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Please feel free to browse through and explore our list below of some of the more popular Orlando area communities and neighborhoods. This online tool offers direct access to the latest properties for sale in your area of interest and features extensive community information, consumer links, school information, and more.
Apopka
Located in the northwest corner of Orange County, the city of Apopka is known as "The Indoor Foliage Capital of the World" for producing nearly 60 percent of the world’s indoor foliage. Apopka is an important hub of commerce and one of the fastest-growing cities in Orange County.
Apopka is home base to more than 45,000 citizens. Recreational and nature-inspired opportunities abound here, from tubing in the 86-degreee waters at Rock Springs in Kelly Park to canoeing the Rock Springs Run.
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Celebration
A master-planned community in northwest Osceola County founded by the Walt Disney Company. With a focus on small-town life, this community boasts houses with wraparound porches, a charming downtown area, community parks, tennis courts, nature trails and bicycle paths.Celebration has successfully combined education, health, community, technology and architecture into a community with a strong sense of self. World-renowned architects designed Celebration to be a new and exciting place to live, work and play.
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College Park
Located west of downtown Orlando, College Park is a hip, residential are admired for its vintage bungalows and its cute cafes and boutiques along Edgewater Drive.
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Davenport
Develop and maintain the City of Davenport to enhance the quality of life, health, safety and well being of our citizens and their families.
We are located in the Northeastern section of Polk County. It is one of the fastest growing areas of Central Florida. The Davenport Area is just 10 miles from Walt Disney World along Interstate 4. The Orlando metropolitan area is 30 miles East of Davenport and the downtown Tampa business district is about 1 hours drive to the West along I-4.
Located within the city limits of Davenport is the Davenport School of the Arts. Two middle schools, elementary schools and High School are also located nearby. Only 4 miles away, is the fully accredited Heart of Florida Hospital.
Polk Community College, Webber College, Florida Southern Warner Southern College and Valencia College are all within a short driving distance.
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Dr. Phillips/Bay Hill Area
The area known simply as "Dr. Phillips" encompasses some of the county's most prestigious homes. Exclusive homes line the fairways at the world-famous Bay Hill Club and Lodge, which is golf legend Arnold Palmer's own recreational master-piece and "home" turf.
A pleasing selection of townhomes, condominiums, and single family homes in a variety of price ranges combine with public schools that enjoy an excellent reputation. The Dr. Phillips area is located just 10 minutes from Disney World and other key attractions. Orlando International Airport is just a 20-minute drive from home.
Although the area takes its name from Dr. Phillip Phillips, a citrus industry pioneer who once owned thousands of acres of orange groves , it was defense and tourism industries that were responsible for most of the growth over the past 30 years. The area has managed to preserve an exceptional quality of life through the constant updating of infrastructure and controlled growth.
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Hunters Creek
Hunters creek is a handsome community of premier residential developments as well as a lush golf course lined with beautiful homes, neighborhood schools, and a shopping village. Just minutes from home are the major attractions of Central Florida and the cultural jewels of Orlando.
Award-winning home designs from respected builders make the housing selection particularly attractive. One of the development villages borders the 600 acre Shingle Creek conservation area, which adds a number of lakes to the community including the 35-acre Lake Gatlin. Several parks ensure first rate facilities for sports and recreation, from tot lots to ballfields.
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Kissimmee, the heart of Florida. A charming, distinctive area that’s part of one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations and just south of Orlando, Kissimmee deserves your exploration.
Kissimmee puts within easy reach all different types of activities and attractions – a rich treasure chest of fun and excitement that creates endless possibilities to make vacation memories.
A day that starts in Kissimmee can become anything you want it to be. The area’s authentic small-town charm evolves into theme park thrills, outdoor adventures, challenging golf, tranquil beach landscapes, and any other vacation escape you can dream of. It’s all right here and it’s all waiting for you. Kissimmee … the heart of Florida.
Located in Central Florida, Lake Nona is one impressive community. It’s a place that offers incredible amenities combined with diverse workplaces and real estate options. A community where an abundance or retail and entertainment choices live harmoniously next to a medical and biotechnology park of monumental proportions. Where education ranges from kindergarten to graduate level and, to top it all off, over 40% of the area if left green, with 44 miles of paved and unpaved trails for biking, hiking and exploring nature.
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Longwood’s Historic District encompasses roughly 190 acres and has 37 contributing structures. It became part of the National Register of Historic Places in October 1990. The District, the heart and soul of the city, is well hidden near the intersection of State Road 434 and County Road 427.
