RENDERINGS BY BAKER BARRIOS VIA CITY OF ORLANDO
Gables Residential is seeking approval for a seven-story, 300-unit apartment building at 1000 N. Orange Avenue [GMap] in Orlando’s North Quarter/Uptown. It’s a 2.5-acre site that has sat vacant for years along the corridor between Orange Avenue, Garland Avenue, Marks Street, and the SunRail line. The project, currently called Gables Ivanhoe, is scheduled for discussion at the Municipal Planning Board on June 16.
The proposed building rises to 100 feet with structured parking on the lower levels and a rooftop amenity deck on the eighth floor. At 118.5 units per acre, it’s a dense urban infill project, the kind that’s become increasingly common in the Ivanhoe/North Quarter corridor as the neighborhood continues to attract new investment.
The design, developed by Baker Barrios Architects, takes its cues from the site’s two dominant conditions: the pedestrian/Urban Trail energy of North Orange Avenue and the flow of the adjacent rail tracks. A masonry base is planned to anchor the ground level, to reinforce the street wall, and to provide a sound buffer from the rail corridor. According to the plans, the upper floors will shift to lighter cladding with alternating recessed and projected balconies.
Ground-floor retail and transparent street-facing entries are planned to activate the sidewalk and connect the building to the surrounding neighborhood. Which should pair nicely with what (former) Mayor Nick has planned for his adjacent property.
The project would provide 450 parking spaces, which is 150 more than the 300 required under the Downtown Parking Zone B standard.
