A developer that is seeking approval for a pair of Winter Park office building projects received the go-ahead for one of the properties on a prominent corner near the AdventHealth Winter Park campus, despite concerns about how it will impact traffic on Lakemont Avenue.

On June 25, the Winter Park City Commission unanimously approved a two-story, 17,626-square-foot medical office building on a 1.2-acre lot on the northwest corner of Lakemont Avenue and Aloma Avenue. The developer, Verax Investments, purchased the property in February for $3.27 million.

The project first went before the Planning and Zoning Commission in June. During the meeting, the Commission voted to advance the project with a handful of conditions, such as the construction of a six-foot wall made of stone, concrete, or masonry along the northern property line to provide a buffer to the adjacent residential homes.

A site plan indicates that the building will rise at the front of the property, with a surface-level parking lot to the north and the west. The developer also plans on preserving a historic oak tree on the far southeastern corner of the site.

Architecture firm Zyscovich and landscape architecture firm Magley Design are also working on the project.

Verax Investments also has plans to build another office building on a 1.13-acre lot at 1801 W Fairbanks Ave. The company purchased the land in July 2023 for $2.49 million and intends to build a two-story, 18,790-square-foot office building with parking to the rear of the site.

Source:  GrowthSpotter