For now, goats and cows roam the land south of Lake Nona in Osceola County.
But an intersection east of Narcoossee Road and south of Cyrils Drive has drawn the interest of at least one developer who sees it as a gateway to a future mixed-use project.
Orlando-based M.L. Carter Development Corp. is in early discussions to build a grocery-anchored shopping center with roughly 58,000 square feet of retail space and two outparcels on 10.8 acres, according to Osceola County records. Carter — a well-known family in Central Florida’s land business — has held on to the property for decades. But the momentum around Lake Nona developer Tavistock Development Co. LLC’s nearby 24,000-acre Sunbridge project has spurred plans to build.