DeBary, Fla. --- Riviera Bella, the luxury community Henin Group is developing on the St. Johns River in DeBary, recently unveiled a new four bedroom floor plan for a luxury home with a private courtyard and three-car garage.
Jerome Henin, founder and president of the Henin Group, said the two-story Antiqua comes in two versions.
“One is a four bedroom luxury home with two-and-a-half baths in 2,881 square feet of living space, a private courtyard and a three car garage with room for a boat,” Henin said.
The second version features five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths in 3,681 square feet with a private courtyard and three car garage.
New luxury homes at Riviera Bella are priced from under $200,000 and feature river access.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Dicapta forms partnership with Smith-Kettlewell Video Description Research and Development Center
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. --- Dicapta who specializes in producing Spanish-language captioning and description for a wide array of prominent Latino and Spanish-language networks, has formed a partnership with the Smith-Kettlewell Video Description Research and Development Center (VDRDC).
Maria Diaz, chief executive officer of Dicapta, said the VDRDC helps to develop innovative technologies to make online video more accessible to blind and visually-impaired students and consumers.
Diaz said she will be the liaison for the Dicapta partnership with the Smith-Kettlewell VDRDC and will provide consultation on software design to ensure its appropriateness for Spanish-language speakers. She will also help the center connect with mainstream producers of web-based Spanish-language educational video content.
“The VDRDC has organized a large group of partners and stakeholders into the Description Leadership Network, which serves as the leading resource for advanced video annotation methods for educational media,” Diaz said.
Dicapta is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at 1511 E. S.R. 434 in Winter Springs.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 125 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output 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. The UCFBIP will open its 10th incubator in Apopka in Spring 2012. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Maria Diaz, chief executive officer of Dicapta, said the VDRDC helps to develop innovative technologies to make online video more accessible to blind and visually-impaired students and consumers.
Diaz said she will be the liaison for the Dicapta partnership with the Smith-Kettlewell VDRDC and will provide consultation on software design to ensure its appropriateness for Spanish-language speakers. She will also help the center connect with mainstream producers of web-based Spanish-language educational video content.
“The VDRDC has organized a large group of partners and stakeholders into the Description Leadership Network, which serves as the leading resource for advanced video annotation methods for educational media,” Diaz said.
Dicapta is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at 1511 E. S.R. 434 in Winter Springs.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 125 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output 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. The UCFBIP will open its 10th incubator in Apopka in Spring 2012. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Integrity Home Loan of Central Florida, Inc. projects big growth in 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. – Integrity Home Loan of Central Florida, Inc., which has six Florida locations and plans to open two more in the Orlando region within the next 60 days, projects its residential mortgage business will grow by more than 15 percent this year.
Matthew Malloy, president of Integrity Home Loan, said the firm projects it will close on 2,300 residential mortgages this year valued at more than $460 million.
Malloy said Integrity Home Loan closed on 1,924 residential mortgage loans that totaled $384 million last year. In 2010, the firm closed on 1,771 loans that totaled $326 million.
Integrity Home Loan currently has branch locations in Coral Springs, Jacksonville, Lake Mary, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach. An official grand opening of the downtown Orlando branch will be the end of March.
Matthew Malloy, president of Integrity Home Loan, said the firm projects it will close on 2,300 residential mortgages this year valued at more than $460 million.
Malloy said Integrity Home Loan closed on 1,924 residential mortgage loans that totaled $384 million last year. In 2010, the firm closed on 1,771 loans that totaled $326 million.
Integrity Home Loan currently has branch locations in Coral Springs, Jacksonville, Lake Mary, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach. An official grand opening of the downtown Orlando branch will be the end of March.
ICI Homes Names Jason Crenshaw Sales Associate at Tidewater in North Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- ICI Homes, which ranks as one of the largest and most active luxury home builders and luxury community developers in the U.S., has appointed Jason Crenshaw a new luxury homes sales associate in the Jacksonville region.
Don Wilford, north Florida division president for ICI Homes said Crenshaw has 12 years of experience in the sales and marketing of residential real estate in northeast Florida and was most recently a sales executive with another national homebuilder in the Jacksonville region.
Crenshaw, a resident of Camden County in southeast Georgia, will be working out of ICI’s community of Tidewater in North Jacksonville.
He is a certified new home sales specialist (CSP) and member of the Northeast Florida Builders Assn. (NEFBA).
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.
Don Wilford, north Florida division president for ICI Homes said Crenshaw has 12 years of experience in the sales and marketing of residential real estate in northeast Florida and was most recently a sales executive with another national homebuilder in the Jacksonville region.
Crenshaw, a resident of Camden County in southeast Georgia, will be working out of ICI’s community of Tidewater in North Jacksonville.
He is a certified new home sales specialist (CSP) and member of the Northeast Florida Builders Assn. (NEFBA).
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.
ICI Homes to Unveil Showcase Model Home, Three Spectacular Model Homes during Volusia Parade of Homes Starting March 17
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- ICI Homes plans to unveil the Showcase Model Home and three spectacular model homes during the Volusia Parade of Homes, which starts Saturday, March 17.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the Valverde model home at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach ranks as one of the most spectacular customized homes ICI Homes has ever designed.
“The Parade Showcase Home is really something special,” Messina said. “It’s our chance to really show off our customization skills and technology and create the ultimate lifestyle,” she said.
The Valverde will feature four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 3,165 square feet of living space along with a grand foyer and gallery, a huge kitchen that’s designed and equipped for entertaining, a spacious great room, and a special master suite with many designer touches,” Messina said.
The Valverde will also feature eFACTOR standards which is ICI’s Energy Wise Program.
ICI Homes is also unveiling the two-story Pimlico luxury model home at Breakaway Trails, a gated luxury community located at 31 River Chase Way in Ormond Beach. The six-bedroom, five-bath model home offers 3,679 square feet of living space priced from $443,400.
At Chelsea Place, 201 Chelsea Place Ave. in Ormond Beach, ICI Homes is readying the Escambia model home, a two-story luxury home priced from $249,400 that offers four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. The Escambia features a front porch, a foyer leading to an enormous great room that overlooks the backyard, a formal dining room, media area, a front breakfast room, a downstairs owner’s suite with a walk-in closet and an open loft, study, or library room upstairs.
ICI Homes also plans to unveil its Hillsborough luxury model home at Waters Edge in Port Orange. The four-bedroom Hillsborough model home offers three-and-a-half baths priced from $244,500.
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.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the Valverde model home at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach ranks as one of the most spectacular customized homes ICI Homes has ever designed.
“The Parade Showcase Home is really something special,” Messina said. “It’s our chance to really show off our customization skills and technology and create the ultimate lifestyle,” she said.
The Valverde will feature four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 3,165 square feet of living space along with a grand foyer and gallery, a huge kitchen that’s designed and equipped for entertaining, a spacious great room, and a special master suite with many designer touches,” Messina said.
The Valverde will also feature eFACTOR standards which is ICI’s Energy Wise Program.
ICI Homes is also unveiling the two-story Pimlico luxury model home at Breakaway Trails, a gated luxury community located at 31 River Chase Way in Ormond Beach. The six-bedroom, five-bath model home offers 3,679 square feet of living space priced from $443,400.
At Chelsea Place, 201 Chelsea Place Ave. in Ormond Beach, ICI Homes is readying the Escambia model home, a two-story luxury home priced from $249,400 that offers four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. The Escambia features a front porch, a foyer leading to an enormous great room that overlooks the backyard, a formal dining room, media area, a front breakfast room, a downstairs owner’s suite with a walk-in closet and an open loft, study, or library room upstairs.
ICI Homes also plans to unveil its Hillsborough luxury model home at Waters Edge in Port Orange. The four-bedroom Hillsborough model home offers three-and-a-half baths priced from $244,500.
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.
NAI REALVEST A MAJOR WINNER AT ANNUAL NAIOP AWARDS
MAITLAND, Fla. --- NAI Realvest was a major winner at the recent annual awards program of the Central Florida chapter of NAIOP, including a clean sweep of awards for the area’s top land brokers.
NAI Realvest Associate Chris Butera took first place as the region’s top land broker. Principals Matt Cichocki and Kevin O’Connor shared second place and Managing Director Paul Partyka earned a third place award in the same category.
Cichocki and O’Connor also shared a third place award as the region’s top retail brokers for 2011.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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. 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.
