Downtown Mount Dora plans approved

Mount Dora has approved four G3 Development projects in the downtown area for offices, retail, apartments and even a rooftop bar.

The company is expecting to break ground on three of the projects before June, with the other one — apartments close to Simpson Cove on Lake Dora — expected to get under way by the end of 2022, said Austin Guenther, director of business development for G3 Development.

The company has concentrated recently on projects in the Lake County city, known for its antique shops, restaurants and festivals.al.

“Our ideal environment is making the downtown as walkable as possible,” said Guenther, whose father, Gerry Guenther, founded the Mount Dora commercial and residential real estate development firm more than 20 years ago and works now with his sons, Austin and Jake.

The projects are:

The Gaslight building, 12,000-square-foot, two-story building that will contain retail, offices, apartments and a rooftop bar.

An addition to the 301 Building at the corner of North Baker Street and East 3rd Avenue, which will provide additional space for Steamroller Animation, a growing game and video animation studi

Parkview Apartments, a 59-unit building that is two blocks from Simpson Cove on Lake Dora and across the street from Gilbert Park .

A new Mount Dora Center for the Arts will move into a 4,600-square-foot building around the corner from its current spot on Fifth Avenue across from Donnelly Park. The new center will provide space for art displays and more classrooms, Guenther said.

The building will be on Royellou Lane, also home to the Mount Dora History Museum.