Wood Partners to Break Ground on $41.9M Apartment Community in Orlando

ORLANDO, FLA. — Wood Partners LLC will break ground this month on Alta Eastmar Commons, a 312-unit, $41.9 million apartment community in Orlando. The asset will be located on 29.3 acres at 159 Dean Road. The property is Wood Partners’ 12th apartment community developed in Orlando. Construction is expected to wrap up in the fourth quarter of 2016, and Wood Partners plans to begin leasing the residences in the first quarter of 2016. Upon completion, the property will feature a two-story clubhouse, pool, nature trails, 516 surface parking spaces and 54 detached garages. Eastmar Commons Partnership was the seller of the land, and Jay Ballard of Cushman & Wakefield of Florida was the broker. CBREGI is the equity partner. BB&T provided the construction loan. Chancey Design Partnership (architect), Mellich Blenden Engineering (civil engineer) and Libra Design Group (landscape architect) designed the project. Wood Florida Builders is the general contractor, and Wood Residential Services will manage the community once it’s complete.