SOUND IN THE WOODS ON THE FAMILY’S PROPERTY. AND NOW WE’RE GOING TO GET RIGHT OVER
TO NEWS 6 MORNING ANCHOR
JUSTIN WARMOTH HERE WITH THE
WEEKLY.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICK, ORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH. GOOD MORNING.
I’M JUSTIN WARMOTH DOWNTOWN
ORLANDO IS UNDERGOING A MAJOR
FACELIFT. YOU’RE ALREADY
SEEING THAT TRANSFORMATION
WITH THE NEW CREATIVE VILLAGE
WHERE THE OLD AMWAY ARENA ONCE
STOOD. THE 68 ACRES INCLUDES
UCF IN VALENCIA COLLEGE’S
JOINT DOWNTOWN CAMPUS. THE
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FOR
ELECTRONIC ARTS AND MUCH
NEEDED HOUSING AND RETAIL
SHOPS. THIS MORNING. THE
DEVELOPER BEHIND THAT PROJECT,
CRAIG, A SLUR IS HERE TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE
NEXT PHASE OF CREATIVE VILLAGE
AND HIS VISION FOR ALL OF
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO.
>> SO WE WENT FROM FROM
NOTHING FROM ENTERING AND THE
SURFACE PARKING LOT TO A
COLLECTION OF BUILDINGS WITH
THE RIGHT STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
RIGHT PARTNERS. AND SO THOSE
NOW EXIST AND THERE ARE SOME.
I’M THERE WITH THE LUMINARY
GREEN PARKING WITH THE MONROE
RESTAURANT AND THE AND THE
STUDENTS AND THAT EVERYBODY
THAT LIVES THERE. SO THAT’S
TAKEN US FROM NO SOME LEVEL
ACTIVITY. BUT WE STILL NEED TO
GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF
PLACEMAKING REALLY
LIVEABILITY. WE NEED MORE
OFFICE SPACE. THE ONLY OFFICE
SPACE THERE IS
>> SO WE NEED TO BUILD ANOTHER
OFFICE BUILDING OR OTHER
CREATIVE CLASS COMPANIES CAN
COME IN. WE NEED TO ROUND OUT
THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE
OFFERINGS. WE NEED TO CONTINUE
DELIVER THE HOUSING PIECE. WE
ALL UNDERSTAND THERE’S A
HOUSING SHORTAGE. SO IN SOME
WAYS IS JUST CONTINUING WHAT
WE’RE DOING. WE’RE REALLY ON
THE OFFICE PIECES AS AS YOU
KNOW, THE OFFICE SPACES TRICKY
WHAT WHAT IS POST-COVID OFFICE
SPACE LOOK LIKE BUTTER. BUT WE
DO KNOW THAT COMPANIES LIKE EA
NEED A HUB IN THE STUDIO TO
CONDUCT THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
AND IT’S PROBABLY A HYBRID,
YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENT. BUT
STILL THERE’S VALUE IN BEING
TOGETHER AND AND SORT OF THE
RESULT THAT YOU GET FROM THAT,
THE PRODUCTION YOU GET FROM
THAT. SO WE NEED THAT. THE
LAYERING AND SOME OF THOSE
ELEMENTS, PROBABLY ULTIMATELY
NEED A HOTEL AND THE HOTEL
PEACE WE PROBABLY NEED TO
FOCUS ON. HOW THE CONNECTION
TO DOWNTOWN. SO THAT’S A
BIGGER THING WORKS. I MEAN,
THERE’S SOME THERE’S SOME
POCKETS OF DOWNTOWN ARE DOING
REALLY WELL AND SOME OTHER
POCKETS THAT ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE ON A BROADER SCOPE,
REALLY WORKING WITH THE MAYOR
AND WORKING WITH THE DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT THERE’S ALSO SOME
OTHER INTERESTING THINGS
HAPPENING ON THE WEST SIDE OF
CREATIVE VILLAGE ISN’T THE
ONLY THING. YEAH. THE ORLANDO
MAGIC’S SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICT PROJECTS IS A BIG
PROJECT. THE CITY IS WORKING
ON SOME OTHER THINGS ON THE
WEST SIDE TO TELL YOU, WE’RE
JUST WE’RE JUST A PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE HOPEFULLY WERE
SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF IT,
RIGHT? BUT BUT THAT’S SO I
THINK ABOUT US WHAT WE NEED TO
DO WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES. BUT
I ALSO THINK DOWNTOWN AS A
WHOLE.
