Mattamy Homes earns top Central Florida Parade of Homes Awards for all Three Model Town Homes Entered

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest homebuilder, entered three model town homes in the recent 2011 Central Florida Parade of Homes and earned three top awards and a fourth grand award — the Parade’s highest accolade.

Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, said the home builder earned more awards than any other home builder and he was delighted at the recognition.

“The Central Florida Parade of Homes brought hundreds of visitors to our communities of City Homes at Baldwin Park, Lake Burden in Windermere and Tuscany Place in southwest Orlando,” Parker said.

Mattamy Homes earned a first place award for its Plan 2 model town home at City Homes at Baldwin Park, a three bedroom, three-and-a-half bath town home priced from $260,990.

Mattamy Homes took a first place award for its Milano model home at Tuscany Place, located near the Mall of Millennia in Southwest Orlando, The Milano features three bedrooms with two-and-a-half baths priced from $167,990.

Mattamy Homes earned a second place award for its Castlefield model town home at Lake Burden in Windermere. The Castlefield features three bedrooms with two-and-a-half baths priced from $168,990.

“The Lake Burden award is ironic,” Parker mused. “The Castlefield model home competed in the same category as our Milano model home in Tuscany Place and we took first and second place,” he said.

For Parker, the best moment in the awards ceremony came when HBA officials announced the Baldwin Park model home earned the Grand Award for the overall best production home in all price categories.

“It was a big night for us,” Parker said.

Mattamy Homes has been winning major awards across the country.

Mattamy’s Jacksonville division earned five top awards at the recent Northeast Florida Builders Association’s 2011 Parade of Homes, and the Charlotte division earned nine top awards during its 2011 Parade.

“We think we’re getting it right,” Parker said.

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 Negotiates Three Lease Agreements totaling 9,550 square feet at Deltona Fountains

DELTONA, Fla. --- Crossman & Company, one of the largest retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, negotiated three long term lease agreements for retail space totaling 9,550 square feet at Deltona Fountains shopping center, 777 Deltona Blvd. off Enterprise Road in Deltona.

Courtney Kowalchuk, vice president of leasing at Crossman & Company negotiated the three transactions representing the landlord Deltona Fountains, LLC

Greenberg Dental Associates, who was represented by Drew Forness of Forness Properties, leased 3,550 square feet for 11 years.

Bagel King, a tenant already occupying over 1,800 square feet at the center, signed a five-year renewal and expansion lease for 3,000 square feet.

LA Beauty is a new salon tenant who leased 1,200 square feet for three years.

About Crossman & Company:

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeast US. Founded in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and serves clients including Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Lease agreements at Goldenrod and Hanging Moss CommerCenters in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 2,000 square feet of industrial space in the Hanging Moss CommerCenter located at Suite 560, 6100 Hanging Moss Rd.

Michael Heidrich, principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction on behalf of the landlord, Maitland-based COP-Hanging Moss, LLC and the new tenant, Paramount Drywall, Inc. headquartered in Miami.

Heidrich also negotiated a renewal agreement with Alternate Elevator Sales & Service, LLC of Orlando at the Goldenrod CommerCenter. The tenant renewed the lease of Suite 125 with 2,000 square feet at 1460 N. Goldenrod Rd. COP-Goldenrod, LLC of Maitland is the landlord.

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 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.

Emerson International Negotiates Two New Long-Term Office Leases at Major Center Plaza in Southwest Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Emerson International recently completed two new long-term lease agreements for Class A office space totaling 2,212 square feet at Major Center Plaza I, 5728 Major Blvd. in southwest Orlando.

Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, Inc. said commercial portfolio manager Kenneth Koch negotiated transactions representing the landlord, Emerson.

Passur Aerospace, Inc. an information technology firm serving the aviation and aerospace industries headquartered in Connecticut leased 1,315 square feet and Bryant Hodge & Associates, a financial services firm based in Buffalo, N.Y. leased 897 square feet.

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Named Exclusive Marketing Agents for Unique Horse Farm in Lake County

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has been named exclusive marketing agents for the unique Rozzy Osbourne equestrian estate located on Tuscanooga Road in Groveland, Fla.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said the 32 acre estate includes a four bedroom, four bath luxury home, with 3,847 square feet of living space and a 2,100 square foot barn.

