The nation’s largest apartment developer is stepping in to complete the next phase of multifamily at Tyson Ranch.
Greystar has filed construction plans with the South Florida Water Management District for a new 307-unit apartment community within the 75-acre mixed-use community on Boggy Creek Road in southeast Orange County. The property was previously under contract to Arlington Properties, which had developed the first apartment complex there: Tapestry Nona.
South Carolina-based Greystar is also seeking a change determination review from the county for the new development plan that redesigns all of the building elevations and eliminates the proposed carriage-style units for one-story garage buildings.
Orange County’s Development Review Committee approved the changes on Wednesday with some conditions related to the location of mechanical equipment and pedestrian access to Boggy Creek Road.
Cory Sitler of Kimley-Horn is the project engineer. He outlined the revisions to the DRC, saying the team made a concerted effort to keep the changes to a minimum to avoid having to do a resubmittal.
“We previously had an integrated clubhouse, so with Building 1, we’ll split that up and then have a separate amenity,” Sitler explained. “And then in doing that, we revised some of the matrices within the building to keep the same density for the project.”
With the redesign, West Nona Village would include five 4-story residential buildings, six garage buildings, an amenity center, and a dog park. The development matrix calls for 204 one-bedroom units, 79 two-bedroom units and 24 three-bedroom units.
Other members of the project team include Maitland-based Forum Architecture & Interior Design and landscape architecture firm Dix.Hite of Longwood.
The proposed development would rise along a rapidly changing stretch of Boggy Creek Road near State Road 417, where new apartment communities, commercial projects and master-planned developments have transformed the corridor in recent years. Public agencies have responded with infrastructure investments, including widening portions of Boggy Creek Road, adding sidewalks, bike lanes, lighting and drainage improvements to accommodate continued growth toward Lake Nona and Orlando International Airport.
Greystar is under contract to buy the lot for the project, currently owned by Orlando Airport Property LLC, an affiliate of master developer Ralph Singleton. Development Associate Scott Steckroth said the company hasn’t decided yet whether the project would fall under Greystar’s Marlowe brand or be developed as a bespoke community.
“That decision will be made in consultation with our equity partner,” Steckroth said.
Greystar is already active in Central Florida’s apartment market, with several multifamily developments completed in recent years. These include the 328-unit Marlowe Live Oak community in St. Cloud, the 288-unit Marlowe Ridgeview community in Davenport, Ltd. Champions Ridge in Davenport and 315-unit Elan Crown Point in Ocoee.
GrowthSpotter Editor Laura Kinsler contributed to this report.
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