>> HE’S GOT SOME WORK TO DO.
YEAH, IT’S IT’S A PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE, BUT IT’S MISSING THE
SURROUND A QUITE A FEW
SURROUNDING PIECES, RIGHT? AND
SO SORT OF TRYING TO TO TACKLE
MORE OF THE WHAT PEOPLE WOULD
CONSIDER DOWNTOWN ORLANDO.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU’RE
NOW SHIFTING THEIR FOCUS TO.
SO SO LET’S GO OVER WHAT YOU
BELIEVE NEEDS TO HAPPEN AS FAR
AS DOWNTOWN ORLANDO’S CONCERN
IN THIS POST COVID WORLD. SO
THINK ABOUT IT
>> THE TERM, THE TERM THAT WE
ALWAYS USED CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT HISTORICALLY A
DOWNTOWN. WE HAD 70 80,000
PEOPLE WORKING DOWNTOWN AND
THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO DOWNTOWN
BUT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, THE
CENTER OF COMMERCE AND
BUSINESS AND THEN AND THEN
YOU’VE GOT SOME RESULTS SO
KIND. AND SO RESULTS FROM
THAT. AND THEN THE REALLY THE
COMMUNITY VENUE PLAN DID A
GOOD JOB OF PUTTING SOME OF
THE ASSETS. THE NEW ARENA AT
CAMPING WORLD OF SOCCER
STADIUM CAME ALONG THE
PERFORMING ARTS ARE. SO YOU’VE
GOT SOME SOME CIVIC WHAT I
CALL CIVIC ASSETS THERE. AND
YOU CERTAINLY HAD A BOOM IN
RESIDENTIAL POPULATION,
ALTHOUGH WE’RE PROBABLY ONLY
STILL IN THE BEGINNING STAGES
OF THERE’S THERE’S THERE’S
REALLY DEMAND AND ROOM FOR
10’S UPON 10’S UPON TENS OF
THOUSANDS MORE RESIDENTIAL
UNITS DOWNTOWN. SO THINK ABOUT
IT. USE THE WORD A
NEIGHBORHOOD INSTEAD OF
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND
THINK ABOUT IT. MORE
HOLISTICALLY AND HAVING HAVING
MORE THINGS TO DO DAY AND
NIGHT. THINK ABOUT THE QUALITY
OF THE PLACE THAT IS DOWNTOWN
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER
GENERATION IS REALLY SEEKING
QUALITY OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES
WE HAVE LAKE EOLA AND THERE’S
THERE’S THERE’S PLANS TO THAT
WE NEED MORE SPACES LIKE THAT
DOWN TIME REALLY BE A
COLLECTION.
>> WITH MULTIPLE OUTDOOR.
>> SPACE IS THAT THE COMMUNITY
ENJOYS AND THERE REALLY SHOULD
BE A GREATER SENSE OF
CONNECTIVITY. WE’RE TAKING A
HARD LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION
DOWNTOWN, THE TWO-WAY STREETS
AND HOW ALL THAT WORKS FOR THE
WALK. ABILITY IN CONNECTIVITY
IS NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
AND YOU KNOW, HE’S WE. I
SHOULDN’T SAY ANY ANSWER TO A
QUESTION. YES. AND WITHOUT
SAYING HOUSING AND I WAS JUST
SAYING HOUSING TO AN EXTENT.
BUT IT’S NOT JUST HOUSING KIND
OF IN AND OF ITSELF AS A
DIVERSITY OF HOUSING. RIGHT?
