ORLANDO, Fla. --- Data Transfer Solutions LLC (DTS), based in downtown Avalon Park in east Orlando, recently earned a contract worth $74,000 to provide an Open Space Land and Water Database for Boulder County, Colorado.
A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at DTS, said the firm will establish an Open Space information framework for a comprehensive GIS land and water stewardship project. Additional modules, to be built in later phases, will integrate information about plant restoration, habitat preservation, trails construction, forestry management, agricultural activity, mine reclamation, and other projects that take place on the land, Fragala explained.
“An intuitive, user-friendly application for data management, with reliable, easily accessed spatial analysis, will help Boulder County preserve the conservation value of Boulder County open space,” Fragala said.
Data Transfer Solutions provides asset management, geographic information systems (GIS), transportation planning/engineering, web design, database/software applications, and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Mattamy Homes Acquires 50 Additional Home Sites at Marley – Will Build Homes Priced From the $170s
TEMPE, Ariz. --- Mattamy Homes recently acquired 50 new home sites at Marley Park, located east of Reems Road just south of Waddell Road in Surprise, northwest of Phoenix.
Carolyn Morrison, vice president of operations at Mattamy Homes in Arizona said Mattamy plans to build new four and five bedroom single family homes on 55-foot by 120- foot home sites at Marley Park, priced from the $170s.
New Mattamy designs that range in size from 2,000 square feet of living space to 3,500 square feet with two and three car garages will also feature lofts, dens and flex space, Morrison said.
Model homes will open in April 2012 with Energy Star Version 3 engineering and appliances to assure comfort and energy savings.
Marley Park offers traditional architecture, tree-lined streets, a community swimming pool, organized resident events and wonderful lifestyle in the heart of Surprise, Ariz.
Mattamy Homes is also building low-maintenance single family homes priced from the $130s at Marley Park. Four floor plans that range from 1,521 square feet of living space to 2,501 square feet are currently available and feature lofts and dens. Residents enjoy the community landscaped green court areas fronting all the homes. Two models opened in February 2011 are located across from Founder’s Park.
The Mattamy Homes sales center is open from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. daily and from 1 to 6 p.m. on Fridays.
About Mattamy Homes:
Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., with divisions in Arizona, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Jacksonville and Orlando. 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.
Carolyn Morrison, vice president of operations at Mattamy Homes in Arizona said Mattamy plans to build new four and five bedroom single family homes on 55-foot by 120- foot home sites at Marley Park, priced from the $170s.
New Mattamy designs that range in size from 2,000 square feet of living space to 3,500 square feet with two and three car garages will also feature lofts, dens and flex space, Morrison said.
Model homes will open in April 2012 with Energy Star Version 3 engineering and appliances to assure comfort and energy savings.
Marley Park offers traditional architecture, tree-lined streets, a community swimming pool, organized resident events and wonderful lifestyle in the heart of Surprise, Ariz.
Mattamy Homes is also building low-maintenance single family homes priced from the $130s at Marley Park. Four floor plans that range from 1,521 square feet of living space to 2,501 square feet are currently available and feature lofts and dens. Residents enjoy the community landscaped green court areas fronting all the homes. Two models opened in February 2011 are located across from Founder’s Park.
The Mattamy Homes sales center is open from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. daily and from 1 to 6 p.m. on Fridays.
About Mattamy Homes:
Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., with divisions in Arizona, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Jacksonville and Orlando. 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.
Winston-James Development Reports Three New Commercial Lease Agreements
SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. --- Winston-James Development, Inc. based in South Daytona, reports it recently completed three new commercial lease agreements at Beville Road Business Center in South Daytona and Aloma Business Park in Winter Park.
Winston Schwartz, president of Winston-James Development, said the firm leased 575 square feet of industrial space at Beville Rd. Business Park to Molly May Cleaning, a new commercial and residential cleaning service with operations in Duval and Volusia counties.
Winston James Development leased 940 square feet of space at Aloma Business Center to No-Limits Marketing, which specializes in Internet and news media marketing.
Schwartz also reports that Lens Depot, which rents photographic equipment, expanded its lease at Aloma Business Center from 940 square feet of space to 2,720 square feet.
Winston Schwartz, president of Winston-James Development, said the firm leased 575 square feet of industrial space at Beville Rd. Business Park to Molly May Cleaning, a new commercial and residential cleaning service with operations in Duval and Volusia counties.
