Posner Park is a $500 million dollar mixed-use development in Polk County

Polk County, Florida

Polk County is located in central Florida between the Tampa Bay and Greater Orlando metropolitan areas. The county was established by the state government in 1861 on the eve of the American Civil War and named after former United States president James K. Polk. The county seat is Bartow and its...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. It is located at the intersection of Interstate 4

Interstate 4

Interstate 4 is a intrastate Highway located entirely within the state of Florida, United States. It goes from Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida to Interstate 95 at Daytona Beach, Florida . It also has the Florida Department of Transportation designation of State Road 400, but only a small...

 and US Highway 27

U.S. Route 27

U.S. Route 27 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus is at US 1 in Miami, Florida. The northern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne, Indiana...

, about 6 miles north of Haines City

Haines City, Florida

Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,174 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the population estimated by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida is 18,762. Haines City is the third most populous city in Polk County, Florida...

. Posner Park was developed by Trammell Crow Company as part of a series of joint ventures with MetLife, and
the original land owners, the Posner family.

The development is the brainchild of Victor Posner

Victor Posner

Victor Posner was an American businessman. He was known as one of the highest paid business executives of his generation. He was a pioneer of the leveraged buyout.-Career:...

 (1918-2002), for whom it is named. It stands on the site of the former Circus World and Boardwalk and Baseball

Boardwalk and Baseball

Boardwalk and Baseball was a theme park built near Haines City, Florida, United States, on the east corner of the intersection of US 27 and Interstate 4. It replaced Circus World at the same location, and was owned by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich...

 theme parks as well as the former site of the Kansas City Royals’ spring training facility. The first stores opened in March 2008 and include Target, J.C. Penney, Belk Department Stores, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Staples, Ross, Michael’s, PetsMart and Books-A-Million as the 10 anchor tenants that occupy nearly 500,000 sf of retail space on 80 acres fronting Interstate 4 and U.S. 27. In total, 11 anchor tenants and a number of smaller specialty retailers will occupy 650,000 sf of retail space.

In future expansion, Posner Park plans a lifestyle center with high-end boutiques, upscale offices, destination restaurants, luxury multi-family residences, entertainment and cultural venues and pedestrian parks. An extensively landscaped core plaza with fountains and decorative hardscape elements will sit in the midst of these establishments. Posner Park was approved for nearly 1.5 million sf of specialty and general retail, over 1 million sf of Class A office space, 2,600 upscale hotel rooms and nearly 2,000 luxury multi-family units for an anticipated 4,500 residents. The park sits only seven miles from the main gates of the Walt Disney World Resort

Walt Disney World Resort

Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...

 and overlooks one of only four full-access interchanges on I-4. This new $60 million interchange is part of the State of Florida’s $425 million improvement of a 29-mile stretch of I-4 between Lakeland

Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...

 and the Osceola County

Osceola County, Florida

Osceola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 172,493. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 244,045, making it the 17th fastest-growing county in the United States. Its county seat is Kissimmee.- History :Osceola County was...

line.

Leisure facilities and residential development are also planned on the site.