The Dynasty | Ocoee, a proposed $1 billion, 159-acre sports and entertainment campus, now sits fenced off and mostly quiet at the southeast corner of Ocoee-Apopka Road and Fullers Cross Road as investor and contractor claims work their way through court. The pause has left city officials, neighbors, and would-be partners watching from the sidelines while million-dollar liens and lawsuits hang over the project’s timeline. No new construction schedule has been announced.
What’s planned at the site
The Dynasty is pitched as a one-stop hub for youth sports and family entertainment, bundling outdoor fields, indoor venues, hotels, and retail into a single campus. Plans call for roughly 17 multipurpose fields, a roughly 150,000-square-foot indoor sports building, and more than 1,100 hotel rooms spread across multiple towers, along with hundreds of thousands of square feet of dining and shopping. Those elements were laid out when the project began its approval process, as reported by WFTV.
Approvals and ‘run with the land’
The Ocoee City Commission unanimously signed off on a comprehensive-plan amendment and planned-unit-development rezoning for the 159-acre site on Feb. 18, 2025, reclassifying about 117.7 acres of low-density residential and 32.3 acres of conservation to commercial. Those ordinances “run with the land,” so the entitlements stay with the property even if it changes hands, according to Florida YIMBY. City staff indicated the approvals were structured to keep the project’s permitting intact over the long haul.
Lawsuits have slowed work
Throughout 2025, a series of claims and lawsuits landed in Orange County Circuit Court targeting Montierre Development and related entities, alleging millions in unpaid obligations. Public records and reporting show AECOM Technical Services seeking more than $8.9 million, Gerring Investments filing a claim for more than $6.25 million on May 27, 2025, and two investor entities each pursuing roughly $2.5 million earlier in the year. Taken together, the allegations top $11 million, according to the West Orange Times & Observer. Montierre CEO Jaime Douglas has reportedly denied the claims in court filings.
Developer and city responses
Montierre Development continues to spotlight The Dynasty’s projected economic and community benefits in its official messaging, describing the project as an experiential sports tourism destination. The company says it is finalizing the development’s backbone and coordinating with city and state officials on traffic and mobility planning, and its media materials feature supportive quotes from local officials, according to Montierre Development. Those upbeat statements now sit alongside court records that dispute aspects of the project’s financing.
Neighbors press for answers
During public meetings, residents along Fullers Cross Road pressed for clarity on traffic, access, and buffering as The Dynasty advanced through approvals, and those concerns have not gone away just because the bulldozers have. On-site photos published by local reporters show the property screened by branded black mesh fencing, with logos for the developer and project partners lining the road. Those details and community comments were highlighted in coverage by Florida YIMBY.
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