SO YOU HEAR THE CONVERSATIONS
THAT ARE VERY REAL, NOT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. TO BE
LOOKING AT HOUSING ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM, I WANT TO ACT LIKE A
I THINK THE ANSWER IS JUST WE
NEED TO BUILD MORE SUPER
EXPENSIVE APARTMENT. SURE THAT
THAT’S THAT’S PART OF THE
EQUATION. MARKET RATE
APARTMENTS ARE PART OF IT.
THERE’S GOT TO BE A FULL
SPECTRUM OF HOUSING THIS THIS
IS A A LOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
NEED TO HELP WITH THIS, RIGHT.
THIS ISN’T SOMETHING THAT JUST
CREATIVE VILLAGE CAN DO. BUT I
WILL SAY YOU’RE ASKING ABOUT
BEING SATISFIED. I WILL SAY
WHAT CREATIVE VILLAGE DOES. I
THINK IT’S KIND OF A TONE
SETTER. YEAH, ARE MAYBE USE OR
CATALYTIC PROJECT CAN KIND OF
HOPEFULLY SORT OF SHOW WHAT
CAN BE DONE AND MAYBE WE CAN
REPLICATE THAT. HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE DOWNTOWN ORLANDO TO
SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT BEEN TO
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO? THAT’S AN
INTERESTING QUESTIONS. I
ALWAYS I ALWAYS ASK MYSELF
THAT YOU IF YOU WERE TO.
>> HAVE A FRIEND, RIGHT? COME
VISIT, YOU SAY WHAT WOULD YOU
EXPECT IN THE FIRST THING? I
SAY ABOUT DOWNTOWN IS IT’S GOT
A LOT OF GREAT ACTION RIGHT? I
MEAN, IF YOUR IF YOUR
PERCEPTION OF ORLANDO’S DISNEY
WORLD ARRIVED, WHEN YOU COME
TO DOWNTOWN BOTH TO THE CORE
AND THE SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOODS, COLLEGE PARK IN
THE MILK DISTRICT. AND WE’LL
SEE IF THE NIGHT IN A VILLAGE.
I THINK YOU’LL BE IMPRESSED
THAT THE SENSE OF PLACE, THE
SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SCENE. I
THINK YOU’LL BE IMPRESSED WITH
THE COMPANIES THAT ARE HERE
AND THAT THE CREATIVE IN THE
TECH COMPANIES THAT ARE HERE.
I THINK BE SURPRISED MORE TO
IT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. ON
THE OTHER HAND, I ALSO BELIEVE
THAT YOU WOULD SEE IT BE LIKE,
YOU KNOW, THIS IS BETTER THAN
I EXPECTED. BUT THERE’S ALSO A
LOT MORE THAT COULD BE DONE
HERE, RIGHT? AND SO I TAKE
THAT AS A POSITIVE ON ONE OF
THE THINGS I LIKE THAT MAYOR
DYER SAYS ABOUT ORLANDO, IT’S
NOT DONE YET. THE WE WORK IN.
WE WORK A CITY THAT I CALL THE
APPROPRIATE SIZE POND. IT’S
NOT SUCH A BIG POND THAT YOU
CAN’T DO A PROJECT TO MOVE THE
NEEDLE, BUT IT’S NOT SUCH A
SMALL POND. THERE’S NOTHING
GOING ON WE HAVE A NET
POPULATION GROWTH AND THAT JOB
GROWTH IN GOOD ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY AND
>> SET IT. BUT IT BUT WE’RE
SOMEWHERE IN THAT THING WHERE
WE’RE GROWING AND WE NEED TO
UNDERSTAND HOW WE WANT TO
GROW. AND ANOTHER PERSON WHO
HAS REFERRED TO A KIND HIS
ADOLESCENCE AS A CITY. SO YOU
KNOW HOW ADOLESCENCE CAN BE
FOR A DOWNTOWN DENVER CITY.
