ORLANDO, Fla. – A new plan promises new life for Orlando Fashion Square.
On Monday the Orlando City Commission approved a master framework plan to redevelop the nearly 50-year-old mall on East Colonial Drive.
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The new plan transforms Fashion Square into a mixed-use complex.
The plan would replace most of the anchor stores and the middle structure with outdoor commercial space.
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There would also eventually be 1,400 apartments, plus a 120-room hotel.
It’s not the first time a developer has considered an overhaul of the beleaguered mall.
However, Orlando Commissioner Robert Stuart told News 6′s Nadeen Yanes last month that the new plan had promise and would create a “Winter Park Village feel.”
“We have seen eight or 10 plans over the last 15 years, so we actually have somebody who (has) a pretty solid plan and have some money behind it,” Stuart said.
The project would redevelop Orlando Fashion Square over several phases.
Stuart told News 6 that final approval of the plan could take up to six months.
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