The City of Orlando just approved a request for funds to help transform a human feces-riddled alleyway adjacent to the CityArts building in downtown Orlando into a new fancy arts courtyard.
The planned courtyard is being designed by local firm Interstruct Design and Build (Website) which is also working on Lincoln Property Company’s Church Street Station Tower Two site. They have been holding pieces of the former Church Street Ballroom, to be used in the new outdoor public plaza, including cast iron decorative fencing, glass lattice structures, antique bricks, steel trusses, and more.
We first told you about the project HERE in January 2020, and at that time it was estimated to have a price tag of roughly $600,000. The pandemic put a pause on fundraising initiatives for the project but it seems as if the Downtown Arts District is finally ready to dust it off and push things forward.
The City of Orlando will be contributing $161,632 to the development of the new courtyard, with an additional $25,000 each year for the next three years. An additional $318,000 has also been awarded by Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs.
CityArts is located at 39 S. Magnolia Avenue [GMap].
