Real Estate Entrepreneurs Stay Focused on Florida Investment Potential
Over the past several years — at a time when many commercial real estate executives retreated within the uncertain economy — Tom and Craig Ustler took a different approach — they never stopped believing. [...]
Recession survivors
Developers share how they proceeded with projects in tough times Seventeen developers built a total of 2.6 million square feet of space in Central Florida in 2008. But by 2009, [...]
Power Players: Four downtown Orlando community leaders you should know
Downtown Orlando has a colorful history, and its health is viewed as key to the future of the metropolitan area. Church Street’s retail and nightlife, the new Amway Center and [...]
Orlando’s hopes for high-tech Creative Village rest on Craig Ustler’s shoulders
Craig Ustler says he's not nervous. No one would blame him if he were. The future of a big chunk of downtown Orlando rests in Ustler's hands, and a lot [...]
The Good Life: Urban Living Abounds in Downtown Orlando
Living in a high-rise condominium, shopping at an urban grocery store, or a night out at the movies. None of these were feasible in downtown Orlando 20 years ago. Nowadays, [...]
Thriving Thornton: Orlando’s version of Greenwich Village
It's a warm weekend afternoon, and late in the day, the foot traffic streaming along the sidewalks of Thornton Park is changing. As day-tripping families depart Lake Eola playground [...]
Amid the gloom, a new building’s set to rise
Mention Craig Ustler's name these days and he'll be quickly noted as the only developer who is about to go vertical on a building in downtown Orlando. It's quite [...]
Best Real Estate Deals of 2008
GAI Consultants, Inc. in November signed a long-term lease for 65,000 square feet in a new commercial building to be developed in downtown Orlando. The lease, one of downtown [...]
Vision for Center: Create a New Icon
Some Orlandoans look at an empty lot, and they see an empty lot. Craig Ustler sees trees. Fountains. Benches. Sculpture. Ice-cream stands. Ustler isn't hallucinating. He and other downtown [...]
