Longtime area citrus grower Earl M. Crittenden and his wife,Helen J. Crittenden, sold the strategically located dirt on BoggyCreek Road to Centerline Homes which took title to the property asNorth Shore LLC and Boggy Creek LLC, according to Orange Countyreal estate records. The Crittendens, one of the largest citrusgrove operators in Central Florida at one time, had owned the100-acre tract for 30 years, brokers familiar with the deal tellGlobeSt.com.

"Orlando has been rapidly running out of industrial land for thepast few years," says Lisa M. DeVore, research director in thelocal office of Advantis Real Estate Services Co. "Companies thatrequire large tracts for the development of distribution centershave been forced out into peripheral areas, including Lake, Osceolaand Polk counties."

DeVore adds, "The recent sale of International Corporate Park, a2,400-acre, fully entitled industrial park in Orange County, hasfurther tightened the availability of land as the new owner plansto develop the property as a mixed-use residential project."