Winston James Development leased 940 square feet of space at Aloma Business Center to No-Limits Marketing, which specializes in Internet and news media marketing.
Schwartz also reports that Lens Depot, which rents photographic equipment, expanded its lease at Aloma Business Center from 940 square feet of space to 2,720 square feet.
Commercial Real Estate Industry Should Start Preparing for Next Recession Now, Says Rachel Wein
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. --- Commercial real estate companies with an eye on long term sustainability should start preparing for the next recession now, says Real Estate Expert Rachel Elias Wein, AIA, founder and principal of WeinPlus Real Estate Advisory Services in St. Petersburg.
Wein said now is the best time to prepare for the next real estate cycle.
“All of the data on the past few years is still fresh,” Wein said. “Companies should take a forensic look at what happened during this recession, see when they were first able to notice the decline in their own business and their own revenues, and what they were able to do with that,” she said.
“They need to ask themselves what they could have done had they moved more quickly,” she added.
“Real estate companies, especially partnerships and public companies vested in long-term viability, need to focus on one discipline for growth cycles and a second discipline for market retractions,” Wein explained.
“They need to determine which signals indicate a recessionary event, and then have the fortitude to enact their plans when that time comes,” she said.
“Hopefully, we won’t make the same mistakes again,” she added.
“Real estate is cyclical, and prudent managers understand that another recessionary event will occur. The most successful companies have the discipline to anticipate cycles, prepare for them and most importantly, execute.” Wein said.
Wein said now is the best time to prepare for the next real estate cycle.
“All of the data on the past few years is still fresh,” Wein said. “Companies should take a forensic look at what happened during this recession, see when they were first able to notice the decline in their own business and their own revenues, and what they were able to do with that,” she said.
“They need to ask themselves what they could have done had they moved more quickly,” she added.
“Real estate companies, especially partnerships and public companies vested in long-term viability, need to focus on one discipline for growth cycles and a second discipline for market retractions,” Wein explained.
“They need to determine which signals indicate a recessionary event, and then have the fortitude to enact their plans when that time comes,” she said.
“Hopefully, we won’t make the same mistakes again,” she added.
“Real estate is cyclical, and prudent managers understand that another recessionary event will occur. The most successful companies have the discipline to anticipate cycles, prepare for them and most importantly, execute.” Wein said.
Central Florida Building Corp Earns Contract for Interior Buildout at Kissimmee City Centre
KISSIMMEE, Fla., ... Central Florida Building Corp. Inc., an off-site client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator in Kissimmee, recently earned a contract valued at more than $890,000 to provide interior buildout at the Kissimmee City Centre located at 111 E. Monument Ave.
Central Florida Building Corporation Principal Jeffrey Wolff said the contract is worth an estimated $890,000 to provide interior buildout services at the site.
The project will total some 25,000 square feet of professional office space, Wolff said. Tim Majors of Kissimmee City Centre LLC, developers of the facility, awarded the contract.
Wolff said Central Florida Building Corporation also earned a contract to provide construction services for the Kissimmee Utilities Authority.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 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 nine facilities 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, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Central Florida Building Corporation Principal Jeffrey Wolff said the contract is worth an estimated $890,000 to provide interior buildout services at the site.
The project will total some 25,000 square feet of professional office space, Wolff said. Tim Majors of Kissimmee City Centre LLC, developers of the facility, awarded the contract.
Wolff said Central Florida Building Corporation also earned a contract to provide construction services for the Kissimmee Utilities Authority.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 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 nine facilities 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, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Melrose-Sovereign Companies Eye Growth as Community, Condominium Management Takes Center Stage
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The nation’s beleaguered housing industry has created growth opportunities for some specialty service companies, and Melrose-Sovereign Companies in Orlando ranks as one the most productive.
Melrose-Sovereign Companies formed four years ago from the merger of two entrepreneurial service companies that specialize in home owner and condominium association management.
Today, Melrose-Sovereign Companies manage properties for more than 170 developers, investors and owners from Fort Myers to Jacksonville, with more than 80 specialist employees who focus on personal attention and an eye for detail to keep both residential home owners and community developers happy.
Jack Hanson, LCAM, co-founder and partner at Melrose-Sovereign Companies said growth in a recessionary market isn’t easy but it isn’t a struggle either.
“From day one we have focused on old school values,” Hanson said. “Today we live in a homogenized, computerized world where individuals are often overlooked or perceived as numbered accounts. Try to get a human being at your bank or on the telephone and you’ll know what I mean, and it’s even worse if you try to talk to someone at the telephone company,” he laughed.
“We focused squarely on personal attention and attention to detail,” said Ellen Lumpkin, co-founder and partner. “When our residents call, they get through to a human being who is able to listen to their concerns and respond positively with action, not just words,” she said.
“Community developers and condominium developers dealing with the chaotic market find Melrose-Sovereign’s turnkey community management services the perfect answer.” Lumpkin said.
“Their business model is focused on development, building, and sales,” Lumpkin said “So community management has usually been considered a moral and legal obligation and a sideline that was supported by revenues from sales,” she said.
“When sales activities are disrupted, it’s exceedingly difficult for a development company to refocus its business model to staff their community management offices appropriately and to manage communities cost effectively,” she said.
Enter Melrose-Sovereign Companies. With offices statewide, Melrose-Sovereign community management specialists can respond quickly and locally to resident issues.
Hanson and Lumpkin developed a highly transparent chain of command with vast experience throughout, that is capable of responding to even the biggest issues from major construction, local codes, legal, environmental and planning considerations to the more common — and usually more pressing — home owner interests such as trash pickup, common area maintenance and building security.
“There is no magic trick to this,” Lumpkin said.
“What there is, is integrity. We do what we say we will do. We respond. We fix it. We’re an action company. We don’t do lip service,” she said.
Lumpkin and Hanson are already planning the company’s fifth anniversary in January, and Melrose-Sovereign recently opened a new office in Daytona Beach to serve Volusia and Flagler Counties.
“We are growing steadily through the housing recession and we project that we may emerge from this cycle as one of the leading community management companies in Florida,” Hanson said.
Melrose-Sovereign Companies formed four years ago from the merger of two entrepreneurial service companies that specialize in home owner and condominium association management.
Today, Melrose-Sovereign Companies manage properties for more than 170 developers, investors and owners from Fort Myers to Jacksonville, with more than 80 specialist employees who focus on personal attention and an eye for detail to keep both residential home owners and community developers happy.
Jack Hanson, LCAM, co-founder and partner at Melrose-Sovereign Companies said growth in a recessionary market isn’t easy but it isn’t a struggle either.
“From day one we have focused on old school values,” Hanson said. “Today we live in a homogenized, computerized world where individuals are often overlooked or perceived as numbered accounts. Try to get a human being at your bank or on the telephone and you’ll know what I mean, and it’s even worse if you try to talk to someone at the telephone company,” he laughed.
“We focused squarely on personal attention and attention to detail,” said Ellen Lumpkin, co-founder and partner. “When our residents call, they get through to a human being who is able to listen to their concerns and respond positively with action, not just words,” she said.
“Community developers and condominium developers dealing with the chaotic market find Melrose-Sovereign’s turnkey community management services the perfect answer.” Lumpkin said.
“Their business model is focused on development, building, and sales,” Lumpkin said “So community management has usually been considered a moral and legal obligation and a sideline that was supported by revenues from sales,” she said.
“When sales activities are disrupted, it’s exceedingly difficult for a development company to refocus its business model to staff their community management offices appropriately and to manage communities cost effectively,” she said.
Enter Melrose-Sovereign Companies. With offices statewide, Melrose-Sovereign community management specialists can respond quickly and locally to resident issues.
Hanson and Lumpkin developed a highly transparent chain of command with vast experience throughout, that is capable of responding to even the biggest issues from major construction, local codes, legal, environmental and planning considerations to the more common — and usually more pressing — home owner interests such as trash pickup, common area maintenance and building security.
“There is no magic trick to this,” Lumpkin said.
“What there is, is integrity. We do what we say we will do. We respond. We fix it. We’re an action company. We don’t do lip service,” she said.
Lumpkin and Hanson are already planning the company’s fifth anniversary in January, and Melrose-Sovereign recently opened a new office in Daytona Beach to serve Volusia and Flagler Counties.
“We are growing steadily through the housing recession and we project that we may emerge from this cycle as one of the leading community management companies in Florida,” Hanson said.
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