12.30.2023
Interstruct in the Media
How the media reports and covers Interstruct Design + Build. Interstruct was founded in 2001 but is always looking to the future, growing our company through clients, notable projects, community support, architecture and design, and our own architect-as-developer model.
The Community Paper
CP Interview by Victor Tan: Interstruct CEO Ryan Young looks to enliven Orlando. December 2023
CP Interview: Interstruct CEO Ryan Young looks to enliven Orlando – The Community Paper
www.yourcommunitypaper.comOne conversation with Interstruct co-founder and CEO Ryan Young, and it’s readily apparent what the New Jersey native is passionate about: architecture. Young and his company are taking urban …
The Orlando Real
In a pivotal initiative led by Ryan Young and the Interstruct Build & Design team, the Parramore and West Church Street areas are undergoing groundbreaking updates and revitalization. The aspiring projects promise not only economic growth opportunities but also the creation of communal spaces and an emphasis on the arts that will infuse culture and color into the town. The following post outlines every project and includes an in-depth tour of the neighborhood and conversation between Ken Pozek and Ryan Young / November 2023
Updates + Revitalization Coming to Parramore and West Church Street Area
www.theorlandoreal.comIn a pivotal initiative led by Ryan Young and the Interstruct Build & Design team, the Parramore and West Church Street areas are undergoing groundbreaking updates and revitalization. The …
Bungalower
Interstruct’s Ryan Young has a vision to transform a retention pond eyesore into active space that benefits Parramore. Young and his team are trying to seduce the City into letting them adopt the park and make it more of an amenity for the neighborhood rather than just a gaping hole filled with trash and mosquitoes. Young is proposing to build a bridge/boardwalk over the pond and allow for public gatherings, a place to revive the defunct Parramore Farmers Market, and make it into something really special – while still serving its purpose as a retention pond. See the full post and video here. / November 2023
Orlando Business Journal
Interstruct Design’s vision for the CityArts courtyard transforms an unused alley next to Orlando’s oldest commercial structure, the Rogers Keine Building at 39 S. Magnolia, into a beautiful downtown space to be used for diverse, inclusive, and creative arts engagement, as well as gallery-related and other special events. / August 22, 2023
Downtown Arts District to create events space in unusual Orlando location with unique construction …
www.bizjournals.comFREE TO READ: The city of Orlando will help fund a new events space for the Downtown Arts District — one that’s slated to be a bit unusual. Here are the details.
Home Builder Digest
If you’re searching for the best restaurant contractors in Florida, look no further. The list below features top-tier contractors carefully selected by our team. These professionals have extensive industry experience and a proven track record of delivering exceptional results. From designing and constructing unique dining spaces to seamlessly managing the intricate details of restaurant projects, they understand the distinct requirements of the culinary world. / August 22, 2023
The Best Restaurant Contractors in Florida
www.homebuilderdigest.comFlorida is a vibrant state known for its stunning beaches, diverse culture, and thriving culinary scene. From Miami’s international flavors to charming coastal towns, Florida offers dining …
Orlando Business Journal
The Stonewall Bar is for sale near Exploria Stadium in Parramore. We hope something positive happens with this site, bringing in another active use across the street from our own redevelopment project on W. Church Street. We look forward to the possibility of this unique site + a new neighbor on the West Church Corridor. / August 18, 2023
Former Stonewall bar near Exploria Stadium up for sale – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comThe 3,900-square-foot building could be used as a bar or could be redeveloped.
Growthspotter
The Church Street Ballroom is coming down, but pieces of it will be saved and recycled and used in Interstruct’s design for a pocket park courtyard in the alley beside the former CityArts building. / March 30, 2023
The Church Street Ballroom is coming down, but pieces of it will be saved and recycled
www.growthspotter.comBefore the excavator started taking down walls of the Ballroom at Church Street for a new skyscraper, the developer spent months salvaging the distinctive architectural elements, furnishings and even …
Orlando Business Journal
Renderings for new medical office and retail building in Winter Garden by Interstruct Design / Feb. 22, 2023
Orlando firm Verax Investments new construction in Winter Garden – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comOrlando brain surgeon-turned-developer Ravi Gandhi and his Verax Investments group just closed on land for a new project. See where.
