Notable Home Sales

• Celebration golf course estate sells for $3.55 million after full renovation

  A Greenwich-based firm that specializes in estate home flips sold a mansion across from the Celebration Golf Club for $3.55 million after just 19 days on the market. “That’s the highest price sold in Celebration in the last five years,” said seller’s agent Jeffrey Eddowes, with Century 21 Blue...

• Mediterranean estate on Celebration's Eastlawn Drive sells for $1.7M

  A nearly 6,000-square-foot custom-built Mediterranean estate home on the most coveted stretch of Eastlawn Drive in Celebration sold last week for $1.7 million. "It's a great sale for the estate market in Celebration. It's the highest price-per-square-foot for all of 2018," said Keith Renner, broker...

• Scion of Orange auto dealership family pays $3.6+M for Winter Park, lake-front home

  The executive manager of one of Orange County’s oldest family-owned auto dealerships paid just over $3.6 million for a lakefront estate in Winter Park, according to a deed signed Monday. The single-story, 5,994-square-foot house on Summerland Avenue boasts 180 feet of Lake Maitland frontage on...

• Local developer sells home on Winter Park's desirable Palmer Avenue for $1.58M

  A home on a desirable street in a great location just sold after about a year on and off the market. Brad and Sara Osleger’s new home on Palmer Avenue in Winter Park is 5,338 square feet and has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and two half-baths. “It was built in 2007 and is Mediterranean style,”...

• English couple sell $1.1 M house in Reunion to Michigan doctor and wife

  The parents of a famous English television personality recently sold their vacation home in the Reunion Resort for $1.1 million, according to a deed recorded in Osceola County on Monday. Located on a 0.3-acre lot on Wynstone Way, the custom home features seven bedrooms and six bathrooms across...

• Bacardi heiress buys $6.89M home in Four Seasons enclave at Disney

  An heiress to the Bacardi estate has purchased a 9,027-square-foot mansion set on four-tenths of an acre in the gated Four Seasons Private Residences subdivision at Golden Oak on the Walt Disney World resort property for a recorded $6,899,000. Custom builder Stonebridge Homes was the seller, having...

• Park view helps land off-market sale of Celebration estate home

  An estate home in Aquila Reserve that feels like it sits on many acres just sold in Celebration for $1.32 million. “This is a very unique sale. There are some special lots in Celebration. In front of the park [on Aquila Loop] there are two estate homes and they look out over this nice preserve...

• Lake Maitland canal access, renovations yield $1.17M sales price for home

  A client looking to upgrade to a waterfront home in a prominent part of town found one in a recently updated house that was on the market for less than a day. Earlier this month, the home on a canal with access to Lake Maitland, one of the seven lakes in the Winter Park Chain of Lakes, drew a price...

• One lake to another, pro golfer D.A. Points sells, buys in Windermere area

  PGA Tour golfer D.A. Points has sold his Windermere home of five years on Lake Tibet for a recorded $3.3 million, but he isn’t moving far. The five-bed, six-and-a-half bath two-story home in the Keene’s Pointe neighborhood was built in 2004, according to Orange County Property Appraiser records....

• Among high-end Park Hill townhome buyers: Tupperware's Tom Roehlk

  Hill Gray Seven has sold one of its new, high-end townhomes on Winter Park’s trademark Park Avenue for a recorded $2.85 million to Tom Roehlk, executive vice president of Tupperware Brands. The development of 10 townhomes is half sold out, said Gregg Hill, founder of Oviedo-based Hill Gray Seven,...

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• Adventist Health executive sells Winter Park mansion to returning Central Floridian

  Mark S. Martin of Adventist Health has sold his Winter Park mansion in the surrounding area of Lake Sylvan to one of the newest executives at a Central Florida theme-park company. The five-bedroom Mediterranean-style home with pool, cabana, large porches upstairs and down, and four-car garage sold...

• Leading industrial developer pays $4M for second home in Winter Park

  The lead executive of industrial developer McCraney Property Company paid $4.055 million on Wednesday in an off-market deal for his second home in Winter Park. Located off N. Park Avenue along a private drive and on a peninsula extending into Lake Maitland, the two-story home was built in 1978...

• New Wyndham timeshare lead exec pays $2.7M+ for Winter Park home

  A lead executive for Wyndham's new timeshare ownership spinoff company paid $2.75 million in mid-August for a new custom home in Winter Park two blocks from N. Park Avenue. Located on Dixie Parkway, the 0.34-acre lot features a newly built two-story home with six bedrooms and six full baths across...

