ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando city leaders are considering what to do with a multi-million dollar piece of property they bought in the Parramore neighborhood. 

J. Henry knows the heads of Parramore well because he’s owned this barbershop in the neighborhood for many years. 

And during that time, he’s seen the area right outside his window change a lot. 

“I think that the city of Orlando is doing a great job revitalizing the community,” he said. 

Henry said with the soccer stadium across the street and several other developments, the future of Parramore looks better all the time. 

“Tearing down some of these old buildings, building new state-of-the-art facilities for the future, for our kids and our grandkids — it got to be a plus for the community,” he said. 

And now Orlando city leaders are considering how to develop another property just a couple blocks over. The city purchased five acres of land at Grove Park Drive and Division Avenue, across from the federal courthouse, for $9.5 million. 

The property is in Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill’s district. 

“I can guarantee you what does happen here will be responsible growth,” Hill said. 

She says while there’s no set plan yet, she’d like it to be a mixed use development similar to City View, which is a couple blocks away. 

“I would say we can mimic what we have at City View, where you see retail space, where you would see multi family housing of different income levels," Hill said. "Where you have market rate, work force and low income."

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said the property will play an important part of Parramore’s redevelopment. Leaders jumped at the chance when the owner, Hughes Venture Inc., gave them the first option to buy. 

“For the most part it’s two blocks that are in one piece and we can abandon the road that’s in the middle of it, so make a really nice redevelopment site,” Dyer said.

“I think that the changes that are taking place, once individuals change with the change, they can reap the benefits,” Henry said. 

City leaders said there’s no set time for when they’ll move forward with the planning and development of property.