NAI Realvest Associate Chris Butera took first place as the region’s top land broker. Principals Matt Cichocki and Kevin O’Connor shared second place and Managing Director Paul Partyka earned a third place award in the same category.
Cichocki and O’Connor also shared a third place award as the region’s top retail brokers for 2011.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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. 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.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra at Nocatee to Host Chili Cook-Off Social March 24
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. --- Del Webb Ponte Vedra at Nocatee will host its annual chili cook-off and social on Saturday, March 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to give residents and prospective home buyers a chance to meet, mingle and enjoy some of the best chili Northeast Florida has to offer.
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Del Webb in the North Florida region, said the event is free and open to the public.
“We’ll have music, plenty of beverages, lots of chili and some of the best people you’ll ever get to know as friends and neighbors,” Strickler said.
Strickler said participants will be asked to vote on their favorite chili style.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra recently opened its Central Park near the Anastasia Club, one of the largest community centers in any active adult community in Florida, and Strickler said the community looks forward to showcasing its amenities and residents.
The $14 million Anastasia Club in Del Webb Ponte Vedra includes a grand ballroom, social café, fitness center and techno-gym equipment, movement studio, indoor spa, steam and sauna room, indoor and outdoor pools, outside tennis courts, and pickleball and bocce ball courts. Residents also enjoy their very own Central Park, where they can actively garden or enjoy an outdoor concert in the amphitheater.
The master plan of Nocatee features a splash water park, fitness center and planned activities for residents and families.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra at Nocatee is located at 124 Del Webb Parkway, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081.
About Del Webb
Del Webb, the pioneer of active adult retirement communities, is America’s leading builder of developments for people ages 55+. Since 1960, Del Webb has redefined retirement and retirement living by meeting the housing and lifestyle needs of the active Baby Boomer. Del Webb’s amenities and program offerings provide residents an engaging environment, which fulfills their creative, social, physical fitness and intellectual needs as they journey into the next chapter in their lives – whether it means retirement or still working. Del Webb has grown to more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 20 states. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com. To learn more about how to plan a smart future, check out financial tools at delwebb.com/value.
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Del Webb in the North Florida region, said the event is free and open to the public.
“We’ll have music, plenty of beverages, lots of chili and some of the best people you’ll ever get to know as friends and neighbors,” Strickler said.
Strickler said participants will be asked to vote on their favorite chili style.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra recently opened its Central Park near the Anastasia Club, one of the largest community centers in any active adult community in Florida, and Strickler said the community looks forward to showcasing its amenities and residents.
The $14 million Anastasia Club in Del Webb Ponte Vedra includes a grand ballroom, social café, fitness center and techno-gym equipment, movement studio, indoor spa, steam and sauna room, indoor and outdoor pools, outside tennis courts, and pickleball and bocce ball courts. Residents also enjoy their very own Central Park, where they can actively garden or enjoy an outdoor concert in the amphitheater.
The master plan of Nocatee features a splash water park, fitness center and planned activities for residents and families.
Del Webb Ponte Vedra at Nocatee is located at 124 Del Webb Parkway, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081.
About Del Webb
Del Webb, the pioneer of active adult retirement communities, is America’s leading builder of developments for people ages 55+. Since 1960, Del Webb has redefined retirement and retirement living by meeting the housing and lifestyle needs of the active Baby Boomer. Del Webb’s amenities and program offerings provide residents an engaging environment, which fulfills their creative, social, physical fitness and intellectual needs as they journey into the next chapter in their lives – whether it means retirement or still working. Del Webb has grown to more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 20 states. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com. To learn more about how to plan a smart future, check out financial tools at delwebb.com/value.
NAI Realvest Earns CoStar Power Broker Awards for 2011 – Named A Top Sales firm and A Top Leasing Firm in Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently earned CoStar Power Broker awards as one of Central Florida’s Top Commercial Sales firm and Leasing firm for 2011.
Paul P. Partyka, principal and managing partner at NAI Realvest, said the CoStar Power Broker awards were based on overall transaction volume for 2011 measured against all the commercial real estate brokerage firms active in the Central Florida region.
Partyka said NAI Realvest principals and associates negotiated more than 200 commercial property lease and sales transactions in 2011 valued at $118,675,570, principally in Orange, Seminole, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Osceola and Polk Counties.
