15 New Retailers = 15 More Reasons to Love Lake Nona

Lake Nona is growing, and it's not just by people. New retailers are popping up left and right to keep up with Lake Nona's flourishing population. The brand new $100 million Lake Nona Landing shopping center will be home to 15 of these new businesses. Here are the one's that have been announced so far:

• Pollo Tropical
• Chili's
• Mattress One
• Rubio's Coastal Grill
• Lowe's
• Dunkin Donuts
• PDQ
• AT&T

Lowes will be the largest project totaling 158,000 sq. ft. The location will include a 37,200 sq. ft. garden center, an indoor lumber yard and 484 parking spaces according to Orlando Business Journal. Check back for updates on the remaining retailers who will occupy the shopping center.

Agents Chris Pixley and Steve Fusilier of Fusilier Realty Group represented developer and Floriday President, Randy June, in purchasing and selling a 19-acre assemblage off of Boggy Creek Road last week. Fusilier assisted Mr. June in purchasing the five parcels for a combined $2M that has been sold to D.R. Horton for $2.7M to be a new 95-lot subdivision called Osprey Ridge. Check back for updates.

By Anne Rue of Anne Rue Interiors

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