Laura Kinsler
Laura Kinsler is the editor of GrowthSpotter. She joined the company in 2015 as Osceola County reporter after a 15-year career at the Tampa Tribune, where she covered city and county government, transportation and development in Tampa and Pasco County.
She was named “Journalist of the Year” by the American Planning Association and has won numerous awards for both feature writing and news coverage.
She previously wrote for the Fayetteville (NC) Observer, Athens Banner-Herald and the Macon Telegraph (both in GA), where she covered everything from the Georgia Legislature to the Centennial Olympic Games.
A proud graduate of the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, Laura follows the Georgia Bulldogs religiously. Follow her on Twitter @LKinslerOGrowth
Recent Articles
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Developers seek rezoning of 150 acres in East Narcoossee area for residential
Veteran Orlando developer Bill Canty is teaming up with Elevation Development to further the transformation of Osceola's Jones Road from its pastoral setting to a suburban corridor linking Narcoossee Road to the future Sunbridge community. Osceola's Development Review Committee this week approved...
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Epoch Residential gears up for construction on new Kissimmee apartments
Winter Park-based Epoch Residential will break ground in the next 30 days on the a pair of multifamily communities totaling 448 units in Kissimmee's LOOP submarket. The luxury multifamily developer closed last week on 74 acres in the Flora Ridge Mixed-Use PUD, east of Dyer Boulevard and about a...
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Osceola County considering a major increase to its already high impact fees
Osceola County is considering a nearly $1,400 per home Park Impact Fee increase in March to what is already the highest combined impact fees in Florida. Last year the county virtually doubled its mobility fees across the board, while school impact fees also jumped -- particularly for new apartment...
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Flagship files plans for new retail center across from NeoCity gateway
Flagship Development is planning to break ground in April on a $4 million retail center across from one of the main gateways into Osceola's NeoCity tech district. It would be the next phase of Heritage Commons, a 20,000-square-foot plaza at the corner of U.S. 192 and Fortune Road, next to Osceola...
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Ohio hotelier planning a new Staybridge Hotel near UCF campus
Toledo-based Key Hotel & Property Management looks to be eyeing a second hotel site near UCF after entering the Orlando market in late 2018. Last December Key affiliate Ultra LLC bought property near SeaWorld that had county-approved plans for a pair of 135-key, extended-stay hotels. Ultra paid...
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Banner breaks ground on downtown Orlando's newest apartment tower
Construction is now underway on Downtown Orlando's next luxury apartment tower overlooking Lake Eola, and developer Banner Real Estate Group expects to be able to deliver the first units in late 2020. "We've got all our permits and and crews fully mobilized today," Banner's development director,...
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Jones Homes expands operations in Harmony with 55-plus section
Jones Homes USA is expanding its footprint in Osceola County's Harmony golf community by coming in as the second builder in the active adult section, Lakes at Harmony. The Orlando-based homebuilder made the announcement as it executed the first takedown of lots in Harmony West. Jones Homes, the ...
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Intram Investments sells another 40+ acres in Sunrise City to apartment developer
Integra Land Company, which is wrapping up construction of a 300-unit class A apartment complex at Sunrise City, exercised its option to buy another 41 acres in the community. The Lake Mary developer paid $12.95 million for the land, which closes out the majority of the mixed-use project. The land...