A new $20 million data information center will soon be built along eastbound I-4 in Eatonville for a company that’s already in town.
- Building will house HostDime.com corporate headquarters
- 5-acre property currently owned by Orange County School District
- Property is part of larger parcel school district also hopes to sell
HostDime.com, Inc. plans to build their new seven-story corporate headquarters on five acres of the former Hungerford High School location in Eatonville.
HostDime currently houses its data center at the former Costco location in town, while its corporate facility is near UCF.
Thursday night the Eatonville Town Council, including interim Mayor Eddie Cole, voted unanimously to approve the land agreement with the developer.
It’s a project that was initially lead by former Eatonville Mayor Anthony Grant, who was recently indicted for voter fraud charges and removed from office.
The land is part of 90 acres of property currently owned by the Orange County School District. The district agreed to sell a section of the parcel to HostDime.
“We are very proud of what we created here, but a lot of people don’t know about us and we are trying to insure that technology is very vibrant in the area,” says HostDime Founder and CEO Manny Vivar.
The proposed $20 million architecturally modern building will be black and orange, and border Wymore Avenue just off I-4.
As for the remaining 85 acres of school property, the school district looking to sell the rest and not split it up. The district made an exception for HostDime in part because of their established presence in Eatonville.
HostDime says once the building is completed, they will offer free wi-fi to the residents of Eatonville.
The company plans to break ground on the new complex in the Fall.