ORLANDO, Fla. -- Some angry downtown Orlando condo owners say the city is stealing their land and giving it to a developer. The developer wants to build an eight-story building on a little stretch of land next to the Park North condo complex on Orange Avenue, north of Colonial Drive, in downtown Orlando (see map).

The city wants to give away the condo owners' parking lot, even though they pay taxes on it.

"I knew nothing would be in front of it, I would look at the park. Nice downtown view," said condo owner Anka Reed.

When Reed bought her condo in downtown Orlando, she and more than 300 other owners were told the land inside a fence next door would become a city park. They were even showed plans from the developer of her complex. Within the last year, though, she says things have changed.

"It mysteriously just disappeared. No one talks about the park," she said.

The Martin Andersen-Gracia Andersen Foundation sold the land to developer Craig Ustler and now Ustler wants to turn the land into an 8-story tall, 70,000 square foot office building with commercial space on the ground floor.

But to do that, residents say, the city is giving the land they use as a parking lot and driveway to Ustler, something their attorney says is illegal and unconstitutional.

"'We are going to take your driveway and allow that driveway to access the vacant lot,'" said attorney Karen Wonsettler.

The developer has placed markers where the property boundaries will be. Just a few feet away, are the building's guest parking spots. It's land they pay taxes for and so far they say there's been no public hearing.

"They're changing the rules to take money away from the little people and redistributing wealth to the rich," said condo owner Serena Peregood.

Ustler Development did not return Eyewitness News calls. The city says the condo residents and their lawyer have a misunderstanding of the law. The city also says the original Park North developer agreed to share access with a future development.