AND SO HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT
HOW WE WANT TO BE WHEN WE GROW
UP AND HOW DO WE WANT TO BE
WHEN YOU GO TO SOME OF THE
CITIES THAT YOU REALLY LIKE
AND YOU COME BACK FROM YOUR
LIFE. I WISH OUR DOWNTOWN WAS
LIKE THAT. WELL, THAT THEY’RE
MORE MATURE. THEY’VE HAD
THEY’VE GOT MORE OF A HISTORY.
>> IT HAD MORE TIME TO DO
POINT. I MEAN, NOT THE 1980’S
DOWNTOWN THAT I 90’S DOWNTOWN.
IT WAS CHURCH AND THAT WAS IT
RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU CAN JUST GO
DOWN THERE YOU HAVE. WASN’T TO
GO DOWN THERE. WHAT BEEN LIKE
TO SEE THAT TRANSFORMATION,
THOUGH, INTO WHAT WE HAVE.
THAT’S AN INTERESTING
QUESTION. SO I WOULD SAY SORT
OF A EUREKA MOMENT FOR ME I
STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE
ECONOMY.
>> AND THE FUTURE OF CITY
BUILDING AND THEN BECAME HIS
CATCH PHRASES FOOT AROUND.
EVERYBODY WAS EDS AND MEDS TO
AND EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE.
AND THAT BASICALLY WAS SAYING
THAT.
>> YOU KNOW, BUSINESS FOR CAN
OFFICE FOR OFFICES SAY GREAT
WAS NOT REALLY A GROWING
INDUSTRY. WHAT WAS REALLY
DRIVING GROWTH?
>> WAS EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE.
THESE OF THESE ANCHORS THAT
THAT THAT ARE ARE GROWING AND
ARE REALLY INSTITUTIONS WITHIN
OUR TOWNS AND THEY STAY THERE
ON TIME. AND WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY
2 OF THOSE HERE WITH THE 2
HOSPITALS NORTH AND SOUTH INTO
DOWNTOWN AND THEN BRING UCF.
AND ONCE YOU DOWNTOWN WAS
IMPORTANT. SO TO ME, IT’S IT’S
USING THOSE TYPE OF THINGS AS
ANCHORS. NOT REALLY THINKING
SO MUCH ABOUT SOMETHING THAT
MIGHT NOT STAND THE TEST OF
TIME. WHAT ULTIMATELY HAPPENS
WITH THE CHURCH STREET STATION
AS GOOD AS IT WAS WHEN IT WAS
GOOD. IT DOESN’T STAND THE
TEST OF TIME BECAUSE IT IS
NEAR UNIVERSAL, EVERYONE TO DO
IT. OFFICE TENANT AS GREAT AS
THEY MAY BE. ULTIMATELY MAY
DECIDE TO MOVE OR LAY OFF
PEOPLE OR GET BOUGHT BY PEOPLE
OR WHATEVER. RIGHT. SO I THINK
ABOUT USE THE TERM INNOVATION
DISTRICT. AND I THINK ABOUT.
HAVING OUR DOWNTOWN BEING
ANCHORED BY SOME OF THESE
INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE REALLY
LONGSTANDING ARE REALLY
DURABLE, RIGHT? IF YOU IF YOU
THINK ABOUT IT AND THEN IF YOU
LIVE THERE, DO YOU LIKE THE
PLACE? YOU CAN KIND OF WORK,
RIGHT? IF YOU’RE NOW THE WAY
WORK AS YOU CAN, KIND OF WORK
FROM ANYWHERE. AND SO IS
DOWNTOWN ATTRACTED TO YOU
BECAUSE IT’S IT’S A NEAT PLACE
TO BE. AND YOU LIKE THE ENERGY
OF IT. YOU LIKE THE
INTERACTION OF IT LIKE THE
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS OF THAT AND
I THINK WE’VE GOT TO PAY
CAREFUL ATTENTION TO. THAT AS
WE GO FORWARD. I DON’T THINK
DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE
WITHOUT THAT IN MIND ARE GOING
TO WORK. I JUST AROUND THE
TERM PLACEMAKING BUT
EVERYTHING WE SHOULD
EVERYTHING WE DO SHOULD BE
ABOUT ARE WE MAKING IT A
BETTER PLACE, A BETTER PLACE
TO BE AND NOT SO MUCH. DO WE
GET THIS 10 AND WE GET THIS
USE THAT WE GET THIS SORT OF
THING THAT MAKES US FEEL LIKE
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
COME IN THE SHORT TERM. I
GUESS MORE ABOUT LONG, LONG
TERM.
