BREAKING: Windermere Country Club owner files for bankruptcy

NYA Capital Inc. in August 2024 purchased the shuttered club from previous owner Bryan DeCunha.

By Michael Eng
| 1:45 p.m. November 19, 2025

Southwest Orange
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The real-estate and development firm that purchased the Windermere Country Club has filed for bankruptcy.

NYA Capital Inc., which purchased the shuttered club from previous owner Bryan DeCunha in August 2024, filed for Chapter 11 protection Nov. 19 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

According to the filing, NYA Capital has $10 million to $50 million in assets and liabilities. The petition was signed by NYA President Brice Culbreth, a 2008 graduate of Olympia High School.

NYA never released any details of plans for Windermere Country Club. According to its website, NYA's development portfolio includes projects such as The Dolphin Mall in Miami, a Jaguar dealership in Tampa and various residential communities.

It is unclear how this filing will affect the Windermere club.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.