RockMel Investments is pleased to offer 5.5 +/-acres for a potential Neighborhood Center opportunity fronting Lee Jackson Hwy 547 & Ernie Caldwell Blvd. Prime Retail hard Signalized Corner on Ernie Caldwell Bvld & Lee Jackson Hwy 547. Located in the fastest growth corridor of Polk County known as Davenport, FL. opportunity presents a developer per Polk County Zoning development varieties of commercial usages. Polk County entered SiteSeer.com’s as "Top 15" fasting-growing metropolitan areas in the country between April 2021 and April 2022 in a big way, debuting at "No. 4"with a 3.5% increase in population. It joins 13 other Sun Belt states in a list of the "Top 20". Property is positioned near Astonia residential development slotted with over 1000+/- lots for Phase 1 & 2. Astonia is Davenport's premier address, offering beautiful homes with resort-style amenities in an unbeatable location with entry homes starting from $320K to the upwards of $450K by national home builders such as Lennar, D.R. Horton, Highland Homes, & Lennar. Site benefits from the Ridgewood Lakes DRI with over 1,500+/- lots slotted not including current developments near Davenport High School by Landsea & KB Homes at Preservation Pointe. The nearest retailer to supply the upcoming rooftops is Loughman Publix Shopping center and Posner Park which is approximately 4 miles from the subject site. Usages are endless and will be a great traffic corner to supply the demand from all the upcoming residential developments. Site abuts an apartment site in negotiations located South of the the subject property. Davenport is currently growing at a rate of 6% annually and its population has increased by 20.44% since the most recent census.
Polk County is Florida's fastest-growing county, and the fifth fastest-growing in the U.S. Proximity to Tampa and Orlando is luring developers with the prospect of acquiring more affordable land to build attainable homes. More than 13,000 building permits were approved in Polk County as of Dec 12, 2022. Polk County is 9th largest public school district in the state based on student population. The district has Polk County currently has 125,000 school-aged students, with that number projected to increase to more than 140,000 by 2025 and nearly 148,000 by 2030. Davenport is a vacation destination in north eastern Polk County that is popular because of its close proximity to the Walt Disney World theme park.