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Orlando

Orlando is the fifth most populated city in Florida and is located in Orange County. Orlando is often nicknamed "the theme park capital of the world," as it is home to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Seaworld, and numerous other theme parks. As a result, Orlando is also known as the tourist capital of the world, attracting 51 million tourists a year. Orlando is a popular destination for conventions: the Orange County convention center is the second largest in the world. The Orlando metropolitan area has a $13.4 billion technology industry and employs 53,000 people. Orlando is also home to the Darden Restaurants headquarters, the largest operator of restaurants in the world by revenue. The University of Central Florida also resides in Orlando and is the second largest university in the United States. Orlando's top employers are Walt Disney World, Orange County Public Schools, State of Florida Government, Adventist Health System, Florida Hospital, and Wal-Mart Stores.

Orlando links:

• Wikipedia
• Orlando City Website

Links

• Orlando Real Estate Market Data
• Orange County Real Estate Market Data
• Walkscore for Zipcode 32812
• Orlando, FL Property Values on Trulia

Orange County

Orange County is part of the East Central Florida region along with Brevard, Volusia, Sumter, Seminole, Lake, and Osceola Counties. With a population over 1.1 million, Orange is the fifth most populous county in Florida. Incorporated municipalities include Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Edgewood, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Ocoee, Orlando, Winter Garden, Winter Park, Eatonville, Oakland, and Windermere.

Orlando is Orange County's largest city and is home to many of the country's most popular theme parks, making tourism the county's primary industry. Other main industries for Orange County are life sciences & health care resources; modeling, simulation & training resources; optics & photonics resources; and clean technology. Orange County's largest private sector employers are Walt Disney World, Adventist Health Systems, Universal Orlando, Orlando Health, and Busch Entertainment Corp. Top public sector employers are Orange County Public Schools, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Orange County Government, and The University of Central Florida.

For many in the United States and across the world, Orlando is synonymous with the Walt Disney World Resort. Indeed, Disney produced a study indicating that the resort and businesses associated with it were responsible for an $18 billion economic impact, 2.5% of the GDP of the state of Florida. The Greater Orlando area also hosts the Universal Orlando theme parks, each of which features a Harry Potter-themed section. In addition, numerous tourist attractions exist, mostly catering to a family audience, such as miniature golf courses, arcades, and amusement parks.

Greater Orlando has a business side, too. Orange County is also home to the University of Central Florida, which is the second largest public university in the country at approximately 60,000 students. UCF has a partnership with the Central Florida Research Park, the seventh-largest research park in the country, located next close to the university. Orlando is an important city for the military, including pilot training with its varied flight simulators and production facilities. Madden NFL Football, the most popular video game franchise in the country, is created in Orlando by Electronic Arts.

As its name implies, rural Orange County is a center of citrus production. Much of the land is given over to orange groves. Apopka hosts a Minute Maid juice flavoring plant.

Neighboring Properties

Address	Type	Sq Ft	Class
1618 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	781	C
1700 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	1,633	C
1621 Bel Air Ave	Single Family	1,929	C
1706 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	1,662	C
1625 Bel Air Ave	Single Family	1,497	C
1619 Bel Air Ave	Single Family	2,405	C
5130 Curry Ford Rd	Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination	2,948	C
1623 Lockwood Ave	Multi-family - less than 10 units	1,339	B
1701 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	1,090	C
1621 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	1,128	C
1677 Bel Air Ave	Single Family	3,565	C
1710 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	939	C
5120 Curry Ford Rd	Office building, non-professional service building, multi-story	1,728	B
1707 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	1,479	C
5140 Curry Ford Rd	Professional service building	3,049	B
1685 Bel Air Ave	Single Family	2,214	C
1713 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	2,520	C
0 Curry Ford Rd	Vacant Commercial Land	0	L
1718 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	1,323	C
1614 Bel Air Ave	Single Family	2,116	C
1622 Curry Ave	Single Family	1,414	C
1702 Curry Ave	Single Family	1,355	C
1616 Curry Ave	Single Family	1,452	C
1693 Bel Air Ave	Single Family	2,579	C
1624 Bel Air Ave	Single Family	1,965	C
1719 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	1,913	C
1700 Curry Ave	Single Family	1,569	C
5110 Curry Ford Rd	Professional service building	3,717	B
5150 Curry Ford Rd	Professional service building	2,840	B
1714 Curry Ave	Single Family	1,385	C
1716 Bel Air Ave	Single Family	2,101	C
1701 Bel Air Ave	Vacant Residential	0	L
1720 Curry Ave	Single Family	1,467	C
1659 Gaston Foster Rd	Single Family	1,684	B
1637 Gaston Foster Rd	Single Family	1,417	B
1677 Gaston Foster Rd	Single Family	1,694	B
1621 Gaston Foster Rd	Single Family	1,685	B
1750 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	8,082	C
1683 Gaston Foster Rd	Single Family	1,654	B
1723 Lockwood Ave	Single Family	1,442	C