Construction plans have recently been filed for one of three projects set to make up the proposed Cherry Lake Village community, the final undeveloped piece of the larger Estates at Cherry Lake PUD in Groveland.
While the Cherry Lake Village project is officially on hold, as it remains under review by the Groveland Planning & Zoning Board, construction plans for Phase 1 and 2 of the Island at Cherry Lake development were filed with the St. Johns River Water Management District late last month.
The Island at Cherry Lake is proposed as a 176-acre community from Lake County developer Dale Ladd of Ladd Development. Current plans indicate the project will be developed over six total phases.
According to the project plans, the first two phases will encompass 11.25 acres just south of Cherry Lake Road in Groveland, west of Wilson Lake.
Phase 1 will see development of Island Groves Boulevard, a road set to cut through the rest of the Island at Cherry Lake community, while Phase 2 is expected to see development of 51 lots. Of those, 29 will be townhouse lots and the other 22 will be live-work lots.
Clermont-based Knight Engineering Services is listed as the civil engineer on the Phase 1 and 2 project plans, with Longwood-based Ecological Consulting Solutions handling environmental affairs. Cavin Geotechnical and Environmental is the listed geotechnical engineer.
The larger Cherry Lake Village is to be broken into three distinct developments that include Island at Cherry Lake, The Springs at Cherry Lake and a third development split into The Vista and The Cape at Cherry Lake.
Currently zoned as “Village Core”, Cherry Lake Village designates areas for a mix of retail, office and attached housing within village developments, with the goal of creating walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods.
Sunfield Homes/Orsi Development, the developer on the project, suggested a bubble plan indicating Cherry Lake Village include 32 acres for residential development, 8.3 acres of office and commercial space, and about 43 acres of open space.
According to lawyer Carolyn Haslam of Akerman, who represented Sunfield/Orsi during the project presentation to Groveland City Council in September, all of the residential and village center space must be built on top of the commercial space as an apartment or live-work unit. The developer is seeking to construct residential separate from the commercial and office space.
The council sent the proposal back to the Groveland Planning & Zoning Board during that meeting so city staff and the board could review the developer’s request. The P&Z board has not yet set a date to consider it.
In other Groveland news, a Clermont-based developer recently advanced plans for a new small-bay industrial park near downtown Groveland in the latest effort to expand Lake County’s industrial market.
Haven Property Group submitted construction plans for Groveland Commons Business Park to the St. Johns River Water Management District in March. The project would rise on 31.9 acres straddling Sampey Road, less than a mile from downtown Groveland.
Aaron Blake, a broker and developer for Haven, told GrowthSpotter the business park would contain 10 to 12 warehouse buildings totaling 92,500 square feet and would serve growing businesses and startups.
The Groveland City Council also recently approved an agreement that would allow a townhome community planned for over 100 units to move forward with development.
Set to rise on over 35 acres north of West Libby Road and west of Wilson Lake Parkway in Groveland, Lake Deacon Townhomes is planned for 104 townhome units and six detached single-family units.
The development agreement, approved by a 3-2 vote at the Groveland City Council meeting on Monday, establishes terms for potential roadway improvements to West Libby Road, stormwater facility upgrades, and the payment of water, wastewater, and other applicable impact fees.
Lakeland-based Highland Homes, a subsidiary of homebuilding entity Clayton Properties Group, is the developer of the project and co-owns the property with DW Partners, a New York-based investment bank and land banker.
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