ORLANDO - The Avalon Park Farmers Market, which hosts hundreds of Avalon Park residents at Town Park every weekend, will relocate to Founders Square in Downtown Avalon Park starting May 2 and will remain open through the summer on Sundays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Stephanie Hodson, marketing coordinator at Avalon Park, said the Avalon Park Farmers Market was a fall-to-spring seasonal event that has grown to be weekly and extend through the summer to become a staple event of the community.
“The Avalon Park Farmers Market has evolved into a community gathering and Sunday social occasion as well as a market for fresh vegetables and specialty foods,” Hodson said.
“This is exactly what we were hoping for and we’re going to stay open all summer,” she said.
For more information contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 stephanie@avalonparkgroup.com; Eric Marks, Vice President, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565; Beat Kahli, Founder /CEO Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Orlando’s OC Grant Consulting Offers New Series of Classes to Help Faith- and Community-Based Organizations Attain Non-Profit Status
ORLANDO – Olivette Carter, owner of OC Grant Consulting Associates, will conduct the next in a Spring series of seminars on attaining non-profit status and grant funding Saturday May 8, at the University of Central Florida Business Incubator-Orlando.
The session, titled “Board Development for New Non-Profits,” will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at 3218 E. Colonial Drive.
OC Grant Consulting is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, one of the program’s eight business incubators throughout the Central Florida area.
Designed for executives, administrators, managers and other leaders of aspiring or new start-up grassroots organizations, the series began earlier this month with “How to Start a Non-Profit and Obtain 501(c)3 Status” seminar.
Additional Saturday seminars are: “Program Design and Planning,” May 15; and “Introduction to Grant Writing,” May 22.
The cost of each class is $35.00. To register, call 321-281-8346 or go on-line at ocgrantconsulting.com. Please resister by the Wednesday prior to each seminar.
For more information about this release, please contact:
Olivette Carter, owner, OC Grant Counseling, 321-281-8346 or ocgrants@obdc2.fdn.com; Henriette Schoen, UCFBI-Orlando site manager, 321-281-8383, hschoen@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, director of operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1157; ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Charlene Hager-Van Dyke, Larry Vershel Communications, 386-532-8862, 407-644-4142; Lvershelco@aol.com or chagervandyke@yahoo.com
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, The City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
The session, titled “Board Development for New Non-Profits,” will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at 3218 E. Colonial Drive.
OC Grant Consulting is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, one of the program’s eight business incubators throughout the Central Florida area.
Designed for executives, administrators, managers and other leaders of aspiring or new start-up grassroots organizations, the series began earlier this month with “How to Start a Non-Profit and Obtain 501(c)3 Status” seminar.
Additional Saturday seminars are: “Program Design and Planning,” May 15; and “Introduction to Grant Writing,” May 22.
The cost of each class is $35.00. To register, call 321-281-8346 or go on-line at ocgrantconsulting.com. Please resister by the Wednesday prior to each seminar.
For more information about this release, please contact:
Olivette Carter, owner, OC Grant Counseling, 321-281-8346 or ocgrants@obdc2.fdn.com; Henriette Schoen, UCFBI-Orlando site manager, 321-281-8383, hschoen@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, director of operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1157; ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Charlene Hager-Van Dyke, Larry Vershel Communications, 386-532-8862, 407-644-4142; Lvershelco@aol.com or chagervandyke@yahoo.com
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, The City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Pulte Homes to Host Grand Opening May 1 to Showcase New Calabria Model Home at Stonebrier-Waterbridge in Lutz
TAMPA - Pulte Homes will host a grand opening on Saturday May 1, to showcase its new Calabria single-family model home at Stonebrier-Waterbridge, located off Sun Lake Blvd., west of Dale Mabry Hwy. in Lutz.
Sean Strickler, Vice President of Sales for Pulte Homes Central Florida Division, said the Calabria model home offers five bedrooms and four baths in 3,304 square feet of living space with three-car garage on a 75-foot home site, base priced from the $310s. Special features of the model include cherry hardwood flooring in the formal areas and family room, granite in the kitchen with 42” upgraded maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances and 20x20 tile on diagonal.
Visitors who register at the grand opening from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be eligible to win a $500 Lowe’s gift card, Strickler said. Complimentary refreshments will be available.
Pulte Homes is building more than 60 new single-family homes at Stonebrier-Waterbridge priced from the $230s. Six new floor plans are available that range in size from 2,426 square feet to 3,304 square feet, Strickler added.
Along with lush preserves and natural lakes, the Stonebrier-Waterbridge community features the Stonebrier Club, a 14-acre neighborhood amenity center with resort-style swimming pool, waterslide and children’s play area, a state-of-the-art fitness facility with weight training and cardio equipment and a multi-use sports field, basketball court, playground, and a rock climbing wall.
For more information, telephone 813-948-8866 or visit www.pulte.com/tampa.
For more information, contact:
Lyndsey Clarke, Marketing Manager, Pulte Homes Central Florida Division 407-661-2150 ext. 1416, 2301 Lucien Way, Suite 400, Maitland, FL 32751; lyndsey.clarke@pulte.com; Sean C. Strickler, Vice President Sales, Pulte Homes Central Florida Division, 407-661-1461 sstrickler@pulte.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
Sean Strickler, Vice President of Sales for Pulte Homes Central Florida Division, said the Calabria model home offers five bedrooms and four baths in 3,304 square feet of living space with three-car garage on a 75-foot home site, base priced from the $310s. Special features of the model include cherry hardwood flooring in the formal areas and family room, granite in the kitchen with 42” upgraded maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances and 20x20 tile on diagonal.
Visitors who register at the grand opening from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be eligible to win a $500 Lowe’s gift card, Strickler said. Complimentary refreshments will be available.
Pulte Homes is building more than 60 new single-family homes at Stonebrier-Waterbridge priced from the $230s. Six new floor plans are available that range in size from 2,426 square feet to 3,304 square feet, Strickler added.
Along with lush preserves and natural lakes, the Stonebrier-Waterbridge community features the Stonebrier Club, a 14-acre neighborhood amenity center with resort-style swimming pool, waterslide and children’s play area, a state-of-the-art fitness facility with weight training and cardio equipment and a multi-use sports field, basketball court, playground, and a rock climbing wall.
For more information, telephone 813-948-8866 or visit www.pulte.com/tampa.
For more information, contact:
Lyndsey Clarke, Marketing Manager, Pulte Homes Central Florida Division 407-661-2150 ext. 1416, 2301 Lucien Way, Suite 400, Maitland, FL 32751; lyndsey.clarke@pulte.com; Sean C. Strickler, Vice President Sales, Pulte Homes Central Florida Division, 407-661-1461 sstrickler@pulte.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
ABD Development Company earns Grand Award, Realtors Choice Award for Courtyard III Model Home at Toscana in Palm Coast
PALM COAST - The Courtyard III model home at Toscana in Palm Coast earned luxury home builder ABD Development Company a Grand Award and a Realtors Choice award during the Flagler Home Builders Association 2010 Parade of Homes, which ends May 2.
The Courtyard III model home offers three bedrooms with two-and-a-half baths in 3,033 square feet of living space with a three-car garage priced from $599,000.
The Courtyard III model home offers a unique, eye-popping feature: a private indoor courtyard that can serve as a contemplative garden or a swimming pool and spa.
“The Courtyard III model home has won numerous design and Parade of Homes awards and, more importantly, it is one of our most popular model homes at Toscana and also in Polk County at Providence,” said David Kohn, president of ABD Development Company.
For more information, contact: Alene Raskin, Marketing Manager, ABD Development Company 407-370-6400; David Kohn, President, ABD Development Company 407-370-6400; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
The Courtyard III model home offers three bedrooms with two-and-a-half baths in 3,033 square feet of living space with a three-car garage priced from $599,000.
The Courtyard III model home offers a unique, eye-popping feature: a private indoor courtyard that can serve as a contemplative garden or a swimming pool and spa.
“The Courtyard III model home has won numerous design and Parade of Homes awards and, more importantly, it is one of our most popular model homes at Toscana and also in Polk County at Providence,” said David Kohn, president of ABD Development Company.
For more information, contact: Alene Raskin, Marketing Manager, ABD Development Company 407-370-6400; David Kohn, President, ABD Development Company 407-370-6400; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Friday, April 23, 2010
Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, celebrates best quarter ever
ORLANDO - Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, (DTS) the Orlando-based firm that provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning, Web design, database applications, and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S., reported its 2010 first quarter results rank among the company’s best since its founding in 2004.
A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said the firm was awarded 28 new contracts in the first quarter ending March 31 and formalized 11 agreements called contract vehicles that may result in ongoing work assignments, the largest of which worth a potential $8M over five years.
In the largest single contract executed during the first quarter, DTS is developing unique GIS mapping technology that will help the Texas Forest Service identify forest lands susceptible to wildfire outbreaks. That contract is worth an estimated $360,000, Fragala said.
First quarter revenues grew by more than 28 percent over the same period last year, Fragala said.
“We are now working on more and larger individual projects than ever before,” Fragala said.
“We have established DTS as a dominant provider in several work areas that can substantially reduce the cost of government services just at the time when reducing the cost of government is a critical concern,” he said.
Fragala said DTS plans to expand one division---the firm’s Earth Eye subsidiary, which provides aerial and mobile LiDAR, orthophotography, and precision mapping, and may spin off another division--- as a subsidiary company as well.
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For more information, contact:
A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said the firm was awarded 28 new contracts in the first quarter ending March 31 and formalized 11 agreements called contract vehicles that may result in ongoing work assignments, the largest of which worth a potential $8M over five years.
In the largest single contract executed during the first quarter, DTS is developing unique GIS mapping technology that will help the Texas Forest Service identify forest lands susceptible to wildfire outbreaks. That contract is worth an estimated $360,000, Fragala said.
First quarter revenues grew by more than 28 percent over the same period last year, Fragala said.
“We are now working on more and larger individual projects than ever before,” Fragala said.
“We have established DTS as a dominant provider in several work areas that can substantially reduce the cost of government services just at the time when reducing the cost of government is a critical concern,” he said.
Fragala said DTS plans to expand one division---the firm’s Earth Eye subsidiary, which provides aerial and mobile LiDAR, orthophotography, and precision mapping, and may spin off another division--- as a subsidiary company as well.
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For more information, contact:
A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
Meritage Homes to Host Grand Opening May 5 to Showcase New Model Home with Eight Bedrooms at Forestbrooke in Ocoee
ORLANDO - Meritage Homes will host a grand opening May 5 at Forestbrooke, located at 3131 Jamber Drive off Ocoee-Apopka Road in Ocoee.
Pam Whitmore, Marketing Manager at Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said 42 home sites are available at Forestbrooke with three, four, five, six, seven and eight-bedroom homes priced from $169,990 to $249,990. All the homes in Forestbrooke are built to meet ENERGY STAR® criteria.
Whitmore said Meritage Homes will showcase a new Monticello model home at the grand opening that offers six bedrooms, four baths, media room, study and large game room. The 4,160 square foot single-family home with a three-car tandem garage is priced from $249,990.
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For more information, contact:
Pam Whitmore, Marketing Manager / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8664 Pam.Whitmore@meritagehomes.com; Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
Pam Whitmore, Marketing Manager at Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said 42 home sites are available at Forestbrooke with three, four, five, six, seven and eight-bedroom homes priced from $169,990 to $249,990. All the homes in Forestbrooke are built to meet ENERGY STAR® criteria.
Whitmore said Meritage Homes will showcase a new Monticello model home at the grand opening that offers six bedrooms, four baths, media room, study and large game room. The 4,160 square foot single-family home with a three-car tandem garage is priced from $249,990.
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For more information, contact:
Pam Whitmore, Marketing Manager / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8664 Pam.Whitmore@meritagehomes.com; Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
NAI Realvest Reports it Closed on 78 Commercial Real Estate Transactions in First Quarter, Revenues up More than 65 Percent
MAITLAND - NAI Realvest, which ranks as one of the region’s largest commercial real estate companies, reported it closed on 78 commercial property leasing and sales transactions during the first quarter that ended March 30.
Patrick Mahoney, president of NAI Realvest, said the dollar value of transactions during the first quarter increased by more than 65 percent over the same period last year.
The largest sale transaction of the quarter was worth $4 million for a 46-acre Palm Coast site negotiated by NAI Realvest managing partner Paul P. Partyka and associate Chris Butera. The sale was ranked as the largest land sale in the Palm Coast area in the last two years.
Mahoney said the largest lease transaction for the firm’s first quarter was for 86,000 square feet at Orlando Central Park, leased to Bologna, Italy based manufacturer Pelliconi Group, and negotiated by the NAI Realvest Industrial Team of Robert Blackwell, SIOR, Sean DuPree, CCIM and Jim Murr.
For more information, contact:
Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
Patrick Mahoney, president of NAI Realvest, said the dollar value of transactions during the first quarter increased by more than 65 percent over the same period last year.
The largest sale transaction of the quarter was worth $4 million for a 46-acre Palm Coast site negotiated by NAI Realvest managing partner Paul P. Partyka and associate Chris Butera. The sale was ranked as the largest land sale in the Palm Coast area in the last two years.