Orlando Business Journal
Why Interstruct CEO is betting on ‘thoughtful development’ on West Church Corridor with Orlando Parramore project / Feb. 17, 2023
Orlando Interstruct CEO on Parramore redevelopment plans – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comWhy Interstruct Inc. CEO Ryan Young is betting on “thoughtful development” with his group’s Parramore infill redevelopment project and beyond.
Orlando Weekly
Interstruct commissions AR mural by Snap! Orlando in order to continue life of the temporary Unity Mural / Jan. 18, 2023
A decommissioned mural in Parramore finds new life in virtual reality
www.orlandoweekly.comVolunteers are setting up tents, chairs and tables in a parking lot outside a gray office building in the Parramore neighborhood of Orlando the day…
Bungalower
New shipping container art gallery coming to Parramore / Oct 27, 2022
New shipping container gallery coming to Parramore – Bungalower
bungalower.comA new 10×10-foot shipping container will be popping up in Parramore in the coming months that will feature rotating art exhibits, according to local architects at Interstruct Inc. The Orlando […]
Orlando Business Journal
Digital agency Purple Rock Scissors moves office to Parramore, leasing part of Interstruct’s building at 816 W. Church Street. / October 21, 2022
Florida firm Purple, Rock, Scissors opens new HQ in Orlando’s Parramore – Orlando Business …
www.bizjournals.comWhy Orlando creative firm Purple, Rock, Scissors chose Parramore for its new headquarters.
Bungalower
Lost mural to resurface via Augmented Reality app, City Unseen / September 20, 2022
Lost mural to resurface via Augmented Reality app, City Unseen – Bungalower
bungalower.comRecent renovations of a Parramore office building resulted in the obstruction of a mural of a local activist, that will soon see new life via a local Augmented Reality (AR) […]
Orlando Business Journal
Brand Builders: How Orlando’s Main Street districts — and those who lead them — pursue economic development that reflects their unique neighborhoods. Deep-dive into three, including two in which Interstruct is invested: Parramore and Curry Ford West which houses the Hourglass District. / September 1, 2022
Florida neighborhood business districts in Orlando spur momentum – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comHow the people behind Orlando’s popular Main Street districts encourage economic development in the neighborhood-centric commercial corridors.
Orlando Arts
Soon, you’ll be able to stand in front of Interstruct’s HQ to “view” the Unity Mural as an augmented reality interactive art experience, narrated by the mural’s central figure, Jennifer Desire. The CITY UNSEEN Public [AR]t project is by Snap! Orlando and is coming this fall. Check out the full story in Orlando Arts, page 41 (dates in printed story are subject to change).
Interstruct is partnering with Patrick Kahn of Snap! Orlando to document the mural created by Maureen Hudas before it was decommissioned. We deeply believe that art is essential to creating a livable city. / September, October 2022
Orlando Business Journal
ARB green-lights the design for our 802 W. Church St. building that is part of our Parramore Redevelopment. August 3, 2022
Florida office and retail building planned for downtown Orlando’s Church Street moves forward …
www.bizjournals.comOrlando-based design/build firm Interstruct Inc.’s Parramore redevelopment project includes a new, unique 3-story office building with ground floor retail space. Here’s the latest.