>> JONATHAN: NOW, VIOLENCE HAS
NO DOUBT BEEN ON THE RISE IN
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS, PROMPTING THE CITY
TO LOOK INTO MAKING SAFETY
CHANGES TO THE BAR AND
NIGHTCLUB SCENE. COMING UP A
SLUR. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES THERE AND WHETHER
THAT PUTS YOU IN CONTROL. CHASE. MAKE MORE OF WHAT’S YOURS.
CHASE. MAKE MORE OF WHAT’S
YOURS. (Dad) >> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICK, ORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> JONATHAN: WELCOME BACK.
WHETHER YOU’RE FAN OF DOWNTOWN
ORLANDO OR NOT, YOU PROBABLY
AGREE IMPROVEMENTS NEED TO BE
MADE. CITY OFFICIALS ARE ON
BOARD AS WELL HOPING TO
TRANSFORM THE HEART OF ORLANDO
AND SOME MORE OF A
NEIGHBORHOOD RATHER THAN A
DESTINATION, CRAIG, A SLUR THE
DEVELOPER BEHIND THE NEW
CREATIVE VILLAGE IS BACK WITH
US TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT,
THE NIGHTLIFE SCENE IS HAVING
ON THE AREA.
THE NIGHTLIFE SCENE IS HAVING
ON THE AREA. (Dad) >> SO RIGHT NOW WHAT WE HAVE
SO YOU’VE GOT A HIGH
CONCENTRATION OF BARS AND
NIGHTCLUBS A CERTAIN AGE
DEMOGRAPHIC, RIGHT? AND THEN
YOU’VE GOT DESTINATION. SO SO
THE WAY THE DOCTOR PHILLIPS
CENTER WORKS THE WAY THE AMWAY
WORKS AND YOU GO FOR THE
SPRINGSTEEN CONCERT A COUPLE.
THAT’S A DESTINATION THING
RIGHT?
>> SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE
SORT OF NEED TO BROADEN A
LARGE THE TENT, SO TO SPEAK.
RATES IN THE COUNTRY, CAPTURE
A BROADER PEACE, EXPAND YOUR
MARKET, SO TO SPEAK. AND THEN
TAKE PEOPLE LIKE TO CREATE A
VILLAGE IS LARGELY A YOUNGER
DEMOGRAPHIC WITH STUDENTS
RIGHT? AND THEY HAVE THOSE
STUDENTS GRADUATE AND LIVE
DOWNTOWN TO STAY DOWNTOWN SORT
OF LONGER. I’M NOT REALLY
AGAINST THE BARS AND
NIGHTCLUBS, ALLY. IN SOME
WAYS. I GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR
WHAT THEY’VE DONE. IT’S JUST
YOU’VE GOT TO FILL IN SORT OF
MISSING PIECES AROUND. AND SO
THE OFFERINGS ARE MORE
HOLISTIC IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
YEAH. AND THEN WHEN YOU COME
TO AN EVENT LIKE YOU SAID, IF
YOU CAME RIGHT NOW, YOU SORT
OF IN YOUR MIND WITH THE
DESTINATION OR CAN SAY I’M
GOING TO A BROADWAY SHOW FROM
GOING TO GOING GO TO CREATE A
VILLAGE. AND IT DIDN’T REALLY
RIGHT. SO SO WHY WOULD YOU
STAY? WHY WOULD YOU WALK
AROUND YOU THAT COMING OFF
OTHER THINGS FOR YOU TO DO
RIGHT AND THAT THAT CAN BE
THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED BY WHAT
WE AS DEVELOPERS DO TO AN
EXTENT, BUT ALSO SORT OF HAS
TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE AMOUNT