Mahoney said the largest lease transaction for the firm’s first quarter was for 86,000 square feet at Orlando Central Park, leased to Bologna, Italy based manufacturer Pelliconi Group, and negotiated by the NAI Realvest Industrial Team of Robert Blackwell, SIOR, Sean DuPree, CCIM and Jim Murr.
For more information, contact:
Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
Five Ready-To-Move-In Town Homes at Savannah Park at Heathrow Will Qualify for $8,000 or $6,500 Federal Tax Credits, which ends April 30
ORLANDO- Five ready-to-move-in luxury town homes at Savannah Park at Heathrow, the award-winning gated community located off International Pkwy. near the Seminole Towne Center mall, will qualify for the federal tax credits for new homes purchased by April 30.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said all five town homes will be ready for the June 30 closing deadline for buyers to qualify for the first time and move-up buyer tax incentive.
Three-bedroom town homes at Savannah Park at Heathrow are priced from $159,900, Roche said, and range in size from 1,520 square feet of living space to 1,941 square feet, each with its own private courtyard and two-car garage.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
For more information, contact:
Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said all five town homes will be ready for the June 30 closing deadline for buyers to qualify for the first time and move-up buyer tax incentive.
Three-bedroom town homes at Savannah Park at Heathrow are priced from $159,900, Roche said, and range in size from 1,520 square feet of living space to 1,941 square feet, each with its own private courtyard and two-car garage.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
For more information, contact:
Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Lennar’s Welcome Home Centers open from 10 A.M. to Midnight on April 30 to Accommodate Last-Minute Tax Credit Home Buyers
CENTRAL FLA - Lennar will keep the doors open until midnight on April 30 at Welcome Home Centers in 20 communities in the Tampa Bay region and 25 communities in The Orlando region, to accommodate last-minute home buyers who want to take advantage the two tax credit incentives worth $6,500 or $8,000.
Lennar’s “Midnight Madness” is the last chance for homebuyers to take advantage of the federal tax credit incentives on select Lennar homes.
First-time home buyers --- anyone who hasn’t owned a home for at least three years --- could qualify for the $8,000 federal tax credit if they buy a home by midnight on April 30. The $6,500 tax credit is also available to qualified move-up buyers.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida division, said the Welcome Home Centers at all 45 Lennar communities located throughout the Orlando region, including Lake, Seminole Counties and the Space Coast area and the Tampa Bay region including Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco and Hernando Counties will be open until midnight.
Metheny said Lennar is offering a wide range of extra incentives to make buying a new home even easier.
“We have special mortgage interest rates and a wide range of free options, upgrades and bonus features available on existing new homes,” Metheny said. “We’re making this the very best time ever to buy a new home,” he said.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
Lennar’s “Midnight Madness” is the last chance for homebuyers to take advantage of the federal tax credit incentives on select Lennar homes.
First-time home buyers --- anyone who hasn’t owned a home for at least three years --- could qualify for the $8,000 federal tax credit if they buy a home by midnight on April 30. The $6,500 tax credit is also available to qualified move-up buyers.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida division, said the Welcome Home Centers at all 45 Lennar communities located throughout the Orlando region, including Lake, Seminole Counties and the Space Coast area and the Tampa Bay region including Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco and Hernando Counties will be open until midnight.
Metheny said Lennar is offering a wide range of extra incentives to make buying a new home even easier.
“We have special mortgage interest rates and a wide range of free options, upgrades and bonus features available on existing new homes,” Metheny said. “We’re making this the very best time ever to buy a new home,” he said.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Negotiates Renewal Lease with Spartan Securities Group at St. Petersburg’s City Center
TAMPA - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, which is associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently negotiated renewal lease for 2,970 square feet at 100 2nd Ave. South at the City Center in St. Petersburg.
Sean Kennedy, associate and Tom Kennedy vice president in the firm’s Office Services Group negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Atlanta-based Behringer Harvard Real Estate and the tenant, Spartan Securities Group a local investment banking firm who renewed its lease of suite N300 in the 238,000 square foot building.
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About 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 45 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis Company: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Contacts: Sean Kennedy, 813-639-1111; Jeffrey Sweeney 407-481-5387; Larry Vershel 407-644-4142
Sean Kennedy, associate and Tom Kennedy vice president in the firm’s Office Services Group negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Atlanta-based Behringer Harvard Real Estate and the tenant, Spartan Securities Group a local investment banking firm who renewed its lease of suite N300 in the 238,000 square foot building.
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About 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 45 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis Company: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Contacts: Sean Kennedy, 813-639-1111; Jeffrey Sweeney 407-481-5387; Larry Vershel 407-644-4142
Orlando-Based FuelClinic.Com Awarded Second Place in Global Competition to Find Solutions to Traffic Congestion, Road Safety
SANFORD - FuelClinic.com, a web-based information clearinghouse that focuses on fuel efficiency, was recently awarded second place in a global competition to identify new technologies to make transportation more efficient.
The competition, hosted by ITS America---the U.S. division of the Intelligent Transportation Society---was sponsored by IBM and venture capital group Spencer Trask to uncover technologies that will help create “smarter cities” and decrease traffic congestion, improve road safety, reduce environmental impact, and strengthen commerce.
Michael Bragg, founder and chief technical officer at Compendium Software Systems, LLC, the parent company of FuelClinic.com, said 116 startup companies from more than 20 countries participated in the ITS Congestion Challenge.
FuelClinic.com’s website placed second in the competition, which included a brief summary of the programs, an executive summary, a global online question-and-answer session and examination by a panel of experts.
The competition was judged by a global community of more than 4,000 people, including transportation industry professionals and the general public, which selected three winners and six finalists from Hungary, Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States.
iCarpool.com, headquartered in Issaquah, Wash., took first place in the competition and the $50,000 grand prize.
While there were no cash awards for second place, Bragg said the exposure had a silver lining. A Brazilian group---Believe Sustainability---asked FuelClinic.com to help it develop a program to reduce carbon emissions in Sao Paulo, one of the world's most densely populated cities.
FuelClinic.com is a global web community with more than 3,000 registered users in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Brazil, the U.K., and Europe. Bragg projects FuelClinic.com will host more than one million users worldwide within five years. Registration at FuelClinic.com is free for non-commercial use. The site offers a wide range of user-provided advice and information about fuel economy, Bragg said.
FuelClinic.com is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program and headquartered at the UCF Business Incubator on 110 West First Street in downtown Sanford.
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For more information, contact:
Michael Bragg, Founder/Chief Technical Officer, Compendium Software Systems, LLC/ FuelClinic.com, 407-637-5782 or michael@fuelclinic.com; Rafael Caamano, Point of Contact, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-408-4297or rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1577 or ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1.600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County and the City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
The competition, hosted by ITS America---the U.S. division of the Intelligent Transportation Society---was sponsored by IBM and venture capital group Spencer Trask to uncover technologies that will help create “smarter cities” and decrease traffic congestion, improve road safety, reduce environmental impact, and strengthen commerce.
Michael Bragg, founder and chief technical officer at Compendium Software Systems, LLC, the parent company of FuelClinic.com, said 116 startup companies from more than 20 countries participated in the ITS Congestion Challenge.
FuelClinic.com’s website placed second in the competition, which included a brief summary of the programs, an executive summary, a global online question-and-answer session and examination by a panel of experts.
The competition was judged by a global community of more than 4,000 people, including transportation industry professionals and the general public, which selected three winners and six finalists from Hungary, Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States.
iCarpool.com, headquartered in Issaquah, Wash., took first place in the competition and the $50,000 grand prize.
While there were no cash awards for second place, Bragg said the exposure had a silver lining. A Brazilian group---Believe Sustainability---asked FuelClinic.com to help it develop a program to reduce carbon emissions in Sao Paulo, one of the world's most densely populated cities.
FuelClinic.com is a global web community with more than 3,000 registered users in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Brazil, the U.K., and Europe. Bragg projects FuelClinic.com will host more than one million users worldwide within five years. Registration at FuelClinic.com is free for non-commercial use. The site offers a wide range of user-provided advice and information about fuel economy, Bragg said.
FuelClinic.com is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program and headquartered at the UCF Business Incubator on 110 West First Street in downtown Sanford.
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For more information, contact:
Michael Bragg, Founder/Chief Technical Officer, Compendium Software Systems, LLC/ FuelClinic.com, 407-637-5782 or michael@fuelclinic.com; Rafael Caamano, Point of Contact, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-408-4297or rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1577 or ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1.600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County and the City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
NAI Realvest negotiates renewal lease agreement for 144,000 square feet of Industrial space in Sanford
ORLANDO – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a renewal agreement on the lease of 144,000 square feet at 2000 E. Lake Mary Blvd. in Sanford.
Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Columbus, Ohio-based Lake Mary Industrial Partners LLC.
The tenant, Florida Extruders International Inc., a building products distributor and manufacturer of aluminum products such as screen doors and windows, renewed the lease for its Florida headquarters.
NAI Realvest is the exclusive leasing and management representative of the 242,000 square foot industrial center.
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For more information, contact:
Michael Heidrich, Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com;
About NAI Realvest: NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Columbus, Ohio-based Lake Mary Industrial Partners LLC.
The tenant, Florida Extruders International Inc., a building products distributor and manufacturer of aluminum products such as screen doors and windows, renewed the lease for its Florida headquarters.
NAI Realvest is the exclusive leasing and management representative of the 242,000 square foot industrial center.
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For more information, contact:
Michael Heidrich, Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com;
About NAI Realvest: NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
ICI Homes Opens the Brevard Model Home at Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club in Ormond Beach
ORMOND BEACH - ICI Homes has opened the new Brevard model home at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach.
With three bedrooms and two baths in 1,815 square feet of living space with its own two-car garage, the Brevard model home offers a host of award-winning energy-saving features that make it one of the “smartest” homes in Volusia County, said Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for luxury home builder ICI Homes.
The award-winning Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club is located off Old Dixie Highway between I-95 and U.S. 1.
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For more information, contact:
Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273; Rosemary Messina, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ICI Homes, 386-236-4231; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About ICI Homes: ICI Homes is one of the largest privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
With three bedrooms and two baths in 1,815 square feet of living space with its own two-car garage, the Brevard model home offers a host of award-winning energy-saving features that make it one of the “smartest” homes in Volusia County, said Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for luxury home builder ICI Homes.
The award-winning Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club is located off Old Dixie Highway between I-95 and U.S. 1.
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For more information, contact:
Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273; Rosemary Messina, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ICI Homes, 386-236-4231; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About ICI Homes: ICI Homes is one of the largest privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Timber Creek High School Color Guard Places Seventh in National Competition against 87 Top Teams in Dayton, Ohio
ORLANDO – Timber Creek High School’s 21-member color guard placed seventh nationally against 87 high school teams in the recent Winter Guard competition in Dayton, Ohio–the “Super Bowl” for high school color guard competition.
Devin Hoey, associate director of the Timber Creek Regiment, located in Avalon Park in East Orlando, said the team – which includes 20 young ladies and one young man – placed second in their semi-final routine and seventh in the Scholastic A Class category comprising the nation’s largest high schools.
“These young people worked very hard to make it to the A Class finals,” Hoey said. “They held fundraisers and car washes throughout the fall semester to earn the money to pay for the trip and they have been practicing almost every day,” he said.
Michael James is designer and choreographer for the Timber Creek High School Regiment, and staff members Stevenson Lumapas, Shannon Jenkinson and Justin Andrade assisted in preparing them along with band directors Rhett Cox and Hoey.
For more information, contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 x 116; Eric Marks, Vice President, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Beat Kahli, Owner Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
Devin Hoey, associate director of the Timber Creek Regiment, located in Avalon Park in East Orlando, said the team – which includes 20 young ladies and one young man – placed second in their semi-final routine and seventh in the Scholastic A Class category comprising the nation’s largest high schools.
“These young people worked very hard to make it to the A Class finals,” Hoey said. “They held fundraisers and car washes throughout the fall semester to earn the money to pay for the trip and they have been practicing almost every day,” he said.
Michael James is designer and choreographer for the Timber Creek High School Regiment, and staff members Stevenson Lumapas, Shannon Jenkinson and Justin Andrade assisted in preparing them along with band directors Rhett Cox and Hoey.
For more information, contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 x 116; Eric Marks, Vice President, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Beat Kahli, Owner Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
Baton Rouge Financial & Real Estate Consultant Knows the Solutions to America’s Present Economic Woes
BATON ROUGE - When the extent of the U.S. economic collapse began to unfold three years ago, Pete Goff, Jr., wasn’t surprised. He’d been watching it closely for some time. From the inside.
“From my perspective it was like watching a car crash in slow motion,” Goff said. “I saw it happening but was not in a position to prevent it.” Goff decided he must take action.
He began an obsessive study of macro economics. Armed with degrees in Business Administration and Accounting from LSU and more than 25 years of experience as a lender, builder, and development consultant, Goff has a solid grasp of the economy---finance, accounting, and fiscal policy.
Now his analysis of our economic problems, complete with solutions, are ready to be made public. “The solutions are not simple, but they’re achievable,” Goff said recently. The Inevitable Path, from beginning to end, is an honest assessment of America’s economic problems, the mistakes that caused them, and solutions required to remedy them.