Orlando Business Journal
Capital improvements at Lincoln Property Company’s Westwood property, former Marriott Vacation Club office in Orlando. GC: Interstruct / July 20, 2022
Former Marriott Vacation Club office in Florida seeks new Orlando tenants — all the details – …
www.bizjournals.comAfter Marriott Vacation Club vacated the building it long had occupied in the Westwood Corporate Center, its management firm decided to invest $2.5 million into a modernization effort to spur the …
Bungalower
Pro Bono design by Interstruct to add outdoor dining pavilion to Maxine’s On Shine, preserving an important part of the fabric of Orlando’s Colonial South neighborhood. / July 5, 2022
Maxine’s on Shine looking to make pandemic patio permanent – Bungalower
bungalower.comPlans filed with the City of Orlando include a new outdoor beer garden-like set-up where they’ve currently erected a temporary dining area, that popped-up during the pandemic when guests were […]
Tampa Bay Tribune
Tampa’s first E-Sports Players Club opens its flagship training and gaming facility on the ground floor of Interstruct Tampa at 1802 W. Kennedy. The building is owned by Interstruct and ESPC’s facility was a design+build project by Interstruct. December 30, 2021
Part academy, part tournament venue, the Esports Players Club opens in South Tampa
www.tampabay.comBerkeley Prep graduate/former football player Alex Matzkin and his brother offer gaming fanatics a place to learn and compete in one setting.
The Community Paper
Donors step in to save historic church in Parramore after roof caves in. Interstruct is on board to help move this project forward and has a plan to help Black Bottom rebuild safely and authentically, preserving as much of the original structure as possible while honoring the neighborhood’s history every step of the way. / November 18, 2021
Historic Parramore church raising money to rebuild after roof collapse – The Community Paper
www.yourcommunitypaper.comThe Black Bottom House of Prayer has been standing in Parramore since 1925. Now it’s kneeling. The Black Bottom House of Prayer’s roof collapsed in December of 2019 and the church is hitting a …
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Ashley Policastri joins Interstruct Tampa as Business Development Director. / October 27, 2021
Spectrum News 13
Emily Braun segment about Jennifer Desire and her commitment to helping people who are homelessness, in partnership with Interstruct, serving the community of Parramore. / September 26, 2021
Orlando woman, now in Atlanta, comes home to help homeless
www.mynews13.comJennifer Desire devotes time to helping homeless in Orlando
Orlando Business Journal
Update on Church Street’s Bumby Arcade. Design + Build by Interstruct / July 7, 2021
New downtown Orlando concept on Church Street may start construction soon – Orlando Business …
www.bizjournals.comA Church Street restaurant’s shuttering is paving the way for a future food hall and office space to open. Here’s the latest. #Orlando #localbusiness #businessnews #retail #foodhall …
Orlando Business Journal
New projects from the Milk District to the Hourglass. F&D Woodfired Italian Kitchen design + build by Interstruct. / July 6, 2021
These Orlando projects are in the works near the Hourglass and Milk districts – Orlando Business …
www.bizjournals.comSeveral new retail and residential projects are in the works in the Milk and Hourglass districts near downtown #Orlando. Here’s more. #localbusiness #businessnews @hourglassdist @TheMilkDistrict …
Tumblr/Architect News
Florida Architect News: Francis Park Townhomes in the Hourglass and Lakeside residence in Audubon District / June 8, 2021
Bungalower
Interstruct Design’s concept for Missing Middle housing at 735 Irma Ave. / May 17, 2021
New “Missing Middle” apartment project coming to Park Lake Highland – Bungalower
bungalower.comPlans are being submitted with the City of Orlando for a new 21-unit multifamily development in the Park Lake Highland neighborhood just north of downtown Orlando. Interstruct Design + Build […]
Growthspotter
Interstruct’s award-winning 2020 Golden Brick Award projects including RSM US, Net Conversion and Orlando Health. / May 11, 2021
Hospitals share 2020 Golden Brick Award for coronavirus response
www.growthspotter.comThe Downtown Orlando Partnership held its annual Golden Brick Awards luncheon outside at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts, which was honored for its Front Yard Festival.
