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Babson Park

Exterior work planned at Crooked Lake City Plaza in Babson Park

Where it is. On North Scenic Highway in Babson Park, under 100 feet from Crooked Bean Cafe and about 0.2 miles from Crooked Bass Grill & Tavern. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.

Two of the places within a quarter mile, nearest first; the nearest large store is kept when there is one. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 15, 2026.

Exterior renovation work is planned at Crooked Lake City Plaza on North Scenic Highway in Babson Park.

Crooked Lake City Plaza, a retail plaza on North Scenic Highway in Babson Park, is undergoing exterior renovation work. A building permit for the exterior renovation was filed in July 2025.

Site-plan review records from May and June 2025 reference plans to add an additional building to the plaza for either retail or storage space, though one of those applications was withdrawn.

What happens next

The expired permit status suggests the renovation work may not have proceeded as originally planned. County records will clarify next steps if the project is resubmitted or revised.

Timeline

May 26, 2025
Site-plan application filed (later withdrawn)
Polk County Accela LDNON-2025-68
May 30, 2025
Site-plan review application filed and closed complete
Polk County Accela LDDRC-2025-147
Jul 9, 2025
Building permit for exterior renovation filed; permit expired
Polk County Accela BC-2025-945

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Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline Β· records checked Nov 3, 2026

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Sources for this page: Polk County permit records.