Monday, July 11, 2011

NAI Realvest Negotiates $590,000 Sale of Longwood Industrial Building

MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated the $590,000 sale price for a 7,840 square foot industrial building on a 0.75 acre site at 910 Waterway Place in the Big Tree Crossing Industrial Park off C.R. 427 in Longwood.

Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, who negotiated the sale of the 15-year- old building, represented the landlord Cambay Corporation of Longwood. The buyer, Metal Essence, Inc. who relocated from Altamonte Springs, was represented by Becky Courson Real Estate Broker.

The sale included approximately 1,300 square feet of office space in the building and 15 paved parking spaces.

About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, with offices 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 through NAI Global, an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their 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.

Lennar Completes Amenity Center, 2 New Models Opening at Treviso Townhome Community in Sanford

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division recently started sales at its newest community, Treviso Townhomes, in Sanford off Airport Blvd. and Sanford Ave., within walking distance of the Orlando Sanford International Airport.

David Parker, director of sales and marketing for Lennar in the Orlando region, said the homebuilder recently completed the community’s swimming pool and cabana and two new models are nearing completion, slated for opening this month.

Parker said the St. Croix model townhome features three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 1,371 square feet of living space and the Siesta Key model townhome is a two-bedroom with a spacious den and two-and-a-half baths in 1,564 square feet.

Lennar is building 200 new two and three-bedroom townhomes at Treviso that range in size from 1,371 square feet of living space to 1,564 square feet and all have two-and-a-half baths.

New townhomes at Treviso are priced from the low $100s.

Visit www.Lennar.com.

Ryland Homes to Host Grand Opening Aug 13 to Showcase New Marco Model Home at Ashton Oaks in Wesley Chapel

TAMPA, Fla. – Ryland Homes will host a grand opening Saturday, Aug. 13 to showcase its new Marco model home at Ashton Oaks, located off SR 54 in Wesley Chapel.

Tony Crimi, vice president of sales and marketing for Ryland Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the Marco model home offers three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 1,908 square feet of living space and two-car garage.

The Marco model home is designed to accommodate a bonus room, Crimi added.

Ryland Homes plans to build 70 new three, four and five bedroom single-family homes at Ashton Oaks priced from the low $l00s and ranging in size from 1,274 square feet of living space to 2,259 square feet.

For more information please go to www.ryland.com/tampa.

About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 17 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.”

UCF Business Incubator in St. Cloud to host “Lunch and Learn” Seminar on Special Media Marketing for Business Enterprises

ST. CLOUD, Fla., – The University of Central Florida Business Incubator in St. Cloud will host a ‘Lunch and Learn’ seminar Thursday, Aug. 4, titled, Social Media Tips and Techniques: Understanding, Learning and Connecting.

Jim Bowie, site manager for the UCF Business Incubation Program in St. Cloud, said Charlene Shelton, an international expert on business and social media, will headline the event, which starts at 11:30 a.m. and includes lunch.

Bowie said the Lunch and Learn seminar will be held at UCF Business Incubator facilities in St. Cloud on Budinger Ave. “Shelton’s presentation will help businesses learn the basics of social media, how to profit from social media marketing, generate relationships and drive new business,” Bowie explained.

The Lunch and Learn seminar is free to UCF Business Incubation Program client companies and admission -- $10 for members of Orlando, Inc. and $20 for all others -- includes lunch.

To reserve a seat at the luncheon, email or phone Client Administrator Jessica Filter at 407-498-0432.

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.

Ryland Homes to Open Model Park with New Single Family Model Homes July 30 at Brickhope Plantation in Goose Creek

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Ryland Homes plans to unveil its new model park Saturday, July 30 at Brickhope Plantation, located on Stone Crop Drive in Goose Creek.

Don McDonough, division president for Ryland Homes in the Charleston region, said Ryland Homes will host a grand opening celebration to showcase three fully furnished and decorated model homes from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 30 and refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public.

Ryland Homes plans to showcase its new Belhaven model home with three bedrooms and two baths in 1,408 square feet of living space with a two-car garage priced from $147,000.

The Landrum model home offers four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 2,625 square feet of living space and a two-car garage priced from $180,000.