He’s about to complete his first book, The Inevitable Path, that’s being shopped to U.S. publishers. And he has something worth reading: the step-by-step solution to America’s economic turmoil.
One of the fist steps Congress must undertake, Goff said, is to reenact the Glass-Steagall Act in its original form. Coincidence or not, Glass-Steagall worked for 66 years, but only 8 years after its 1999 repeal, the entire financial system collapsed.
“Repeal of Glass-Steagall allowed the self-regulate and self-correct philosophy of our financial and government “leaders” that led directly to the economic collapse,” Goff said.
There are six street-level changes providing a “three-year plan” to return America to economic stability. These solutions are proven methods to substantially restore the U.S. housing market---the nation’s most significant accumulation of wealth---and spur new development.
“The Inevitable Path focuses on practical, prescriptive changes Congress and bank regulators could undertake immediately,” Goff explained. “We can posture and point fingers for the next decade, but that won’t solve our economic dilemma.”* * *
For more information, contact:
Pete Goff, Jr., Author 225-413-7876 petegoffjr@yahoo.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407 644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com.
“From my perspective it was like watching a car crash in slow motion,” Goff said. “I saw it happening but was not in a position to prevent it.” Goff decided he must take action.
He began an obsessive study of macro economics. Armed with degrees in Business Administration and Accounting from LSU and more than 25 years of experience as a lender, builder, and development consultant, Goff has a solid grasp of the economy---finance, accounting, and fiscal policy.
Now his analysis of our economic problems, complete with solutions, are ready to be made public. “The solutions are not simple, but they’re achievable,” Goff said recently. The Inevitable Path, from beginning to end, is an honest assessment of America’s economic problems, the mistakes that caused them, and solutions required to remedy them.
He’s about to complete his first book, The Inevitable Path, that’s being shopped to U.S. publishers. And he has something worth reading: the step-by-step solution to America’s economic turmoil.
One of the fist steps Congress must undertake, Goff said, is to reenact the Glass-Steagall Act in its original form. Coincidence or not, Glass-Steagall worked for 66 years, but only 8 years after its 1999 repeal, the entire financial system collapsed.
“Repeal of Glass-Steagall allowed the self-regulate and self-correct philosophy of our financial and government “leaders” that led directly to the economic collapse,” Goff said.
There are six street-level changes providing a “three-year plan” to return America to economic stability. These solutions are proven methods to substantially restore the U.S. housing market---the nation’s most significant accumulation of wealth---and spur new development.
“The Inevitable Path focuses on practical, prescriptive changes Congress and bank regulators could undertake immediately,” Goff explained. “We can posture and point fingers for the next decade, but that won’t solve our economic dilemma.”* * *
For more information, contact:
Pete Goff, Jr., Author 225-413-7876 petegoffjr@yahoo.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407 644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com.
Rivé Isle in Parrish Has Two Move-In Ready Luxury Homes under Construction by Vernon Homes, One is Riverfront
PARRISH - Two ready-to-move-in luxury homes are now underway at Rivé Isle, the private island community with its own golf course located on the Manatee River off Fort Hammer Road in Parrish.
Jack Afflebach, vice president at Rivé Isle, said Vernon Homes recently started construction of the two luxury homes on half-acre home sites and both will be opening this summer.
The Casa Rivera, which fronts on the Manatee River, offers four bedrooms with 3,300 square feet of living space in a one-story traditional design plus a two-and-a-half car garage and is priced at $779,000. The Casa Rivera will be finished in early June.
The Portofino, which offers four bedrooms in 2,800 square feet of living space with a two-and-a-half car garage and priced at $519,000, will be completed by August.
Sixty-seven luxury home sites in the first phase at Rivé Isle---including 45 Manatee River home sites---are priced from $125,000 to $900,000, Vernon said.
Luxury home builders Arthur Rutenberg Homes, John Cannon Homes and Peregrine Homes are also active at Rivé Isle, and two more luxury homes at Rivé Isle are in the permitting stages now.
For More Information, Contact:
Jack Afflebach, Vice President, Rivé Isle, 941-776-1729 Jack@RiveIsle.com; Bill Vernon, Principal /Owner, Vernon Homes/ Rivé Isle, 941-776-1729 billvernon@vernongrup.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com.
Jack Afflebach, vice president at Rivé Isle, said Vernon Homes recently started construction of the two luxury homes on half-acre home sites and both will be opening this summer.
The Casa Rivera, which fronts on the Manatee River, offers four bedrooms with 3,300 square feet of living space in a one-story traditional design plus a two-and-a-half car garage and is priced at $779,000. The Casa Rivera will be finished in early June.
The Portofino, which offers four bedrooms in 2,800 square feet of living space with a two-and-a-half car garage and priced at $519,000, will be completed by August.
Sixty-seven luxury home sites in the first phase at Rivé Isle---including 45 Manatee River home sites---are priced from $125,000 to $900,000, Vernon said.
Luxury home builders Arthur Rutenberg Homes, John Cannon Homes and Peregrine Homes are also active at Rivé Isle, and two more luxury homes at Rivé Isle are in the permitting stages now.
For More Information, Contact:
Jack Afflebach, Vice President, Rivé Isle, 941-776-1729 Jack@RiveIsle.com; Bill Vernon, Principal /Owner, Vernon Homes/ Rivé Isle, 941-776-1729 billvernon@vernongrup.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com.
NAI Realvest “Beefs Up” Coverage in Volusia, Flagler by Appointing Chris Butera Sales Associate
ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest, a leading real estate firm in Orlando, has expanded its coverage in Volusia and Flagler Counties by appointing Chris Butera sales associate.
Butera, with more than 10 years of experience in commercial real estate and finance, will focus on complex property in the Volusia and Flagler markets.
A cum laude graduate of the University of Miami with a Bachelor’s in Business and Finance, Butera is the business manager of well-known architectural firm Benjamin P. Butera A.I.A. in Ormond Beach, and was also formerly a sales executive with RE/MAX in that same region.
For the past nine years, Butera has acted as project manager for Colbert Lane LLC overseeing the 400-acre Colbert Lane mixed-use development in Palm Coast, one of numerous development projects across Central Florida that Butera has been involved in through all phases.
For more information, contact:
Chris Butera, Associate NAI Realvest 386-453-4789 cbutera@realvest.com; Paul P. Partyka, Managing Partner/Principal NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, ppartyka@realvest.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Butera, with more than 10 years of experience in commercial real estate and finance, will focus on complex property in the Volusia and Flagler markets.
A cum laude graduate of the University of Miami with a Bachelor’s in Business and Finance, Butera is the business manager of well-known architectural firm Benjamin P. Butera A.I.A. in Ormond Beach, and was also formerly a sales executive with RE/MAX in that same region.
For the past nine years, Butera has acted as project manager for Colbert Lane LLC overseeing the 400-acre Colbert Lane mixed-use development in Palm Coast, one of numerous development projects across Central Florida that Butera has been involved in through all phases.
For more information, contact:
Chris Butera, Associate NAI Realvest 386-453-4789 cbutera@realvest.com; Paul P. Partyka, Managing Partner/Principal NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, ppartyka@realvest.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contracts to Design Repainting Projects at Three Retail Centers
ORLANDO - Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC was recently awarded contracts to design the repainting of three retail centers in Tampa and Orlando that each total 100,000 square feet of retail space.
Lonnie Peterson, president of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC, said Landmark Contracting, Inc. awarded the contracts at Oak Grove Center in Tampa, Market Southside at Orange and Michigan Aves. in Orlando, and Winter Park Commons on Aloma Avenue in Winter Park.
For more information contact:
Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Lonnie Peterson, president of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC, said Landmark Contracting, Inc. awarded the contracts at Oak Grove Center in Tampa, Market Southside at Orange and Michigan Aves. in Orlando, and Winter Park Commons on Aloma Avenue in Winter Park.
For more information contact:
Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Orlando, worth $420,000
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS – Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, recently closed a commercial loan for Mitbry Corporation d/b/a Barnes Supply for $420,000 in total project costs.
Chris Hurn, chief executive officer at Mercantile Capital Corporation (MCC), said Barnes Supply, located on Drennen Road off S. Orange Avenue in Orlando, is a family owned supply company specializing in multiple fields of supply, including hospitality, building/resort management and car rental maintenance products. Barnes Supply has been a recognized distributor in Central Florida for the last 35 years, Hurn said.
“The Mercantile team was essential to the growth of Barnes Supply,” said owner, Alberto Ruiz. “Their hard work and attentive staff made it possible to find the financing needed to acquire a warehouse that facilitates the growth of our small business.”
The SmartChoice Commercial Loan Program helps owners of small to mid-sized businesses, like Barnes Supply, have an opportunity to create wealth and financial freedom. MCC’s specialization in SmartChoice Commercial Loans, also known as SBA 504 loans, allows borrowers, like Alberto Ruiz, to own their commercial property with the highest cash-on-cash return financing available, without tying up their precious capital, so they can grow even faster.
Visit http://www.thesmartchoiceloan.com/ and http://www.504blog.com/.
For more information about this press release, contact:
Chris Hurn, CEO Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040; Robin Lashley, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Chris Hurn, chief executive officer at Mercantile Capital Corporation (MCC), said Barnes Supply, located on Drennen Road off S. Orange Avenue in Orlando, is a family owned supply company specializing in multiple fields of supply, including hospitality, building/resort management and car rental maintenance products. Barnes Supply has been a recognized distributor in Central Florida for the last 35 years, Hurn said.
“The Mercantile team was essential to the growth of Barnes Supply,” said owner, Alberto Ruiz. “Their hard work and attentive staff made it possible to find the financing needed to acquire a warehouse that facilitates the growth of our small business.”
The SmartChoice Commercial Loan Program helps owners of small to mid-sized businesses, like Barnes Supply, have an opportunity to create wealth and financial freedom. MCC’s specialization in SmartChoice Commercial Loans, also known as SBA 504 loans, allows borrowers, like Alberto Ruiz, to own their commercial property with the highest cash-on-cash return financing available, without tying up their precious capital, so they can grow even faster.
Visit http://www.thesmartchoiceloan.com/ and http://www.504blog.com/.
For more information about this press release, contact:
Chris Hurn, CEO Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040; Robin Lashley, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Ashton Woods Homes Starts Construction of New Five-Bedroom Model Home Priced From $164,900 at Ridge Crest in Brandon
TAMPA - Ashton Woods Homes has started construction of a new five-bedroom model home priced from $164,900 at Ridge Crest, located in the Brandon area off Wheeler Rd.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the new model home will be open by the end of April.
The new model home offers three baths and a two-car garage, Roche said.
Ashton Woods Homes is building 61 new three, four and five-bedroom homes at Ridge Crest that range in size from 1,536 square feet of living space to 3,023 square feet.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of Companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
For more information, contact:
Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes-Orlando/Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes-Orlando/Tampa 407-647-3700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the new model home will be open by the end of April.
The new model home offers three baths and a two-car garage, Roche said.
Ashton Woods Homes is building 61 new three, four and five-bedroom homes at Ridge Crest that range in size from 1,536 square feet of living space to 3,023 square feet.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of Companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
For more information, contact:
Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes-Orlando/Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes-Orlando/Tampa 407-647-3700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Lennar Opens 42 Town Homes Priced From the $140s at Townes of Westyn Bay in Ocoee
ORLANDO - Lennar has opened 42 town homes priced from the $140s at the Townes of Westyn Bay, located on Ocoee Crown Point Parkway and Latilla Road in Ocoee.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said new town homes at the Townes of Westyn Bay range in size from 1,400 square feet of living space to 1,800 square feet.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
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For more information, contact:
David Parker, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Orlando Region, 888-317-7489; Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar-Central Florida, 888-317-7489; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said new town homes at the Townes of Westyn Bay range in size from 1,400 square feet of living space to 1,800 square feet.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
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For more information, contact:
David Parker, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Orlando Region, 888-317-7489; Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar-Central Florida, 888-317-7489; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Mattamy Homes in Charlotte names Molly Severin New Home Counselor at English Trails
CHARLOTTE - Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder has named Molly Severin new home counselor at English Trails in Fort Mill.
Bill Kiselick, division president for Mattamy Homes in the Charlotte region, said Severin, with six years of experience in new home sales, was a top-producer in 2006 through 2008 closing sales totaling more than $41 million and receiving NAHB’s million dollar platinum award for those three consecutive years.
“Molly Severin has consistently ranked in the top 30 of new home sales representatives in the Charlotte metro area since starting her career and we’re delighted she’s joined our team at Mattamy,” Kiselick said
Severin graduated from University of South Carolina with a BA in Political Science.
For more information contact:
Bill Kiselick, Division President Mattamy Homes US Group-Charlotte 704-375-9373 Bill.Kiselick@mattamyhomes.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group:
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Charlotte, Jacksonville, Orlando, Minneapolis and Phoenix. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Bill Kiselick, division president for Mattamy Homes in the Charlotte region, said Severin, with six years of experience in new home sales, was a top-producer in 2006 through 2008 closing sales totaling more than $41 million and receiving NAHB’s million dollar platinum award for those three consecutive years.
“Molly Severin has consistently ranked in the top 30 of new home sales representatives in the Charlotte metro area since starting her career and we’re delighted she’s joined our team at Mattamy,” Kiselick said
Severin graduated from University of South Carolina with a BA in Political Science.