OF PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING
THERE AND AS THEIR DEMANDS,
YOU’VE GOT TO DO BOTH AT ONE
TIME. I WILL THE APARTMENT
MARKET IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO IS
SUPER STRONG. THE PEOPLE THAT
LIVE IN THOSE APARTMENTS GOOD
MONEY AND THEY WANT TO LIVE
THERE. THEY LIKE THEIR URBAN
LIFESTYLE, URBAN LIFESTYLES,
NOT MEANT TO FOR EVERYONE IS
JUST UNDER SUPPLIED. AND SO
THE IF YOU BUILD SORT OF THAT
FORM, IT FILLS UP AND IT WOULD
FILL UP ALMOST AS MANY OF THEM
AS WE CAN BUILD. SO WE’VE GOT
TO HEAT ON THAT TREND IN SOME
WAYS. THAT’S THE EASIER PIECE,
RIGHT? THAT THE IDEA THAT WE
NEED MORE HOUSING FOR PEACE. I
CAUGHT THIS SORT OF HUMANITY
PEACE, THE MANY PIECES. WHAT
COFFEE SHOP IS THERE WERE BARS
THERE. WHAT DOG PLACES THAT
RATE SITS AT THAT SO THAT’S
WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT. A
SORT OF WHAT, WHAT ROUNDS OUT
THE OFFERINGS OR WHERE YOU
WANT TO BE THERE MORE OFTEN
FOR MORE REASONS. I’M CURIOUS
HOW.
>> THE BAD PR THE DOWNTOWN HAS
EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST
MAYBE YEARS. SO WITH THE
VIOLENCE GOING ON IN THE
SHOOTINGS. HOW THAT HAS PLAYED
ANY SORT OF ROLLER THAT’S
IMPACTED ANYTHING WHATSOEVER.
AS FAR AS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
IN THE DEVELOPMENT FIELD,
WHETHER SOMEBODY HAS
RESERVATIONS ABOUT WRITING
BUSINESS DOWN. THAT’S AN
INTERESTING QUESTION, RIGHT?
SO THAT THAT THE GLASS HALF
FULL ANSWER THAT QUESTION IS.
>> ALL THE APARTMENTS DOWNTOWN
ARE FULL. ALL THE NEW
BUILDINGS WE BUILD FILL UP.
THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS
DOING INCREDIBLY WELL. FAMILY
CENTER DOES GREAT THE EVENTS
AT THE CITRUS BOWL TOO GREAT.
THE SOCCER STADIUMS, A GREAT
EXPERIENCE. MANY PEOPLE LOVE
LIVING DOWNTOWN LOVE, WORKING
DOWNTOWN LOVE, SOCIALIZING
THAT’S THE GLASS HALF FULL.
THAT 70 IS THAT IF PEOPLE REAL
OR PERCEIVED, THINK THERE’S A
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE
CLEANLINESS ISSUE ARE HOMELESS
AS YOU WHATEVER THAT IS.
THAT’S THAT’S THAT’S YOUR
BRAND WRITING WHAT PEOPLE
PERCEIVE YOU IN DOWNTOWN
ORLANDO IS AS SAFE AS ANY
OTHER MAJOR DOWNTOWN BUT
DOESN’T REALLY MATTER. I ALSO
SAYING ALLEY IS PLENTY OF
PARKING, BUT IF YOU DON’T
THINK THERE THAT’S NOT YOUR
REALITY, RIGHT? SO I THINK
THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
>> PLACEMAKING IN THE SENSE
THAT WE’VE GOT TO BE MORE
COGNIZANT OF. YOUR BRAND AND
YOUR PERCEPTION IS YOUR
REALITY. WE CAN’T JUST RAISE
OUR HAND AND SAY NO TO SAY FOR
NOW THERE ARE PLACES TO PARK.