• Veteran MLB infielder pays $2.55M for new custom home in Windermere

  A 15-year veteran infielder of Major League Baseball paid $2.55 million on Friday for a new custom home in Windermere's gated Chaine du Lac community. Located on Chaine du Lac Boulevard, the 1-acre lot lies a block south of the Windermere Country Club's second green. Element Home Builders of Winter...

• Magic rookie pays $1.69M for penthouse condo unit in downtown Orlando

  The Orlando Magic's 20-year-old first round draft pick from June paid $1.695 million on Wednesday for a penthouse condo unit in downtown Orlando's The Sanctuary building. Located at 100 S. Eola Drive a block south of Lake Eola, the 18-story Sanctuary was built in 2005 by Turner Construction on...

• Minnesota construction firm exec buys rare Lake Toho estate home for $1M

  A traditional brick estate home with stunning views of Kissimmee's Lake Tohopekaliga convinced the owners of a Minnesota construction firm to look outside of the tourism corridor for their new vacation home. The 9,000-square-foot home on Kissimee's gated Grandview Boulevard features six bedrooms...

• Head of local multifamily developer pays $3.1M for lakefront lot in Maitland

  The president of one of Greater Orlando's largest multifamily developers paid $3.12 million on Thursday for a vacant lakefront lot in Maitland, more than doubling the buildable area of his current property on the other side of the city. Located on Maitland's Manor Road off of N. Orlando Avenue,...

• General Motors president buys $1M vacation home in Disney's Celebration

  A leading Detroit auto executive and his wife paid $1 million last week for a five-bedroom estate home on Celebration Avenue, their second home in the Disney master-planned community. Alan Batey has been President of General Motors North America since 2014 and previously served as Head of GM Africa...

• Former Pulte lead sales exec pays $1.2M for new custom Windermere home

  A former lead executive in sales and marketing for Pulte Homes paid more than $1.2 million earlier this month for a new home in the gated Casa del Lago neighborhood of Windermere.  Located on Montalcino Circle on a 0.2-acre lot, the two-story Transitional style custom home features four bedrooms...

• West Virginia-based surveyor pays $1.2M for second Kissimmee vacation home

  A West Virginia-based civil engineer and surveyor paid $1.2 million last week for his family's second vacation home in Kissimmee, the latest of five such investments held across four states.  located in the 2000 block of Formosa Boulevard, the custom home lies in the gated Formosa Gardens community...

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• Tower Realty lead exec buys Park Avenue home for investment & flip potential

  A lead executive for one of Orlando's largest office property owners paid $1.2 million last week for a 65-year-old second home in Winter Park, picking it up as an investment for the prime location and potential to flip with new construction.  Located in the 900 block of N. Park Avenue, the 0.4-acre...

• Former NBA veteran & Magic player pays $2.5M+ for new Windermere home

  A 14-year NBA veteran and former player with the Orlando Magic spent more than $2.559 million last week for a new home in Toll Brothers' exclusive Casabella at Windermere community. Located on Isabella Circle in the Casabella neighborhood, the newly constructed home sits on a 0.91-acre waterfront...

• Retired media mogul sells Isleworth mansion for $7M+ to local auto dealer

  One of the country’s major media moguls sold his Isleworth estate for more than $7.189 million on June 20 to the top executive of a leading Orlando automobile sales company. The sale ranks as the highest value single-family home sold in Orange County so far this year, topping the $6.5 million purchase...

• NFL QB banks tidy profit on sale of 10-bedroom Reunion home after seven months

  Robert Griffin III's future prospects as a starting NFL quarterback may be in question, but he proved this year to have a head for real estate investment. The Baltimore Ravens backup QB and his wife, Grete, sold their Disney-area mansion in mid-June after just seven months for $3.2 million, banking...

• Local financial services lead exec pays $1.5M for Keene's Pointe home

  The principal of one of Greater Orlando’s financial services companies paid $1.5 million in early June for a fully furnished custom home in the Keene’s Pointe neighborhood of Windermere. The seller, president of a Massachusetts-based shipping company, bought the home in November 2008 during the...

• MLB outfielder's Keene's Pointe estate sells to Orlando Health lead exec for $3.4M

  One of Major League Baseball’s most well-known outfielders sold his waterfront estate in Windermere in late May for $3.4 million to a prominent Orlando health care executive. Located in the 9000 block of Grosvenor Pointe Circle in Keene’s Pointe, the home sits on an acre-plus lot facing the Butler...

