Plescia Construction & Development is a commercial general contractor and construction management firm building in Orlando — the heart of Central Florida and one of the most visited cities in the world. From a transforming downtown and Creative Village to the tourism and convention economy, Lake Nona’s Medical City, and the region’s sports and healthcare anchors, we build to the standard this fast-growing city demands.
Commercial Construction in Orlando
Orlando is far more than its theme parks. Downtown is being reshaped by Creative Village — a tech and education district anchored by the UCF and Valencia downtown campus — alongside the Dr. Phillips Center, the sports venues, and a growing mixed-use core; International Drive and the Orange County Convention Center, one of the largest in the country, drive a constant hospitality market; Lake Nona’s Medical City is a major healthcare and life-sciences cluster; and Orlando Health and AdventHealth anchor a deep medical sector. Each of these asks something specific from a contractor, and we build to it.
Our Orlando work spans the full range of commercial space:
- Office and mixed-use — Class A office and mixed-use in downtown, Creative Village, and across the city.
- Hospitality and entertainment — hotels, restaurants, and entertainment along International Drive and the tourism corridor.
- Healthcare and life sciences — exam suites, imaging, lab, and ambulatory space serving Lake Nona’s Medical City, Orlando Health, and AdventHealth.
- Sports, civic, and institutional — venue, civic, and academic space serving the downtown campus and the city’s institutions.
- Retail and adaptive reuse — retail, creative, and adaptive-reuse space across downtown and the Mills 50 and Thornton Park districts.
Neighborhoods We Serve
We work throughout Orlando — downtown and Creative Village, the Lake Eola and Thornton Park districts, International Drive and the convention corridor, Lake Nona and the airport area, and the Mills 50 and SoDo corridors. Every project runs through the City of Orlando building department.
Permitting and Code in Orlando
Orlando is inland, so it isn’t subject to the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone or coastal storm surge — but commercial buildings here are still designed for Florida’s hurricane wind loads, and the region’s lakes and flat terrain make stormwater and flood management central to site design. We manage permitting through the City of Orlando.
Several requirements shape commercial work here:
- Florida Building Code wind design — hurricane wind-load and wind-borne-debris requirements govern the building envelope, even inland.
- Stormwater and flood management — Central Florida’s lakes and flat terrain make retention, drainage, and FEMA flood-zone compliance a major part of site work.
- Downtown and high-occupancy review — downtown high-rise sites and high-occupancy assembly, hotel, and convention space draw additional life-safety and accessibility review.
- Milestone recertification — Florida’s milestone inspection program drives structural review and repairs on older buildings.
Planning for wind and stormwater up front is what keeps an Orlando project on schedule.
How We Manage Risk on Orlando Projects
From a downtown office tower to a Lake Nona medical fit-out or a hotel on International Drive, the same discipline applies: build to Florida’s wind and stormwater requirements, plan the logistics of a fast-growing city realistically, protect the businesses and guests around the work, and keep life-safety systems live throughout. We coordinate deliveries, phasing, and inspections with owners, tenants, and the City of Orlando, and we carry the insurance limits and trade relationships that Orlando ownership expects.
Every job runs through a single point of accountability. Owners, tenants, the building department, and the design team work through one team that owns the schedule, the budget, and the safety plan — not a chain of subcontractors pointing at each other.
Representative Commercial Work
Plescia’s portfolio spans office, hospitality, healthcare, and civic work of the kind Orlando demands. While every market has its own specifics, the discipline is the same one we bring to projects across our Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Texas markets: realistic schedules, transparent budgets, and a finished space that performs. We’re glad to walk prospective Orlando clients through relevant past work during an initial conversation.
A Commercial General Contractor With a Florida Presence
Plescia’s Florida office gives Orlando clients an accountable partner backed by a firm that builds across multiple markets. Whether you’re a developer in Creative Village, a hospitality operator on International Drive, or a healthcare group in Lake Nona, we’d welcome the conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Plescia build in downtown Orlando and Creative Village?
Yes. Downtown Orlando is being reshaped by Creative Village — a tech and education district anchored by the UCF and Valencia downtown campus — and we build office, mixed-use, and institutional space across downtown.
Does Plescia do hotel and hospitality work on International Drive?
Yes. International Drive and the Orange County Convention Center drive a constant hospitality market, and we build hotels, restaurants, and entertainment space across the tourism corridor.
Does Plescia do healthcare and life-sciences work in Lake Nona?
Yes. Lake Nona’s Medical City is a major healthcare and life-sciences cluster, and we build exam suites, imaging, lab, and ambulatory space with the MEP and infection-control coordination those uses require.
How does code work for inland Orlando projects?
Orlando is inland, so it isn’t in the HVHZ or subject to coastal storm surge — but commercial buildings still meet the Florida Building Code’s hurricane wind requirements, and the region’s lakes make stormwater and flood management central to site design.
Which areas of Orlando does Plescia serve?
We build throughout the city — downtown and Creative Village, the Lake Eola and Thornton Park districts, International Drive and the convention corridor, Lake Nona and the airport area, and the Mills 50 and SoDo corridors.