IF PEOPLE DON’T THINK THAT WE
START TO PROVE OTHERWISE.
WRITER THE INTERESTING PART
ABOUT A TIME TO PROVE OUT SOME
OF THAT STUFF IS BY AND LARGE
INVESTORS AS YOU SAY, TO
SOMEBODY SORT OF NOT WANT TO
INVEST IN ATLANTA BECAUSE OF
THAT. AND SO FAR, NO ORLANDO
STILL REALLY, REALLY
ATTRACTIVE. DOES A GOOD JOB OF
OF OF TRACKING INVESTMENT. AND
OBVIOUSLY WE BUILD PROJECTS
WERE ATTRACTING CAPITAL
OUTSIDE SOURCES. THE VIEW OF A
FLORIDA OVERALL IS GOOD
ORLANDO’S GOOD, STRONG
LEADERSHIP BETWEEN U.S. MAYOR
DEMINGS AND MAYOR DYER WERE
PERCEIVED AS A REGION. THE
PARTNERSHIPS AND
COLLABORATION. HAVING SAID ALL
THAT. I ALWAYS SAY YOU’RE A
DAY AWAY FROM MAKING A
MISTAKE. THAT CAN RUIN ALL
THAT IT HAS TO BE A SENSE OF
URGENCY ABOUT HOW FRAGILE THAT
IS. AND ON. AND THIS IS THIS
REALLY ISN’T ANY NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS ISN’T SPECIFIC AND THEN
FRIDAY, BUT IT’S PROBABLY MORE
CUBE IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, AS
YOU SAID, GIVEN SOME OF THINGS
AND SOME OF THE STUFF ISN’T IS
RIGHT NOW THAT THE NIGHTCLUBS
AND BARS. SO I WOULD SAY THAT
A HYPER FOCUS ON CLEAN, SAFE
AND HOSPITABLE. THOSE ARE THE
WORDS THAT IT IS AND HOW THAT
EXPERIENCE BECAUSE ESPECIALLY
NOW THEY SAY, ESPECIALLY
GIVEN.
>> THE BUSINESS AT ORLANDO’S
ORLANDO’S THE HOSPITALITY
CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. SO IF IF
CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. SO IF IF (Dad) A TOURIST WAS TO COME DOWNTOWN
FOR SHOW OR GAME OR DINNER OR
WHATEVER, THEY’VE GOT TO BE
DELIVERED, A WORLD-CLASS
EXPERIENCE SURELY CANNOT DO.
WE SHOULD NOT ASPIRE FOR A
DOWN TIME TO BE PRETTY GOOD.
MAYOR DYER SAYS HE WANTS TO BE
THE HIGHEST QUALITY DOWNTOWN
IN THE COUNTRY. I’M THOMAS
CHAPTER FOR THE DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT BOARD DOESN’T
SERVE THE WORDS DAY AND NIGHT
AT ALL AT ALL TIMES OF THE
DAY. SO THAT THAT THAT SHOULD
BE THE GOAL. THAT’S THAT’S A A
DAY. JUST GO. BUT IT SHOULD.
REALLY SHOULD BE THE GOAL.
>> WHAT WILL DOWNTOWN ORLANDO
LOOK LIKE IN YOUR EYES MAY BE
IN A PERFECT WORLD OR MAYBE
REALISTIC? I DO. YOU CAN
DECIDE BY 2030, SO 7 YEARS.
WILL IT BE A NOTICEABLE CHANGE
AS FAR AS MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THE
LANDSCAPE OF IT OR OR THE
EXPERIENCE ITSELF, WHAT WILL
BE DOWNTOWN ORLANDO, 2030. SO
I THINK THE CRYSTAL BALL,
WHICH IS ALWAYS FUN FOR REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPERS. IS.