• Former Orlando City Soccer player drops $1.3M+ on Keene's Pointe home

  One of Orlando City Soccer Club's most well-known players from last year who remains a free agent paid $1.375 million last week for a waterfront home in the gated Casa del Lago community of Keene's Pointe. Located on Vinci Drive in the Windermere community, the 0.4-acre lot features a two-story...

• McDonald's franchisee pays $5.2M for Isleworth home sold by Tupperware exec

  A lead principal in Central Florida’s largest McDonald’s franchisee company paid $5.2 million last week for an Old World Italian estate in Isleworth, sold by a Tupperware executive.  Located on Isleworth Country Club Drive in Windermere’s most prestigious community and overlooking the Arnold Palmer...

• LPGA golf star buys $5.2M+ lakeside estate in Windermere

  A leading contender on the LPGA golf circuit paid $5.25 million on Monday for a lakefront home in Windermere, her third home purchase in the west Orange County community. The $5 million-plus sale value was a mind-blower even for the tony Isleworth neighborhood, said Marie Helen Ledbetter, a Realtor...

• Darden Corporation CEO sells Winter Park estate for $2.5M

  The CEO of Orlando-based Darden Corporation has sold his Winter Park estate home for $2.5 million.  The Santa Barbara mission-style home occupies a double lot on the 600 block of Via Lugano. It has more than 7,000 square feet of living space with a private courtyard entrance and three-car garage. ...

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• Veteran local developer pays $1M for home in Longwood's Alaqua Lakes

  A veteran local real estate developer recently paid $1 million for a mansion in Longwood’s Alaqua Lakes, with a view of the gated community’s golf course. Located in the 2000 block of Alaqua Drive on a wooded 1-acre lot, the two-story home features five bedrooms, four and a half baths, and 6,619...

• Local construction manager pays $2.29M+ for home in Winter Park's The Vias

  A local construction entrepreneur paid more than $2.293 million in late April for a new home in Winter Park's The Vias, neighboring the Winter Park Racquet Club.  Located on three lots on Via Venetia within walking distance of the Isle of Sicily and Lake Maitland, the 6,208-square-foot custom home...

• Citrus company lead exec pays $3.3M+ for lakefront Winter Park home

  A local citrus company executive and his wife paid more than $3.32 million on Friday for a lakefront home less than a mile from Park Avenue.  Located on Green Cove Road in Winter Park, the quarter-acre property borders LakeMaitland. Built in 1991, the home features 6,763 square feet of conditioned...

• Movie-themed vacation home on Reunion golf course sells for $1.6M

  A palatial, movie-themed vacation home overlooking Reunion's Jack Nicklaus golf course sold for $1.6 million recently after just 11 days on the market. Listing broker Penny Stokes-Hilton said the sellers, David and Leslie Grimm of Dublin, Ohio, worked closely with Legacy Custom Built Homes and...

• Local CRE investment couple buys historic lakefront home in Winter Park

  A local real estate investment and development couple paid $2.75 million on Friday for a historic lakefront home near downtown Winter Park, drawn from the suburbs to live closer to their commercial projects.  Located on Virginia Drive in Winter Park, the 0.69-acre lot features views of the Rollins...

• Local software firm CEO pays $1.4M+ for Windermere-area lakefront home

  The CEO of one of Greater Orlando’s software development companies paid more than $1.4 million in late March for a lakefront home in the Windermere area. Nestled on the shores of Lake Down along Midsummer Drive, the northern-most lake of the Butler Chain of Lakes, the two-story home built in 1979...

• Lead exec of local plant nursery giant pays $2M+ for Winter Garden lakefront home

  A lead executive for one of Greater Orlando's largest plant nursery businesses paid more than $2.07 million last week for a newly-built lakefront home in Winter Garden from CalAtlantic-Lennar.  Located on Broadwater Avenue in the gated Waterside-The Strand community, the 0.77-acre lot features...

• NFL linebacker & Christian publisher wife pay $1.6M for Lake Nona home

  A veteran linebacker in the National Football League and his wife recently paid $1.6 million for a waterfront home in the Northlake Park section of Lake Nona. The 4,916-square-foot, Mediterranean-style home built in 2004 sits on 1.3 acres in the 9000 block of Sloane Street and backs up to a small...