The Barrett model home offers three bedrooms and two baths in 2,191 square feet of living space and a two-car garage priced from $188,000.

Altogether, Ryland Homes plans to build 580 new three, four and five bedroom single family homes at Brickhope Plantation that range in size from 1,295 square feet of living space to 3,398 square feet, priced from the mid-$140s.

Brickhope Plantation features a spacious pool, fitness center, two recreation centers, ball fields, kids play area and a community clubhouse.

Ryland Homes currently builds single family and townhomes priced from the $120s in 10 communities throughout the Charleston-Myrtle Beach region.

About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation's largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The Company currently operates in 17 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RYL."

Oviedo-Winter Springs Chamber name Paul P. Partyka, NAI Realvest, Best in Commercial Real Estate

MAITLAND, Fla. – Members of the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce recently named Paul P. Partyka, the area’s best commercial Realtor and NAI Realvest in Maitland the area’s best commercial property company.

The 2011 Fan Favorites Ovation, an annual poll of Oviedo-Winter Springs Chamber of Commerce members sponsored by the biweekly Seminole Voice newspaper, cited Partyka and NAI Realvest as the best in the commercial real estate arena.

Partyka, past president of the Oviedo-Winter Springs Chamber of Commerce and the former mayor of Winter Springs, is managing partner at NAI Realvest.

Partyka will moderate a chamber business roundtable conference Tuesday July 19 on commercial development in Oviedo-Winter Springs that features speakers John Jones of Land Design Innovations; Bryan Cobb, development services director at the City of Oviedo; and Randy Stevenson, community development director at the City of Winter Springs.

The breakfast conference, sponsored by NAI Realvest, is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the chamber training room at the UCF Business Incubator in Winter Springs.

About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, 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 through NAI Global, an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built their 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.

Lennar Offers Zero down, Zero closing on New Homes with Options, Upgrades and Savings up to $61,000

ORLANDO, Fla. --- The Central Florida division of Lennar has reduced pricing by as much as $61,000 on select new ready-to-move-in single-family homes, townhomes, active adult and vacation homes in its 17 Orlando area communities and coupled the rock-bottom pricing with zero closing costs, zero down payments and record low interest rates.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the combined offer is good on select ready-to-move-in homes that include popular options and upgrades throughout Orlando, Clermont, Mount Dora, Sanford and the Space Coast, but the home must be purchased before July 31 and closed on by Aug. 31.

“I think we’ve created the most compelling offer in the home building industry today,” Metheny said. “We’ve tried to create the very best market for a new home that is possible. I don’t think anyone in the region can beat us,” he said.

Prices for new townhomes, single-family homes, active adult homes and vacation homes range from a low of $109,990 at Treviso, a new town home community in Sanford, to $131,990 at Stoneybrook Hills, a new residential community in Mount Dora, to $122,990 at Heritage Isle, the award-winning active adult community at Viera in Brevard County.

“We’re at the height of the summer selling season and we’ve pulled out the stops to create the very best environment for buying a new home that most of us will ever see again in our lifetimes,” Metheny said.

Visit www.Lennar.com.

Ryland Homes to Unveil New Model Home July 23 at Jasmine Gate at Bolton’s Landing

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Ryland Homes plans to unveil a new single-family model home on Saturday, July 23 at Jasmine Gate at Bolton’s Landing on Nautical Chart Drive in the West Ashley area.

Don McDonough, division president for Ryland Homes in the Charleston region, said the Beaufort model home offers three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 2,366 square feet of living space with a two-car garage priced from the $220s.

The Beaufort model home also features a one level kitchen island, upper and lower porches, and a tankless hot water heater. A grand opening celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 23 and the public is invited. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

Ryland Homes has 14 home sites remaining at Jasmine Gate at Bolton’s Landing for new three, four and five bedroom single family homes that range in size from 1,840 square feet of living space to 2,964 square feet priced from $206,000 to $247,000.

Ryland Homes currently builds single family and townhomes priced from the $120s in 10 communities throughout the Charleston-Myrtle Beach region.

About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation's largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The Company currently operates in 17 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RYL."