For more information contact:
Bill Kiselick, Division President Mattamy Homes US Group-Charlotte 704-375-9373 Bill.Kiselick@mattamyhomes.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group:
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Charlotte, Jacksonville, Orlando, Minneapolis and Phoenix. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Meritage Homes Appoints Heather Hutchison Sales Associate at Independence in Windermere
ORLANDO - Meritage Homes has appointed Heather Hutchison sales associate at Independence, located on S.R. 535 in Windermere.
Brian Kittle, director of sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said Hutchinson has more than 12 years of experience in new home sales.
Meritage recently acquired 26 new home sites at Independence and started construction of one new model home and six ready-to-move in homes priced from the $250s.
For more information, contact:
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Maria Magdelana, Marketing / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8649 maria.magdelano@meritagehomes.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
Brian Kittle, director of sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said Hutchinson has more than 12 years of experience in new home sales.
Meritage recently acquired 26 new home sites at Independence and started construction of one new model home and six ready-to-move in homes priced from the $250s.
For more information, contact:
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Maria Magdelana, Marketing / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8649 maria.magdelano@meritagehomes.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Negotiates Long-Term Lease Agreement for 3,000 Square Feet of Office Space at Wachovia Tower in Downtown Orlando
ORLANDO – Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 200 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently negotiated a long-term expansion lease for 3,000 square feet of Class A office space in the Wachovia Tower at 20 N. Orange Ave. in downtown Orlando.
Jeff Sweeney, SIOR, president of Grubb & Ellis/Commercial Florida, negotiated the nine year lease representing the tenant Orlando-based Morgan & Morgan law firm who now occupies 55,000 square feet in the building with the additional leased space.
Cabot North Orange Leasco LLC of New York is the landlord and was represented by John Gilbert of CB Richard Ellis Inc.
About 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 45 brokers divided among its Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.
About Grubb & Ellis Company:
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 company owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Jeff Sweeney, SIOR, president of Grubb & Ellis/Commercial Florida, negotiated the nine year lease representing the tenant Orlando-based Morgan & Morgan law firm who now occupies 55,000 square feet in the building with the additional leased space.
Cabot North Orange Leasco LLC of New York is the landlord and was represented by John Gilbert of CB Richard Ellis Inc.
About 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 45 brokers divided among its Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.
About Grubb & Ellis Company:
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 company owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Lennar Names Michelle Pearsall VP of Sales for Davenport, Winter Park and Orlando Regions
ORLANDO – Lennar’s Central Florida division has appointed Michelle Pearsall, vice president of sales for the Davenport, Orlando and Winter Park regions.
Mark Metheny, president of the Central Florida division of Lennar, said Pearsall has more than 17 years of experience in residential real estate sales and administration. She was formerly affiliated with both Ryland and Centex Homes. Pearsall is also a graduate of Michigan State University.
For more information contact:
David Parker, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Orlando Region, 888-317-7489; Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar-Central Florida, 888-317-7489; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Mark Metheny, president of the Central Florida division of Lennar, said Pearsall has more than 17 years of experience in residential real estate sales and administration. She was formerly affiliated with both Ryland and Centex Homes. Pearsall is also a graduate of Michigan State University.
For more information contact:
David Parker, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Orlando Region, 888-317-7489; Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar-Central Florida, 888-317-7489; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Crossman & Company Welcomes Seven New Tenants at Orlando Fashion Square
ORLANDO, Fla. – Crossman & Company, one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, which represents Orlando Fashion Square, announced seven new tenants at the mall totaling more than 10,000 square feet of retail space.
The new tenants are American Wedding Star, Altar Photography and Video, Samy’s Kidswear, Ink Spot, Pete’s Karate and in Fashion Square’s Food Court, new tenants are Tropical Rotisserie Grill, featuring Latin inspired food, and Big Idea which will offer generous portions of food items.
Orlando Fashion Square is centrally located in the heart of Orlando on Colonial Drive (SR 50) and Maguire Rd.
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John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@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 the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando 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 and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
The new tenants are American Wedding Star, Altar Photography and Video, Samy’s Kidswear, Ink Spot, Pete’s Karate and in Fashion Square’s Food Court, new tenants are Tropical Rotisserie Grill, featuring Latin inspired food, and Big Idea which will offer generous portions of food items.
Orlando Fashion Square is centrally located in the heart of Orlando on Colonial Drive (SR 50) and Maguire Rd.
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John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@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 the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando 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 and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
Mattamy Homes Names New Builder in Charlotte Region
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mattamy Homes has named Price R. Leonard builder in the Charlotte region.
Randy Turkovics, vice president of construction for Mattamy Homes in Charlotte, said Leonard has more than 10 years of experience in homebuilding, including project management and building supervision.
Leonard is OSHA certified and was formerly affiliated with Ryland Homes and with Mercedes Homes in Orlando and Charlotte.
“We are excited to have Price Leonard join our outstanding builder team in Charlotte,” said Turkovics.
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For more information contact:
Bill Kiselick, Division President Mattamy Homes US Group-Charlotte 704-375-9373 Bill.Kiselick@mattamyhomes.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group:
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Charlotte, Jacksonville, Orlando, Minneapolis and Phoenix. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Randy Turkovics, vice president of construction for Mattamy Homes in Charlotte, said Leonard has more than 10 years of experience in homebuilding, including project management and building supervision.
Leonard is OSHA certified and was formerly affiliated with Ryland Homes and with Mercedes Homes in Orlando and Charlotte.
“We are excited to have Price Leonard join our outstanding builder team in Charlotte,” said Turkovics.
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For more information contact:
Bill Kiselick, Division President Mattamy Homes US Group-Charlotte 704-375-9373 Bill.Kiselick@mattamyhomes.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group:
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Charlotte, Jacksonville, Orlando, Minneapolis and Phoenix. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Meritage Homes Starts Construction of One Model Home, Six Ready-To-Move-In Homes at Independence in Windermere
ORLANDO - Meritage Homes recently acquired 26 new home sites at Independence, located on S.R. 535 in Windermere, and started construction of one new single-family model home and six ready-to-move-in homes.
Brian Kittle, director of sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said all seven new homes will open before July 30 priced from the $250s.
Meritage is building new three, four, five, six and seven-bedroom homes at Independence that range in size from 2,319 square feet of living space to 4,520 square feet.
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For more information, contact:
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Maria Magdelana, Marketing / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8649 maria.magdelano@meritagehomes.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
Brian Kittle, director of sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said all seven new homes will open before July 30 priced from the $250s.
Meritage is building new three, four, five, six and seven-bedroom homes at Independence that range in size from 2,319 square feet of living space to 4,520 square feet.
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For more information, contact:
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Maria Magdelana, Marketing / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8649 maria.magdelano@meritagehomes.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
RedTail at Heathrow Golf Community Revives Dream of Country Estate Homes with Luxury Golf Course
ORLANDO - RedTail, a Heathrow golf community, located west of Heathrow in Sorrento, is reviving the tradition of luxury country club homes in Central Florida, starting at $399,999.
Richard D. Bavec, project general manager at RedTail, said the award-winning RedTail Golf Club, a links-style layout designed by Dave Harman and dotted with century-old oak trees and azaleas, ranks as one of the region’s finest courses.
Brentwood Custom Homes, one of RedTail’s “Builder Partners,” has a four-bedroom, three-bath luxury home available for sale at RedTail with 2,415 square feet of living space priced at $399,999.
Luxury homes at RedTail are selling, Bavec said. Recently, a custom built, five-bedroom home with a six-car garage overlooking the tenth green, sold for $1.55 million.
“The luxury homes market is less affected by the real estate downturn compared to the rest of the housing market,” Bavec said. “Luxury golf estates, oceanfront condominiums and Manhattan apartments probably rank among the most desired examples of luxury lifestyles and we’re beginning to see a strong comeback here at RedTail,” Bavec said.
There are 24 home sites available in the current phase at RedTail. The community’s covered bridge entrance is located along SR 46A just north of SR 46 in Lake County. The new home sales center opens Monday through Saturday at 9 a.m. and on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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For more information contact: Richard D. Bavec, Vice President/General Manager, RedTail Golf Club 407-402-9866; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 (fax: 4410)
Richard D. Bavec, project general manager at RedTail, said the award-winning RedTail Golf Club, a links-style layout designed by Dave Harman and dotted with century-old oak trees and azaleas, ranks as one of the region’s finest courses.
Brentwood Custom Homes, one of RedTail’s “Builder Partners,” has a four-bedroom, three-bath luxury home available for sale at RedTail with 2,415 square feet of living space priced at $399,999.
Luxury homes at RedTail are selling, Bavec said. Recently, a custom built, five-bedroom home with a six-car garage overlooking the tenth green, sold for $1.55 million.
“The luxury homes market is less affected by the real estate downturn compared to the rest of the housing market,” Bavec said. “Luxury golf estates, oceanfront condominiums and Manhattan apartments probably rank among the most desired examples of luxury lifestyles and we’re beginning to see a strong comeback here at RedTail,” Bavec said.
There are 24 home sites available in the current phase at RedTail. The community’s covered bridge entrance is located along SR 46A just north of SR 46 in Lake County. The new home sales center opens Monday through Saturday at 9 a.m. and on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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For more information contact: Richard D. Bavec, Vice President/General Manager, RedTail Golf Club 407-402-9866; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 (fax: 4410)
Melrose-Sovereign Company Awarded Contract to Manage Abbey Glenn Community in Dade City
ORLANDO - Melrose Sovereign Companies, LLC was recently awarded a contract to manage the home owners association at Abbey Glenn, a community of 113 single-family homes located in Dade City.
Jack Hanson, co-founder and principal at Melrose-Sovereign Companies, said Maronda Homes is currently building in Abbey Glenn.
Maronda Homes is a leading Central Florida homebuilder and has built over 20,000 homes throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and Georgia.
Melrose-Sovereign Companies is one of Florida’s largest and most active community association management companies, specializing in single-family and multi-family communities. Based in Orlando, Melrose-Sovereign Companies now has eight offices throughout the state.
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For more information contact:
Jack B. Hanson, LCAM, Partner/Co-founder, Melrose-Sovereign Companies, 407-228-4181, jhanson@melrose-sovereign.com; Ellen G. Lumpkin, LCAM, Partner/Co-founder, Melrose-Sovereign Companies, 407-228-4181, elumpkin@melrose-sovereign.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, Lvershelco@aol.com
Jack Hanson, co-founder and principal at Melrose-Sovereign Companies, said Maronda Homes is currently building in Abbey Glenn.
Maronda Homes is a leading Central Florida homebuilder and has built over 20,000 homes throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and Georgia.
Melrose-Sovereign Companies is one of Florida’s largest and most active community association management companies, specializing in single-family and multi-family communities. Based in Orlando, Melrose-Sovereign Companies now has eight offices throughout the state.
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For more information contact:
Jack B. Hanson, LCAM, Partner/Co-founder, Melrose-Sovereign Companies, 407-228-4181, jhanson@melrose-sovereign.com; Ellen G. Lumpkin, LCAM, Partner/Co-founder, Melrose-Sovereign Companies, 407-228-4181, elumpkin@melrose-sovereign.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, Lvershelco@aol.com
Randall-Paulson Architects A Sponsor of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Spring Classic for Sixth Year
ROSWELL - Randall-Paulson Architects (RPA) is a sponsor of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Spring Classic for the sixth year in a row. The game between college national powers and rival teams Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Georgia Bulldogs will be held April 27 at Turner Field. .
Michael B. Randall, AIA principal at RPA said he is leading a fundraising effort to collect donations throughout the community.
“Not only is the event fun to watch, but it’s been a great chance to contribute to the health of our next generation,” Randall said.
Since 2004, the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Spring Classic has raised over $1 million for Children’s Healthcare.
“It’s an important opportunity to help one of the country’s best pediatric hospitals – according to U.S. News & World Report – to thrive, grow and continue offering excellent service to our community,” Randall said.
The annual Classic is one of Children’s most successful fundraisers.
“Hopefully this year’s Spring Classic will be the largest in NCAA game history, and support the community in a way that could affect us all personally,” he said
To make a contribution to Michael Randall’s Children’s Healthcare Classic fundraising team, visit--- http://www.kintera.org/c.ohLUJ1PHKsG/b.5683993/siteapps/personalpage/ShowPage.aspx?sid=cqLKIXNIKoIQKXPBInH * * *
For more information about this press release, contact:
Michael B. Randall, AIA, Principal, Randall-Paulson Architects 770-650-7558; Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142; lvershelco@aol.com
About Randall-Paulson Architects:
Headquartered in Roswell, Ga., Randall-Paulson Architects is a 15-year old commercial architectural design firm that specializes in the design of industrial, office, retail, mixed-use, education, religious, childcare, and hospitality facilities.
Michael B. Randall, AIA principal at RPA said he is leading a fundraising effort to collect donations throughout the community.
“Not only is the event fun to watch, but it’s been a great chance to contribute to the health of our next generation,” Randall said.
Since 2004, the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Spring Classic has raised over $1 million for Children’s Healthcare.
“It’s an important opportunity to help one of the country’s best pediatric hospitals – according to U.S. News & World Report – to thrive, grow and continue offering excellent service to our community,” Randall said.
The annual Classic is one of Children’s most successful fundraisers.
“Hopefully this year’s Spring Classic will be the largest in NCAA game history, and support the community in a way that could affect us all personally,” he said
To make a contribution to Michael Randall’s Children’s Healthcare Classic fundraising team, visit--- http://www.kintera.org/c.ohLUJ1PHKsG/b.5683993/siteapps/personalpage/ShowPage.aspx?sid=cqLKIXNIKoIQKXPBInH * * *
For more information about this press release, contact:
Michael B. Randall, AIA, Principal, Randall-Paulson Architects 770-650-7558; Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142; lvershelco@aol.com
About Randall-Paulson Architects:
Headquartered in Roswell, Ga., Randall-Paulson Architects is a 15-year old commercial architectural design firm that specializes in the design of industrial, office, retail, mixed-use, education, religious, childcare, and hospitality facilities.
Two ICI Homes Luxury Models Earn Two Top Awards in Flagler HBA Parade of Homes
Daytona Beach - Two ICI model homes earned the two highest awards in the Flagler Home Builders Association Parade of Homes, which ends May 2.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the Westminster model home, located at 316 Westhampton Drive in Palm Coast, and the Brevard model home at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach both won Parade of Homes Grand Awards---the highest honor bestowed in the Parade.
And that’s not all. The Westminster and Brevard model homes also won the coveted Realtors Choice Award.
The Westminster model home---which won a Grand Award during the 2009 and 2010 Flagler Parade of Homes---is a one-story home that offers five bedrooms with a bonus room in 2,849 square feet of luxury living space with a two-car garage priced from $174,900.
The single-story Brevard model home, located in Westlake on 681 Elk River Drive at Plantation Bay, offers three bedrooms and two baths in 1,815 square feet of living space with a two-car garage priced from $209,500.
“The Grand Award and the Realtors Choice Award are both tremendous honors and we are delighted at the recognition,” Messina said. “To win both top awards for two different model homes in two communities is more than we had hoped for and we’re celebrating,” she added.
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For more information, please contact:
Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273; Rosemary Messina, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ICI Homes, 386-236-4231; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About ICI Homes:
ICI Homes is one of the largest privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the Westminster model home, located at 316 Westhampton Drive in Palm Coast, and the Brevard model home at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach both won Parade of Homes Grand Awards---the highest honor bestowed in the Parade.
And that’s not all. The Westminster and Brevard model homes also won the coveted Realtors Choice Award.
The Westminster model home---which won a Grand Award during the 2009 and 2010 Flagler Parade of Homes---is a one-story home that offers five bedrooms with a bonus room in 2,849 square feet of luxury living space with a two-car garage priced from $174,900.
The single-story Brevard model home, located in Westlake on 681 Elk River Drive at Plantation Bay, offers three bedrooms and two baths in 1,815 square feet of living space with a two-car garage priced from $209,500.
“The Grand Award and the Realtors Choice Award are both tremendous honors and we are delighted at the recognition,” Messina said. “To win both top awards for two different model homes in two communities is more than we had hoped for and we’re celebrating,” she added.
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For more information, please contact:
Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273; Rosemary Messina, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ICI Homes, 386-236-4231; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About ICI Homes:
ICI Homes is one of the largest privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Etowah to Host Grand Opening May 6 with Special Incentives for Medical Staff at Florida Hospital Waterman
TAVARES - Etowah, the gated community on the south shore of Lake Eustis that is literally walking distance from Florida Hospital Waterman, will host a grand opening from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday May 6 to showcase 13 ready-to-move-in homes and a host of incentives for doctors, nurses and administrators who work at the hospital.
Jeff Kaizer, vice president of sales and marketing for M/I Homes in the Central Florida region, said Etowah offers a special appeal for medical staff at Florida Hospital Waterman.
“Etowah is the perfect neighborhood for Florida Hospital Waterman staff,” Kaizer said. “It’s so close to the hospital and features amazing lifestyle amenities.”
New M/I homes at Etowah priced from the $150s range from quaint Key West and Craftsmen styles to lakefront estates.
Visit www.MIHomes.com.
For media information contact:
Jeff Kaizer, MIRM, MCSP, VP of Sales & Marketing, M/I Homes, 407-531-5121; Tim Hall, Division President, M/I Homes Central Florida, 407-531-5100; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About M/I Homes: M/I Homes (NYSE: MHO), based in Columbus, Ohio, has built and sold more than 78,000 new homes since 1976 and ranks as one of America’s most active homebuilders. M/I Homes builds single-family homes and town homes in 23 communities in Orange, Seminole and Lake Counties, and won the prestigious Grand Award in the Central Florida Parade of Homes four times within five years. To learn more, visit www.mihomes.com.
Jeff Kaizer, vice president of sales and marketing for M/I Homes in the Central Florida region, said Etowah offers a special appeal for medical staff at Florida Hospital Waterman.
“Etowah is the perfect neighborhood for Florida Hospital Waterman staff,” Kaizer said. “It’s so close to the hospital and features amazing lifestyle amenities.”
New M/I homes at Etowah priced from the $150s range from quaint Key West and Craftsmen styles to lakefront estates.
Visit www.MIHomes.com.
For media information contact:
Jeff Kaizer, MIRM, MCSP, VP of Sales & Marketing, M/I Homes, 407-531-5121; Tim Hall, Division President, M/I Homes Central Florida, 407-531-5100; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About M/I Homes: M/I Homes (NYSE: MHO), based in Columbus, Ohio, has built and sold more than 78,000 new homes since 1976 and ranks as one of America’s most active homebuilders. M/I Homes builds single-family homes and town homes in 23 communities in Orange, Seminole and Lake Counties, and won the prestigious Grand Award in the Central Florida Parade of Homes four times within five years. To learn more, visit www.mihomes.com.
Mattamy Homes to Start Construction of 10 City Homes in New Phase by May 1 at Baldwin Park City Homes
ORLANDO - Mattamy Homes will start construction of a second phase with 10 new city homes at Baldwin Park City Homes before May 1.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, said the three-story city homes boast 2,000 square feet of living space with three bedrooms and ground-floor garages.
Parker said half of the city homes in the first phase at Baldwin Park City Homes have been sold.
For more information, contact:
Steve Parker, President Mattamy Homes U.S. Group 407-599-9994; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group:
Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, said the three-story city homes boast 2,000 square feet of living space with three bedrooms and ground-floor garages.
Parker said half of the city homes in the first phase at Baldwin Park City Homes have been sold.
For more information, contact:
Steve Parker, President Mattamy Homes U.S. Group 407-599-9994; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group:
Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Crossman & Company to Moderate Panel Discussion on Real Estate Opportunities at Lake Nona
ORLANDO - John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, the Orlando-based commercial property company that ranks as one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, will moderate a panel discussion on Real Estate Development Opportunities at Lake Nona on Thursday, April 29, at the Eagle Creek Golf Club, 10359 Emerson Lake Blvd. in Orlando.
The program, sponsored by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), will feature Ray Gilley, president and CEO of the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida, Dean Grandin, City of Orlando Planning Director, and Ryan Stahl, president of Equinox Development.
“Over the last decade, the Lake Nona area east of Orlando International Airport has seen significant growth,” Crossman said. “Lake Nona Country Club and several high end residential neighborhoods have anchored the area, and significant new commercial development such as Orlando’s Medical City, the University of Central Florida’s new Medical School, Nemours Children’s Hospital, a new Veterans Hospital and the Sanford Burnham Institute for Medical Research have changed the nature of the region,” Crossman said.
A new S.R. 417 interchange nearing completion at Moss Park Road will substantially improve access to the area, Crossman added.
The program is open to the public.
Earlier in the month Crossman participated in a panel on real estate careers at the University of Central Florida. Crossman emphasized the increased importance of specialization in commercial real estate and ongoing education and training.
“Commercial real estate is a complex industry and specialization is becoming an increasingly prevalent component,” Crossman said.
He advised students to focus early on leasing, development, institutional real estate, accounting, analysis or property management.
“Find out what you like and pursue it with passion,” Crossman told the students.
For more information, contact:
John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@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 the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando 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 and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
The program, sponsored by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), will feature Ray Gilley, president and CEO of the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida, Dean Grandin, City of Orlando Planning Director, and Ryan Stahl, president of Equinox Development.
“Over the last decade, the Lake Nona area east of Orlando International Airport has seen significant growth,” Crossman said. “Lake Nona Country Club and several high end residential neighborhoods have anchored the area, and significant new commercial development such as Orlando’s Medical City, the University of Central Florida’s new Medical School, Nemours Children’s Hospital, a new Veterans Hospital and the Sanford Burnham Institute for Medical Research have changed the nature of the region,” Crossman said.
A new S.R. 417 interchange nearing completion at Moss Park Road will substantially improve access to the area, Crossman added.
The program is open to the public.
Earlier in the month Crossman participated in a panel on real estate careers at the University of Central Florida. Crossman emphasized the increased importance of specialization in commercial real estate and ongoing education and training.
“Commercial real estate is a complex industry and specialization is becoming an increasingly prevalent component,” Crossman said.
He advised students to focus early on leasing, development, institutional real estate, accounting, analysis or property management.
“Find out what you like and pursue it with passion,” Crossman told the students.
For more information, contact:
John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@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 the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando 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 and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
Lavista Associates, Inc. Reports Four Recent Sales of REO Properties
NORCROSS - Lavista Associates, the Atlanta firm that ranks as one of the top commercial brokerage companies in the southeast, recently closed on four REO property sales in Dawsonville, Cumming, Suwanee and Alpharetta.
Lavista associate Scott Clayton represented State Bank & Trust in the sale of a 20,000 square foot industrial building at 243 Stowers Rd. in Dawsonville.
Associate Austin Chase sold a 17,280 square foot freestanding office building at 101 Colony Park Drive in Cumming representing Excel Federal Credit Union and also brokered the sale of a 5,900 square foot office building at 41 Milton Ave. in Alpharetta, for State Bank & Trust.
Associates John Cape and Kirven Brantley represented Westside Bank in the disposition of a 9,000 square foot office building in Satellite Park at Huntcrest in Suwanee.
Tom Davenport, President of Lavista Associates, said 2010 marks the year when lender-controlled commercial properties have begun to sell again.
“Lavista projects this activity will steadily continue as users recognize unprecedented opportunities to acquire properties at historically low prices,” Davenport said.
For more information, contact:
Kimberly Steele, Lavista Associates, Inc. 770-729-2824; ksteele@lavista.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
About Lavista Associates, Inc.:
Serving Atlanta for over 37 years, Lavista Associates, Inc. is one of metro Atlanta’s leading commercial real estate companies, representing clients in the sale and leasing of a broad spectrum of commercial, industrial, office and retail properties. The firm’s goal is excellence of service to its clients resulting in the highest value for their real estate holdings.
Lavista associate Scott Clayton represented State Bank & Trust in the sale of a 20,000 square foot industrial building at 243 Stowers Rd. in Dawsonville.
Associate Austin Chase sold a 17,280 square foot freestanding office building at 101 Colony Park Drive in Cumming representing Excel Federal Credit Union and also brokered the sale of a 5,900 square foot office building at 41 Milton Ave. in Alpharetta, for State Bank & Trust.
Associates John Cape and Kirven Brantley represented Westside Bank in the disposition of a 9,000 square foot office building in Satellite Park at Huntcrest in Suwanee.
Tom Davenport, President of Lavista Associates, said 2010 marks the year when lender-controlled commercial properties have begun to sell again.
“Lavista projects this activity will steadily continue as users recognize unprecedented opportunities to acquire properties at historically low prices,” Davenport said.
For more information, contact:
Kimberly Steele, Lavista Associates, Inc. 770-729-2824; ksteele@lavista.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
About Lavista Associates, Inc.:
Serving Atlanta for over 37 years, Lavista Associates, Inc. is one of metro Atlanta’s leading commercial real estate companies, representing clients in the sale and leasing of a broad spectrum of commercial, industrial, office and retail properties. The firm’s goal is excellence of service to its clients resulting in the highest value for their real estate holdings.
UCF, St. Cloud, Osceola County to Host Grand Opening April 28 for New Business Incubator
ST. CLOUD, Fla. - University of Central Florida, The City of St. Cloud and Osceola County officials will participate in the grand opening of the new UCF Business Incubator–St. Cloud facility at 3201 Budinger Ave. in St Cloud on April 28 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Gordon Hogan, director of operations for the UCF Business Incubation Program, said the new 14,000 square foot facility will launch an exciting new addition to economic development activity in Osceola County.
Four incubation client companies plan to locate offices in the new facility immediately, Hogan said, and the UCF Business Incubation Program expects to name a full time site manager within the next 30 days.
Eventually, the UCF Business Incubator-St. Cloud could accommodate as many as 20 client companies.
“We provide a wide range of services that accelerate the growth of promising young companies so they can play a greater role in economic expansion in the local area,” Hogan explained.
The UCF Business Incubation Program currently supports nearly 90 full-time client companies, Hogan said, and ranks as one of the premier university-based incubation programs in the U.S.