• Prolific MLB outfielder pays $4.6M+ for award-winning home in Lake Nona

  One of Major League Baseball's best outfielders from the past decade paid $4.65 million last week for an award winning home in Lake Nona designed by Phil Kean Designs.  Located on Mayfair Pointe Drive within walking distance of the Lake Nona Golf Course, the 0.71-acre lot features the "2017 New...

• Former global sausage company exec pays $3.9M for Isleworth lakefront lot

  The former lead executive of a global sausage supply company paid $3.9 million on Wednesday for a vacant lakeside lot in the Isleworth Country Club area of Windermere. The lot, which curls around the Lake Blanche shoreline, is listed in public records as 8.9 acres, but likely has one to two acres...

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• Local developer pays $6.5M for historic Winter Park home, sells Oviedo estate

  A veteran local developer and venture capitalist paid $6.5 million in January to buy one of downtown Winter Park's oldest homes, and this week sold his custom-built Oviedo estate for $2.6 million.  Located in the 300 block of N. Interlachen Avenue, the 2-acre property features elevated views of...

• Founder of dental chains pays $2M+ for equestrian estate in Longwood

  An Orlando-area businessman and dental clinic owner recently paid more than $2.09 million for an equestrian estate in Longwood. Located in the 1100 block of Delk Road in Longwood, the rustic, 6,077-square-foot home lies on 10 fenced acres, much of it suitable for grazing horses. The property includes...

• CEO of national aerospace supplier pays $5.1M for Isleworth lakefront home

  The president and CEO of a leading national aerospace supply company paid $5.1 million this week for a lakefront home near the Isleworth Golf & Country Club. Located on Lake Louise Drive on a half-acre lot with extensive lake frontage, the 7,543-square-foot home has five bedrooms, six-and-a-half...

• Surgeon & charity founder pays $5.3M to retire in Isleworth, seller downsizes nearby

  A Sacramento-based surgeon and charity founder paid $5.268 million in late December to retire in Orlando's Isleworth community, while the seller has reinvested in a home nearly half the size just a few blocks away. Located on Vardon Drive, the 1.68-acre lot faces the third green of the Isleworth...

• NBA’s Austin Rivers turns quick profit on sale of Winter Park home to local CEO

  Less than one year after he bought it, NBA player Austin J. Rivers sold his Phil Kean Design Group home in Winter Park last week for $2.9 million, representing a 6.8 percent profit over 11 months.  The sale price breaks down to more than $661 per square foot, which ranks 10th in value per square...

• Tampa Bay Rays player pays $2.5M for lakefront lot in hometown of Windermere

  A Windermere native and veteran utility player with the Tampa Bay Rays paid $2.5 million on Tuesday for a large underdeveloped lot on Lake Butler in his hometown. Located in the 700 block of W. 2nd Avenue, the 2.14-acre parcel features extensive lake frontage and is mostly wooded, with a single-story...

• Former NFL Rookie of the Year buys 10-bedroom mansion in Reunion

  Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III, a one-time rookie sensation and Heisman Trophy winner, will be moving into a palatial 10-bedroom estate in Reunion Resort.  The 2012 first round pick of the Washington Redskins paid $2.85 million this week for a 13,000-square-foot mansion in the 1200 block...

• British attorney & wife pay $3.99M for mansion on Windermere's Lake Butler

  A British attorney and his wife recently paid $3.99 million for a lakefront mansion in the guard-gated community of Reserve at Lake Butler Sound in Windermere. Mark and Gemma Louise Edwards bought the 1.2-acre lot and house on Kirkstone Lane. Mark Edwards is an attorney for Barclays PLC, a worldwide...

• New Mexico dental specialist pays $7.1M for 'piece of art' Winter Park home

  A former New Mexico-based dental specialist could have moved his family anywhere in Central Florida in recent months with the option to manage his company remotely. But it was the lifestyle of downtown Winter Park that drew him to pay $7.1 million on Wednesday for the former lakefront home of local...

• Local multifamily developer exec pays $4.39M+ for Park Avenue home

  A principal in one of Orlando's largest multifamily development firms paid more than $4.39 million earlier this month for a home on Winter Park's exclusive Twelve Oaks peninsula, ranking as the sixth highest home sale price in Orange County this year.  Located in the 1200 block of N. Park Avenue,...

