Hospitality + theme park
23%1,820 active
Disney, Universal, SeaWorld + the broader I-Drive corridor — Orlando's defining trade vertical.
Orlando, Florida
Orlando construction projects, live from the Central Florida feed.
32,000+ active projects across Orlando, Winter Park, Kissimmee, Lake Mary, Sanford, Apopka, and the I-4 corridor. Data live from Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake counties.
32,410
Active projects in Central Florida
2,840
Permits issued in the last 30 days
152
Commercial $1M+ permits this month
Market snapshot
What's actually happening in Orlando construction in 2026
Central Florida is one of the more structurally interesting commercial construction markets in the country because its largest single trade vertical — hospitality + theme park — is dominated by a small set of mega-owners (Disney, Universal, SeaWorld) whose capex cycles are visible months in advance through planning + EIR filings. Those three owners alone are a meaningful percentage of the metro's permitted value.
The metro spans Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake counties plus a dozen incorporated cities — Orlando, Winter Park, Kissimmee, Lake Mary, Sanford, Apopka, Maitland, Altamonte Springs. Each has its own permitting cadence. Lake Nona (in southeast Orange County) has emerged as the largest single concentration of healthcare + medical office construction in the state — AdventHealth, Nemours, the VA, and the UCF College of Medicine all anchor the Medical City development.
The BD teams winning in Orlando have a clear segmentation: theme-park / hospitality vertical (a closed ecosystem of GCs and trade subs with long-term Disney / Universal relationships), Lake Nona healthcare (a distinct vertical), and multifamily across the I-4 / SR-417 corridors. The teams losing are still treating "Orlando" as a single market without an explicit vertical focus.
Trade mix
Where the permitted value sits in Orlando
Trade mix across Central Florida over the last 12 months, weighted by permitted value above $1M.
Multifamily ground-up
18%5,240 active
Downtown Orlando, Winter Park, Lake Nona, and the SR-417 corridor anchor multifamily ground-up.
Healthcare + medical
15%2,140 active
AdventHealth, Orlando Health, and Nemours expansions drive consistent healthcare volume; Lake Nona Medical City a major hub.
Industrial + logistics
10%1,180 active
Central Florida industrial logistics corridor (Apopka, Sanford, Kissimmee) is growing as last-mile e-commerce footprint expands.
Tenant improvement (commercial)
9%5,420 active
Restaurant chains, retail buildouts, and office TI dominate this slice.
Single-family + ADU
8%11,240 active
Suburban Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake counties — strong volume across the metro.
Pursuit playbook
The Orlando pursuit playbook
How the top construction BD teams in Central Florida operate in 2026.
- 1
Pick a vertical and go deep
Hospitality / theme park, Lake Nona healthcare, multifamily, suburban single-family + ADU. Each vertical has its own GC roster, sub network, and bonding partners. Generalist teams underperform specialists here.
- 2
Track Disney + Universal capex filings
Disney and Universal capex moves on multi-year cycles visible through EIR notices, planning filings, and master-permit submissions — typically 9–18 months before any sub-trade bid invites. If you sell into hospitality M&E or specialty trades, those filings are the canonical feed.
- 3
Cover Lake Nona separately
Lake Nona Medical City is the largest single concentration of healthcare construction in Florida. AdventHealth, Nemours, the VA, and the UCF College of Medicine all anchor continuous capex programs. A dedicated filter on "Lake Nona + healthcare" is the right operating pattern.
- 4
Watch the I-4 / SR-417 multifamily spine
Multifamily ground-up in Downtown Orlando, Winter Park, Lake Nona, and the SR-417 corridor is the largest single non-hospitality value driver. The corridor permits aggressively, and the M&E sub networks are concentrated.
- 5
Track DBPR + storm-resilience filings
Florida's DBPR contractor registry surfaces market entrants 6–12 months before they appear on permits. Storm-resilience requirements (Florida-unique) surface specialty work consistently.
FAQ
Orlando construction FAQ
Yes — Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, and Volusia counties are all in the feed, including every incorporated city AHJ within them.
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