DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- ICI Homes plans to open its new Pimlico model home at Breakaway Trails located off Timber Creek Road and S.R. 40 in Ormond Beach on Dec. 19.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the Pimlico model home offers six bedrooms, five baths in 3,679 square feet of living space and is priced at $439,900.
The Pimlico model home at Breakaway Trails is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Messina said 50 home sites remain for sale at Breakaway Trails and new single-family homes there are priced from the mid-$200s.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Rachel Elias Wein to speak at University of Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Rachel Elias Wein, AIA, principal of WeinPlus Real Estate Advisory Services in St. Petersburg, has been invited to speak at the University of Florida on Jan. 20.
Wein will present a lecture to a class in the Univeristy of Florida’s Master of Architecture program on architecture licensing and administering a practice.
Wein, who earned a Bachelor Degree, Master of Architecture and Master of Business in Real Estate from the University of Florida serves on the advisory board of the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies. She is a member of Florida Blue Key and the University of Florida Hall of Fame.
Wein will present a lecture to a class in the Univeristy of Florida’s Master of Architecture program on architecture licensing and administering a practice.
Wein, who earned a Bachelor Degree, Master of Architecture and Master of Business in Real Estate from the University of Florida serves on the advisory board of the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies. She is a member of Florida Blue Key and the University of Florida Hall of Fame.
Celebration Golf Club Names Former Food Network Chef Christopher Robb Murray Executive Chef at Windmill Restaurant
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Celebration Golf Club in Celebration has appointed Christopher Robb Murray executive chef at Celebration Golf Club’s popular Windmill Restaurant.
Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, said Murray is a graduate of the famed Culinary Institute of America in New York and Penn State University.
Murray has more than 14 years of experience in New York and California restaurants, Garrote said, including four years as a production chef for the Food Network.
“Christopher Murray is an exceptionally talented chef who will add an innovative flair to the Windmill Restaurant,” Garrote said.
Murray also was formerly affiliated with Heathrow Country Club and RedTail golf Club in Lake County.
Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, said Murray is a graduate of the famed Culinary Institute of America in New York and Penn State University.
Murray has more than 14 years of experience in New York and California restaurants, Garrote said, including four years as a production chef for the Food Network.
“Christopher Murray is an exceptionally talented chef who will add an innovative flair to the Windmill Restaurant,” Garrote said.
Murray also was formerly affiliated with Heathrow Country Club and RedTail golf Club in Lake County.
Tolaris Realty Group Names Former NY Police Officer Peter Sileo an Associate
LAKE FOREST, Fla. --- Tolaris Realty Group, which sells luxury homes throughout Central Florida, recently appointed Peter Sileo a sales associate.
Rick Bavec, who heads Tolaris Realty Group, said Sileo is a former New York police officer who recently earned his Florida real estate license.
Rick Bavec, who heads Tolaris Realty Group, said Sileo is a former New York police officer who recently earned his Florida real estate license.
Emerson International negotiates new long term least at Major Plaza in Southwest Orlando
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. --- Emerson International, Inc. recently negotiated a new three-year lease agreement for 1,245 square feet at Major Plaza II, an office building located on Major Blvd. in Southwest Orlando off Kirkman Rd. near the I-Drive tourism corridor.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said Kenneth Koch, commercial portfolio director at Emerson International, negotiated the lease agreement.
Paulo Maia Business Consulting, Inc. is the new tenant.
About Emerson International
Emerson International is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said Kenneth Koch, commercial portfolio director at Emerson International, negotiated the lease agreement.
Paulo Maia Business Consulting, Inc. is the new tenant.
About Emerson International
Emerson International is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies.
Lennar Unveils EcoSmart Homes in Bid to Claim Crown for Energy Efficient Homes in Tampa Bay region
TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division is ready to rewrite the standards for energy efficient living – and claim the crown for energy efficient homes in the Tampa Bay region.
Mark Metheny, president of the homebuilder’s Central Florida Division, said Lennar’s new EcoSmart energy-efficient homes---available in all 18 Lennar communities in the Tampa Bay region---feature all-new engineering, design, construction and equipment standards to make easy living a lot more affordable.
“Lennar’s new EcoSmart homes offer eight major engineering, design, construction and equipment features that exceed building codes and give us the most energy-efficient homes by any major home builder in Florida,” Metheny said.
Lennar’s new EcoSmart homes offer such features as the new Lennox 15-SEER high-efficiency HVAC system designed for Florida’s climate; Energy Star-rated GE Appliances, the new GE GeoSpring Hybrid Water Heater, and the LP TechShield Heat Barrier that prevents 97 percent of the sun’s heat from entering the attic.
All new homes Lennar builds in the Tampa Bay region will feature the RESNET Home Energy Ratings System (HERS) Index.
“Our HERS Index ratings compare our energy efficiency to a typical existing home in the region as determined by the U.S. Department of Energy,” Metheny said.
“As one of the nation’s leading home builders, we always look for ways to improve the energy efficiency and environmental safety and security of the homes we build,” Metheny said.
Mark Metheny, president of the homebuilder’s Central Florida Division, said Lennar’s new EcoSmart energy-efficient homes---available in all 18 Lennar communities in the Tampa Bay region---feature all-new engineering, design, construction and equipment standards to make easy living a lot more affordable.
“Lennar’s new EcoSmart homes offer eight major engineering, design, construction and equipment features that exceed building codes and give us the most energy-efficient homes by any major home builder in Florida,” Metheny said.
Lennar’s new EcoSmart homes offer such features as the new Lennox 15-SEER high-efficiency HVAC system designed for Florida’s climate; Energy Star-rated GE Appliances, the new GE GeoSpring Hybrid Water Heater, and the LP TechShield Heat Barrier that prevents 97 percent of the sun’s heat from entering the attic.
All new homes Lennar builds in the Tampa Bay region will feature the RESNET Home Energy Ratings System (HERS) Index.
“Our HERS Index ratings compare our energy efficiency to a typical existing home in the region as determined by the U.S. Department of Energy,” Metheny said.
“As one of the nation’s leading home builders, we always look for ways to improve the energy efficiency and environmental safety and security of the homes we build,” Metheny said.
Lennar to Open New 4,054 Square Foot Himalayan Model Home with Seven Bedrooms at Ayersworth Glen in Southshore
TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division will open its 4,054 square foot, seven-bedroom Himalayan model home in December at Ayersworth Glen, located off U.S. 301 near Big Bend Road in Southshore.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the new two-story model home offers seven bedrooms, four baths and a three-car garage priced from the $280s.
Lennar plans to build as many as 180 new single-family homes at Ayersworth Glen priced from the $150s on 60-foot and 70-foot home sites.
New homes at Ayersworth Glen range from 2,267 square feet of living space with four bedrooms to the six-bedroom, 4,259 square foot Brandywine model.
Ayersworth Glen features a community center and clubhouse with a swimming pool, fitness center, picnic area, basketball court, park, playground, sport court, and tot lot.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the new two-story model home offers seven bedrooms, four baths and a three-car garage priced from the $280s.
Lennar plans to build as many as 180 new single-family homes at Ayersworth Glen priced from the $150s on 60-foot and 70-foot home sites.
New homes at Ayersworth Glen range from 2,267 square feet of living space with four bedrooms to the six-bedroom, 4,259 square foot Brandywine model.
Ayersworth Glen features a community center and clubhouse with a swimming pool, fitness center, picnic area, basketball court, park, playground, sport court, and tot lot.
Beazer Homes offers home buyers incentives worth up to $20,000 at Woodland Lakes Preserve in East Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Beazer Homes is offering incentives valued at up to $20,000 on the purchase of new single-family homes priced from the low $200s at Woodland Lakes Preserve, located on Balsam Willow Trail off Curry Ford Road just south of Alafaya Trail in east Orlando.
Theresa Tilton, vice president of sales for Beazer Homes in the Orlando region, said the incentives are good on new homes sold through Dec. 31.
Buyers can use their incentives for free design upgrades, homesite premium discounts or closing costs, Tilton said.
Beazer Homes is building 151 three, four and five-bedroom single-family homes at Woodland Lakes Preserve.
Theresa Tilton, vice president of sales for Beazer Homes in the Orlando region, said the incentives are good on new homes sold through Dec. 31.
Buyers can use their incentives for free design upgrades, homesite premium discounts or closing costs, Tilton said.
Beazer Homes is building 151 three, four and five-bedroom single-family homes at Woodland Lakes Preserve.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Named Exclusive Agents for $1.6 Million Lakefront Estate Southwest of Disney
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty was recently named exclusive sales and marketing agents for a unique two acre estate overlooking Lake Juliana southwest of Disney, priced at $1,599,000.
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said the estate located at 500 Lake Juliana Drive, Auburndale, Fla., includes a 6,400 square foot luxury home with five bedrooms, six full baths and two half baths.
The property will likely draw plenty of interest in the international market, said Soderstrom.
Associate Chris Wilson is the Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Luxury Homes Specialist representing the property, which boasts a two acre park-like site with white sandy beach on spring-fed Lake Juliana.
“This is truly a world class estate property,” Wilson said. “The design and construction of the home are of the highest quality and the setting is unique in Florida,” he said.
Wilson said the property’s unique features will sell themselves on the international market.
“International home buyers are particular about quality design and construction, but they also look for features that make an estate property unique — they are affluent enough to afford a home anywhere in the world,” Soderstrom said.
World class luxury homes tend to focus on one of two principal qualities, Soderstrom said.
“Luxury homes serve as either a showcase to demonstrate the affluence of the owner or as a resource for a luxury lifestyle,” Soderstrom said. “For a showcase home, the entrance is the visual focal point. With a lifestyle home, the visual focus is often directed outward from the home. What makes the Lake Juliana estate unique is that it’s mix of both. The site was chosen with astronomical precision to provide magnificent Florida sunsets from the grand verandah year round,” he said.
With a state-of-the-art kitchen that features commercial grade appliances, granite counters and an abundance of pantry and cabinet space, hardwood floors throughout and unmistakable quality in the millwork, hardwood flooring and layout, the property was designed for elegant living.
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.
Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said the estate located at 500 Lake Juliana Drive, Auburndale, Fla., includes a 6,400 square foot luxury home with five bedrooms, six full baths and two half baths.
The property will likely draw plenty of interest in the international market, said Soderstrom.
Associate Chris Wilson is the Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Luxury Homes Specialist representing the property, which boasts a two acre park-like site with white sandy beach on spring-fed Lake Juliana.
“This is truly a world class estate property,” Wilson said. “The design and construction of the home are of the highest quality and the setting is unique in Florida,” he said.
Wilson said the property’s unique features will sell themselves on the international market.
“International home buyers are particular about quality design and construction, but they also look for features that make an estate property unique — they are affluent enough to afford a home anywhere in the world,” Soderstrom said.
World class luxury homes tend to focus on one of two principal qualities, Soderstrom said.
“Luxury homes serve as either a showcase to demonstrate the affluence of the owner or as a resource for a luxury lifestyle,” Soderstrom said. “For a showcase home, the entrance is the visual focal point. With a lifestyle home, the visual focus is often directed outward from the home. What makes the Lake Juliana estate unique is that it’s mix of both. The site was chosen with astronomical precision to provide magnificent Florida sunsets from the grand verandah year round,” he said.
With a state-of-the-art kitchen that features commercial grade appliances, granite counters and an abundance of pantry and cabinet space, hardwood floors throughout and unmistakable quality in the millwork, hardwood flooring and layout, the property was designed for elegant living.
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.
Mattamy Homes US Group Names New Home Counselors in the Orlando Region
WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes US Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, recently appointed Patricia Castillo New Home Counselor and Jerry Rullo Lead New Home Counselor in its Orlando Division.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes US Group, said Castillo has 15 years of experience in residential real estate sales and she was formerly a sales associate for Park Square Homes. Castillo will be assisting new home buyers at The Enclave at Lake Jean, Mattamy’s single family community located off University Blvd. and Goldenrod Rd. in east Orlando.
At the same time Parker said Rullo joined the firm as lead new home counselor at the homebuilder’s townhome community, Tuscany Place, located on Millennia Blvd. near the Millennia Mall. Rullo, who was formerly an associate at Park Square Homes has more than eight years of residential real estate sales experience and holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Rutgers University.
About Mattamy Homes:
Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, FL with divisions in Orlando, FL; Jacksonville, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Minneapolis, MN; and Charlotte, NC. 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.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes US Group, said Castillo has 15 years of experience in residential real estate sales and she was formerly a sales associate for Park Square Homes. Castillo will be assisting new home buyers at The Enclave at Lake Jean, Mattamy’s single family community located off University Blvd. and Goldenrod Rd. in east Orlando.
At the same time Parker said Rullo joined the firm as lead new home counselor at the homebuilder’s townhome community, Tuscany Place, located on Millennia Blvd. near the Millennia Mall. Rullo, who was formerly an associate at Park Square Homes has more than eight years of residential real estate sales experience and holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Rutgers University.
About Mattamy Homes:
Mattamy Homes, www.mattamyhomes.com, expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, FL with divisions in Orlando, FL; Jacksonville, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Minneapolis, MN; and Charlotte, NC. 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.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Selected to Market 6,000 Square Foot Professional Office Building in Inverness, Florida
Inverness, Fla. / Orlando, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, based in Orlando, has been named exclusive sales and marketing agents for Building “B” in the Inback Office Park at 2231 S.R. 44 West in Inverness, totaling 6,000 square feet of office space.
