Richard Birdoff - president of New York City-based RD Management, which owns the fronton building and most of the land surrounding it - initially submitted plans to the county several years ago that showed a mixed-use project of up to 777 apartments and condominiums on several buildings grounded by retail and office space.
The owner of the old Orlando Jai Alai Fronton property in Fern Park has teamed with one of the country’s largest gaming developers with plans to build a venue that offers a poker room and other forms of wagering as part of a residential and retail development on the nearly 40 acres off U.S.
