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. Highway 17-92.
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.