In addition NAI Realvest Senior Associate Mary Frances West was named a Top Office Leasing Broker and Principal Michael Heidrich was named a Top Industrial Leasing Broker.
“The CoStar Group is the nation’s leading provider of professional and trade information for commercial real estate and its awards and recognitions really carry some weight,” Partyka said.
“We are pleased and proud to have been selected for these CoStar Power Broker awards,” Partyka added.
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.
Paul P. Partyka, principal and managing partner at NAI Realvest, said the CoStar Power Broker awards were based on overall transaction volume for 2011 measured against all the commercial real estate brokerage firms active in the Central Florida region.
Partyka said NAI Realvest principals and associates negotiated more than 200 commercial property lease and sales transactions in 2011 valued at $118,675,570, principally in Orange, Seminole, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Osceola and Polk Counties.
In addition NAI Realvest Senior Associate Mary Frances West was named a Top Office Leasing Broker and Principal Michael Heidrich was named a Top Industrial Leasing Broker.
“The CoStar Group is the nation’s leading provider of professional and trade information for commercial real estate and its awards and recognitions really carry some weight,” Partyka said.
“We are pleased and proud to have been selected for these CoStar Power Broker awards,” Partyka added.
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.
NAI Realvest Negotiates New Class A Office Lease at Primera Court I in Lake Mary
ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 1,408 square feet of Class A office space at Suite 205 Primera Court I, 725 Primera Blvd. in Lake Mary.
NAI Realvest Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM negotiated the transaction representing the landlord Interchange-Primera I, LLC c/o Charles Wayne Properties, based in Daytona Beach.
The new tenant is Doral, Fla. based engineering consultant F.R. Aleman & Associates, Inc., who was represented in the transaction by Marc Young of Blue Rock Real Estate Services.
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.
NAI Realvest Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM negotiated the transaction representing the landlord Interchange-Primera I, LLC c/o Charles Wayne Properties, based in Daytona Beach.
The new tenant is Doral, Fla. based engineering consultant F.R. Aleman & Associates, Inc., who was represented in the transaction by Marc Young of Blue Rock Real Estate Services.
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.
NAI Realvest Negotiates New Office Lease in Winter Park for Healthcare Professionals Recruiting Firm
ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new office lease agreement for 5,678 square feet at 2699 Lee Rd. in Winter Park.
Tom R. Kelley II CCIM, a principal at NAI Realvest, negotiated the lease on behalf of the local tenant, HealthCare Scouts, Inc., a nationwide recruiting firm specializing in permanent placement of licensed healthcare professionals.
The landlord 2699 Lee Road LLC of Herndon, Va. was represented in the transaction by Robbie McEwan of Realty Capital.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, 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. 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.
Tom R. Kelley II CCIM, a principal at NAI Realvest, negotiated the lease on behalf of the local tenant, HealthCare Scouts, Inc., a nationwide recruiting firm specializing in permanent placement of licensed healthcare professionals.
The landlord 2699 Lee Road LLC of Herndon, Va. was represented in the transaction by Robbie McEwan of Realty Capital.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, 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. 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.
Ashton Woods Homes Releases Seven New Home Sites at Starling at FishHawk Ranch in Southeast Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has released seven additional home sites for sale at Starling at FishHawk Ranch, the master planned community located off FishHawk Blvd. west of Riverview in Southeast Tampa.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the home builder builds new three, four and five bedroom single family homes at Starling at FishHawk Ranch priced from the $250s.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the home builder builds new three, four and five bedroom single family homes at Starling at FishHawk Ranch priced from the $250s.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com.
Crossman & Company Brokers Win Big and Little at Annual NAIOP Awards
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Crossman & Company, which ranks as one of the largest retail leasing and management firms in the southeast, won one of the biggest and one of the smallest awards at the recent annual awards banquet sponsored by the Central Florida division of NAIOP.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said Justin Greider, vice president and director of leasing who joined Crossman & Company in 2008, was named Retail Broker of the Year at the event for the second consecutive year. Greider negotiated 33 transactions in 2011 totaling over 330,000 square feet with $13.7 million in volume.
“Justin was successful in closing deals throughout the state of Florida as well as Georgia and South Carolina in 2011. A number of the deals he completed were outparcels and big-boxes which is not only a testimony of the scope of his work, but a strong indicator that the overall retail market is recovering,” Crossman said.
