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OAKLAND residents equate their town as a "sophisticated Mayberry'. The post master and police know everyone by their first name. A canopy of trees cascade over the few roads in center of Oakland. The nature walk at Oakland Nature Preserve reminds you of what Florida must have been like when The Seminole Indians lived and worked along the shores of Lake Apopka. Oakland was incorporated in 1887.Oakland Park (Oakland/Winter Garden) is the first and only Central Florida community certified GREEN by the stringent standards of the Florida Green Building Coalition. Castle and Cook, developers of the upscale golf community of Keenes Point in Windermere, is the developer of Oakland Park.Oakland has two faces…the quaint country feel of the center of Oakland bordering Lake Apopka…and the newer communities along the shores of John's Lake, just South of Clermont. The later homes have easy access to the Florida Turnpike. The West Orange Bike Trail goes through Oakland and is a great place to bike, jog, rollerblade or horseback ride on almost 20 miles of paved bike trails.Many Oakland residents commute to Downtown Orlando or Walt Disney World, others run successful home-based businesses in professional fields and visual arts. Oakland residents represent a cross-section of America.Residents include descendants of original pioneer families that settled in the area, independent senior citizens, recent immigrants from Europe, Asia and South Africa, and empty nesters and young professional couples many of whom relocated from other areas of Central Florida.Homes in Oakland range from the high 100's to over three million dollars. Some of the communities include Trailside Station, Johns Cove, Johns Landing, Johns Pointe and Winters Landing.
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Email REALTY CENTER at findahome@realtycenterorlando.com for more information on Oakland and its surrounding communities |
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