Friday, March 23, 2012

Rachel Wein Named 2012 Outstanding Young Alumnus at University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning

St. Petersburg, Fla. --- Rachel Elias Wein, the St. Petersburg consultant who heads WeinPlus Real Estate Advisory Services, was recently named an Outstanding Young Alumnus of the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning.

Wein, who earned a Bachelor’s Degree, Master of Architecture and Master of Business in Real Estate from the University of Florida and serves on the advisory board of the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, is a member of Florida Blue Key and the University of Florida Hall of Fame.

The former Development Manager with The Sembler Company in St. Petersburg and Senior Associate with Ernst & Young’s Construction and Real Estate Advisory Services practice in Philadelphia said prior commitments prevent her attending the Outstanding Alumnus Awards presentation in Gainesville April 7.

The Outstanding Young Alumnus awards were established to honor young alumni who have distinguished themselves in the areas of business, community involvement and public service.

Wein currently serves as the construction chairman for the Pinellas Education Foundation’s Savings for the Classroom initiative.

THREE UNIQUE HOMES AT EAGLE CREEK IN EAST ORLANDO FEATURED IN FEBRUARY ISSUE OF BUILDER MAGAZINE

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Three new homes at Eagle Creek Golf Course Community on Narcoossee Road in east Orlando are featured in the February issue of Builder Magazine – one of the leading media brands for the U.S. home building industry – as examples of state-of-the-art design for Generation X, Generation Y and Baby Boomer home buyers.

The homes, built by Centerline Homes at Eagle Creek, were designed for the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders Show, which drew thousands of home building executives and some 800 exhibiting companies to Orlando last month.

Altamonte Springs-based Emerson International, developers of Eagle Creek, partnered with Builder Magazine and Centerline Homes at Eagle Creek to build the state-of-the-art concept homes.

Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said Canin Associates of Orlando designed the Gen X home and provided landscape plans for the project.

Kay Green Design, Inc., also based in Orlando, created interior designs and merchandising for all three homes, Emerson said.

Woodley Architectural Group, Inc. of Littleton, Colo., designed the Gen Y and Gen B homes.

“We are very pleased to present the state-of-the-art in American home design at the Village of Chatsworth at Eagle Creek,” Emerson said. “The International Builders Show is the nation’s premier event for home builders, and we were honored by all the attention we have received so far,” he said.

Mattamy Homes in Jacksonville Earns Five Top Laurel Awards from NEFBA Sales and Marketing Council

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, earned five top Laurel Awards during the NEFBA’S (Northeast Florida Home Builders Association) recent Sales and Marketing Council awards banquet.

Kerry Soltis, marketing manager for Mattamy Homes in the Jacksonville region, said Mattamy’s Kaila model home at Greenleaf Village at Nocatee, located off of U.S. 1 just north of Race Track Rd. in Ponte Vedra in St. Johns County, won a Laurel Award for Best Interior Merchandising in the $325,000 to $350,000 price range.

Chandler Design of Jacksonville designed the Kaila model home interior at Greenleaf Village.

The Kaila model home at Greenleaf Village earned a second Laurel Award for having the “Best Sales Office under 800 square feet,” Soltis said.

The Laurel with Bonus Room at Greenleaf Village won the Laurel Award for “Best Architectural Design priced under $350,000.

Soltis said Susan Fredrickson, Mattamy’s site agent at Greenleaf Village, earned a Million Dollar Circle Award from the Northeast Florida Home Builders Association for new home sales that totaled more than $4 million.

And Mattamy Homes earned a fourth Laurel Award for Best Direct Mail advertising for its Cedar Bay direct mail piece.

Mattamy Homes builds townhomes and single-family homes priced from under $200,000 at Cedar Bay and Cornerstone at Watermill in Jacksonville, at Forest Hammock at Oakleaf Plantation in Orange Park, Greenleaf Village at Nocatee in Ponte Vedra, and six communities in St. Johns County

About Mattamy Homes
Mattamy Homes expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and has divisions in Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis. The homebuilder is the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion.