The project was a joint partnership between the Pugliese Development Co. of Delray Beach and FD Destiny LLC, owned by Fred DeLuca.
[3][7] In December 2009, Pugliese filed a five billion dollar lawsuit against DeLuca for fraudulent financial practices associated with creating loans for the Destiny project.
[8] In April 2010, Osceola County postponed further development of the comprehensive plan due to the state opposition and the court litigation.
[4] In late 2020, a 27,000-acre (110 km2) section of land formerly intended for the project was donated by Fred DeLuca's widow Elisabeth to the University of Florida under the provision that it remain preserved in its undeveloped state.
Under the conditions of the donation, Ducks Unlimited has been given the responsibility to enforce the conservation easement on the land, which is now called the DeLuca Preserve.