Since 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies generate more than $800 million in annual revenues and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000,” Dr. Tom O’Neal, founder of the UCF Business Incubation Program, said.
Incubators are a great place to start a new company. They significantly increase your chances of success. In fact, research has shown that 87 percent of incubator graduates are still in business five years after graduating from an incubation program.
“In these tough economic times, it is essential to grow our own companies. The new UCF St. Cloud incubator is not only a great resource for our entrepreneurs, but also a great tool to add to our economic development tool box,” said Maria Grulich Toumazos, Osceola County Economic Development Administrator.
“St. Cloud is very excited to have one of the premiere incubation programs in the country in St. Cloud. The UCF Business Incubator-St. Cloud will not only assist in growing our own companies, but will help to achieve the long-time goal of diversification in the local job markets and the overall economy,” said Ernie Gearhart, Economic Development Consultant for the City of St. Cloud.
The St. Cloud incubator facility is one of seven in the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation program. Additional incubator facilities are located at UCF Campus, Research Park in east Orlando, and in Orlando, Sanford, Winter Springs and Leesburg.
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For more information about this release, contact:Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1577, ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Dr. Tom O’Neal, Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407 882-1120, oneal@mail.ucf.edu;Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including more than 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With seven facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County and the City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Gordon Hogan, director of operations for the UCF Business Incubation Program, said the new 14,000 square foot facility will launch an exciting new addition to economic development activity in Osceola County.
Four incubation client companies plan to locate offices in the new facility immediately, Hogan said, and the UCF Business Incubation Program expects to name a full time site manager within the next 30 days.
Eventually, the UCF Business Incubator-St. Cloud could accommodate as many as 20 client companies.
“We provide a wide range of services that accelerate the growth of promising young companies so they can play a greater role in economic expansion in the local area,” Hogan explained.
The UCF Business Incubation Program currently supports nearly 90 full-time client companies, Hogan said, and ranks as one of the premier university-based incubation programs in the U.S.
Since 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies generate more than $800 million in annual revenues and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000,” Dr. Tom O’Neal, founder of the UCF Business Incubation Program, said.
Incubators are a great place to start a new company. They significantly increase your chances of success. In fact, research has shown that 87 percent of incubator graduates are still in business five years after graduating from an incubation program.
“In these tough economic times, it is essential to grow our own companies. The new UCF St. Cloud incubator is not only a great resource for our entrepreneurs, but also a great tool to add to our economic development tool box,” said Maria Grulich Toumazos, Osceola County Economic Development Administrator.
“St. Cloud is very excited to have one of the premiere incubation programs in the country in St. Cloud. The UCF Business Incubator-St. Cloud will not only assist in growing our own companies, but will help to achieve the long-time goal of diversification in the local job markets and the overall economy,” said Ernie Gearhart, Economic Development Consultant for the City of St. Cloud.
The St. Cloud incubator facility is one of seven in the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation program. Additional incubator facilities are located at UCF Campus, Research Park in east Orlando, and in Orlando, Sanford, Winter Springs and Leesburg.
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For more information about this release, contact:Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1577, ghogan@mail.ucf.edu; Dr. Tom O’Neal, Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407 882-1120, oneal@mail.ucf.edu;Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including more than 90 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With seven facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County and the City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Volusia County Law Firm Employees Participate in American Cancer Society's Annual Relay for Life Walk
PORT ORANGE – Nearly a dozen employees from the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra will take part in the 2010 “Relay for Life of Port Orange” on April 30.
The walk, an annual event to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society, will begin at 5 p.m. at the City Center Complex, 1000 City Center Circle.
The 18-hour relay – one of many being held throughout the state – consists of those who have cancer, those who are remembering loved ones and others who are fighting back against the disease.
Other highlights of the event will be the inspirational Survivors’ Lap and a candlelight ceremony.
Lynne Cheekv, a case manager for the Port Orange-based firm, will serve as captain for the Rue & Ziffra team.
“We’re honored to have Lynne lead our group this year,” firm President Allan Ziffra said.
“Community service is no stranger to her as she’s chaired other service committees and received a community leadership award from the Volusia Council of Governments for her work.”
Ziffra said his firm raised around $4,000 last year for the American Cancer Society. “We hope to top that this year.”
About Rue & Ziffra:
Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for more than 30 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of nine attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange and Orange City.
For more information about this release, please contact:
Allan L. Ziffra, President, Rue & Ziffra, 386-788-7700 or allanz@rueziffra.com; Shane Snipes, Promotions/Advertising Director, Rue & Ziffra, 386-788-7700 or shanes@rueziffra.com; Charlene Hager-Van Dyke, Larry Vershel Communications, 386-532-8862, 407-644-4142 or chagervandyke@yahoo.com
The walk, an annual event to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society, will begin at 5 p.m. at the City Center Complex, 1000 City Center Circle.
The 18-hour relay – one of many being held throughout the state – consists of those who have cancer, those who are remembering loved ones and others who are fighting back against the disease.
Other highlights of the event will be the inspirational Survivors’ Lap and a candlelight ceremony.
Lynne Cheekv, a case manager for the Port Orange-based firm, will serve as captain for the Rue & Ziffra team.
“We’re honored to have Lynne lead our group this year,” firm President Allan Ziffra said.
“Community service is no stranger to her as she’s chaired other service committees and received a community leadership award from the Volusia Council of Governments for her work.”
Ziffra said his firm raised around $4,000 last year for the American Cancer Society. “We hope to top that this year.”
About Rue & Ziffra:
Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for more than 30 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of nine attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange and Orange City.
For more information about this release, please contact:
Allan L. Ziffra, President, Rue & Ziffra, 386-788-7700 or allanz@rueziffra.com; Shane Snipes, Promotions/Advertising Director, Rue & Ziffra, 386-788-7700 or shanes@rueziffra.com; Charlene Hager-Van Dyke, Larry Vershel Communications, 386-532-8862, 407-644-4142 or chagervandyke@yahoo.com
Lennar Starts Construction of New Model Home At Riverhall Country Club, Completion Scheduled in Record 14 Days
FORT MYERS - Lennar started construction of a new four-bedroom, three-bath model home at Riverhall Country Club off Palm Beach Boulevard in Alva on Monday, April 12 with plans to open the new model home---complete with all furnishings and interior décor---by April 25.
Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said the record 14-day construction event has everyone excited.
“We planned the construction schedule down to the hour, and our crews are committed to completing the new home in record time,” Devereaux said.
The 2,433 square foot model home with swimming pool will offer a three-car garage and an eye-popping low price.
“We wanted to demonstrate Lennar’s commitment to this community in a way that would generate attention,” Devereaux said. “We want our customers to have a chance to see the quality of our construction and what a beautiful home they can get for such an unbelievable price.”
Lennar is building new single-family homes priced from the mid $100s at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall and within the community’s Country Club section, Devereaux said. Lennar offers a variety of floor plans that range in size from 1,677 square feet of living space to 3,283 square feet.
Lennar is providing free Riverhall Country Club golf membership with all new homes in the community’s country club section, Devereaux said, including member privileges at the 20,000 square foot town hall amenity center that includes a lagoon style swimming pool, private fitness facility, billiards room and full time activities director.
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For more information, contact:
Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said the record 14-day construction event has everyone excited.
“We planned the construction schedule down to the hour, and our crews are committed to completing the new home in record time,” Devereaux said.
The 2,433 square foot model home with swimming pool will offer a three-car garage and an eye-popping low price.
“We wanted to demonstrate Lennar’s commitment to this community in a way that would generate attention,” Devereaux said. “We want our customers to have a chance to see the quality of our construction and what a beautiful home they can get for such an unbelievable price.”
Lennar is building new single-family homes priced from the mid $100s at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall and within the community’s Country Club section, Devereaux said. Lennar offers a variety of floor plans that range in size from 1,677 square feet of living space to 3,283 square feet.
Lennar is providing free Riverhall Country Club golf membership with all new homes in the community’s country club section, Devereaux said, including member privileges at the 20,000 square foot town hall amenity center that includes a lagoon style swimming pool, private fitness facility, billiards room and full time activities director.
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For more information, contact:
Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Mattamy Homes Reports Sales of 90 Homes in March
ORLANDO - Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. arm of Canada’s largest home builder, reported it sold 90 new homes in March at communities in Orlando, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis-St. Paul areas.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, headquartered in Winter Park, said the past month ranks as the homebuilder’s second best month for new home sales in the U.S. after January of 2009, when the company posted 92 sales.
Parker said the average sale price of a Mattamy-built home in March was $240,000.
Mattamy’s Jacksonville division posted sales of 31 new homes at an average sale price of $237,000, Parker said. Mattamy Homes U.S. Group builds new single-family homes in nine Jacksonville-area communities.
For more information, contact:
Steve Parker, President Mattamy Homes U.S. Group 407-599-9994; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group:
Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, headquartered in Winter Park, said the past month ranks as the homebuilder’s second best month for new home sales in the U.S. after January of 2009, when the company posted 92 sales.
Parker said the average sale price of a Mattamy-built home in March was $240,000.
Mattamy’s Jacksonville division posted sales of 31 new homes at an average sale price of $237,000, Parker said. Mattamy Homes U.S. Group builds new single-family homes in nine Jacksonville-area communities.
For more information, contact:
Steve Parker, President Mattamy Homes U.S. Group 407-599-9994; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group:
Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contract to Design Repainting of Equity One Building in Lake Mary
ORLANDO - Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park was recently awarded a contract to design the repainting of Equity One’s office building in Lake Mary.
Lonnie Peterson, president of Cuhaci & Peterson, said the project totals 340,000 square feet of office space.
The Equity One Orlando division office building is located at 3577 Lake Emma Rd. in Lake Mary
For more information contact: Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Lonnie Peterson, president of Cuhaci & Peterson, said the project totals 340,000 square feet of office space.
The Equity One Orlando division office building is located at 3577 Lake Emma Rd. in Lake Mary
For more information contact: Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Orlando Sanford International Airport Starts Site Work to Build Commercial Aircraft Hangar
SANFORD - Spolski Construction Inc. of Sanford has started site work at Orlando Sanford International Airport to build the airport’s largest hangar at 2551 Hellcat Lane.
Diane Crews, vice president of administration for the Sanford Airport Authority (SAA), said the $5 million project will result in the airport’s first commercial aviation hangar, a 53,351 square foot facility that includes 44,000 square feet of hangar space, 4,000 square feet of maintenance shop and 5,351 square feet of office space.
When the hangar facility opens in January 2011, the Sanford Airport Authority will lease the facilities to Avocet Capital, LLC. The SAA Board recently approved a 20-year lease agreement with the commercial aviation maintenance provider.
Avocet currently leases more than 36,000 square feet of space at Orlando Sanford International Airport and will relocate to the new facility upon completion, Crews said.
For more information, contact: Diane Crews, VP of Administration, Sanford Airport Authority, 407-585-4021; Larry Dale, President, Sanford Airport Authority; 407-585-4002; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Diane Crews, vice president of administration for the Sanford Airport Authority (SAA), said the $5 million project will result in the airport’s first commercial aviation hangar, a 53,351 square foot facility that includes 44,000 square feet of hangar space, 4,000 square feet of maintenance shop and 5,351 square feet of office space.
When the hangar facility opens in January 2011, the Sanford Airport Authority will lease the facilities to Avocet Capital, LLC. The SAA Board recently approved a 20-year lease agreement with the commercial aviation maintenance provider.
Avocet currently leases more than 36,000 square feet of space at Orlando Sanford International Airport and will relocate to the new facility upon completion, Crews said.
For more information, contact: Diane Crews, VP of Administration, Sanford Airport Authority, 407-585-4021; Larry Dale, President, Sanford Airport Authority; 407-585-4002; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
NAI Realvest Negotiates Two New Office Lease Agreements totaling 7,887 square feet in Maitland
ORLANDO - NAI Realvest recently negotiated two new lease agreements for a total of 7,887 square feet at office facilities in Maitland.
NAI Realvest Principal Tom Kelley II, CCIM and Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM negotiated a lease for 4,187 square feet at 2200 Lucien Way representing the landlord Lucien Way LLC.
Riesel Texas based Specialty Publications of Orlando leased the space for three-and-a-half years. Betsy Owens of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
Kelley also brokered a two-year lease of 3,700 square feet at Maitland Professional Office Village representing the landlord Marlyn Felsing LLC of Winter Park. The Borack Law Group is the tenant who will occupy suite 330 at 630 North Wymore Rd. in the office park.
For more information contact: Tom Kelley, CCIM, Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, tkelley@realvest.com; Mary Frances West CCIM, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mwest@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com. lage representing the landlord Marlyn Felsing LLC of Winter Park.
NAI Realvest Principal Tom Kelley II, CCIM and Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM negotiated a lease for 4,187 square feet at 2200 Lucien Way representing the landlord Lucien Way LLC.
Riesel Texas based Specialty Publications of Orlando leased the space for three-and-a-half years. Betsy Owens of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
Kelley also brokered a two-year lease of 3,700 square feet at Maitland Professional Office Village representing the landlord Marlyn Felsing LLC of Winter Park. The Borack Law Group is the tenant who will occupy suite 330 at 630 North Wymore Rd. in the office park.
