324 Recker Highway is a 13± acre industrial development site in Auburndale, Polk County, positioned immediately south of — and fence-to-fence with — one of Central Florida's most established power nodes. The site carries a site-specific preliminary power assessment letter from the serving utility for a 40 MW total facility service level, with an estimated ramp to 10 MW by December 31, 2028 and full 40 MW by December 31, 2029. Final capacity and service terms remain subject to completion of a System Study (approx. six months; $500,000 non-refundable fee) and execution of a definitive Contractual Service Arrangement (CSA) that will set pricing, collateral, facilities, and the binding in-service schedule.
The parcel sits adjacent to the Osprey Energy Center, which Florida DEP lists as a 540 MW nominal natural-gas combined-cycle facility, and to the 230kV Osprey Substation completed in 2023. An additional natural gas power plant is planned on the neighboring property. Dual 230 kV transmission lines serve the node, providing alternate energy paths for redundancy and the existing, high-capacity infrastructure that large-load users depend on to minimize interconnection cost, accelerate development, and support the uptime and scalability their operations require.
At an illustrative 1.25 PUE, the 40 MW facility service equates to roughly 32 MW of IT load before redundancy or reserve — a strong fit for a mid-size AI/HPC data center, advanced manufacturing and processing, or industrial energy, storage and microgrid uses. The 13± acre footprint can support a compact single-building or modular/phased scheme, with the estimated initial 10 MW tranche capable of supporting a revenue-generating first phase via modular or containerized deployment. Final square footage, rack density, redundancy, cooling, and network architecture belong to buyer engineering; buyer diligence should confirm setbacks, stormwater, access, generator/fuel siting, and substation area.
Auburndale's central position on the I-4/US-92 corridor places the site roughly 46 driving miles from Orlando and 49 from Tampa, with estimated round-trip fiber latency of ~5–10 ms to each metro — well suited to edge computing, AI inference, low-latency financial and gaming applications, and content delivery. Multiple 100+ Gbps fiber providers on-site, combined with proximity to two major metro hubs, enable direct, high-capacity, low-latency peering and route diversity.
The inland location is a comparative advantage over coastal Florida alternatives. Preliminary review indicates the parcel is outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, outside available storm-surge mapping, and outside all Florida disaster evacuation zones (A–F) — a lower risk profile for the events that drive downtime, insurance cost, and site-selection risk in Florida's coastal markets. Flood, drainage, wind, and insurance remain standard buyer diligence items and should be confirmed against the current FEMA map and an ALTA survey.
324 Recker offers a low-risk, high-velocity entry into Florida's growing AI/HPC market: adjacent power generation, approved industrial zoning, low natural-disaster exposure, and prime fiber connectivity — all on a 13± acre, ready-to-build footprint.
Austin Cassidy
Stream Realty Partners, LP
