A high-density development in Lake Mary got approval from the County Commission on Tuesday, but only after developer Bob Horian agreed to significantly reduce building height.
The development is on Sun Drive near Greenwood Lakes Boulevard.
Horian asked to modify an original development agreement from several years ago that would let him build condos on land previously approved for offices and town homes. Horian had proposed a 75-foot condo building on one tract. Commissioner Carlton Henley, whose district includes the Sun Drive development, balked at the height. Now the building height limit is just a little more than 55 feet.
Horian said he needed to adjust the project, particularly because town homes are not selling well.
Nothing's selling particularly well in this real-estate market, but Horian said he thinks he can make condos work in the area, where there's not much available land left.
People seem to have turned against town homes because they don't want to deal with the stairs, he said. "I couldn't in good conscience break ground on town homes." Instead, residents will use high-speed elevators.