Describing this area as “quaint” would be a major understatement. In addition to the Longwood Hotel, the Historic District boasts a handful of historic structures, including the 1873 Inside Outside House (now home to a small business called Culinary Cottage), the 1879 Christ Episcopal Church and the 1885 Bradlee-McIntyre House, a former winter cottage and fine example of Queen Anne-style architecture. The Historic District also contains City Hall and a number of city administration buildings, as well as a new 10,000-square-foot, $1.4-million Community Building. In addition, a couple of specialty stores and boutiques can be found here.
One of the major goals of city officials is to attract more residents and visitors to this charming area.
Metrowest
Metrowest is an urban village where residents can play golf on a championship course, carry on business dealings, and live comfortably or luxuriously in a quality master-planned community. Attractive enclaves of single-family homes blend with prestigious townhomes and condominiums to offer a selection of housing options.
The local golf course, (one of my favorites), was designed by legendary Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and is considered one of the Southeast's finest examples of the master's work. Close to Orlando International Airport and major highways, Metrowest draws businesses and commercial activity as well as new residents. Situated between downtown Orlando to the north and the cluster of international attractions to the south, the area has become very popular with young professionals.
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Maitland
Known for its natural beauty, crystal lakes, fine museums, art center, and civic center, the community of Maitland has chosen "Partners in Progress through Participation" as its motto. The town is justly proud of its recognition as one of the top neighborhoods in Central Florida. The city has welcomed a number of corporations and businesses as well as residential growth in recent decades. The handsome Maitland Center is now one of the largest office parks in the region, home to an impressive number of Fortune 500 companies and leading corporations.
Civic pride and a commitment to preserving a high quality of life are very evident throughout the community. The town consistently invests in renovations that strike a fine balance between the preservation of historic sites an ensuring a progressive, modern atmosphere. Parks accented with brick sidewalks and street scape beautification like decorative crosswalks abound. The local Cultural Corridor provides an array of events and performances.
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Only one destination on the planet combines a tropical climate and relaxed lifestyle with the world's most popular tourist attractions. Orlando stands in a class of its own as a desireable place to live as well as visit, brimming over with amenities that guarantee an unrivaled quality of life.
Those who venture into Orlando beyond our world-famous tourist attractions quickly realize that this is a uniquely "livable" community. Distinctive, brick streets and tree lined neighborhoods; year round outdoor recreation; proximity to beaches, lakes, springs, parks and trails; world-class entertainment options; closets free of winter coats, scarves and gloves...all contribute to an environment that most never want to leave once they've called it their home. In fact, companies of all types and sizes find that our unparalleled quality of life enhances employee recruitment and retention.
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The Town of Windermere is located in southwest Orange County fourteen miles southwest of Orlando, six miles southeast of Winter Garden, two miles south of Ocoee, and approximately six miles north of Walt Disney World.
Windermere is surrounded by sand bottom lakes. Lake Butler (the largest) is on the west, Lake Down on the east, and Lake Bessie on the southeast. By means of a system of canals, Butler, Down and six other lakes are connected to form what is known as the Butler Chain. Windermere is a lovely small town that will continue to be limited in population growth by available land.
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Located west of Orlando, this charming city of Winter Garden is a community of older, wood-frame homes and a downtown district highlighted by red brick streets, spreading oaks and an old railroad depot. Stroll down Plant Street in the Historic Downtown District and witness the renaissance of a vibrant community. Art studios and live theatre, bicycle stores and flower shops, and a wide range of restaurants flank the West Orange Trail.
Recent years have seen a movement toward the fast-paced development of its neighbors to the east with subdivisions of houses and the accompanying infrastructure replacing citrus and agricultural facilities.
Winter Park
Long considered to be one of the most desireable addresses in Central Florida, Winter Park has been experiencing a wave of new construction and revitalization of historic areas. In some cases, developers are choosing to raze older buildings and replace them with luxurious new homes - some that surpass the $1 million price range. Handsome new residential villages can include exceptional amenities like lakefront parks, Olympic-size pools, and tranquil nature preserves.
Winter Park offers several amenities that are unusual for a smaller town, including Rollins College. This highly respected, private, liberal arts college with its lush campus enriches the entire community educationally, culturally, and economically.
One of the world's most comprehensive collections of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany is housed in the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art. Aficionados of shopping are drawn to Park Avenue, a quaint district where an oak-shaded park and bandstand are surrounded by art galleries, museums, clothing stores, retail outlets, and many wonderful boutiques.
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