Hojin's SW Orlando Real Estate Scoop

I recently noticed that Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches are building out a space at the Rialto in Dr. Phillips. So soon, residents in nearby areas of Dr. Phillips will have the option of ordering a sandwich vs the normal pizza delivery. I love their slogan, “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Worries” cause they deliver. Hopefully [...]

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Thanks to my favorite writer at the Orlando Business Journal, Anjali Fluker, who has graciously gathered some names of businesses that will be open at the Lakeside Village in Windermere. Along with Publix, 7-Eleven will occupy a corner and provide a much needed gas station for the area. I hate to admit it, but I [...]

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It appears the lakefront camp on Lake Down in Windermere, FL known for a long time as Camp Down has now been renamed “The Pines”.  I noticed the sign recently and instantly thought there might be some new lakefront lots available on the Butler Chain of Lakes but it turns out that there’s just a [...]

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Making a living doing real estate usually means you have some appreciation for the art and beauty in architecture. I’ve gotta admit there’s always been a fascination with the emotions that architecture can pull out of ya. It just occurred to me that the largest collection of arguably the best architect of all time, Frank [...]

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I’ve been hearing talk about this retail area in Windermere for a few years now and it appears that construction will begin some time soon by Boyd Development. It’s the area directly across the street from the Lakeside Condominiums on Winter Garden Vineland Road. It will be called Lakeside Village and anchored by Publix. Communities [...]

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The Southwest Orlando Bulletin recently released their Best of Southwest list for 2011 and Windermere was voted a better place to live than Dr. Phillips. I’m sure the residents of Dr. Phillips has something to say about that. I’d say they’re both great places and can’t say which one is better. For a more urban [...]

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View Dr. Phillips Community Park in a larger map One of the most popular posts on this blog has been about the Dr. Phillips Community Park and I’ve been receiving lots of emails and comments about events and hours at the park. The best place for park information is at the Orange County Parks and [...]

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The Dr. Phillips YMCA has always been a place for residents to gather and the latest renovations make it even better.

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Located between Dr. Phillips and Metrowest, The Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake offers nature trails, picnic area, boat rental, disc golf, children’s farm, cabin rentals, swimming pool, and more. Price of admission is $3 and a good place to get back to nature in SW Orlando.

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I noticed this post on the Pulse of Central Florida blog and discovered that you can take a Segway tour of the town of Celebration. I must admit that I’ve been to Celebration showing homes tons of times, but never noticed that there was such a tour. I knew there were some nature trails, but [...]

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