Hojin’s Southwest Orlando Real Estate Scoop

The Unicorp website says the Dellagio is scheduled to open in October 2008, but I don’t think they’re quite ready to open yet. They are getting close though and it’s definitely starting to take shape. It seems like the old world Mediterranean look is becoming real popular around here with Veranda Park being the first [...]

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Photo By Phelan M. Ebenhack
A bar that opened last week on International Drive is giving a new meaning to having a drink on the rocks. Everything at the newly opened Icebar is completely made of ice and I mean everything including the couch, chairs, walls, bars, glasses, sculptures, and even the fireplace. It’s literally a [...]

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The first business at the Rialto on Sand Lake Rd. to open is J Alexanders. It’s a fine addition to the Dr. Phillips  “Restaurant Row“. While there’s plenty of restaurants here, J Alexanders is the only restaurant with straight up American food with hardwood grilled steaks, prime rib, baby back ribs, burgers, fresh seafood and [...]

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I noticed a bunch of PODS in front of Yellow Dog Cafe in Gotha the other day and was starting to feel bummed out that one of my favorite places here in town has closed. I then noticed a signed that said there was a fire at the Yellow Dog and they’ll be back better [...]

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It looks like Publix is getting into the act with organic foods. They’re scheduled to open a natural foods store called Greenwise Market to compete with Fresh Market and Whole Foods on Dr. Phillips Blvd. where Albertsons is located.
I love all the healthy choices at these place, but it is pricey. I hope Publix provides [...]

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My friends and I celebrated Labor Day as we and many others in SW Orlando have for years by hanging out at Bird Island on Lake Butler. The weather was beautiful and everyone was out having a good time.
There were dogs running, kids playing, and adults drinking. There’s always a cast of characters [...]

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Mayor Buddy Dyer just revealed the first renderings of the $400 million Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center scheduled to be completed in 2012. It’ll house a 2,800 seat theater and a 1,700 seat music hall.
I’m not sure if it’s worth all the tax dollars, but every big city has a nice art center. I personally [...]

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I’ve worked with lots of buyers in the Dr. Phillips area and also encountered lots of confusion on which areas are considered to be the Dr. Phillips area and which are not, so I created this map so people can figure it out. The zip codes that make up the area are 32819, [...]

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A Wisconsin schoolteacher named Henry Nehrling purchased 40 acres of land in the Town of Gotha in 1885 to grow tropical and sub-tropical plants outside year round. He was also a horticulturalist, an ornithologist, and his Palm Cottage Gardens on Hempel Avenue was a popular tourist destination at the turn of the century which had [...]

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All of us in Dr. Phillips and Windermere have been awaiting the opening of Whole Foods on Sand Lake Rd. and Turkey Lake Rd.. I noticed this sign driving by this weekend and it looks like the grand opening is June 25, 2008.
I love this place. There’s a Whole Foods within walking distance from my [...]

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