her business partner, Dr. Jennifer Waddy, are attempting to “bridge the gap” between medicine and fitness for Lake Nona residents. If anything represents Lake Nona, it’s a lifestyle of health and fitness, and it is (rightly) celebrated for its commitment to health and education. Being home to Medical City—the 650-acre

medical campus where doctors and educators provide top-notch health care to the community in its own backyard—doesn’t hurt, either. Neither does drawing powerful players from the health industry. Recently, the community hosted the Lake Nona Impact Forum, a threeday conference including sessions with four U.S. surgeons general, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, acting surgeon general Vivek Murthy, and author Deepak Chopra. And while he was there, Chopra led a free guided meditation in the park. Plans are also in place for Chopra to partner with the community to develop a health tracking app for your smartphone, which will help you stay fit while allowing developers to correlate best practices for fitness, exercise and diet in the area. Medical City, and its commitment to weaving the community into its mission of health and self-care, has also helped make this small (but growing) tight-knit community a diverse one as residents have settled here from all over the globe. But Lake Nona’s secret weapon is how it has infused an active lifestyle into its overall design.

residents live to live outdoors

Lake Nona is very walkable, but it also has a bike-share program as well as 44 miles of trails to walk and jog on. In the fall, 1,000 people show up to participate in the 5k and 10k RUN NONA street race, and in the spring, another 1,000 people turn up to cycle in the Tour de Cure, which raises funds for the American Diabetes Association. And every Saturday morning, there are free yoga-in-the-park classes. In other words, there is something for you to do on any given day. In 2016 alone, Lake Nona put on more than 500 events overall, including movies in the park, live music and outdoor food market featuring local vendors.

Something’s always brewing in Lake Nona. Photo credit: Tavistock Development Company

It’s easy to enjoy the great outdoors in Lake Nona.

Today, Lake Nona occupies 17 square miles (or more than 10,000 acres) and has a population of about 12,000 people who live in rentals, condos, warehouse flats, townhouses and singlefamily homes in the community’s 10 different neighborhoods. And it’s growing. At present, another 2,000 homes are currently projected. CENTRAL FLORIDA MONTHLY

The community’s emphasis on fitness is why Christine Hartmann calls the neighborhood home. The catering director for Spoleto Italian Kitchen is a former University of Kentucky volleyball player who moved to the area in 2012 with her fiancé, an Olympic swimmer. And hundreds of tennis pros and instructors have been drawn to the area thanks to the nearby U.S. Tennis Association headquarters.

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“In a place like Lake Nona, it’s easy to stay motivated to be healthy and fit because that’s just the environment,” she says. “With the miles of trails, all the parks—dog parks too—it’s just easy to get outdoors and be active.” All of these qualities are exactly what Turner means when she says she “hit the jackpot!” “Lake Nona’s commitment to health and fitness appeals to me in so many different ways,” she says. “I love going out for a run and seeing 10 other runners or a pack of cyclists cruising up Narcoossee. Anywhere you go in Lake Nona, you can meet an athlete of some sort.” “I think this community is different than others because we truly play as much as we work, if not more,” Turner adds. “That is a special thing.” n

Broccoli always tastes better at Lake Nona’s outdoor food market. Photo credit: Tavistock Development Company

Orlando’s Lake Nona neighborhood is a prime example of what the City of Tomorrow looks like. Its residents are collaborating with developers, universities, hospitals and wellness companies to build a healthy, fit, active area where running, walking, biking and yoga are daily activities.

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MARCH We’re in Hog Heaven You made total pigs of yourselves at our March Social and we couldn’t be happier— we’re like a pig in mud. Or something like that. Props to East Orlando Harley-Davidson for being such a fine host, to Orlando Brewing and Allstate Insurance: Marvel Quevedo for providing the beer and wine, to Richmond American Homes and Allstate Insurance: Marvel Quevedo for the games and giveaways, to Rocket 88 for the live music, and to Pig Run of Lake Nona for bringing the B.A.C.O.N. (Big Awesome Charities of Nona) and the cornhole. Most of all, we want to thank you for making the drive and making our evening complete.

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