To view a video of the property visit http://www.stirlingsir.com/index.php?action=listingview&listingID=149361

Stirling Sotheby’s International Luxury Home Specialist Linnette Sanzalone is marketing representative for the blues singer’s property which is listed at the highly discounted price of $599,000.

“The barn is extremely well built and could easily be converted to a guest house, workshop or man cave.” Soderstrom said.

The property includes stables, a tree house, a pond with a private dock that affords seating and electricity, plus a covered picnic area with electricity that would easily seat 40 people.

Sanzalone said the on-site utilities include a generator, 500 gallon propane tank, two separate wells — one for a nine zone irrigation system — and a pumping station that shunts excess water to wetlands in the very back of the property.

Indoors, the home features tray ceilings, crown molding, oversized rooms, solid custom wood floors, built-in shelving units, two pantries, double built-in ovens, commercial grade ice machine and top-grade appliances.

Two additional oversized storage rooms could be converted into guest rooms or an exercise room, Sanzalone said.

This is a remarkable home that could serve as a family compound for entertaining and hosting the annual family reunion, she added.

See Rozzy Osborne’s web site www.rkoblues.net for an illustration of his continued support and compassion for animals.

Hendricks & Partners Closes on Four Apartment Communities in the Birmingham area totaling $3.5 million

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Hendricks & Partners, which ranks as one of the nation’s largest multi-family real estate advisory and research firms, closed on four sales of rental apartment communities in the Birmingham area for $3.5 million since the start of the year.

David Oakley, senior investment advisor for Hendricks & Partners in Birmingham, negotiated all four property sales and represented both buyers and sellers in three out of the four transactions.

Wedgewood Apartments, located at 100 Robert Jemison Ave. in Birmingham, sold for $1,350,000 to Abbey Residential, an investment group that includes AR-Highland, LLC, JFB-Highland, LLC and DXM-Highland, LLC, all of Birmingham.

Oakley negotiated the sale of the 54-unit Wedgewood Apartment property along with Hal Warren, associate partner of Hendricks & Partners in Orlando.

“Wedgewood Apartments sit adjacent to the Highland Bluffs and Highland View apartments that Abbey Residential acquired in November 2010 and they plan to blend these into their Highland Portfolio,” Oakley said.

East Bend Apartments, 1968 East Bend Cr. in Birmingham’s Centerpoint area, sold for $1.1 million to Summer Rise, LLC of Birmingham, JIL East Bend Apts. Inc., sold the 110 unit property, which was built in 1971. East Bend Apartments was 78 percent occupied at closing.

Highland court, located in Birmingham’s Lakeview Avondale area, sold for $560,000 to Domar Properties II, LLC of Birmingham. The 36 unit property was 50 percent occupied at closing, Oakley said. Bulldog Investments, LLC was the seller.

Hillwood Apartments, 100 Pinson Place in Birmingham, sold for $490,000 to Hillwood Apartments, LLC. The 44 unit property in the Pinson community was 59 percent occupied at the time of closing. Superior Bank was the seller and was represented by Bob Schuler with Schuler Realty Investment, LLC

Celebration Golf Management courses roll out the Red carpet for charity golf tournaments

CELEBRATION, Fla. – Six golf courses in Central Florida under Celebration Golf Management are rolling out the Red carpet for charitable organizations that want to hold golf tournaments to raise money for their programs.

Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management and Dorothy Benson, Sales and Marketing Manager, said all six Central Florida golf courses in the Celebration portfolio work with civic, social, community and charity organizations to produce fundraising golf tournaments.

Celebration donates twenty four (24) free rounds of golf — four rounds at each Celebration Golf Management Course — for use as prizes or donations in tournaments that draw 40 or more players, Benson explained. That offer is good by signing a contract, and giving a deposit by the end of the year.

Benson added that Celebration Golf Management recently hosted tournaments for the British American Chamber of Commerce to raise money for Dream Flight, Celebration High School’s football program, and the Florida Association of Water Quality Control (FAWQC) will hold a charity tournament to raise money for scholarships in May.

In May, Stoneybrook West Golf Club in Winter Garden will host Charity Tournaments for Lake Sherwood Church, West Orange High School and St. Marks AME Church, Benson said.

Celebration Golf Management golf courses include Celebration Golf Club near Walt Disney World in Celebration, The Golden Bear Club in Windermere, Legends Golf and Country Club and Kings Ridge Club in Clermont, Stoneybrook West Golf Club, in Winter Garden and Eagle Creek Golf Club in southeast Orlando.