Thursday, July 8, 2010

Crossman & Company negotiates new lease at Plaza on Main Shopping Center in Kissimmee

KISSIMMEE - Crossman & Company, one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, recently negotiated a new lease agreement with Onyx Global Services at Plaza on Main Shopping Center, 1712 N. Main St. in Kissimmee.

John Crossman, president of the firm, said associate Daniel Germano negotiated the transaction representing the landlord Plaza on Main Limited Partnership.

The tenant, a business services consultant, leased 1,200 square feet at the center, Germano said.

For more information please contact: Daniel Germano, Leasing Associate, Crossman & Company, 407-423-5400 or 407-581-6223; John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com

About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Florida 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.

Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Negotiates Leases for Office Space in Carrollwood and Westshore Areas of Tampa

TAMPA - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 130 offices worldwide, recently negotiated two lease agreements totaling 3,549 square feet of office space in the Carrollwood and Westshore areas of Tampa.

Richard Andretta, SIOR, vice president in the firm’s Office Group and associate Rob Turner negotiated a long-term sublease, representing the sublandlord Denver-based AIMCO, for 2,508 square feet at Carrollwood Crossings located off Linebaugh Avenue at 4014 Gunn Highway. The subtenant, Clearwater-based Sunbelt Title Agency, was represented by Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT.

Turner and Andretta also negotiated a renewal on behalf of the tenant, Omaha-based Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, for the 1,041 square feet it occupies in Tower Place at 1511 N. Westshore Blvd. The landlord is HRLP Raleigh, LP of Tampa.

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 40 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices which serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.

About Grubb & Ellis: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies 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.

Orlando’s InBusiness Inc. Hires Four New Employees and Expands into Larger Quarters at UCF Business Incubator - Orlando

ORLANDO - After the hiring of four new employees, Orlando’s InBusiness Inc. has expanded from one to two office suites at the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubator–Orlando on East Colonial Drive.

Founded last summer by CEO Rod Vargas, a seasoned engineer, author and business consultant, and David Wolf, a young business entrepreneur, InBusiness Inc. is an Orlando-based company that specializes in both business consulting and Internet marketing.
InBusiness joined the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program last fall and has continued to grow ever since, according to Wolf.

“When we started, we knew there were a large number of companies that could not afford the expertise we posses in-house full time. Outsourcing these activities makes sense for both parties. We continually strive to improve our service to customers and our four new hires will only make that trend continue.”

While the firm’s growth spurt may surprise some, it’s what others, including the Orlando incubator’s site manager, have been preparing for.

“InBusiness started in a down-turned economy and yet they’re prospering like current big and strong founded companies, such as Disney, which also started in a similar period in the 1930s,” Interim Site Manager Henriette Schoen remarked. “Their accomplishments are a result of hard work, a huge talent pool, and especially having an ability to be very flexible in the adaptation of new business models for their business. This is one company that’ll be very interesting to watch grow, and the UCF Business Incubator-Orlando is supporting this fast-paced company as much as possible by accommodating its rapidly changing needs,” Schoen said.

Vargas – a professional engineer and an advisory board member of the Small Business Development Center at UCF and Valencia Community College – spent more than 17 years running Apex Environmental Engineering in Orlando and O’Brien & Gere Engineers in Cape Canaveral.

Florida’s Small Business Administration named him Man of the Year in 2007. He currently is an adjunct professor at the Orlando campus of the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, a member of the Technical Assistance Committee for the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund, and chairman of the Disney Entrepreneur Center 100 Club.

Wolf – who serves as InBusiness Inc.’s vice president of marketing strategies – has business and finance degrees from Valencia Community College and the University of Central Florida, respectively. He was the leader of the winning team of the prestigious Capstone Competition at UCF and routinely placed in the top three for entrepreneurial competitions during his academics.
Wolf has consulted over 50 companies on how to better utilize their companies intellectual property and assets to achieve business growth. He gives marketing seminars regularly which focus on the topic of online marketing for businesses that generate under 20 million in revenue annually.