Orlando Business Journal
Interstruct seeks permit to build its new HQ in Parramore. / April 13, 2021
Developers seek approval for 2 new downtown Orlando office buildings – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comDowntown Orlando’s office market continues to experience whiplash with new deals and firms vacating space. But a pair of office construction projects are in the works. Here’s more. #Orlando …
Orlando Business Journal
Interstruct LLC seeks approvals from the city of Orlando for a 21-unit, four-story apartment project at 735 Irma Ave. / April 2, 2021
Apartments may be built near downtown Orlando’s Ivanhoe Village – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comA new Orlando residential development is planned in what some say is one of America’s best neighborhoods. Here’s the latest. #Orlando #localbusiness #businessnews #apartments #construction …
Growthspotter
Interstruct plans new office building as part of its Parramore Redevelopment project. / March 1, 2021
Interstruct plans modern office building next to new Parramore headquarters
www.growthspotter.comThe modern industrial office building will feature all glass exterior walls that appear to float in the sky.
Bungalower
Interstruct at work in the Angebilt, transforming Subway into Bellhop, a coffee and cocktail bar. / February 1, 2021
Wall Street building out former Subway space – Bungalower
bungalower.comThe team behind Wall St. Plaza (Facebook | Website) is using some of its idle time during the pandemic to expand its footprint in downtown Orlando. The entertainment district has […]
Growthspotter
Interstruct is part of the development corridor west of I-4. / January 26, 2021
Developers eyeing Parramore’s Central Boulevard for new housing, offices and retail
www.growthspotter.comSome of the plans calls for a new craft brewery, a food hall, fitness club and hundreds of apartments.
Growthspotter
Interstruct presents plans for new Parramore HQ to City of Orlando ARB. / January 21, 2021
An early look at Interstruct’s new HQ in Parramore is revealed in recently approved renderings
www.growthspotter.comAn Orlando design-build company that specializes in adaptive re-use projects is focusing its talents on its new headquarters in Parramore. Orlando’s Appearance Review Board approved final ren…
Spectrum News 13
Julia Gargotta segment on #JusticeForAll, showcasing artist Maureen Hudas’s Unity Mural on Interstruct’s #adaptivereuse project in Parramore and featuring activist Jennifer Desire as the central figure. / January 13, 2021
Justice for All: Mural is Orlando Artists’ Labor of Love
www.mynews13.comThe mural was completed in mid-August.
Bungalower
617 W Central back in play. Original architect Interstruct revives plans for new owner. / January 12, 2021
Formerly shelved Tubbs Brewing project back in play – Bungalower
bungalower.comA previously approved brewery project in Parramore that inevitably bit the dust has unexpectedly found legs again and is slowly coming back to the land of the living. Tubbs Brewing, […]
Orlando Sentinel
Mural World: an interactive tour of Orlando’s outdoor art including the Unity Mural at 814 W. Church Street, the future home of Interstruct Design + Build. Learn more about the Unity Mural. / December 4, 2020
Mural World: An interactive map to Central Florida’s wall paintings
www.orlandosentinel.comA visitor to Orlando exploring our various neighborhoods will quickly recognize: This town has murals. A lot of them. On buildings and walls from downtown to Mills 50, Ivanhoe Village, Thornton Par…
Bungalower
Bungalower launches new pandemic street furniture pilot project in Ivanhoe Village. Designed/Sponsored by Interstruct / September 15, 2020
Bungalower launches new street furniture pilot project in Ivanhoe Village – Bungalower
bungalower.comAs an extension of our recently launched milk crate furniture project in Orlando’s Milk District Main Street, we have recently unleashed some more pop-up street furniture in the City Beautiful, […]
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Crane Watch: Pups Pub to be dog-centric bar and restaurant in South Tampa; general contractor is Interstruct Tampa. See the completed Pups Pub on Interstruct’s portfolio. / September 11, 2021
Pup’s Pub dog bar to open in South Tampa – Tampa Bay Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comA commercial real estate broker and her entrepreneur husband have a dog-centric vision for a shuttered restaurant on Kennedy Boulevard.
Growthspotter
Interstruct Design + Build buys site for future development in Parramore. / May 6, 2020
Local design-build firm buys potential development site next to future HQ in Parramore
www.growthspotter.comOrlando-based design-build firm Interstruct is growing its footprint in Parramore, a historically low-income neighborhood in Orlando that’s rapidly changing. The company purchased a potential…
The Daily City
CityArts unveiled its vision for a new courtyard, designed by Interstruct. / January 12, 2020
Orlando Weekly
Interstruct Design + Build rendering to transform unused alley into a multi-use courtyard for CityArts. / January 20, 2020
CityArts plans a major overhaul of their courtyard space in downtown Orlando
www.orlandoweekly.comCityArts and the Downtown Arts District are poised to begin an ambitious overhaul of their outdoor courtyard space in downtown Orlando. The end result will…
Fox 35 Orlando
CityArts to turn downtown alley into art space. Designed by Interstruct. / January 15, 2020
CityArts to turn Downtown Orlando alley into art space
www.fox35orlando.comOrlando’s Downtown Arts District is planning an artistic courtyard as an extension of the CityArts gallery. They intend to transform an alley into a space for artistic expression.
Bungalower
Design released for new alleyway infill design by Interstruct for CityArts. / January 12, 2020
Design released for downtown alleyway revamp – Bungalower
bungalower.comCityArts and the Downtown Arts District hosted a community fundraiser at their new headquarters in the historic Rogers Kiene Building on January 11 to fund an ambitious courtyard expansion planned …
Orlando Business Journal
Orlando design + build + development company Interstruct to move its HQ to Parr / January 3, 2020
Florida construction company to move HQ to Parramore – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comThis @citybeautiful company aims to move its HQ to downtown’s #Parramore neighborhood. Does your company want to invest in real estate west of I-4? #CRE #CraneWatch
Orlando Business Journal
Main Street Hourglass District: How this older Orlando neighborhood was transformed into a destination. / January 3, 2020
Florida restaurant, apartment projects to rise in Main Street Districts – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comFrom the @hourglassdist to @TheSoDoDistrict, developers see #CRE opportunities in these rising @citybeautiful neighborhoods. Here’s what’s drawing them to @OrlMainStreets and why it matters …
Bungalower
#adaptivereuse design by Interstruct to transform a former car wash into a hyper-local retail hub in the Hourglass District. / November 19, 2019
Hourglass car wash to become retail hub – Bungalower
bungalower.comA small, self-serve car wash at 2416 Curry Ford Road [GMap] in the Hourglass District will soon become a new retail plaza, care of National Real Estate. The car wash […]
Orlando Business Journal
Interstruct provided full design + build services for Net Conversion’s new basement pub, Murray’s. Interstruct also completed Net Conversion’s award-winning adaptive reuse office in downtown Orlando (shown below). / July 1, 2019
Florida company opens new office downtown – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comSee what perks this company offers to its employees in downtown Orlando at its cool new office.
Dwell Magazine
Residential design by Interstruct Design + Build’s co-founder Ryan Young, AIA. / 2018
Bungalower
Ryan Young commission’s artist Maureen Hudas to paint mural on house that city won’t let him work on. Part of Interstruct’s Francis Park in the Hourglass portfolio. / May 24, 2018
Architect paints murals on home that County “won’t let him work on” – Bungalower
bungalower.comYou may be familiar with local architect Ryan Young from previous I Wish This Was … columns that he’s done with us. Young is an architect and founder of leading design […]
Home World Design
Interstruct’s Ryan Young turned former parking lot into warm and modern home in Orlando’s Audubon District. / 2018
Interstruct, Inc. Turned a Former Parking Lot into a Warm and Modern Home
homeworlddesign.comOrlando-based architect and co-founder of design-build firm Interstruct, Inc., Ryan Young transformed a former parking lot in one of the …
Bungalower
Interstruct is working with National Real Estate to envision the Hourglass District as an emerging Orlando neighborhood. / September 13, 2017
Plans are being cemented for Hourglass District – Bungalower
bungalower.comWhile still in the early planning stages, the Hourglass District is beginning to take shape. Led by the husband-and-wife team Elise Sabatino and Giovanni Fernandez, the new project will completely …
Bungalower
Interstruct’s Ryan Young, AIA, envisions a new use for an empty lot in Downtown Orlando, located between the Waverly and Capital Plaza II. / June 19, 2017
I Wish This Was … an interactive promenade – Bungalower
bungalower.comI Wish This Was is a monthly series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. This series is made possible […]
Bungalower
Ryan Young envisions a pocket park on an empty lot in downtown Orlando. Part of the “I wish this was … ” series in Bungalower. / April 23, 2017
I Wish This Was … Pine Street Gardens – Bungalower
bungalower.comI Wish This Was is a monthly series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. This series is made […]
Orlando Business Journal
Interstruct built the corporate interior for Dean Mead, honored as one Orlando Business Journal’s “2017 Coolest Office Spaces in downtown Orlando.” / February 23, 2017
Dean Mead named to OBJ’s 2017 Coolest Office Spaces – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comCollaboration and client service were at the heart of the design of Dean Mead’s new office.
Bungalower
This month’s I Wish This Was by Ryan Young takes a closer look at a courtyard in front of Seaside Plaza, a public square on the corner of Church Street and Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando / February 12, 2017
I Wish This Was … an innovative public plaza – Bungalower
bungalower.comI Wish This Was is a monthly series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. This series is made possible […]
Bungalower
ArtReach Orlando and McRae Artist Studios to open new art studios in Parramore. Design + Build by Interstruct. / December 1, 2016
Local nonprofit to open art studios in Parramore – Bungalower
bungalower.comLocal nonprofit, ArtReach Orlando (Facebook | Website), has recently purchased a warehouse in Parramore in the hopes of transforming it into studios for Orlando visual artists. ArtReach is a …
Bungalower
New townhomes coming to the Hourglass District, a design + build + development project by Interstruct. / June 2, 2016
Francis Park Townhomes brings modern units to Downtown South – Bungalower
bungalower.comFrancis Park Townhomes is a new development coming to that in-between district just outside of Lake Como [GMap]. The project was designed by Ryan Young and built by Interstruct Inc. (Website). […]
Orlando Business Journal
Purple, Rock, Scissors new office honored as part of Orlando Business Journal’s “2016 Coolest Office Spaces.” Corporate interiors project by Interstruct. / March 17, 2016
2016 Coolest Office Spaces: Purple, Rock, Scissors – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comHonoree Purple, Rock, Scissors’ downtown Orlando office is 10,000 square feet and houses more than 50 employees.
Orlando Business Journal
Interstruct on board as general contractor for new salon on Church Street. / September 3, 2014
Trend Studios salon to relocate to Church Street Exchange building – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comRetail space at the Church Street Exchange building in downtown Orlando is filling up fast, as another tenant has joined the building’s lineup.
Orlando Business Journal
Interstruct is general contractor on new cord blood bank medical office building in Maitland. / March 29, 2010
Orlando Business Journal
Interstruct is general contractor on new downtown Orlando hospitality project: 55 West. / December 15, 2009
Orlando Business Journal
Adaptive reuse can help developers access tax credit for restoring old buildings. Interstruct is working with client E-Sciences to qualify for the credits. #adaptivereuse / April 3, 2008
Few developers seek tax credit for restoring historic buildings – Orlando Business Journal
www.bizjournals.comThe Orlando Business Journal features local business news about Orlando. We also provide tools to help businesses grow, network and hire.