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• Grandson of Orlando Magic owner buys $2.46M new home in Winter Park

  The grandson of Amway co-founder and Orlando Magic owner Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. paid $2.46 million last week for a new custom-built Winter Park home. Ryan E. DeVos, 26, is the director of eSports for the Magic basketball team, and the son of Richard DeVos Jr. and Betsy DeVos. Betsy DeVos is the...

• Chevrolet dealership matriarch Holler sells Winter Park lakefront home for $3.8M

  Less than two years after she paid $3.7 million for a lakefront home in Winter Park, local Chevrolet dealership matriarch Juliette “Judi” Holler sold the home this week at a slight profit to a local business executive. Ryan Gabriel Miller and his wife, Tiffani Fernandez Miller, paid $3.8 million...

• High-profile engineer pays $2.4M for custom lakefront home in Cypress Isle

  The CEO of Osceola County's smart sensor consortium BRIDG paid more than $2.4 million last week for a three-story custom home on the Butler Chain of Lakes near Keene's Pointe, buying from one of China's most wealthy business families.  Located on Trout Road in Cypress Isle with frontage on Lake...

• Medical clinic chain owner pays $4M+ for former NFL star's Windermere home

  The former Windermere home of Tampa Bay Buccaneer star Warren Sapp sold last week for at least $4 million, the eighth highest priced single-family home sale in Orange County this year. It was the second time in the past four years that the 10,112-square-foot house on Bridge House Road along Lake...

• Celebration estate home in the heart of 'Millionaire's Row' sells for $1.9M

  A Celebration estate home in the middle of Eastlawn Drive, one of the community's most desirable streets, has sold for $1.89 million. Eastlawn is home to some of Celebration's most expensive real estate, and is within walking distance to the town center.  "The community has a nickname for it,"...

• Local hotel owner pays $1.87M for second home in Estates at Phillips Landing

  A local hotel and hospitality business owner paid $1.875 million in recent weeks for a second home in an exclusive subdivision southwest of Dr. Phillips. Set in the 8000 block of Southern Breeze Dr., the 0.5-upland acre property features frontage on Big Sand Lake in the 24-hour gated community...

• Wisconsin insurance firm CEO pays $2.1M for Keene's Pointe home

  The president and CEO of Wisconsin-based Acuity Insurance recently paid $2.1 million for a lakefront home in the Keene’s Pointe community of Windermere. Benjamin M. Salzmann bought the property on Vinci Drive through a Wisconsin affiliate, Salzmann FL LLC, according to a deed signed Sept. 29 and...

• Founder of electrical contracting firm pays $1.75M for Winter Park condo

  Helmuth L. “Buddy” Eidel, who founded Tri-City Electrical Contractors nearly 50 years ago in Altamonte Springs, paid $1.75 million last week for a luxury condominium unit in Winter Park.  The 4,090-square-foot unit is in The Residences at Winter Park on S. Interlachen Avenue, a few blocks from...

• Brazilian TV show host pays $700k for lakefront lot in Emerson Pointe

  A veteran Brazilian television show host and his wife paid $700,000 recently for an undeveloped lakefront lot in Emerson Pointe, next to a multi-million dollar home they already own. Located on Emerson Pointe Way in the guard-gated community of Emerson Pointe, the roughly half-acre lot and home...

• Veteran CRE developer & philanthropist pay $3.65M for Winter Park home

  A veteran real estate developer and his wife, known for their local philanthropy, paid more than $3.65 million on Wednesday for a luxury home redevelopment opportunity on the Winter Park Chain of Lakes.  Located in the 900 block of Palmer Avenue, the property's 1.8 upland acres feature 231 feet...

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• Medical doctors couple pays $2.5M to veteran developer for Lake Butler lot

  A pair of local doctors paid $2.5 million last week for nearly four acres of undeveloped property on the Butler Chain of Lakes in Windermere, buying from a veteran real estate developer who had held it for a prospective dream home.  Located in the 12000 block of Lake Butler Boulevard, the 3.91-acre...

• 'Unique' Georgian Colonial estate home in Celebration sells for $1.1M

  When a Realtor says his listing is "unique," it could mean there's something truly special about the house, or that it took a long time to sell. In the case of a traditional brick estate home in the 500 block of Longmeadow Drive in Celebration, both were true, broker Jimmy Tate told GrowthSpotter...

