Relocating to Central Florida

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• Relocating to Central Florida ?
• Heres what you need to know about our top four
  areas

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How did we get here?
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Industries shaping our landscape
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Our Top 4 Areas
North AAA World HQ, Siemens, FiServ, and
Veritas East UCF, Orlando Research Park, US DoD
Simulation Research Division, Northrup Grumman
Otown - Adventist Health Systems, Wachovia, CNL,
and Suntrust Southwest - Walt Disney World,
Universal, MGM, Sea World, Lockheed
Martin
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North Lake Mary / Sanford
Major Employers AAA World HQ, Siemens, FiServ,
Veritas, Convergys, and Chase Card Services
Pros Alaqua Lakes Timicuan Golf Country
Club, close to major employers, newer
construction, schools, and shopping Cons
Difficult commute to downtown due to heavy West
bound traffic and smaller home sites
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North Lake Mary / Sanford
Retreat at Wekiva, Gated, 3 bdrm, 2 bth, 2,019sf
381,000
Lake Forest, Gated, 4 bdrm, 3bth, 3,474 sf
887,500
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SW Tourism and Film
Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, MGM, Sea
World, and Lockheed Martin

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SW Tourism and Film
Major Employers Walt Disney World, Universal
Studios, MGM, Sea World, Lockheed Martin, and
Marriott
Pros Many country clubs and great golfing
close by, Tibet Chain of Lakes, new construction
is readily available Cons Difficult commute to
downtown due to traffic, Limited in city
alternative routes
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SW Tourism and Film
Summerport, 3 bdrm, 2 bth, 2,081sf, 395,000
Keenes Point, Gated, 5 bdrm, 4 bth, 3,450 sf,
785,000
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Otown Downtown Redevelopment

Major Employers Adventist Health Systems,
Wachovia, CNL, and Suntrust
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Otown Downtown Redevelopment
Major Employers Adventist Health Systems,
Wachovia, CNL, and Suntrust
Pros Close to sports and entertainment events,
caters to both young and old, close to major
employers, new construction Cons Difficult
commute in town and have to travel to regional
malls for shopping
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Otown Downtown Redevelopment
Sanctuary, Floor 8, 1 bdrm, 2 bth, 1,325sf,
394,000
Thornton Park, 4 bdrm, 3 bth, 2,974 sf, 710,500
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East High Tech / Bio-Medical
Corridor
East UCF, Orlando Research Park, US DoD
Simulation Research Division, and Northrup
Grumman
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East High Tech / Bio-Medical
Corridor
Major Employers UCF, Orlando Research Park, US
DoD Simulation Research Division, Digital Media
Companies, and Northrup Grumman
Pros Close commute via toll road to downtown,
wide range of housing options, new
construction Cons Minimal
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East High Tech / Bio-Medical
Corridor
Northshore, 4 bdrm, 3 bth, 2,929 sf, 475,000
Stoneybrook, 5 bdrm, 4 bth, 4,485 sf 745,000
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East High Tech / Bio-Medical
Corridor

• MAJOR 2007 BUSINESS HAPPENINGS, DEVELOPMENTS AND
  ECONOMIC TRENDS IN METRO ORLANDO THAT HAVE A
  NATIONAL IMPACT
• Biotech and medical technology industries are
  emerging, thanks to several recent announcements
  and projects that include the University of
  Central Floridas new medical school and health
  care campus, and leading RD work coming out of
  UCF Metro Orlando is also home to the
  headquarters of CuraScript, a national
  pharmaceutical distributor, which is expanding in
  the region.
• Sports and game development is taking off.
  Electronic Arts Tiburon studio in Orlando is
  expected to create 650 new jobs and 8.4 million
  in capital investment. They are the largest
  developer and publisher of interactive
  entertainment software.
• Orlando is becoming a center for digital media.
  Several local animation companies have opened up
  in the last year, as well as a new digital media
  school.

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East High Tech / Bio-Medical
Corridor
Burnham Institute chooses Orlando South Florida
Business Journal - August 23, 2006 The Burnham
Institute for Medical Research has picked Orange
County over Port St. Lucie for its East Coast
campus to house 300 employees. State lawmakers
have approved 155 million out of the state's
200 million Innovation Incentive Fund for the
175,000-square-foot facility. The La Jolla,
Calif.-based nonprofit would have helped
diversify the St. Lucie workforce, currently
focused on residential home building. As it is,
the choice will help Orange County diversity its
economy away from service industries such as
theme parks. In the county, Burnham said it
plans to expand its capabilities in chemistry,
pharmacology and functional genomics to
complement and fortify its commitments to cancer,
degenerative diseases and infectious diseases.
The institute pointed out its Florida research
will also allow expansion into other areas such
as diabetes and obesity research.
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East High Tech / Bio-Medical
Corridor
VA hospital to go in Lake Nona Orlando Business
Journal - March 2, 2007 The Veteran's
Administration announced late Thursday that it
chose Lake Nona as the site for Orlando's planned
new 560 million VA Medical Center. Lake Nona is
one of six southeast Orlando sites considered by
the VA. Several things the VA wanted in a
site included nearby residential areas for
employees, as well as shops, restaurants and
public transportation. The VA also sought a site
located on a major road system, making it
accessible to the area's 92,000 veterans. It also
needed to be conducive to having a helipad. The
plans call for a medical campus with more than 1
million square feet, including a 134-bed
hospital, a 120-bed nursing home, a 60-bed
assisted living facility/transitional housing and
a veterans' benefits administration mini-service
center. When complete, the VA complex could
employ up to 2,000 people. The announcement comes
on the heels of Nemours Foundation's decision to
select Lake Nona for its proposed freestanding
children's hospital. The site also will be home
to the University of Central Florida's new
medical school and the Burnham Institute for
Medical Research's Florida satellite lab.
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