Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Lennar Hosts Grand Opening to Showcase New Rio Model Home at Independence in Winter Garden

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division hosted more than 150 prospective home buyers at its grand opening to showcase its new Rio model home at Independence, located off Independence Parkway and Fiquette Road near Windermere in Winter Garden.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the Rio model home offers six bedrooms, three baths and a loft in 2,603 square feet of living space with a two car garage priced from the $264,900.

Lennar is building single family homes with attached and detached garages as well as town homes with garages priced from the $160s at Independence.

Meritage Homes to Open New Community in Montverde in Lake County

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes will start presales and a new model home at its newest community of Colina Bay in Montverde in Lake County on Aug 1.

Brian Kittle, vice president of sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said Meritage Homes will offer 61 home sites at Collina Bay with new homes priced from the high $200s, ranging from 3,200 square feet of living space to 5,101 square feet, with four to eight bedrooms.

Hendricks & Partners Negotiates sale of Silver Terrace I and II Apartments in Pine Hills for $2.478 million

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Hendricks & Partners, one of the nation’s largest and most active multi-family investment banking and research companies, recently negotiated the sale of Silver Terrace I and Silver Terrace II Apartments located on Rose Coral Drive in Orlando’s Pine Hills for $2.478 million.

Cole Whitaker, partner and director of the Southeast Division of Hendricks & Partners, negotiated the sale with associate partner Hal Warren in Orlando and senior investment advisor Jason Stanton in the firm’s Tampa office.

Hendricks & Partners represented the seller, Blue Valley Apartments, Inc. The buyer was not disclosed.

Silver Terrace I Apartments brought a sale price of $1,571,500 and Silver Terrace II Apartments sold for $906,600. Combined, Silver Terrace Apartments total 164 units in 93,312 square feet. The one-story garden style apartments built in 1987 range from studio to two-bedroom/two-bath with an average rent of $505.

Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge hosts a Free Golf Clinic for Wounded Veterans

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. --- Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge in Winter Garden, recently hosted a one hour golf clinic and nine hole scramble for more than 40 disabled military veterans and their families who live in Central Florida.

Tano Malentin, general manager of Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge, said the golf clinic was part of the Wounded Warriors project and Fairways for Warriors, two not-for-profit organizations that give wounded and disabled veterans the opportunity to learn to play golf.

“Golf is recognized as a therapeutic tool for wounded and recovering veterans and we want to do everything we can to help,” Malentin said.

Malentin said each wounded warrior who participated in the clinic and scramble will receive a free round of golf at Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge valid through the end of August.

Park Square Homes Introduces Two New Floor Plans at WaterSong Resort in Davenport in Polk County

ORLANDO, Fla. – Park Square Homes has introduced two new floor plans at WaterSong Resort, the gated luxury community of new resort style homes with swimming pools located off U.S. 17-92 in Davenport in Polk County.

Vishaal Gupta, president and chief operating officer at Park Square Homes, said the new floor plans include the Crestview which offers five bedrooms and four baths in 2,810 square feet of living space with a two-car garage and the Solana with five bedrooms and four and a half baths in 3,297 square feet.

Park Square Homes builds new single family homes at WaterSong Resort from the builder’s Beach, Palm and Coastal Collections of model homes priced from the mid-$200s.

WaterSong Resort features a grand clubhouse with a swimming pool and spa, a large lounge, Cyber CafĂ©, state-of-the-art fitness center, sports court and children’s playground.

Visit www.parksquarehomes.com

About Park Square Homes
Park Square Homes is one of Central Florida’s premier production and vacation homebuilders. Founded in Orlando in 1984, the company has constructed thousands of homes in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties. Park Square Homes is ranked as one of the largest homebuilders in Central Florida and is considered a pioneer and innovator in Florida’s resort home market.

Hendricks & Partners Negotiates $1.548 million sale of Pineview Apartments in Pine Hills

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Hendricks & Partners, one of the nation’s largest and most active multi-family investment banking and research companies, recently negotiated the sale of the Pineview Apartments, on N. Pine Hills Rd in Orlando for $1.548 million.

Cole Whitaker, partner and director of the Southeast Division of Hendricks & Partners, negotiated the sale of the 91-unit apartment property with associate partner Hal Warren in Orlando and senior investment advisor Jason Stanton in the firm’s Tampa office.

Hendricks & Partners represented the seller, Blue Valley Apartments, Inc. The buyer was not disclosed.

The 25-year-old Pineview apartment community with a total of 46,656 rentable square feet consists of studio, one and two bedroom units with a monthly rent that averages $481.