Unincorporated community in Florida, United States
| Harmony, Florida | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
| Town of Harmony | |
  Location of Harmony in Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°11′22″N 81°08′42″W / 28.18944°N 81.14500°W / 28.18944; -81.14500 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Osceola |
| Established | 2003 |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 34773 |
| Area code(s) | 407, 689 |
| FIPS code | 12-12097 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2063058 |
Harmony is an unincorporated master-planned community near St. Cloud, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to 2010 Census data, Harmony is home to more than 1,000 residents.
Harmony is a Green-certified community, certified by the Florida Green Building Coalition.
Development plans for Harmony were set in motion by 1996. The Harmony Community Development District was established by local ordinance in March 2000.
Harmony developed a cooperative relationship with the University of Florida's Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in 2001. Harmony was demonstrating a real-life example of people living and working in the same community. The goal was to show that this could be done in a sustainable way while also minimizing the impact on the local ecology.
The Harmony Residential Owners Association (ROA) was created on October 8, 2002. The Harmony ROA is noteworthy among home owners associations in that it established within its founding documents guidelines delineating the peaceful coexistence of humans and wild animals.
Harmony was opened for occupancy in approximately 2003 and ownership was transferred to Starwood Capital Group in 2005.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harmony, Florida. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- "Harmony FL". ZIP Code Lookup. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
- "Harmony Energy Star Green Homes". Green Eco Communities. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- Census.gov. "2010 Census Interactive Population Map". Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- "Harmony". Florida Green Building Coalition. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ Kumari Kelly (October 26, 2008). "Dis-harmony? The Harmony neighborhood - Promises broken?". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- "Harmony CDD". Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- "ECO-INTELLIGENT COMMUNITY - HARMONY, FLORIDA". 2001.
- ^ "Harmony ROA Declaration" (PDF). October 10, 2002.
- "Purchase and Sale Agreement". March 22, 2005.
- By (May 9, 2005). "2 huge developments will add thousands of new homes". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- "Starwood Capital Group Closes Two Funds | 2005 Total Capital Raised Tops $3 Billion". Hospitality Net. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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| Municipalities and communities of Osceola County, Florida, United States | ||
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| County seat: Kissimmee | ||
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |