Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Emerson International Starts Development of 200,000 Square Foot Commercial Center at Eagle Creek

ORLANDO, Fla. - Emerson International, the Altamonte Springs based developer of Eagle Creek Golf Club, has started development of the Eagle Creek commercial center, a 200,000 square foot commercial and retail facility.

Construction is slated to begin at the Eagle Creek commercial center early next year, Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, reported.

Eagle Creek is located on Narcoossee Rd. just south of the 417 in southeast Orlando.

Winston James Business Park on Beville Road Completes New Lease Agreement

SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. --- Winston James Development, LLC reports it closed on a new long-term lease agreement at the Beville Road Business Park on Beville Road at SR 5A in South Daytona.

Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development, the developer and landlord of the property, said Cravings to Go, a local corporate catering company, is the new tenant.

Craving to Go leased 1,050 square feet of industrial space, Schwartz said.

Henin Signature Homes Starts Construction of New Ready-to-Move-In Luxury Home at Riviera Bella in DeBary

DEBARY, Fla. – Henin Signature Homes, a division of the Henin Group, has started construction of a new ready-to-move-in home at Riviera Bella, the luxury community the Henin Group is developing overlooking the St. Johns River in DeBary.

Jerome Henin, founder and president of Henin Group, said the two-story Maranello home, offers four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 2,244 square feet of living space priced at $210,000 with a two-car garage.

Henin Signature Homes presold two luxury homes in the Turino Designer Series within the last two weeks at prices ranging from the high $300,000s to $400,000.

Volusia County Law Firm Opens Satellite Office in Downtown DeLand’s MainStreet DeLand Center

DELAND – The Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra recently opened an office in Suite 213 of the MainStreet DeLand Center, 101 N. Woodland Blvd.

For nearly 30 years, the personal injury firm has represented thousands of injured individuals and their families, many of them from the West Volusia area, according to company President Allan L. Ziffra.

“We felt we could better serve our clients who live in Orange City, DeBary, Deltona and DeLand by having a local office,” he said.

The firm’s nine attorneys – who handle cases ranging from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security disability – now can work from the new DeLand office suite, as well as the company’s main office at 632 Dunlawton Ave. in Port Orange, and the Flagler County office at 389 Palm Coast Parkway in Palm Coast, Ziffra said.

For more information, or to schedule a meeting with an attorney, please call 386-788-7700 or visit www.rueziffra.com.

About Rue & Ziffra: Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for more than 25 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of nine attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange and Orange City. For more information, visit www.rueziffra.com.

Lennar Introduces Two New Model Town Homes at Thousand Oaks in Pasco County

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division has unveiled two new decorated model town homes priced from the $130s at Thousand Oaks, located south of S.R. 54 on Trinity Blvd. near New Port Richey in Pasco County.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the Siesta Key model offers two bedrooms and a den with two-and-a-half baths, and the St. Croix model offers three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.

Town homes at Thousand Oaks range in size from 1,371 square feet of living space to 1,650 square feet.

Lennar also offers Coach Homes at Thousand Oaks with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and one-car garages ranging from 1,971 square feet of living space to 2,023 square feet, priced from the $160s.

Visit www.Lennar.com or telephone toll-free 888-317-7489.

Orlando I.T. Consulting Firm Selected to Participate in State’s Economic Gardening Program

ORLANDO, Fla., – Progressive Systems Solutions Inc., a 20-year-old information technology consulting firm has been selected to receive free technical assistance through the state-funded GrowFL program.

Part of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute, GrowFL was created in 2009 by the Florida Legislature and is based at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. When selecting businesses for the program, the institute looks for ones that have the potential for success, according to Dr. Tom O’Neal, executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute.

“Progressive Systems Solutions was selected not only because it has shown potential, but because it offers such a wide range of services to a variety of clients throughout the world,” said Dr. O’Neal, who also is associate vice president for the University of Central Florida’s Office of Research and Commercialization.

O’Neal said GrowFL will support through a number of free services, including access to market research and technology, strategy analysis, CEO roundtables and forums, database research and website optimization.

