VillageWalk at Lake Nona’s Town Center Opens Gas Station

ORLANDO, Fla. -- It might not draw the front page attention of a new convenience store chain or supermarket, but word that the new gas station at VillageWalk at Lake Nona’s Town Center opened in September has already spread throughout the community. Sean Strickler, vice president of sales in north Florida for Pulte Homes, which builds new single-family homes priced from the $200s to the low $400s at VillageWalk at Lake Nona, said a small crowd was on hand for the official opening. “There was a lot of excitement,” Strickler said. “It’s like a small town out here and everybody gets their news from their neighbors,” he said. The gas station---pumps, really, that are operated by the VillageWalk Homeowners Association --- is the latest addition to the growing Town Center at VillageWalk at Lake Nona, a 500-acre master planned community located off Narcoossee Road in southeast Orlando. “The Home Owner’s Association is responsible for the pumps and they’ve announced that pricing is competitive with gas stations outside the community,” Strickler said. “It’s just one more feature that makes VillageWalk at Lake Nona unique and provides some of the conveniences of small town life,” he explained. The Town Center---located just inside the security gates at VillageWalk at Lake Nona---features a deli, hair styling salon, massage spa, and pet grooming. “The Deli offers lunch and dinner options and a pizza parlor with beer and wine,” Strickler said. “Community amenities include a resort style pool and spa, a lap pool, clay tennis courts, a state-of-the-art fitness center, ballroom, library, and activities planned for all ages by a full time on-site lifestyle director,” he said. Strickler said VillageWalk at Lake Nona benefits from its proximity to Medical City, the complex that includes a children’s hospital, medical research facility and the UCF medical college, all just one mile away. Pulte Homes currently has five ready-to-move-in homes available at VillageWalk at Lake Nona priced from the mid-$200s to the low $400s.