Florida commissioners unanimously rejected development across nearly 230 acres in 2025; 16 months later, they reversed course 4-3 and approved more than 4,800 apartments and about 1,000 hotel rooms

• Orange County commissioners in Florida have approved the large Tuscana land-use plan in a close 4-3 vote.
• The decision reverses a unanimous rejection of the same project 16 months earlier.
• The approval allows more than 4,800 apartments and about 1,000 hotel rooms to be built across nearly 230 acres in the Shingle Creek Basin.