Mount Dora Northeast CRA: A Plan for Lasting Revitalization

For years, Mount Dora’s Northeast Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) struggled to attract new investment, missing key real estate cycles and experiencing minimal new construction. Predominantly residential, the area lacked commercial growth and infrastructure improvements necessary to fully thrive.

The City of Mount Dora hired RMA to update the CRA Plan and support a 30-year extension. Building on a prior economic analysis, RMA took a holistic, data-driven approach, combining updated market research, demographic analysis, stakeholder input, and community engagement. The revised plan prioritized economic development, affordable housing, infrastructure upgrades, and connectivity to downtown, while identifying funding sources to support implementation.

Approved unanimously by City Council, the new plan provides a clear roadmap for revitalization. Three strategic focus areas, economic development, housing, and infrastructure, now guide ongoing efforts. To foster community pride, RMA also created the “Real Faces Real Places” branding campaign, installing vibrant banners along the Grandview commercial corridor.