Lennar Starts Presales of New Town Homes Priced From the Low $100s at Thousand Oaks in Pasco County

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division has started presales of new two and three-bedroom town homes priced from the low $100s at Thousand Oaks, located south of S.R. 54 on Little Road near New Port Richey in Pasco County.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said new town homes at Thousand Oaks range in size from 1,300 square feet of living space to 1,650 square feet.

Lennar plans to build 254 town homes at Thousand Oaks.

For more information or driving directions, visit www.Lennar.com or telephone toll-free 888-317-7489.

Celebration Golf Management has special offer at six area golf courses for golf tournament organizers

CELEBRATION, Fla. – Celebration Golf Management has a special offer at six area golf courses for golf tournament organizers: event and group rates as low at $19 per person, with special golf banquet menus available.

“Many communities, service clubs, companies and charitable organizations sponsor summer golf tournaments at various courses and country clubs in Central Florida and we are reaching out to them with a special package offer that we think is eminently affordable,” said Dorothy Benson, sales and marketing manager for Celebration Golf Management.

Celebration golf courses are some of the best in the region, Gene Garrote, president and principal of Celebration Golf Management said. The clubs include Celebration Golf Club near Walt Disney World, the Golden Bear Club in Windermere, Legends Golf and Country Club and Kings Ridge Club in Clermont, Stoneybrook West in Winter Garden and Eagle Creek Golf Club in southeast Orlando.

Organizers who book tournaments with 40 or more golfers will receive 24 complimentary foursome rounds of golf at any CGM course, Benson said.

The offer is good through Oct. 31, 2011. To book an event, telephone Celebration Golf Management at 321-293-4613.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Industrial Lease Renewal at South Park Business Center

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a lease renewal for 2,400 square feet at South Park Business Center, a flex, office and warehouse center at 8600 Commodity Circle in Orlando.

Tom R. Kelley II, CCIM, principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction on behalf of landlord, South Park, LLC of Miami. The tenant, Orlando-based Accessgate.net, Inc. – a technology firm that serves the security and intelligence industries – renewed a lease for suite 106 at the 150,000 square foot business center.

About NAI Realvest

NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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 350 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.

Mattamy Homes Marks Record Sales in March for Orlando Region, Early April Saw Highest Weekly Sales in a Year Nationwide

Mattamy Homes Marks Record Sales in March for Orlando Region, Early April Saw Highest Weekly Sales in a Year Nationwide

WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest homebuilder, reported nationwide sales the first week in April were the highest since March of 2010, and this past March was a record sales month in the Orlando region.

Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, said the home builder sold 12 new homes in just four Orlando area communities in March valued at $3.2 million.

Parker added that during the first week in April, Mattamy Homes sold 21 homes for $5.5 million throughout its communities in the Orlando, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Phoenix and the Minneapolis-St. Paul areas.

Parker said that 19 of the 21 homes were ready-to-move-in homes.

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.

Newmark Knight Frank's Southeast Capital Markets Group Headed by Whitney Knoll Names J. Mark Hillis Partner for Atlanta Based Firm

ATLANTA, Ga. --- The Newmark Knight Frank Southeast Capital Markets Group headed by veteran Whitney Knoll, has appointed J. Mark Hillis principal.

Knoll, a principal of the group said Hillis has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate with transactions valued at more than $8 billion across all property types including office, retail, industrial, multi-family and hotels.

“Mark Hillis is one of the most experienced senior capital market specialists in the U.S.,” Knoll said. “We are delighted he has joined the Southeast Capital Markets Group her at NKF and we expect him to play a major role in our continued growth,” Knoll said.

Hillis will focus on investment sales and capital market transactions, in addition to executive responsibilities within the Southeast Capital Markets Group.

Hillis formerly served as a senior managing director of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group Investment Sales Division, and as executive director at Morgan Stanley predecessor companies Equitable Real Estate and Lend Lease, where he was in charge of dispositions nationally and multi-family acquisition in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Hillis co-led the team that acquired the $1.5 billion Town & Country Trust (NYSE: TCT), a multi-family REIT.

Newmark Knight Frank is one of the largest independent real estate service firms in the world. Newmark Knight Frank provides strategic solutions to real estate capital concerns.

Headed by Knoll, the Southeast Capital Markets Group is a five-member team focused exclusively on capital market transactions on behalf of owners with assets in the Southeast.

Orlando based Geocove, Inc. to present disaster recovery strategies at National Hurricane Conference in Atlanta

ORLANDO Fla. --- Geocove, Inc. an Orlando firm that provides GIS software and strategic support to government agencies, has been invited to present new disaster management strategies at the National Hurricane Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta April 20.

Karyn Tareen, president and chief executive officer at Geocove, said the invitation represents a major opportunity for the five year old technology firm to demonstrate its ARM360 software suite products, which enable disaster relief organizations to assess damages quickly and efficiently.

Tareen said Osceola County Emergency Management Coordinator Richard Halquist will accompany the Geocove team to the conference and assist in their presentation Wednesday from 3:30-5 p.m. – “Extending the Capabilities of Emergency Management with GIS.”

Osceola County Emergency Management is one of Geocove’s many damage assessment clients, Tareen said.

Geocove’s ARM360 is proven technology, Tareen said.

“We have field tested it for more than five years. It’s very user-friendly and the system can be installed and fully operational in as little as five days, with complete training for users,” Tareen said. “We can do it even faster if hosting is preferred,” she added.

When disaster strikes, damage assessments and reporting are the most immediate tasks facing disaster management officials. ARM360 leverages technology to enable quick, reliable damage assessments and accurate reports for FEMA and other reporting agencies.

About GeoCove

Geocove, Inc. provides scalable GIS software and implementation solutions across a multitude of industries. The Geocove team has extensive experience in providing support, design, customization, and implementation of the Esri suite of GIS products. Geocove’s mobile products feature ArcGIS Server™ Mobile and ArcPad™ Solutions.

An Esri Parner, Geocove, Inc., is a privately held corporation located in central Florida.

Esri, ArcGIS, and ArcPad™ are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Eiland Park Community in Zephyrhills to Host “Margarita Madness” Celebration April 16 from Noon to 3 P.M.

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division will host Margarita Madness from noon to 3 p.m. on Sat., April 16 at Eiland Park, on Daliha Terrace in Zephyrhills off Massey Rd. west of U.S. 301 and south of S.R. 54.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Margarita Madness will feature games, prizes, foods and beverages along with special tours of town homes and villa homes.

Lennar is building 78 town homes and villa homes at Eiland Park priced from the $80s.

Metheny said admission is free and the public is invited. For more information or driving directions, visit www.Lennar.com or telephone toll-free 888-317-7489.

Celebration Golf Management to host free Summer Rounds for kids at Five Central Florida Golf Courses

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Celebration Golf Management will host free rounds of golf for children aged 6-15 when accompanied by an adult through the end of September at five golf courses in the Central Florida area: Celebration Golf Club at Celebration, Legends Golf Club and Kings Ridge Golf Club in Clermont; Stoneybrook West Golf Club in Winter Garden and Eagle Creek Golf Club in east Orlando.

Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, said the offer is good daily at all five golf courses. Each child must be accompanied by an adult parent or guardian, Garrote said.

“Golf is an important and rewarding experience that many golf enthusiasts want to share with youngsters,” Garrote said. “We want to help open up opportunities and create a lifetime memory on one of Central Florida’s finest golf courses,” he said.

No registration is required, Garrote said, but it’s always best to call ahead to assure tee times.