Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida negotiates new office lease agreement in Maitland Center

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida negotiates new office lease agreement in Maitland Center


ORLANDO, Fla. – Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently completed a new office lease agreement for 4,514 square feet in the 500 Winderley building at 500 Winderley Place in Maitland.

Anne Deason, associate vice president and Andrew E. McCaw, FMA, senior vice president, in the Office Services Group at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, negotiated the agreement representing the tenant Maitland-based Redchip Companies, a small-cap stock research and financial public relations firm.

The landlord of the building is ACP/URS 500 Winderley LLC, represented by Betsy Owens of Cushman & Wakefield.

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida:
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 40 brokers divided among its Orlando, Tampa and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.

About Grubb & Ellis:
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies. With more than 130 owned and affiliate offices worldwide, Grubb & Ellis offers property owners, corporate occupants and investors comprehensive integrated real estate solutions, including transaction, management, consulting and investment advisory services supported by proprietary market research and extensive local market expertise.

Grubb & Ellis and its subsidiaries are leading sponsors of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including tax-deferred 1031 tenant-in-common (TIC) exchanges; public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate investment funds. As of September 30, 2008, more than $3.8 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 225 million square feet of real estate. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation's Vendor of the Year. For more information regarding Grubb & Ellis Company, please visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/.

Contacts:



Anne Deason, 407-481-5411, adeason@commercialfl.com

Andy McCaw, 407-481-5301, amccaw@commercialfl.com










Larry Vershel 407-644-4142

John Crossman to Speak June 25-26 at University of Florida on Trends in Retail Development at 2009 Retail Smarter Symposium

John Crossman to Speak June 25-26 at University of Florida on Trends in Retail Development at 2009 Retail Smarter Symposium

ORLANDO, Fla. - Longtime Orlando-area commercial property broker John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, will be a featured speaker at the 2009 Retail Smarter Symposium at the University of Florida’s David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research June 25-26 in Gainesville.

Crossman, who ranks as one of the area’s most successful retail property brokers, said his topic is titled, “Trends in Retail Development During Tough Economic Times.”

“Economic transitions are always a challenge, and challenges generate new strategies and new concepts,” Crossman said. “The current economic cycle is already generating new trends in the retail development field and some of them are very exciting,” Crossman said.

For more information please contact:

John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com.

About Crossman & Company:

Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Central Florida, based upon the total number of retail square footage. Founded in Orlando, Fla. in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties. Please visit http://www.crossmanco.com/, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.

Cotter-Ryan Commercial Starts Renovation of Northwest Community Center off John Young Parkway

Cotter-Ryan Commercial Starts Renovation of Northwest Community Center off John Young Parkway

LONGWOOD, Fla. - Cotter-Ryan Commercial, LLC of Longwood recently started renovations of the 1,500 square foot Northwest Community Center, located on WD Judge Dr. off John Young Parkway in west Orlando.

Scott Ryan, president of Cotter-Ryan Commercial, LLC, said the work includes new electrical, fixtures and lighting, refurbishing the floors and repainting the entire facility.

Orlando Magic, the NBA Cheers Program, and Toyota of Orlando are contributing to the renovation project, Ryan said.

For more information, contact:
Scott H. Ryan, President, Cotter Ryan Commercial, LLC, 407-786-7686 sryan@cotterryan.com;

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

Mattamy Homes USA to Start Construction of New Model Homes at Sevilla in St. Augustine

Mattamy Homes USA to Start Construction of New Model Homes at Sevilla in St. Augustine

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Mattamy Homes USA, (www.mattamyhomes.com), the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, plans to start two new model homes in June and in August at Sevilla, located at 478 Casa Sevilla Ave., off World Commerce Parkway and International Golf Parkway in St. Augustine.

Laura Bailey, vice president of sales and marketing for Mattamy Homes USA, said 43 new 50-foot and 60-foot home sites are available at Sevilla and most offer lake or conservation area frontage.

New single-family homes at Sevilla are priced from the $150s, Bailey said.

New floor plans at Sevilla include the 2,164 square foot Ashley, the Jessica, with 1,888 square feet of living space, and the Michele, with 2,402 square feet.

For more information contact:
Kerry Soltis, Marketing Manager Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville 904-279-9502
Laura Bailey, VP of Sales & Marketing Mattamy Homes USA 407-599-9998
Dennis Ginder, Division President Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville 904-279-9500
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

About Mattamy Homes:
Mattamy Homes expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and has divisions in Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis. The homebuilder is the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion.