Monday, June 13, 2011

Stoneybrook West Golf Club Unveils New Facilities, More Planned

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stoneybrook West Golf Club has taken on a whole new look since Celebration Golf Management acquired the rambling Arthur Hills designed course one year ago, and Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, promises more changes.

“Celebration Golf is a unique company with a long term view,” Garrote said. “Our entire effort aims at providing the ultimate golf experience with every outing, and so we invest our profits back into our golf courses, club facilities and amenities,” he said.

Celebration Golf owns and operates six Central Florida golf clubs, including the Jack Nicklaus-designed Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Point in Windermere, Legends Golf Club and Kings Ridge Golf Club in Clermont, and the legendary Celebrations Golf Club near Disney. The group also leases and manages Eagle Creek Golf Club in southeast Orlando.

Mark Bearss, general manager at Stoneybrook West said that since acquiring Stoneybrook West Golf Club, Celebration Golf has replaced all the bunker sand on the course, re-engineered all the drainage problems that hampered play in the past, and added a new fleet of golf carts, new driving range amenities and range balls.

Bearss also reopened the kitchen and banquet facilities.

Celebration Golf Management recently (April 29) marked its one-year anniversary of service at Stoneybrook.

“We are now providing the area’s most elegant banquet services for wedding, corporate and community events, and more importantly golfers,” Bearss said.

“We have an excellent chef, a skilled kitchen crew and we can produce a memorable event that will wow everyone who attends,” he said.

Bearss said one of the best new features at Stoneybrook West Golf Club is the clubhouse lunch.

“If you haven’t been out to Stoneybrook West recently, its time to come play here. But if you’re not in the mood to play, we serve one of the best lunch menus in Winter Garden, he said.

Soon, Stoneybrook West will offer an outdoor event lawn for ceremonies and banquets.

“We are blessed with such spectacular weather here we knew we needed an outdoor facility,” Bearss said.

This multi-use space, which can accommodate up to 200 guests, is going to be perfect for wedding ceremonies, cocktail parties, live music and outdoor wedding receptions. It will really enhance and complement this beautiful facility we already have,” Bearss said.

With lush landscaping and a beautiful cedar pergola and stage, Bearss said he expects to host many gatherings on the Event Lawn.

But one feature remains most prominent at Stoneybrook West: good golf.

“We have a talented staff, excellent facilities and one of the most rewarding golf courses in Central Florida,” Bearss said. “We can honestly offer the area’s best golfing experience and we’re proud to do so,” he added.

Winston-James Development Reports Two New Lease Agreements in Winter Garden, Oviedo

SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. --- Winston-James Development, Inc. recently negotiated two new long-term lease agreements at commercial centers in Winter Garden and Oviedo.

Winston Schwartz, president of Winston-James Development, based in South Daytona, said he negotiated a new lease for 1,874 square feet of industrial/flex space at Aloma Commerce Center on Wrights Rd. near Aloma Ave. in Oviedo. Rhythm & Blues Enterprises, a regional franchiser of the Tijuana Flats restaurant chain leased the space for three years.

Schwartz also negotiated a ten-year lease agreement for 2,000 square feet of professional office space at the West Orange Business Center in Winter Garden. The new tenant is Winter Garden Smiles, a dental practice.

Geocove showcases Technology Breakthrough at Invitation-Only FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team Summit outside Washington D.C.

ORLANDO Fla., --- Geocove, Inc. an Orlando technology firm that provides GIS software and implementation solutions to government agencies and corporations nationwide, recently showcased its newest software breakthrough at the FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team Tool Summit in Crystal City, Va. outside Washington D.C.

Karyn Tareen, president and chief executive officer at Geocove, was invited to the summit conference to showcase Geocove’s ARM360 software, which turns a mobile device such as a tablet or laptop computer into a powerful GIS tool, enabling disaster relief specialists to collect and share real-time data synchronized live to a central database.

Tareen’s exclusive summit audience included a who’s who of the nation’s top disaster planning agencies, including FEMA, URS Corp., the National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST); the Applied Technology Council (ATC); the Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS); the Roofing Industry Committee on Weather Issues Inc. (RICOWI), and representatives from Texas Tech University and Louisiana State University.

“The FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team tool summit is part of the larger effort to coordinate top U.S. disaster planning and mitigation agencies to develop and coordinate the most advanced technology support,” Tareen explained.

“The purpose of the day-and-half long Tool Summit was to provide a forum for discussion of post-disaster data collection and data analysis plans, thereby raising awareness among attendees and facilitating better coordination of future post-disaster efforts,” said Andrew Herseth PE, SE of FEMA’s Risk Reduction Division

About GeoCove
Geocove, Inc. provides scalable assessment solutions built using the power of GIS across a multitude of industries. The Geocove team has extensive experience in providing assessment, reporting and mapping tools for emergency management, building officials, public health and other government agencies as well as utilities and other private industries. Geocove, Inc., a privately held corporation located in central Florida, is an authorized partner of Esri, the world’s leading GIS software provider. Esri ™ is a trademark, registered trademarks or service marks of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Industrial Lease in Oviedo

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new industrial lease agreement for 2,400 square feet at 1701 Pratt Place in Oviedo.

George Viele, associate at the firm, brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Chess, Inc. of Oviedo

Tuscany Natural Stone Inc. is the new tenant that leased the “At-grade” warehouse space, which includes two acres of outside storage for sale and storage of stone materials.

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.