Redevelopment of El Cortez site with townhomes and city's first synagogue
Summary
A plan to tear down the 25-unit El Cortez apartments and build five townhomes on Morse Boulevard plus a synagogue and preschool behind them on Knowles. The board liked the site plan and the fact that it brings Winter Park its first synagogue, but panned the architecture as too ornate and asked the applicant to explain its inspiration before the July hearing.
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Last discussed May 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
The congregation, which lost its previous building to a fire, would finally get a permanent home in Winter Park.
Some board members and possibly neighbors may find the synagogue design out of character with the surrounding streetscape.
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