Osceola County, Florida – Osceola County has announced plans for a major mixed-use development project at Osceola Heritage Park that would transform the 210-acre site. County Manager Don Fisher outlined the potential strategic partnership with the Wilf family, owners of the MLS’s Orlando City Soccer Club, the NWSL’s Orlando Pride, and the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, to County Commissioners Monday, emphasizing its potential economic impact.
The plan would expand the existing training facilities for Orlando City SC to increase the number of fields and would include a new team headquarters space, as well as a mix of apartments, hotels, restaurants, retail space and much needed parking garages, with the project built in phases. Additionally, the proposal includes additional seating and modifications to the Osceola County Stadium that would transform the former baseball stadium into a more functional soccer stadium.
“This project represents a significant opportunity for targeted economic development,” said Osceola County Commission Chair Viviana Janer. “We’ve identified a development approach that not only enhances sports infrastructure but addresses critical community needs.”
The Silver Spurs Arena and other existing facilities at OHP will continue to provide space for the long list of events the community currently enjoys there, such as the Silver Spurs Rodeo, the Osceola County Fair and Kissimmee Valley Livestock Show, and home games for the Osceola Magic, the G League affiliate of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. The proposed development seeks to make more efficient use of the Osceola Heritage Park property to complement the existing ways the county uses the area.
County officials cited the Wilf family’s involvement in the Viking Lakes mixed-use development in Eagan, Minnesota, which includes the Minnesota Vikings’ training facility (TCO Performance Center), as an example of what could unfold over time at OHP.
The planned development would continue the revitalization of the East 192 Community Redevelopment Area, as well Osceola County’s strategic goal of diversifying the county’s economy, complementing the continued expansion of NeoCity, which is just across US 192 from OHP. A preliminary fiscal impact analysis indicates the proposed development would create approximately 855 permanent jobs.
The County and the company, K&K Sports, will begin negotiating deal points immediately. Any potential agreement would then come back to the County Commission for approval. No date for that has been set. Orlando City SC opened the Orlando Health Training Ground headquarters at Osceola Heritage Park in 2020.
Osceola County owns Osceola Heritage Park and earlier this year published a Request for Letters of Interest seeking a development partner to lease or buy the roughly 210-acre property and potentially the adjacent 41-acre former Johnson University campus.