>> IT IS IS GOOD AND I THINK
IT WILL BE NOTICEABLY
DIFFERENT. I WOULD TELL YOU
THE BIGGEST THING THAT I THINK
WE’LL HAVE HAPPENED BY 2030
THAT YOU CAN’T AS SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
STAKEHOLDERS. HAVE PUT FORTH
WILL HAVE TAKEN HOLD. SO AT
THAT POINT, THE DOWNTOWN
CAMPUS OF UCF AND ONCE WILL BE
OVER A DECADE OLD AND
GRADUATED THOUSANDS SOME OF
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INITIATIVES AND OTHER THINGS
IN PARAMOUR TAKEN HOLD SOME OF
THE TRANSPORTATION THEY WERE
ON THE CUSP OF WITH SUN AROUND
MIX TO THE AIRPORT AND
WHATNOT. LOVE TAKING HOLD THE
DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL
POPULATION WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE
DOUBLED OR TRIPLED AGAIN. THE
EXPANSION ADVENTHEALTH IN
ORLANDO HEALTH WILL HAVE
CONTINUED THAT THAT THEY’LL
STAY ON SORT OF THE TERROR
THAT THEY’RE ON. I THINK THE
SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP AND
COOPERATION WILL HAVE ENDURED.
I THINK THAT. THE COUNTY THE
CITY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
WELL TOGETHER. I WOULD. I
WOULD TELL YOU, I SEE A WHOLE
NEW DISTRICT AT THE SOUTHERN
GATEWAY OF DOWNTOWN AND AROUND
LAKE LUCERNE AND AROUND THE
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. I SEE
THE MAGIC WITH THEIR MINI
VERSION OF OF OF WHAT THEY’RE
ASPIRING TO BE A CROSS IN THE
SAME WAY WITH IT WITH A NEW
HOTEL AND AND I KIND OF A
MEETING SPACE AND A LOT OF
ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS. I THINK
THE FOOD SCENE. THE BAR SCENE.
THE FOOD SCENE. THE BAR SCENE. (Dad) WE’LL HAVE A LOT AT THAT
POINT. MAKE SURE THAT POINT
WITH WITH OF MUCH WIDER ARRAY
OF OFFERINGS.
>> SO OPTIMISTIC I’M I I. BUT
I DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
RIGHT TO ME.
>> THIS IS THAT THIS IS
>> I’M THE I’M THE ONE WHO
SORT OF SAYS TO USE A SPORTS
THE COACH THAT BANKS WERE
GOING TO WIN. RIGHT? AND I
THAT HAVE TO WRITE, I HAVE TO
IT, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT TO MY.
BUT I ALSO BELIEVE WE COULD
LOSE A MOM ON. THANK YOU.
WE’RE GOING REALLY IS IN SAME
TIME. AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT
SORT OF BALANCE AS HOW DOES
THAT AND I WILL ABILITY TO
INFLUENCE THE FUTURE OF
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO AND ORLANDO
AS A WHOLE OUR REGION. YOU
KNOW THIS FROM FROM GOING UP
GIVES ME A GREAT
ENCOURAGEMENT. YOU CAN MOVE TO
ORLANDO, MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WE’RE NOT A CLOSED SORT OF.
IT’S NOT NEW YORK CITY. HAVE
TO GO THERE GOT A GOOD OL BOYS
CLUB. YOU CAN’T MAKE OR SO IN
SOME WAYS. THAT’S WHAT GIVES
ME THE MOST OPTIMISM IS I’VE
SEEN LITTLE MAXWELL FROST IS
DONE. YEAH. SOMEBODY AND CAN
YOU JUST COMMENT AND BECOME A
LEADER? AND I I I HAVE FROM
INTERACTING, ESPECIALLY WITH
THE STUDENTS THAT CREATIVE
VILLAGE AND SOME OF THE YOUTH
IN THE PARAMOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I’M REALLY OPTIMISTIC THAT
WE’RE GOING TO GET TO A GOOD
PLACE.
>> JONATHAN: CERTAINLY A LOT
TO LOOK FORWARD TO MY THANKS
TO CRAIG. FIRST TIME THIS WEEK
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE
TRANSFORMATION OF DOWNTOWN
ORLANDO. JUST HEAD