• Local developer pays $1M for home near downtown Baldwin Park

  A veteran local commercial real estate developer paid $1.05 million on Tuesday for a prominant home in Orlando's Baldwin Park. Located on Fern Avenue in the first section of Baldwin Park, the home features 9,472 square feet over two stories with five bedrooms and 5.5 baths. The home is a 10-minute...

• Orlando Magic lead exec pays $2.8M for historic Winter Park home

  The new president of basketball operations for the Orlando Magic recently paid $2.8 million for a house in Winter Park that once belonged to the family of famed Florida folksinger Gamble Rogers. Jeff Weltman, who was hired to lead operations for the NBA team in May, closed on the home in the Temple...

• New NASCAR president pays $2.25M for home in Winter Park's the Vias

  The newly-named president of NASCAR paid $2.25 million last week for a custom home in the Vias neighborhood of Winter Park, according to a deed recorded Wednesday in Orange County. Records show that Brent Dewar and his wife, Carolina M. Nakiri, bought the 4,309-square-foot house from John Carroll...

• Insurance firm exec pays $1.54M for vacant lot next to $5.65M Winter Park home

  The president and chief operating officer of Lake Mary-based AssuredPartners, Inc., an independent insurance agency, recently paid $1.54 million for a 1.62-acre vacant lot on Preserve Point Drive in Winter Park. Tom Riley told GrowthSpotter he bought the land because it’s next to a house he purchased...

• Local developer sells Windermere home for $3.5M to medical clinic chain owner

  An Orlando businessman who owns a chain of wellness and pain clinics paid $3.5 million on Monday for an estate home in Windermere's Waterstone community fronting Lake Butler.  Located on a 2.52-acre lot in the 11000 block of Waterstone Loop Drive, the 7,213-square-foot, two-story home built in...

• Head of local realty services firm buys historic Morse home in Winter Park

  The lead executive of a local full-service commercial real estate firm and his wife paid $1.95 million on Friday for one of the oldest homes in Winter Park.  Located on Alexander Place on a cul de sac overlooking Lake Osceola and within walking distance to Park Avenue, the 0.3-acre parcel features...

• Real estate agent sells Keene's Pointe home for $1.38M to local manufacturing CEO

  The CEO of an Orlando-based concrete products manufacturer paid $1.38 million this week for the Keene’s Pointe home of a local real estate broker. Matthew Ledlow, chief executive at Lambert Corporation of Florida, and his wife Tera purchased the 5,511-square-foot home on Lake Burden View Drive...

• Newport Group lead exec pays $1.6M for home in Reserve at Lake Butler Sound

  The co-founder of a national asset management firm founded in Greater Orlando paid $1.6 million on Monday for an expansive home in gated Reserve at Lake Butler Sound. Located in the 11000 block of Bridge House Road, northwest of Keene's Pointe Golf Course, the 0.9-acre lot features a two-story...

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• Magic’s Terrence Ross buys $1.76M home in Windermere’s Casa Del Lago

  Newly-acquired Orlando Magic shooting guard Terrence Ross paid $1.765 million last week to put down roots with a lakefront home in Windermere.  The 26-year-old player, who the Magic acquired via trade last season from the Toronto Raptors, bought a home in the 12000 block of Montalcino Circle in...

• Law firm partner sells 22-acre St. Cloud lakefront estate for $4.25M

  The founding partner of Bogin, Munns & Munns sold his St. Cloud estate on the Alligator Chain of Lakes for $4.25 million last week, making it one of the most valuable estate sales in Osceola County history, second only to a $6.3 million sale four years ago in Celebration.  Rainier and April Munns...

• Estein USA founder pays $2.85M for 2nd home near Isleworth Country Club

  The founder and president of Orlando-based commercial real estate investment group Estein USA paid $2.85 million on Friday through an affiliate for a second home on the Isleworth Country Club golf course.  Set in the 5000 block of Isleworth Country Club Dr. on a 0.81-acre lot, the 20-year-old home...

• Former Red Lobster president pays $2.7M for Maitland lakefront home

  An ex-president of Red Lobster and spouse that owns a local winery paid $2.7 million in mid-May for an expansive gated home property with 200 feet of frontage on Lake Maitland.  Located on Westwind Court near the Maitland border with Winter Park, the 36-year-old home has 5,978 square feet of conditioned...

• Retail developer buys Winter Park condo for $1.56M from ContraVest co-founder

  A local retail developer and his spouse paid more than $1.568 million earlier this month for a penthouse unit in Winter Park's "The Landmark" luxury condominium building, buying from the co-founder of one of Orlando's top multifamily developers.  Located in the 100 block of E. Morse Blvd. within...

