NAI Realvest negotiates new lease agreement for Indoor Soccer at 33rd Street Industrial Center, Roofing firm at South Orange Business Park in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 11,100 square feet at 4600 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 Orlando Fox Soccer Corporation of Orlando, who leased the space for an indoor soccer playing field.

In other business, Heidrich negotiated a lease for 3,200 square feet of industrial space at South Orange Business Park Unit 113, 10501 S. Orange Ave. representing the landlord Orlando 1, LLC of Banner Elk, N.C. The new tenant is Phoenix based Gorman Roofing Services, Inc. who was represented in the transaction by Jeff Tanner of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT.

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 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.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contract to remodel Sweetbay Grocery store in St. Petersburg

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC based in Baldwin Park has recently been awarded a contract to design the remodeling of a Sweetbay Grocery store in St. Petersburg.

Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the 35,000 square foot facility is located on 4th Street in St. Petersburg.

Beazer Homes Offering Special Designer Package in All Five Orlando Communities

Orlando, Fla. --- Beazer Homes is offering a special designer package that includes kitchen appliances, countertops, cabinets, and ceramic tile floors with new construction homes in all five Beazer Homes communities in the Orlando region.

David Byrnes, president of Beazer Homes Florida, said the designer package includes ceramic tile kitchen, bath and foyer floors, stainless steel kitchen appliances, 42-inch kitchen cabinets, granite countertops and a laundry package.

Beazer Homes builds single-family homes and town homes priced from under $130,000 to more than $300,000 at Legacy at Lake Jessamine near downtown Orlando off S. Orange Ave. and Holden; Sawgrass in south Orlando between Landstar Blvd. and Weatherbee Rd.; the Enclave at Moss Park off Moss Park Rd. in southeast Orlando; Victoria Trails, on Appleton Lane in DeLand off Orange Camp Rd. and Heritage Commons, in Winter Springs off Red Bug Lake Rd.

All new Beazer homes feature eSMART energy-saving engineering with programmable thermostats, cost-saving CFL light bulbs, water-saving Moen low flow shower heads and faucets, MERV 8 air filters, and low VOC paints and carpets.

TheSafetyDoctor.com’s Dr. Isabel Perry Delivers Keynote Speech at Annual US Air National Guard Executive Safety Conference

ORLANDO, Fla., – More than 1,100 Air National Guardsmen attended the annual Executive Safety Conference recently held in Orlando. Dr. Isabel Perry, founder and president of TheSafetyDoctor.com, Inc. and keynote speaker delivered a talk on Leadership. Also on the agenda was Dr. David Michaels, who heads the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

“18 Leadership Skills: Lessons Learned on the Links is a motivating, yet entertaining keynote speech that is filled with content, yet keeps audiences eager to hear each of the 18 leadership skills required for success,” Dr. Perry shared. The terms used in the game of golf are similar to the skills necessary for successful leadership (i.e. follow-thru, goal setting, focus, measurement and benchmarking, continuous improvement, time management, communication skills).

“Just consider me the 21st Century Will Rogers with a golf club in hand rather than a lasso. With so many distractions, the ability to keep an audience’s attention on a speech 100 percent of the time is challenging. Because the leadership presentation is broken into 18 small learning nuggets, audiences retain the information after the applause. A goal for any keynote speaker is to have groups apply the knowledge soon after the conference or meeting. My intent is to deliver ‘solid-content peppered with humor.’ Additional talks given by Dr. Perry are Safety ROI: the third leg of safety responsibility, Safety is 24/7 and the Seven Sins of Safety: high risk behaviors that cause accidents.

When asked about her ability to play golf, Dr. Perry quickly replies, “My golf score and bowling score are just about the same, which tells you how bad I am at both. I’m a much better speaker.” She is a safety expert who delivers keynote speeches around the globe; upcoming international clients are in Johannesburg, South Africa and Toronto Canada. To better serve her worldwide audiences, Dr. Perry has established the Global Safety Council.

Perry’s expertise is built upon academic credentials (She holds masters and doctorate degrees in Safety.), workplace safety experience (She served as executive in a Fortune 50 company with international responsibilities.), and as an entrepreneur (In addition to her current companies, at the age of 21 she established and owed a construction business for 13 years).

“I have been blessed by many opportunities that provided excellent experiences to learn the best in class operations by benchmarking various organizations. Helping others with the information I’ve gleaned over the past 25 years is very fulfilling.”

Besides a keynote speaker, Dr. Perry is a safety consultant, author and expert witness with offices located in the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Center at Research Park in east Orlando.

About TheSafetyDoctor.com

TheSafetyDoctor.com, Inc. offers professionally certified health and safety training, consulting, seminars and equipment for a wide range of industries. They offer lively and highly effective seminars and workshops, one of the largest libraries in the industry of tapes, DVDs, books, posters and compliance manuals, and on-site consulting to recommend and help implement critical health and safety practices. In addition, online safety training provides a highly cost-effective means to train and refresh knowledge for employees anywhere at any time.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program

Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including 100 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 – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business 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, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and will be adding Volusia County. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

Mattamy Homes US Group names Melissa Valley New Home Counselor in Orlando Region

WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes US Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, recently named Melissa J. Valley a new home counselor in its Orlando Division.

Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes US Group, said Valley has more than 10 years of experience in the new home industry and most recently was an award-winning top sales executive with Winter Park custom homebuilder Arlington Homes.

Prior to her real estate career, Valley was both a senior sales manager with Marriott International in Orlando for 13 years as well as the owner-operator of a personal fitness business.

“Throughout her sales career Melissa consistently ranked among top achievers and involved herself in continuing education and success training. She is a true professional and we are very fortunate to have her on our team,” Parker said

Valley will be assisting new home buyers at Mattamy’s Orlando communities of City Homes at Baldwin Park, Enclave at Lake Jean and at Lake Nona Preserve when it opens this summer.

About Mattamy Homes:

Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, FL with divisions in Orlando, FL; Jacksonville, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Minneapolis, MN; and Charlotte, NC. 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.