Tavistock buys 1,000-plus acres of Orlando airport land for $64M

Lake Nona is expanding its boundaries south of Medical City and it now owns the land it needs.

Lake Nona developer Tavistock Development Co. LLC’s related entity TDCP LLC spent $63.9 million, or roughly $55,700 per acre, on May 10 for nearly 1,147 acres south of Orlando International Airport from the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority and the city of Orlando, Orange County records showed.

The three different parcels, two in Orange County and one in Osceola County along Narcoossee and Boggy Creek roads, will be used by Tavistock to develop a portion of a mixed-use project west of Narcoossee Road, north and east of Boggy Creek Road near the Orlando VA Medical Center, Tavistock spokeswoman Jessi Blakley told Orlando Business Journal.

The project, known as the Poitras planned development, includes:

• 2,973 homes
• 100,000 square feet of commercial use
• A school on 25 acres

For the full story, visit the Orlando Business Journal online.