• Head of local CRE investment group pays $1.4M for new Belle Isle lakefront home

  The head of a local commercial real estate investment group paid $1.4 million on Friday to upsize his family's home on Lake Conway in Belle Isle by more than 6,000 square feet.  Located on Conway Isle Circle, the 14-year-old, two-story custom home is located in the gated neighborhood of Highlands...

• Owners of historic Winter Park home pay $3M for neighbor's lot, plan new pool

  A local senior health care executive and his interior designer spouse paid $3 million in late April for the property that neighbors their historic home facing Lake Maitland, on Winter Park's Via Lugano, where they may build a new guest house and swimming pool. Set in the 500 block of Via Lugano,...

• Insurance wholesaler & real estate investor pay $3.7M for home in Golden Oak

  A national insurance wholesaler to the auto industry and his real estate investor spouse paid $3.7 million last week for a home in Disney's Golden Oak community, buying from a Brazilian private equity executive.  Located on Vista Falls Drive in the exclusive resort development, the four-year-old...

• Lowndes Law partner sells Winter Park home for $2.1M to neurosurgeon

  A name partner in Orlando law firm Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., recently opted to downsize within Winter Park, buying a condo unit near Park Avenue in March and then selling his longtime lakefront home on April 17 for $2.1 million. Located on Henkel Circle, The two-story, 3,872-square-foot...

• Picerne Development exec pays $4.1M for Winter Park mansion

  The president of Altamonte Springs-based Picerne Development Corporation of Florida paid $4.15 million last week for a piece of Winter Park history, and one of the city's largest lakefront mansions. Located in the 1000 block of Genius Drive, the 1.8-acre lot is one of just three behind the gate...

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• Avison Young exec returns to family roots with home purchase in College Park

  A veteran office and industrial broker at Avison Young in Orlando paid $848,000 on Saturday to move back near his family's roots in College Park, with a Rex-Tibbs custom home overlooking Lake Adair.  Located on N. Lake Adair Boulevard in the Lake Adair Place subdivision, the 0.25-acre lot features...

• British couple buys $2.1M vacation home in Reunion Resort

  The owners of England's fastest growing wine import company are now part-time residents of Reunion Resort. Tony and Veronica Cleary, founders of Lanchester Group, paid $2.1 million for a nearly 10,000-square-foot estate home on Legends Corner in the golf resort. The custom home was built in 2013...

• PGA golfer, Master’s competitor sells Lake Nona home for $1.8M

  Gary Woodland, a veteran PGA golfer and competitor in this year’s Master’s Tournament, recently sold his family home in Lake Nona Estates for $1.8 million, according to a deed signed March 30 and recorded Monday in Orange County. The 5,100-square-foot home in the 8000 block of Bevington Lane was...

• Celebration Golf exec pays $3.75M for lakefront home in Windermere

  A lead executive with the Celebration Golf Club and other golf courses in Florida paid $3.75 million last week for a lakefront home in Keene’s Pointe. Located on Grosvenor Shore Drive, the 8,677-square-foot custom home built by Stonebridge Homes sits on just under 4.5 acres and includes two boat...

• IT author and wife purchase $1.1M home in Alaqua Lakes

  Eric D. Grebler, a prolific author of teaching books covering a wide spectrum of computer and software applications, recently paid $1.1 million for a home in Longwood’s Alaqua Lakes Estates. Grebler and his wife Kara made the purchase on March 17, according to a Seminole County deed recorded five...

• Golden Oak custom home sells for whopping $6.84 million

  Orlando-based Jones Clayton Construction Inc. sold a recently completed custom home in Disney's Golden Oak development, and the sales price was more than double the average home price for the last 12 months in the exclusive resort community. The two-story, 7,655-square-foot home sold for $6.84...

• Golf tour exec pays $2.4M for Lake Nona home sold by Titleist parent co.'s CEO

  The founder of two national amateur golf tours paid $2.4 million on March 10 for a home on the 12th green of the Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, sold at roughly half its cost by the lead executive of a national golf equipment company.   Located in the 9000 block of Sloane Street, the 7,400-square-foot...