For more information contact: Tom Kelley, CCIM, Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, tkelley@realvest.com; Mary Frances West CCIM, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mwest@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com. lage representing the landlord Marlyn Felsing LLC of Winter Park.
NAI Realvest negotiates new long-term lease agreement for 10,700 square feet at 33rd Street Industrial Center in Orlando
ORLANDO – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new seven-year lease agreement for 10,700 square feet at 4624 LB McLeod Rd. in the 33rd Street Industrial Center in Orlando.
Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Columbus, Ohio-based 33rd Street Properties LLC.
The tenant is Metro Skateboard Academy, Inc. of Orlando.
For more information, contact:
Michael Heidrich, Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Columbus, Ohio-based 33rd Street Properties LLC.
The tenant is Metro Skateboard Academy, Inc. of Orlando.
For more information, contact:
Michael Heidrich, Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Lennar Acquires 120 Home Sites at The Cascades at Southern Hills in Brooksville, To Build New Homes Priced From the $130s
TAMPA - Lennar has acquired 120 home sites at the Cascades at Southern Hills, a gated adult community located on Cotillion Blvd. off Southern Hills Blvd. one half mile east of U.S. 41 (Broad St.) in Brooksville.
John Greer, spokesman for the developer of The Cascades at Southern Hills, said Lennar plans to build detached single-family villa homes in the 55+ age restricted community, priced from the $130s.
Lennar is set to start construction of two model homes immediately.
New homes at The Cascades at Southern Hills will range in size from 1,350 square feet of living space to 2,000 square feet featuring premium finishes throughout like granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, and brick paver walks and drives.
Lawn care, cable service and high speed internet connections are some of the services provided by the Residents Association in the Cascades. Southern Hills is also home to the Plantation Club gated community and the award winning Pete Dye designed Southern Hills Golf and Country Club.
Greer said he is delighted Lennar will build homes at the Cascades at Southern Hills. “Lennar has been building successful adult communities for more than 50 years. They have a great reputation for customer service and they are one of the most successful home builders in the Tampa Bay Region, Florida and the nation”
For more information contact: Francine Miller, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Tampa Region, 727-479-1747; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
John Greer, spokesman for the developer of The Cascades at Southern Hills, said Lennar plans to build detached single-family villa homes in the 55+ age restricted community, priced from the $130s.
Lennar is set to start construction of two model homes immediately.
New homes at The Cascades at Southern Hills will range in size from 1,350 square feet of living space to 2,000 square feet featuring premium finishes throughout like granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, and brick paver walks and drives.
Lawn care, cable service and high speed internet connections are some of the services provided by the Residents Association in the Cascades. Southern Hills is also home to the Plantation Club gated community and the award winning Pete Dye designed Southern Hills Golf and Country Club.
Greer said he is delighted Lennar will build homes at the Cascades at Southern Hills. “Lennar has been building successful adult communities for more than 50 years. They have a great reputation for customer service and they are one of the most successful home builders in the Tampa Bay Region, Florida and the nation”
For more information contact: Francine Miller, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Tampa Region, 727-479-1747; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
NAI Realvest negotiates $4 Million sale price for 46-Acre development site–largest land transaction in Palm Coast in two years
MAITLAND - NAI Realvest recently negotiated the $4,000,000 sale of a 46-acre commercial development site on Colbert Lane and SR 100 off I-95 in Palm Coast.
The site is fully entitled and permitted to develop over 300,000 square feet of mixed-use space, according to Chris Butera, associate at NAI Realvest who negotiated the sale along with principal and managing partner, Paul P. Partyka representing the seller, Ormond Beach-based Colbert Lane LLC.
The transaction was the first part of a project workout that includes an additional 32 acres of permitted land for a total of 78 acres, Butera said.
The purchase was made by Coral Gables-based Gold Royal Asset, LLC and ranks as one of the largest land transactions in the Palm Coast area in the past two years.
For more information, contact:
Chris Butera, Associate NAI Realvest 386-453-4789 cbutera@realvest.com; Paul P. Partyka, Managing Partner/Principal NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, ppartyka@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, Principal/Chief Operating Officer, 407-875-9989; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
The site is fully entitled and permitted to develop over 300,000 square feet of mixed-use space, according to Chris Butera, associate at NAI Realvest who negotiated the sale along with principal and managing partner, Paul P. Partyka representing the seller, Ormond Beach-based Colbert Lane LLC.
The transaction was the first part of a project workout that includes an additional 32 acres of permitted land for a total of 78 acres, Butera said.
The purchase was made by Coral Gables-based Gold Royal Asset, LLC and ranks as one of the largest land transactions in the Palm Coast area in the past two years.
For more information, contact:
Chris Butera, Associate NAI Realvest 386-453-4789 cbutera@realvest.com; Paul P. Partyka, Managing Partner/Principal NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, ppartyka@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, Principal/Chief Operating Officer, 407-875-9989; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Appoints Scott A. Tillema Project Manager
ORLANDO - Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, has appointed Scott A. Tillema project manager.
Tina Kennedy, director of human resources at Cuhaci & Peterson, said Tillema is a graduate of Kansas State University and has 16 years of experience as an architect.
Tillema is a registered architect in Missouri and Florida, Kennedy said.
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For more information contact:
Tina Kennedy, Director of Human Resources, Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC 407-661-9100; Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
Tina Kennedy, director of human resources at Cuhaci & Peterson, said Tillema is a graduate of Kansas State University and has 16 years of experience as an architect.
Tillema is a registered architect in Missouri and Florida, Kennedy said.
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For more information contact:
Tina Kennedy, Director of Human Resources, Cuhaci & Peterson Architects LLC 407-661-9100; Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
NAI Realvest negotiates new industrial lease for 3,000 square feet in Forsyth Central Commerce Park in East Orlando
ORLANDO – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease for 3,000 square feet of industrial space at 5014 Forsyth Commerce Rd. in the Forsyth Central Commerce Park in East Orlando.
NAI Realvest principal Michael Heidrich negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Orlando based Forsyth Central Commerce Park, LLC.
The new tenant, International Recycling & Liquidation Services, Inc., was represented by Scott Lloyd of Adler Realty Services.
For more information please contact:
Michael Heidrich, Principal NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit http://www.nairealvest.com/.
About CommerCenters, LLC:
CommerCenters, LLC and its subsidiary, Realvest Development, LLC are involved in all aspects of speculative and build-to-suit commercial real estate investment and development from acquisition, planning, design, permitting, and construction through sale or lease. Over the past decade, CommerCenters and its development partners have developed over 1,500,000 square feet of industrial and office space in the Central Florida area. To learn more, visit http://www.commercenters.com/.
NAI Realvest principal Michael Heidrich negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Orlando based Forsyth Central Commerce Park, LLC.
The new tenant, International Recycling & Liquidation Services, Inc., was represented by Scott Lloyd of Adler Realty Services.
For more information please contact:
Michael Heidrich, Principal NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit http://www.nairealvest.com/.
About CommerCenters, LLC:
CommerCenters, LLC and its subsidiary, Realvest Development, LLC are involved in all aspects of speculative and build-to-suit commercial real estate investment and development from acquisition, planning, design, permitting, and construction through sale or lease. Over the past decade, CommerCenters and its development partners have developed over 1,500,000 square feet of industrial and office space in the Central Florida area. To learn more, visit http://www.commercenters.com/.
Commercial Real Estate Veteran Bruce Lyons to Lead Asset Management at Crossman & Company
ORLANDO - Crossman & Company, the Orlando-based commercial property firm that ranks as one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, recently hired Bruce Lyons to lead its asset management and receivership division.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said Lyons brings more than 40 years of experience in investment analysis, development, financing, construction, leasing, marketing, property management and investment sales to the Crossman organization. For more than a decade, he managed and directed special assets, workouts and distressed property repositioning for financial institutions. His previous headquarters were in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
“Bruce Lyons is one of the most highly experienced real estate executives out there, and we are very proud he has joined the Crossman & Company team.” Crossman added, “He brings invaluable leadership and experience to our growing team.”
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John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@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 the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando 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 and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said Lyons brings more than 40 years of experience in investment analysis, development, financing, construction, leasing, marketing, property management and investment sales to the Crossman organization. For more than a decade, he managed and directed special assets, workouts and distressed property repositioning for financial institutions. His previous headquarters were in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
“Bruce Lyons is one of the most highly experienced real estate executives out there, and we are very proud he has joined the Crossman & Company team.” Crossman added, “He brings invaluable leadership and experience to our growing team.”
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John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@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 the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando 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 and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
NAI Realvest Arranges First North American Operation for Global Leader in Crowns Industry – Pelliconi Group
Robert Blackwell of NAI Realvest Negotiates Lease of 86,000 Square Foot Industrial Facility South of Downtown Orlando
ORLANDO – NAI Realvest, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the central Florida area announced the Industrial Team of Robert Blackwell SIOR, principal in the firm, Sean DuPree CCIM and Jim Murr recently negotiated the lease of 86,000 square feet of industrial space for Pelliconi Group’s first location in North America. Pelliconi Group is a worldwide leader in the production of plastic and metal caps, crowns and closures for the bottling industry. Rick Leighton, senior vice president of Corporate Services for NAI Global, assisted in the transaction.
Pelliconi Group’s decision to locate in Orlando will result in 24 new jobs, and the facility’s location at 2501 Principal Row in Orlando Central Park in south Orlando will serve as a manufacturing base for crowns that will be shipped to two nearby bottlers.
After evaluating other potential locations, Pelliconi eventually chose Orlando for several key reasons, according to Blackwell.
“Orlando provides a central location for Pelliconi to distribute to their clients’ bottling facilities, the international airport makes it easy for Pelliconi management to reach their U.S. based facility and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission provided the expertise, services and resources that were critical to an international firm locating a new facility in the U.S,” Blackwell said.
“My relationship with Pelliconi Group started a few years ago, and working closely with their team and members across the NAI Global network, we were able to identify a site that met their industrial needs and positioned them closely to their customers’ bottling locations,” said Leighton.
The Pelliconi Group, based in Bologna, Italy, has three production plants in Bologna and Chieti, Italy, as well as in Cairo, Egypt. Foreign subsidiaries in France, the UK and Germany, and a worldwide network of sales and distribution has allowed them to become the world’s largest producer and exporter of crown corks. The new Florida facility will help introduce the Pelliconi Group’s products and services across North America.
NAI Global manages a network of 325 offices and 5,000 professionals in 55 countries across the globe. NAI specializes in representing large corporations with multi-market real estate requirements and was recently rated the best performing network in the 2009 Watkins Research Group survey of corporate real estate executives.
NAI Realvest is located at 2200 Lucien Way, Suite 350, in Maitland, Florida. For more information visit www.nairealvest.com.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
ORLANDO – NAI Realvest, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the central Florida area announced the Industrial Team of Robert Blackwell SIOR, principal in the firm, Sean DuPree CCIM and Jim Murr recently negotiated the lease of 86,000 square feet of industrial space for Pelliconi Group’s first location in North America. Pelliconi Group is a worldwide leader in the production of plastic and metal caps, crowns and closures for the bottling industry. Rick Leighton, senior vice president of Corporate Services for NAI Global, assisted in the transaction.
Pelliconi Group’s decision to locate in Orlando will result in 24 new jobs, and the facility’s location at 2501 Principal Row in Orlando Central Park in south Orlando will serve as a manufacturing base for crowns that will be shipped to two nearby bottlers.
After evaluating other potential locations, Pelliconi eventually chose Orlando for several key reasons, according to Blackwell.
“Orlando provides a central location for Pelliconi to distribute to their clients’ bottling facilities, the international airport makes it easy for Pelliconi management to reach their U.S. based facility and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission provided the expertise, services and resources that were critical to an international firm locating a new facility in the U.S,” Blackwell said.
“My relationship with Pelliconi Group started a few years ago, and working closely with their team and members across the NAI Global network, we were able to identify a site that met their industrial needs and positioned them closely to their customers’ bottling locations,” said Leighton.
The Pelliconi Group, based in Bologna, Italy, has three production plants in Bologna and Chieti, Italy, as well as in Cairo, Egypt. Foreign subsidiaries in France, the UK and Germany, and a worldwide network of sales and distribution has allowed them to become the world’s largest producer and exporter of crown corks. The new Florida facility will help introduce the Pelliconi Group’s products and services across North America.
NAI Global manages a network of 325 offices and 5,000 professionals in 55 countries across the globe. NAI specializes in representing large corporations with multi-market real estate requirements and was recently rated the best performing network in the 2009 Watkins Research Group survey of corporate real estate executives.
NAI Realvest is located at 2200 Lucien Way, Suite 350, in Maitland, Florida. For more information visit www.nairealvest.com.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.
Avalon Park Launches Teen Club
ORLANDO - Neotraditional Avalon Park in east Orlando has launched its own Teen Club that will meet Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Timber Creek High School Safe Office.
The group is currently working on the design of a permanent meeting space located in the Avalon Park Safety Building in Founders Square in downtown Avalon Park. The Avalon Park Property Owners Association has donated this space to be a safe place for the teens to meet and work on projects.
Stephanie Hodson, marketing coordinator at Avalon Park, said the Teen Club will focus on community service projects and social events. Teen Club membership is open to all teenagers in Avalon Park, Hodson said.
