The City of Orlando welcomed residents to a new park in the Packing District on Wednesday, May 31. The 66-acre Grove Park, a nod to the area’s earlier use as […]
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New YMCA in the Packing District to open for holiday season
We told you HERE in November 2018 that a new YMCA facility was in the works for the 200+ acre Packing District project in western College Park/Fairvilla area. The new Leonard & […]
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Publix announced as grocery store for The Packing District
Dr. Phillips Charities, the builder behind the $700 million Packing District development on Orange Blossom Trail, has just announced that Publix will be its anchor tenant supermarket in the new […]
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Dr. Phillips Foundation donating funds for pavilion in The Packing District
The Dr. P. Phillips Foundation will be donating funds for a large pavilion to be constructed in the promised 80-acre park in the up-and-coming Packing District in the Fairvilla/western College […]
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More plans released for the Packing District
Following on the earlier announcement that Dr. Phillips Charities would be transforming western College Park with their new Packing District development, even more information has been released. We already knew […]
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New 45,000 SF climbing and fitness gym opening in Packing District
Dr. Phillips Charities, the group behind the $700 million Packing District development in the Fairvilla neighborhood just west of College Park, has just announced the addition of a new climbing […]
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Packing District YMCA now open
The long-awaited Leonard and Marjorie Williams Family YMCA (Website) is now open in The Packing District in the Fairvilla neighborhood in West Orlando. The new 35,000 SF facility, located at […]
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Packing District YMCA set to open next month
UPDATE: A YMCA spokesperson shared at a recent College Park Neighborhood Association meeting that the new facility will be opening on March 20, 2023. Following a months-long delay in the […]
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Dr. Phillips announces new tenant(s) for replica juice stand in Packing District
We told you HERE in September 2020 that Dr. Phillips Charities, the community builder behind the $700-million Packing District project, was looking for a tenant for its new juice stand […]
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Packing District getting its own dog park
The new Packing District in the Fairvilla neighborhood to the west of College Park is still under development but once completed, it will be home to a number of amenities […]
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Another new multifamily project pitched for Packing District
A San Antonio-based company called Embrey (Facebook | Website) has purchased a four-acre site in Dr. Phillips Charities’ upcoming Packing District, just west of College Park for a new development. […]
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Packing District owners announce operator for new microbrewery project
Dr. Phillips Charities, the builder behind the upcoming Packing District in the Fairvilla neighborhood just west of College Park on Orange Blossom Trail, has just announced that Orange County Brewers […]
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Packing District picks operator for new food hall
Dr. Phillips Charities has chosen a partner to operate its upcoming 17,300 SF Southern Box Food Hall in its massive Packing District development just west of College Park. Hospitality HQ, […]
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Dr. Phillips Charities awards $5 million to 4Roots for Packing District project
Dr. Phillips Charities has just announced that it had recently awarded $5 million to be paid out over the next three years to 4Roots for construction of its 4Roots Farm […]
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Packing District files plans for new grocery store
GAI Consultants has just submitted a two-phased Master Site Plan to the City of Orlando for the construction of a new commercial project in The Packing District in the Fairvilla […]