• Kean & Grosberg sell renovated Gamble Rogers home to local 'ROI Guy'

  The founder and CEO of a local valuation marketing business paid $2 million on March 10 for a James Gamble Rogers II-designed home in Winter Park, renovated over the past year by Phil Kean Design Group. Located on Alabama Drive with frontage on Lake Maitland, the 0.42-acre lot features a two-story...

• 'The ROI Guy' sells lakefront Winter Park estate for $4.1M to neighbor

  The founder of a local financial services firm sold his lakefront estate in Winter Park on Friday for $4.1 million to a neighbor from down the street, himself the former owner of a subprime auto lender that was shut down two years ago.  Located in the 200 block of Genius Drive with frontage on...

• Local CRE exec plans new custom home in historic district of Downtown Orlando

  A local executive for national real estate investment group Anchor Health Properties is planning his new dream home in a historic neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, and has yet to hire a custom home builder.  To be located in the 100 block of Rosearden Drive, the planned two-story home is projected...

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• Nike executive pays $895k for lakefront estate in Southeast Orlando

  A high-ranking Nike executive is the new owner of a waterfront estate nestled on nearly 4 acres along Lake Mary Jane in Orlando. Zoe Krislock, a vice president and general manager of Nike Canada, paid $895,428 for the property in the 13000 block of S. Lake Mary Jane Road, according to a deed signed...

• Issa Homes VP sells custom-built Celebration home for nearly $1.5M

  For the second time in as many weeks, one of Orlando's leading luxury custom homebuilders has sold his personal home in Celebration, this time for $1.485 million. Jeff Marchell, vice president of Issa Homes, built the nearly 5,000-square-foot house on Hubbard Court in 2005. The five-bedroom, six-bath...

• Custom homebuilder sells eight-bedroom Celebration estate for $1.9M

  Luxury custom homebuilder Mike Kamenoff added all the bells and whistles to the eight-bedroom classic Celebration estate home on Arbor Court. After all, the client wasn't just any buyer -- it was his own family. "I owned that lot for six years before I built on it," he said. "We customized it for...

• Edible Arrangements couple pays $5.6M for castle-like home in Windermere

  A couple behind one of the country's most recognized gift bouquet brands paid $5.6 million on Feb. 21 for their own castle in Windermere, buying from a British soccer club executive who moved his family back to England.  Located in the 6000 block of Cartmel Lane in the Reserve at Lake Butler Sound...

• PGA golfer Chris DiMarco sells lakefront mansion in Longwood

  A PGA golf pro recently sold his lakeside mansion in Longwood for $3 million to a wealthy businessman who is building one of the state’s biggest mosques. Golfer Christian “Chris” DiMarco and his wife Amy sold their 11,630-square-foot home on Linden Lake to Gulam A. Jaffer and Fatima Jaffer, according...

• Head of local medical center chain pays $2.7M for Belle Isle mansion

  The founder of two local medical service firms paid $2.7 million on Feb. 9 for a lakefront estate in Belle Isle.  Located on Daetwyler Drive, the 3.7-acre estate bordering Lake Conway is gated and walled. Inside, the 7,158-square-foot home came partially furnished in the sale, and features six...

• Mattamy Homes USA president buys home in Bay Hill from former PGA pro

  When he sold his sprawling lakefront mansion in the exclusive Isle of Osprey neighborhood last year, Mattamy Homes USA President Jim Leiferman was planning to do the unthinkable. "I'm going to do something I said I’d never do, which is to build my own home," he said at the time. "It’s kind of the...

• Morgan & Morgan attorney pays $1.8M for Winter Park home, sells lakefront lot

  A prominent Orlando personal injury attorney and his wife paid $1.819 million on Jan. 31 for a new Winter Park home for their growing family, days after parting with a lakefront site where they had planned a custom build.  The buyers were Matt Morgan of Morgan & Morgan and Kassidy Morgan, who married...

• Former Google executive buys $2.65M Celebration estate

  A pioneer in the online and mobile payment industry just bought a $2.65 million vacation home in Celebration. Mike and Diane Blandina closed on the six-bedroom, six-bath Tuscan-style estate home on the 300 block of Acadia Lane this month. Mike Blandina is EVP and chief technology officer for retail...

• Diamond Resorts exec pays $3.5M for home at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club

  A new lead executive with Diamond Resorts International moving to Orlando paid $3.5 million last week for a lakefront estate within walking distance of Lake Nona Golf & Country Club. Located in the 10000 block of Tavistock Road, the 1.5-acre property features a 9,599-square-foot home just east...