According to founder Carolyn Jasiulewicz√, Progressive System Solutions’ 16 employees focus on providing help for small and mid-sized companies and organizations through a range of integrated systems including accounting and finance, project accounting, manufacturing, networking, internet security, programming, application training and ongoing customer support.

“One of the great benefits of being selected is having access to the resources that GrowFL provides, as well as the support given to our company,” Jasiulewicz√ said. “With the support and resources we are able to open doors that were once not an option, and we now understand parts of our market that we were unable to research before.”

About Progressive Systems Solutions Inc.:
PSS provides a full range of integrated solutions including accounting and finance, project accounting, manufacturing, networking, internet security, programming, application training and ongoing customer support. The company can work in conjunction with existing IT staff or provide complete IT services based on the client's requirements. PSS provides a wide range of support services to maximize accounting systems and extend those systems to collect information from a variety of vertical market solutions. The company also is a Microsoft Integrated Solutions Provider and currently has more than 100 products that add-on or enhance Dynamics SL and GP products. For details, visit www.progsys.net.

About the Florida Economic Gardening Institute:
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute was created by the 2009 Florida Legislature as the Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Program to stimulate investment in Florida’s economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state. Qualified companies must be engaged in the following sectors to receive no-cost technical assistance: Manufacturing; Finance & Insurance Services; Wholesale Trade; Information Industries; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Management Services; and, Administrative & Support Services. Additional information is available at www.GrowFL.com.

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Selected as Marketing Agents for 10,176 Square Foot Estate with Ultimate Man Cave

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has been selected as sales and marketing agents for a unique estate near Heathrow that features its own car collector’s garage.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said International Luxury Home Specialist Teresa Parker is representing the property, which offers a total over-all building area of more than 10,000 square feet.

The home offers four bedrooms, three baths and three half baths on a 1.2 acre home site with luxury finishes throughout, including Travertine flooring, three ornate fireplaces, eight foot solid doors, a chef’s kitchen with natural gas appliances and custom cabinetry, and a 1,080 square foot screen-enclosed outdoor living area with slate tile flooring, fire pit, two flat screen TVs, bar, and a complete kitchen.

But the focus of the luxury estate is its man-cave, a 2,400 square foot air conditioned garage with bar and movie theater. “The garage was built to house the seller’s car collection,” Soderstrom said.

The property is listed for $899,900.

To view a video visit http://youtu.be/9yOoKOxNDH4 and for more information about the property call Teresa Parker 407-497-5588 or email parkertjm@gmail.com

About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty:
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.

Innovation Research Engineering and Development appoints Michael Moser Chief Operating Officer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., --- Innovation Research Engineering and Development, Inc. (I-RED), which develops highly efficient vertical wind turbines for commercial applications, has appointed Michael Moser as its chief operating officer.

Mel Hall, chief executive officer and principal of I-RED, said Moser holds a Juris Doctor and a Finance degree from Loyola University in New Orleans.

Moser has more than 20 years of experience including 10 years overseeing project management in markets nationwide for ATT, T-Mobile USA, Clearwire and Verizon Wireless

I-RED’s proprietary vertical turbine design can function efficiently at substantially lower average wind speeds than are required by conventional propeller turbines. I-RED is currently installing its first residential wind turbine at a Platinum LEED home in New Smyrna Beach.

I-RED will be moving into its new location at The University of Central Florida Business Incubation facility at Daytona Beach International Airport July 27.

For more information contact:

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. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Industrial Leases totaling 9,449 square feet at Springview CommerCenter in DeBary and Airport Industrial Center in Orlando

DeBary, Fla. – Michael Heidrich, principal at NAI Realvest, recently negotiated a lease renewal for 6,449 square feet of industrial space at Springview CommerCenter in DeBary representing the landlord, Springview CommerCenter LLC based in Maitland. The tenant Artscape LLC renewed its lease at 290 Springview Commerce Drive in the center located off U.S. Hwy 17-92 and Highbanks Rd.

Heidrich also negotiated a new lease agreement for 3,000 square feet at Airport Industrial Center on Narcoossee Rd. in southeast Orlando on behalf of the Columbus, Ohio-based landlord Airport Investment Properties LLC and the new local tenant Plant It Earth, Inc.

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. 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.