Unicorp alters $30M Restaurant Row project after residents’ pushback

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A $30 million commercial project planned by one of Orlando’s busiest developers has been altered in response to concerns from residents in the Dr. Phillips community.

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Unicorp National Developments Inc. President Chuck Whittall told Orlando Business Journal two significant changes have been made to the in-the-works redevelopment of the bank property he owns at 7625 W. Sand Lake Road, along Orlando’s popular Restaurant Row corridor, following a community meeting last month.

In response to pushback related to the project’s height, he said one level from the structured parking has been removed from the plans, lowering the proposed height. It is a change that, in addition to heeding those concerns, also may mean the height restriction waiver previously sought will not be needed, Whittall noted.

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