Harmony is an unincorporated master-planned community[3] near St. Cloud, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Harmony, Florida | |
|---|---|
| Town of Harmony | |
  Location of Harmony in Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°11′22″N 81°08′42″W / 28.18944°N 81.14500°W | |
| 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[2] |
| Area code(s) | 407, 689 |
| FIPS code | 12-12097 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2063058[1] |
According to 2010 Census data, Harmony is home to more than 1,000 residents.[4]
Harmony is a Green-certified community, certified by the Florida Green Building Coalition.[5]
Development plans for Harmony were set in motion by 1996.[6] The Harmony Community Development District was established by local ordinance in March 2000.[7]
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.[8]
The Harmony Residential Owners Association (ROA) was created on October 8, 2002.[9]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.[9]
Harmony was opened for occupancy in approximately 2003 and ownership was transferred to Starwood Capital Group in 2005.[6][10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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.