Interstruct in the Media

The developer will break ground before the end of the year on the 15,000-square-foot office building in Parramore’s Church Street corridor.

Orlando Business Journal

For the last few years, we’ve been talking about the West Church Corridor as the foundation for regenerative development connecting Parramore and Downtown Orlando. End-to-end, the WCC embraces infill development, higher education, housing, health + wellness, sports & entertainment, greenways, public transportation, and the arts.

Ryan Lynch’s recent article, Powering Up Parramore for the Orlando Business Journal focuses on two major developments: the $500 million mixed-use Westcourt Orlando sports & entertainment hub, and Travel + Leisure, Co.’s plan to move its 900 employees to 501 W. Church Street as part of a much larger vision for amplifying Orlando as a top-tier U.S. city. It’s exciting to see leaders and visionaries embrace the West Church Corridor for its massive potential.

The property is three blocks west of the Orlando Magic’s $500 million Westcourt sports and entertainment district, which is also expected to break ground before the end of the year.July 12, 2024

Powering up Parramore: Two projects set to transform downtown area west of I-4 – Orlando Business …

Travel + Leisure’s move and the Westcourt development are poised to become a new hub for activity in downtown. Click for the details.

Orlando Business Journal

The Downtown Arts District and city of Orlando officials held the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Ford-ify The Arts Courtyard at CityArts on July 10. The celebration, occurring a day before the start of construction, kicked off the unique location in an alley to the north of the historic Rogers-Kiene Building which CityArts calls home at 37-39 S. Magnolia Ave. | July 12, 2024.

Unique downtown arts space starts construction – Orlando Business Journal

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Construction has kicked off on a unique downtown Orlando gathering spot for the arts and more.

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

One 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

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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 …

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 …

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FREE 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

Florida 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

The 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

Before 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

Orlando 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

Why 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

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Volunteers 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

A 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 …

Why 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

Recent 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

How 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 …

Orlando-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 – …

After 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

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Plans 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

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Berkeley 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

The 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

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Jennifer 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 …

A 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 …

Several 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 …

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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

Plans 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

The 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

Downtown 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

A 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

The 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

The 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

Some 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

An 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

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The 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

A 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

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A 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

As 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

A 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

Orlando-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

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CityArts 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

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Orlando’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

CityArts 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

This @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

From 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

A 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

See 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

1600 Lakeside posted by Ryan Young, AIA (22 Photos)

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Design Project in Orlando, Florida

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

You 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

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Orlando-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

While 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

I 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

I 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

Collaboration 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

I 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

Local 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

Francis 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

Honoree 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

Retail 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