The newest professional office building in Inverness includes four office units of 1,500 square feet each. Half the building--two combined units with 3,000 square feet---is already leased to a national tenant, said Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty. “A purchase of the combined unit would be ideal for an investor,” he said.
Two units with 1,500 square feet each are currently unoccupied and can also be acquired singularly. “These units would be particularly attractive to a professional user-investor,” said Soderstrom.
Stirling Sotheby’s associates, Mark Arnold and Linnette Sanzalone, who are representing the property, said the entire building is listed for sale at $980,000.
“Inverness is the Citrus County seat and the In-Back Office Park is located within two miles of the courthouse downtown and the Citrus Memorial Hospital, so office space here is particularly appealing to attorneys, doctors and health care enterprises,” Arnold said.
The newest professional office building in Inverness includes four office units of 1,500 square feet each. Half the building--two combined units with 3,000 square feet---is already leased to a national tenant, said Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty. “A purchase of the combined unit would be ideal for an investor,” he said.
Two units with 1,500 square feet each are currently unoccupied and can also be acquired singularly. “These units would be particularly attractive to a professional user-investor,” said Soderstrom.
Stirling Sotheby’s associates, Mark Arnold and Linnette Sanzalone, who are representing the property, said the entire building is listed for sale at $980,000.
“Inverness is the Citrus County seat and the In-Back Office Park is located within two miles of the courthouse downtown and the Citrus Memorial Hospital, so office space here is particularly appealing to attorneys, doctors and health care enterprises,” Arnold said.
Lennar Homes Offers Holiday Incentives: Five Percent Commission to Realtors / Zero Closing Costs, Below Market Interest to Home Buyers
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lennar Homes is offering Realtors in the Orlando region a Christmas bonus: a five percent commission on new homes that sell and close by Dec. 31.
The offer is good on new homes in 13 communities in the Orlando region, which includes Lennar communities in Orlando, Kissimmee, Davenport, Clermont, Mount Dora, Winter Garden, Sanford and Viera near Melbourne.
Lennar is also offering home buyers huge pricing discounts of up to $18,000 with zero closing costs and below market financing on select new homes sold and closed by Dec. 31 in 13 Lennar communities in Orlando, Sanford, Winter Garden, Clermont, Davenport, Mount Dora, Kissimmee and Viera in Brevard County.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said qualified buyers may opt for zero closing costs or a fixed interest rate of 3.75 percent (4.625% APR) when using Lennar’s preferred lender Universal American Mortgage Company.
Metheny said the offer includes new maintenance free town homes and villas, single-family homes and Lennar’s popular active adult communities and vacation homes.
Pricing discounts range from $5,000 on select vacation homes at Paradise Palms in Kissimmee to $22,000 for a four-bedroom, three-bath single-family home with a three-car garage at Lennar’s Stoneybrook Hills in Mount Dora.
Metheny said each new home comes with Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” package of upgrades, energy-saving appliances and extras.
“We’ve reduced pricing, we’ve lowered mortgage interest rates and we’ve included absolutely everything to make these homes the best values to be found in the Central Florida region,” Metheny said.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
The offer is good on new homes in 13 communities in the Orlando region, which includes Lennar communities in Orlando, Kissimmee, Davenport, Clermont, Mount Dora, Winter Garden, Sanford and Viera near Melbourne.
Lennar is also offering home buyers huge pricing discounts of up to $18,000 with zero closing costs and below market financing on select new homes sold and closed by Dec. 31 in 13 Lennar communities in Orlando, Sanford, Winter Garden, Clermont, Davenport, Mount Dora, Kissimmee and Viera in Brevard County.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said qualified buyers may opt for zero closing costs or a fixed interest rate of 3.75 percent (4.625% APR) when using Lennar’s preferred lender Universal American Mortgage Company.
Metheny said the offer includes new maintenance free town homes and villas, single-family homes and Lennar’s popular active adult communities and vacation homes.
Pricing discounts range from $5,000 on select vacation homes at Paradise Palms in Kissimmee to $22,000 for a four-bedroom, three-bath single-family home with a three-car garage at Lennar’s Stoneybrook Hills in Mount Dora.
Metheny said each new home comes with Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” package of upgrades, energy-saving appliances and extras.
“We’ve reduced pricing, we’ve lowered mortgage interest rates and we’ve included absolutely everything to make these homes the best values to be found in the Central Florida region,” Metheny said.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
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