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About InBusiness, Inc.: InBusiness Inc. is an Orlando-based company that specializes in business consulting and Internet marketing. What makes InBusiness different is the approach they take in helping the companies they work with. Everything is geared toward focusing on a company’s strongest attributes and growing from there. InBusiness is separated into two divisions that work together to create a complete business growth solution. The concept allows companies to benefit either one of their services independently, or benefit from the exponential growth effects of combining the two. Their solutions are price competitive and affordable even for small businesses.

About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 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, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit.
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For more information about this release, please contact: David Wolf, Vice President of Internet Marketing at InBusiness Inc., dwolf@inbis.us or 407-284-1992; Henriette Schoen, University of Central Florida Business Incubator–Orlando Interim Site Manager, hschoen@mail.ucf.edu or 407-882-0107; Charlene Hager-Van Dyke, Larry Vershel Communications, chagervandyke@yahoo.com, 386-532-8862 or 407-644-4142 or lvershelco@aol.com

NAI Realvest Negotiates Two New Industrial Lease Agreements for more than 29,600sf in Longwood

MAITLAND – NAI Realvest recently negotiated two new lease agreements for industrial space totaling 29,620 square feet in Longwood.

Robert Blackwell, SIOR principal at the firm, and associate Sean DuPree CCIM, represented Integrated RX Solutions of Longwood, the new tenant who leased 17,120 square feet for 66 months at 1205 Sarah St. The landlord, Industrial Property Partners based in Coral Springs, Fla. was represented by Deborah Mickler and Forrest Askew of Colliers Arnold.

At 111 Highline Drive, DuPree represented the landlord, Clearwater-based Wolf Baad Investments, LLC in the lease of a 12,500 square foot industrial facility. Dreamway Trading, LLC of Casselberry was represented by Craig Kesler of Re/MAX Select.
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For more information, contact: Sean DuPree, CCIM or Robert Blackwell, SIOR, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989, sdupree@realvest.com or rblackwell@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.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.

Ashton Woods Homes Reports Steady Three-year Growth in New Home Sales in Tampa Bay Region

TAMPA - Ashton Woods Homes reports it has posted steady growth in new home sales in the Tampa Bay region over the past three years.

Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the home builder closed out its 2010 fiscal year on May 31 with sales of 97 new homes in four Tampa Bay-area communities at an average sale price of $236,000.

Roche said 2010 sales represent 21 percent growth over 2009, when Ashton Woods Homes sold 80 new homes. The home builder sold 69 new homes in fiscal 2008, Roche said.

“We have continued to focus on fundamentals through this market cycle with desirable locations, high-quality building, energy efficiency and affordable pricing and we’re very pleased our approach is working,” Roche said.

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. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
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For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Tampa-Orlando 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Tampa-Orlando 407-647-3700

Beazer Homes completes 14 ready-to-move-in Town homes priced from $119,990 at Verano at Bartram Park in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE - Beazer Homes recently completed 14 ready-to-move-in town homes priced from $119,990 at Verano at Bartram Park located off Bartram Park Rd. in the Mandarin area of Jacksonville.

David Byrnes, division president for Beazer Homes in Florida, said two and three-bedroom eSmart town homes at Verano at Bartram Park, range in size from 1,300 square feet of living space to 1,500 square feet, with tile throughout, 42-inch cabinets and one-car garages

Beazer’s eSmart features that increase comfort and lower energy and maintenance costs include Low-E glass windows, programmable thermostats, CFL light bulbs, increased insulation, advanced air sealing techniques, and Energy Star dishwashers.
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For more information, contact: Dan Gregory, General Sales Manager, Beazer Homes-Jacksonville 904-484-0166 x 227; dgregory@beazer.com; Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes /Florida Division 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com; David Byrnes President Beazer Homes / Florida Division - 407-339-4114 dbyrnes@beazer.com