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Boyd Development Corporation is the Winter Garden-based real estate development company behind the thoughtfully curated 1000+ acre Hamlin Town Center of Horizon West.

 

Founded in 1991 by Scott T. Boyd, the company remains focused on creating value by acquiring well-located land that can be utilized for mixed-use development. In addition to Hamlin, the principals of Boyd Development have developed dozens of projects in the Central Florida area, including large-scale land developments, retail shopping centers, office buildings, light industrial buildings, and multi-family projects with combined expertise in real estate development that spans 50+ years.

 

Boyd Development works to meet the needs of a specific property by engaging in master planning activities, working to obtain, modify, or enhance entitlements, and vertically-develop various types of commercial and residential projects on the land.

our mission
To bring glory to God by being faithful stewards of the time, talents, treasures, and relationships that have been entrusted to us.
our vision
Create value for stakeholders by developing people, relationships, and community as we pursue opportunities with excellence.
our values
Diligence, family, generosity, honesty, excellence, team-oriented, communication, doing the right thing.
Scott Boyd

Scott T. Boyd

Owner & President

Mr. Boyd graduated with a BS in Accounting from North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. After working in public accounting with Ernst & Ernst and Price Waterhouse, he joined CNL Financial Group. After five years, he was promoted to President of CNL Properties, Inc., serving for three years.

In 1991, Mr. Boyd formed Boyd Development Corporation, where he has been actively developing anchored-retail shopping centers, multi-family projects, mixed-use developments, and significant land developments.

Mr. Boyd has resided in Orlando, Florida, since 1980 and has been married to his wife Jennifer for 41 years. The Boyds have three adult children, four grandchildren, and are members of First Baptist Church of Orlando. In his spare time, Scott invests in the community and looks for ways to give back. He serves as the Orlando chair of NCF, sits on the board for Lift Orlando, and served as chair at The First Academy for 12 years.

Ken Kupp

Ken Kupp

Partner

Mr. Kupp holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He has accumulated over twenty years of commercial and multi-family residential real estate acquisition, development, and finance experience and has been involved in land development as well as office, industrial, multi-family, and mixed-use projects.

During his career, Mr. Kupp has held positions with large development companies that were active throughout the continental U.S. He was the Executive Vice President and Director of Development – Southern Region of ORIX Real Estate Equities, Inc., a “Top 50” U.S. commercial development company. With ORIX, Mr. Kupp’s development focus was the southeastern part of the country.

Before joining ORIX, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle Development. At Jones Lang LaSalle, Mr. Kupp was responsible for managing the company’s nationwide, full-service commercial real estate development activities out of seven offices and their respective projects. At the end of his tenure with Jones Lang LaSalle, Mr. Kupp arranged and negotiated the spin-off of the development company from its parent, Jones Lang LaSalle, to ORIX, its financial partner in many development projects.

For Boyd Development, Mr. Kupp is actively involved in developing commercial and mixed-use projects, focusing primarily on Florida. He has resided in Orlando since 1992 with his wife of 30 years and their four children.

Dennis Seliga
Dennis Seliga

Development Manager

Paul Schumacher

Property Manager

Carson Kupp

Assistant Development Manager

Kevin Meridith
Kevin Merideth

Director, Leasing and Sales

Michael Boyd headshot
Michael Boyd

Director, Leasing

Alex Pantaleon
Alex Pantaleon

Leasing & Tenant Coordination

Gavin Stephenson
Gavin Stephenson

Chief Financial Officer

Alex Pantaleon
TJ Schwab

Financial Manager, Assistant to the Principals

Heather Easterling

Events & PR Coordinator

Tia Phillips Carrizzo

Creative Director, Social Media Manager

Penny Nunes

Receptionist

Venardos Circus

“We have been so blessed to connect with this awesome community in Hamlin and Horizon West, thanks to Boyd Development,” Venardos said. “Like us, they want families to enjoy the world they live in, to interact with it and each other. To make home a place they actually want to spend time together. Those are values we share, and we’ve benefitted tenfold from whatever we have contributed.”