The Avalon Park Teen Club hosts a monthly teen dance night along with local dance studio, Avalon Dance. The group plans on hosting a large event for the community in the near future.
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For more information, contact
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 Tracy Durham, Property Manager, Avalon Park 407-249-9395Beat Kahli, Founder /CEO Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
The group is currently working on the design of a permanent meeting space located in the Avalon Park Safety Building in Founders Square in downtown Avalon Park. The Avalon Park Property Owners Association has donated this space to be a safe place for the teens to meet and work on projects.
Stephanie Hodson, marketing coordinator at Avalon Park, said the Teen Club will focus on community service projects and social events. Teen Club membership is open to all teenagers in Avalon Park, Hodson said.
The Avalon Park Teen Club hosts a monthly teen dance night along with local dance studio, Avalon Dance. The group plans on hosting a large event for the community in the near future.
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For more information, contact
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 Tracy Durham, Property Manager, Avalon Park 407-249-9395Beat Kahli, Founder /CEO Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
The New Office Agency Team at Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida, Tampa, sees big increase in leasing activity
TAMPA - The new Office Agency Team at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida in Tampa---senior vice presidents Paula Buffa and Jim Moler and associate Maria Camarinos Hall---project a big surge in office leasing activity through the remainder of 2010.
The recently-formed team just added another 120,000+ square feet to their portfolio of partnerships with client/owners of office properties with the new listing of Turtle Creek, a First Industrial Realty Trust office/flex project located at 49th Street and Ulmerton Road in Clearwater.
With this new listing the Buffa/Moler/Hall team now represents more than one million square feet and Buffa said the team’s listed properties include all of the Tampa Bay-area submarkets.
“Right now we are seeing increased office leasing activity in Hillsborough County and Pinellas County activity is heating up as well,” Buffa said.
Part of the reason for the anticipated surge is the slowdown that characterized much of 2009. The Buffa/Moler/Hall team closed on about 120 office leases in 2009, Buffa said, but expect more leases to be signed in 2010.
“Leasing activity was sluggish all year in 2009 and it slowed to a trickle in the last quarter,” Buffa said. “That’s typical for the 4th quarter, but there was more to it than just a seasonal flux. Companies were uncertain, the economy seemed uncertain, and CEOs didn’t feel confident about making long-term commitments. Then in February it all changed,” Buffa said.
“The phones started ringing off the hook,” she explained. “The surge we have seen in the past eight weeks is better than we expected,” she said.
Buffa added that companies are still cautious, with most still trying to lease only the minimum amount of office space they can for their current employee base and few that are doing more than five-year terms.
“They are cautious, but we’re seeing more companies that are moving forward,” she said.
During the slow down of 2009, Buffa spent the time developing her office team. She and Maria Camarinos Hall have been working together for almost two years. When Moler, who has more than eighteen years of experience, joined the team in early 2010, Buffa said she could boast almost 50 years of aggregate experience.
About 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 45 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis Company:
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 company owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
The recently-formed team just added another 120,000+ square feet to their portfolio of partnerships with client/owners of office properties with the new listing of Turtle Creek, a First Industrial Realty Trust office/flex project located at 49th Street and Ulmerton Road in Clearwater.
With this new listing the Buffa/Moler/Hall team now represents more than one million square feet and Buffa said the team’s listed properties include all of the Tampa Bay-area submarkets.
“Right now we are seeing increased office leasing activity in Hillsborough County and Pinellas County activity is heating up as well,” Buffa said.
Part of the reason for the anticipated surge is the slowdown that characterized much of 2009. The Buffa/Moler/Hall team closed on about 120 office leases in 2009, Buffa said, but expect more leases to be signed in 2010.
“Leasing activity was sluggish all year in 2009 and it slowed to a trickle in the last quarter,” Buffa said. “That’s typical for the 4th quarter, but there was more to it than just a seasonal flux. Companies were uncertain, the economy seemed uncertain, and CEOs didn’t feel confident about making long-term commitments. Then in February it all changed,” Buffa said.
“The phones started ringing off the hook,” she explained. “The surge we have seen in the past eight weeks is better than we expected,” she said.
Buffa added that companies are still cautious, with most still trying to lease only the minimum amount of office space they can for their current employee base and few that are doing more than five-year terms.
“They are cautious, but we’re seeing more companies that are moving forward,” she said.
During the slow down of 2009, Buffa spent the time developing her office team. She and Maria Camarinos Hall have been working together for almost two years. When Moler, who has more than eighteen years of experience, joined the team in early 2010, Buffa said she could boast almost 50 years of aggregate experience.
About 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 45 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis Company:
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 company owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Cotter-Ryan Commercial Awarded Contract to Expand Aloma Cinema Grill and Draft House
LONGWOOD - Cotter-Ryan Commercial LLC, based in Longwood, was recently awarded a contract to expand the 18,000 square foot Aloma Cinema Grill and Draft House on Aloma Avenue off Lakemont Avenue in Winter Park.
Scott Ryan, president of Cotter-Ryan Commercial, said the $150,000 project will add a third theater to the Aloma Cinema Grill which will expand the facility by 3,500 square feet. Once completed the Aloma Cinema Grill and Draft House will seat 195 patrons.
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For more information, contact:
Scott H. Ryan, President, Cotter Ryan Commercial, LLC, 407-786-7686 sryan@cotterryan.comLarry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com
Scott Ryan, president of Cotter-Ryan Commercial, said the $150,000 project will add a third theater to the Aloma Cinema Grill which will expand the facility by 3,500 square feet. Once completed the Aloma Cinema Grill and Draft House will seat 195 patrons.
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For more information, contact:
Scott H. Ryan, President, Cotter Ryan Commercial, LLC, 407-786-7686 sryan@cotterryan.comLarry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com
Lennar to Host Grand Opening April 24, New Single-Family Homes Priced from the $180s at Cypress Lakes in East Orlando
ORLANDO - Lennar will host an open house on Saturday April 24 from Noon to 3 p.m. to showcase 25 new homes at Cypress Lakes, located on Cypress Preserve Parkway off Chuluota Road south of Lake Pickett Road in east Orlando.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said new single-family homes at Cypress Lakes range in size from 1,573 square feet of living space to 3,141 square feet priced from the $180s.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
For more information, contact:
David Parker, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Orlando Region, 888-317-7489; Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar-Central Florida, 888-317-7489; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said new single-family homes at Cypress Lakes range in size from 1,573 square feet of living space to 3,141 square feet priced from the $180s.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
For more information, contact:
David Parker, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Orlando Region, 888-317-7489; Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar-Central Florida, 888-317-7489; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
What’s next For Baton Rouge Banker, Developer Pete Goff Jr.? Definitive Book on America’s Financial Woes to Include Solution
Baton Rouge - For the past three years, Baton Rouge banker, community developer and business owner Pete Goff, Jr., has been studying America’s economic crisis. He’s the first to call it an obsession.
Soon, he’ll call it a book---The Inevitable Path---that he promises will include definitive solutions to the nation’s economic woes. Goff is currently shopping the nearly-completed manuscript to major publishers.
“I’ve been in the trenches of real estate development and construction, and I’ve worked on both sides of the desk as a general contractor and lender,” Goff said.
“The current economic decline is an incredibly complex set of issues and our current path is a disaster,” he said.
Goff said the stakes are too high to fail.
“Unless we change what we are doing and how we approach the problem, we will literally change the world by default---by abandoning our role as a world economic leader, as a force for good, as a political and military power, and as a moral power,” he said.
Goff earned degrees in Accounting and Business Administration from Louisiana State University. He served as senior banking executive with Louisiana’s largest bank and principal of his own general contracting and community development business.
“I watched the economic collapse from the inside. I know the way out and I feel compelled to tell the story,” Goff explained.
Goff said he plans to complete the manuscript for The Inevitable Path before its June 1 deadline.
For more information, contact: Pete Goff, Jr., Author 225-413-7876 petegoffjr@yahoo.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407 644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com.
Soon, he’ll call it a book---The Inevitable Path---that he promises will include definitive solutions to the nation’s economic woes. Goff is currently shopping the nearly-completed manuscript to major publishers.
“I’ve been in the trenches of real estate development and construction, and I’ve worked on both sides of the desk as a general contractor and lender,” Goff said.
“The current economic decline is an incredibly complex set of issues and our current path is a disaster,” he said.
Goff said the stakes are too high to fail.
“Unless we change what we are doing and how we approach the problem, we will literally change the world by default---by abandoning our role as a world economic leader, as a force for good, as a political and military power, and as a moral power,” he said.
Goff earned degrees in Accounting and Business Administration from Louisiana State University. He served as senior banking executive with Louisiana’s largest bank and principal of his own general contracting and community development business.
“I watched the economic collapse from the inside. I know the way out and I feel compelled to tell the story,” Goff explained.
Goff said he plans to complete the manuscript for The Inevitable Path before its June 1 deadline.
For more information, contact: Pete Goff, Jr., Author 225-413-7876 petegoffjr@yahoo.com; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407 644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com.
Crossman & Company Helps Organize Fashion Square Mall Retailers to Support Jobs Partnership of Florida
ORLANDO - Crossman & Company, the Orlando-based commercial property firm that ranks as one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, recently helped organize retailers at Orlando Fashion Square mall near downtown Orlando in support of the Jobs Partnership of Florida – a coalition of churches, business and community organizations that inspire and equip underemployed and unemployed individuals in the area of life skills, job skills and Bible-based decision making skills.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, recently spoke to Jobs Partnership of Florida volunteers and organizers at the Summit Church, located near Orlando Fashion Square.
“Gainful employment is one of the most important resources any person can achieve,” Crossman told the group. “Jobs are the building blocks of every community. If we want to improve our communities, our lifestyles and our business relationships, we have to look at jobs as a shared responsibility, not a competitive edge,” he said.
Crossman & Company helped organize Orlando Fashion Square retailers including Olive Garden, Sbarro’s, Subway, Panera Bread, Chic-Fil-A and Fuji Express to support Jobs Partnership of Florida.
“Our passion is to revive the American work ethic by reconnecting the church to the public square,” Crossman explained.
“The Jobs Partnership of Florida is helping to provide a framework for local churches to equip individuals to work and support themselves and their families,” he said. “Our goal is to help transform the world one community at a time.”
For more information contact: John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@crossmanco.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando 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 and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, recently spoke to Jobs Partnership of Florida volunteers and organizers at the Summit Church, located near Orlando Fashion Square.
“Gainful employment is one of the most important resources any person can achieve,” Crossman told the group. “Jobs are the building blocks of every community. If we want to improve our communities, our lifestyles and our business relationships, we have to look at jobs as a shared responsibility, not a competitive edge,” he said.
Crossman & Company helped organize Orlando Fashion Square retailers including Olive Garden, Sbarro’s, Subway, Panera Bread, Chic-Fil-A and Fuji Express to support Jobs Partnership of Florida.
“Our passion is to revive the American work ethic by reconnecting the church to the public square,” Crossman explained.
“The Jobs Partnership of Florida is helping to provide a framework for local churches to equip individuals to work and support themselves and their families,” he said. “Our goal is to help transform the world one community at a time.”
For more information contact: John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218; Molly Delahunty, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220 mdelahunty@crossmanco.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in the Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando 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 and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
NAI Realvest Appoints Robert A. Boyd, CSM, Senior Vice President for CommerCenters, LLC and NAI Realvest
MAITLAND - NAI Realvest and its real estate development affiliate Florida CommerCenters have appointed Robert A. Boyd senior vice president for both CommerCenters, LLC and NAI Realvest.
George Livingston, chairman emeritus of NAI Realvest and CommerCenters, LLC, said Boyd earned his MBA Degree from Stanford University and has more than 30 years of experience in commercial property development, asset management and investment sales.
Throughout his career, Boyd has held senior level positions in the USA and Middle East, where he specialized in many areas of business and real estate including investment analysis, investment advisory services, acquisitions, asset management, business development, sales and marketing.
Most recently Boyd was president of Florida Arabco & International Solutions Collaborative and responsible for the site selection, acquisitions, design and development, management, leasing and sales of shopping centers, office towers and master planned communities. Some of his clients have included CNL, Houston Pavilions, Emmitt Smith, Hines Interests, Hollywood Center Studios, Winter Park Mall/Village, Fields Automotive Group, Saudi Economic Development Company and Simon Properties.
“Bob Boyd is a highly experienced Real Estate and Investment executive and we are pleased to have Bob rejoin our management team. He will play an important role in our continued growth and have responsibility for international Business Development and Investment Advisory Services,” Livingston said.
NAI Realvest is a commercial real estate brokerage company whose core business includes land, retail, office, industrial and multifamily properties. Florida CommerCenters develops industrial warehouses, distribution centers and flex-space throughout Central Florida.
For more information, contact:
George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com;
Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com;
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit http://www.nairealvest.com/.
About CommerCenters, LLC:
CommerCenters, LLC and its subsidiary, Realvest Development, LLC are involved in all aspects of speculative and build-to-suit commercial real estate investment and development from acquisition, planning, design, permitting, and construction through sale or lease. Over the past decade, CommerCenters and its development partners have developed over 1,500,000 square feet of industrial and office space in the Central Florida area. To learn more, visit http://www.commercenters.com/.
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