Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Maximize Angel Investments to Showcase High-Powered Sponsors at Dave Berkus Seminar Nov. 9 at Grand Bohemian Hotel

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Maximize Angel Investments of Central Florida, Inc., which plans to invest millions of dollars in startup industries in Central Florida to increase jobs and stimulate the local economy, plans to showcase a core group of powerful sponsors at its Dave Berkus Seminar on Nov. 9 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in downtown Orlando.

Berkus, the California angel investments guru whose personal angel investments track record includes more than 70 successful investments and an internal rate of return that exceeds 97 percent, will present a two-hour lesson on angel investing for up to 100 participants expected at the seminar, said William De Temple, chief executive officer of Maximize Angel Investments.

Sponsors of the seminar will lend credence to the importance of De Temple’s effort. They include AP Capital Partners, Platinum Sponsor of the Seminar. AP Capital Partners funded ZeroChaos, an Orlando tech startup that recently sold for more than $200 million.

The Baker & Hostettler law firm, one of Central Florida’s largest, is the Seminar’s Gold Sponsor. Among Baker & Hostettler’s clients is AP Capital Partners.

Greenberg Traurig, another Orlando-area legal powerhouse, is the Seminar’s Bronze Sponsor. Among Greenberg Traurig‘s clients is the founder of ZeroChaos, Harold Mills.

“Dave Berkus is an informative, entertaining speaker who is widely recognized as an international leader in angel investment strategies and best practices,” De Temple said.

“Maximize Angel Investments has already recruited 30 angel investors who have pledged to invest $50,000 annually in local startup companies. The momentum is moving in our direction,” De Temple said.

For more information about the seminar, contact Maximize Angel Investments of Central Florida, Inc., at 407-674-1925 or visit www.maxangelinvestments.com.

Celebration Golf Management Sponsoring CPR Classes for Employees, Members

ORLANDO, Fla. – Celebration Golf Management will sponsor CPR / AED training by the American Lung Assn. for workers at the six clubs they manage.

Classes will be held at Stoneybrook West Golf Club in Winter Garden on Sept. 21 and at Celebration Golf Club in Osceola County Sept. 22.

Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, said participants will be certified for two years. Garrote said Celebration plans to sponsor CPR /AED training every fall.

“We are in the people business, and CPR /AED is a critical skill that can save people’s lives in an emergency,” Garrote said.

“Hopefully, we’ll never have the occasion to put the training to use, but we want to be prepared and we want to be ready if any of our members, guests or family have an emergency,” he said.

At Stoneybrook, classes will start at 1:30 p.m. and at Celebration Golf Club, 9 a.m.

Stirling Sotheby's International Realty Appointed Exclusive Marketing Agents for 36 Home Sites at Mission Inn near Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has been appointed exclusive sales and marketing agents for 36 luxury home sites at Mission Inn Resort and Residences, located on the Las Colinas Golf Course at the historic luxury resort in Howey-in-the-Hills near Orlando.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Mission Inn Resort and Residences includes 21 golf course villa home sites, eight club home sites, five duplex home sites and two estate home sites. Most of the home sites front on the Las Colinas Golf Course with a few overlooking conservation areas, Soderstrom said. See a brochure on the property at http://www.stirlingsir.com/eflyers/agents/marnold/mi.html.

Sales of individual home sites would total nearly $3 million, however, Stirling Sotheby’s is offering all 36 home sites at a discounted bulk price of $1.26 million or an average of $35,000 per home site.

“Mission Inn Resort and Residences is one of the most beautiful luxury residential resorts in Florida, with a history that goes back almost a century,” Soderstrom said.

Mission Inn is located minutes from the Florida Turnpike and U.S. 27, and features an internationally renowned resort with 200 luxury quest rooms and conference facilities, two championship golf courses, a world class spa, golf academy, tennis center, a marina and restaurants.

Mark Arnold of the Global Real Estate Advisors Group at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is handling the sale of the property.

To view a video of the property, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syg79odZRYw.

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, new home communities, commercial and investment properties, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates two performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.

Meritage Homes Acquires 24 Luxury Home Sites at Bella Vista in Longwood, Starts Construction of 4,657-Square Foot Model Home

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes recently acquired 24 luxury home sites at Bella Vista, a gated community of single-family homes located off Sand Lake Road in Longwood.

Brian Kittle, director of sales at Meritage Homes, said the homebuilder plans to build new four, five six, seven and eight-bedroom homes at Bella Vista that range in size from 3,082 square feet of living space to 4,960 square feet priced from the low $300s.

Meritage has started construction of the 4,657 square foot Austen model home at Bella Vista with six bedrooms, four baths and a three-car garage priced from $349,990.

Kittle said the Austen model home will open in October at Bella Vista and presales are already underway.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Industrial Lease for Indoor Baseball Training facility at Carter CommerCenter in Winter Garden

Maitland, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 1,875 square feet of industrial space in Suite 250 of the Carter CommerCenter, 902 Carter Rd. in Winter Garden off S.R. 50.

Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction on behalf of the landlord COP-Carter, LLC of Maitland and the tenant, Turf Athletics, LLC. The Winter Garden based indoor baseball training business leased the space for 26 months.

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.

Ride Green Scooters unveils the new RX 50-cc Gorilla Motor Works scooter

WINTER PARK, Fla. – Ride Green Scooters, located at 700 West Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, is the first and only Central Florida dealer to showcase the new Gorilla Motor Works RX 50-cc scooter, priced at $1,499 with a meaningful premium: it gets more than 100 miles per gallon and you just need a regular driver’s license to scoot the roadways.

Ron Schwartz, general manager of Ride Green Scooters, said the Gorilla Motor Works RX 50-cc scooter comes in red, blue, black and silver, with a powerful four-stroke engine that can top 40 miles per hour.

The 175 pound scooter has a load capacity of 330 pounds, Schwartz said.

“That more than enough for an average-sized person and a weeks worth of groceries,” Schwartz added.

“And at 100 plus miles per gallon, the Gorilla RX 50-cc can make the trip once a week for a year without even refilling the tank,” he said.