Crossman & Company director, Whitaker Leonhardt, who joined the firm in 2009, received the award for the Smallest Deal of the Year — a 2011 lease agreement for two square feet of retail space for Ocean Walk Shoppes in Daytona Beach.
“That was a very important deal for Ocean Walk Shoppes,” Crossman said. The lease agreement provided space for an ATM.
About Crossman & Company
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeast US. Founded in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and serves clients including Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said Justin Greider, vice president and director of leasing who joined Crossman & Company in 2008, was named Retail Broker of the Year at the event for the second consecutive year. Greider negotiated 33 transactions in 2011 totaling over 330,000 square feet with $13.7 million in volume.
“Justin was successful in closing deals throughout the state of Florida as well as Georgia and South Carolina in 2011. A number of the deals he completed were outparcels and big-boxes which is not only a testimony of the scope of his work, but a strong indicator that the overall retail market is recovering,” Crossman said.
Crossman & Company director, Whitaker Leonhardt, who joined the firm in 2009, received the award for the Smallest Deal of the Year — a 2011 lease agreement for two square feet of retail space for Ocean Walk Shoppes in Daytona Beach.
“That was a very important deal for Ocean Walk Shoppes,” Crossman said. The lease agreement provided space for an ATM.
About Crossman & Company
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeast US. Founded in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and serves clients including Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.
CEO Nexus Forums Marshall Volunteer Expertise to Help Companies Grow, Prosper
ORLANDO, Fla. -- CEO Nexus, the firm that works with public and private organizations to help emerging second stage companies accelerate their growth, hosted 14 CEO Nexus forum events in Orlando, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Sarasota, Naples and Fort Lauderdale in 2011 that showcased insights of highly successful executives and opened the floor to probing questions from its audiences of local company CEOs.
Steve Quello, president of CEO Nexus, said the CEO Nexus forum events have helped executives from more than 300 local companies last year develop new projects and customer prospects, formulate sophisticated HR and hiring programs and obtain venture capital funding.
Quello said CEO Nexus forum events draw as many as 300 local CEOs seeking advice and technical assistance.
“Florida has a large and vibrant community of emerging enterprises whose CEOs want help to grow and prosper,” Quello said. “We have identified many areas of opportunity, and we have provided the technical assistance to help many of these companies accelerate their growth,” Quello said.
About CEO Nexus
CEO Nexus is an organization that works in concert with public and private organizations interested in providing business leaders—owners, CEOs and presidents—with practical tools and techniques designed specifically for growing second-stage companies. Sponsors include the Edward Lowe Foundation, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, the University of Central Florida Office of Research & Commercialization, Rollins College Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship and GrowFL.
Steve Quello, president of CEO Nexus, said the CEO Nexus forum events have helped executives from more than 300 local companies last year develop new projects and customer prospects, formulate sophisticated HR and hiring programs and obtain venture capital funding.
Quello said CEO Nexus forum events draw as many as 300 local CEOs seeking advice and technical assistance.
“Florida has a large and vibrant community of emerging enterprises whose CEOs want help to grow and prosper,” Quello said. “We have identified many areas of opportunity, and we have provided the technical assistance to help many of these companies accelerate their growth,” Quello said.
About CEO Nexus
CEO Nexus is an organization that works in concert with public and private organizations interested in providing business leaders—owners, CEOs and presidents—with practical tools and techniques designed specifically for growing second-stage companies. Sponsors include the Edward Lowe Foundation, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, the University of Central Florida Office of Research & Commercialization, Rollins College Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship and GrowFL.
Cuhaci & Peterson Complete Design of 22 Leslie's Pool Mart Stores in 12 States
Orlando, Fla. – Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, recently completed design work to build 22 new Leslie’s Pool Mart interiors in 12 states.
Jed Downs, president of Cuhaci & Peterson, said the new Leslie’s Pool Mart stores are located in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida.
Downs said the stores range in size from 2,450 square feet of retail space to 3,780 square feet.
Jed Downs, president of Cuhaci & Peterson, said the new Leslie’s Pool Mart stores are located in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida.
Downs said the stores range in size from 2,450 square feet of retail space to 3,780 square feet.
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