Emerson International Negotiates two new lease agreements totaling more than 3,370 square feet of office space at Louisiana Office Park

Altamonte Springs, Fla. --- Emerson International recently closed on two lease agreements totaling 3,372 square feet of office space at Louisiana Office Park, 1133 and 1155 Louisiana Ave. in Winter Park. Zac Starkey, commercial associate at Emerson International, negotiated both lease agreements. Behavioral Associates leased 2,099 square feet of office space while Onward Behavioral Health, Inc. leased 1,273 square feet of space.

Hendricks & Partners Negotiates $8 Million+ Sale of The Park at Ashley Place Apartments in New Port Richey

TAMPA, Fla. --- Hendricks & Partners, which ranks as one of the nation’s largest and most active multi-family investment banking and research companies, recently negotiated the sale The Park at Ashley Place luxury apartments located on Vista Verde Drive in New Port Richey for $8.050 million or $56,293 per unit. The community was 95 percent occupied at the time of closing. Cole Whitaker, partner who heads Hendricks & Partners in the Southeast, negotiated the sale with senior investment advisor Jason Stanton of the firm’s Tampa Bay office representing the seller, Blue Rock Partners, LLC. The 143-unit apartment property was built in 1986 with an average unit size of 784 square feet.

University Club of Orlando to Recognize Scholarship Winners from Local Schools at Annual Foundation Dinner Oct. 4

ORLANDO, Fla. – The University Club of Orlando will honor and recognize more than 20 local student scholarship winners during its annual Foundation Scholarship Dinner Oct. 4. Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said the scholarships totaling some $50,000 were recently awarded to deserving students at the University of Central Florida, Rollins College, Valencia State College, Seminole State College, and Florida A&M School of Law. Wright said raising money for these local scholarships is one of the principal missions of the University Club members.

AceApplications Earns One-Year Extension to Continuing Services Contract with Florida Agencies

ORLANDO, Fla., --- AceApplications, LLC in Orlando was recently awarded a one-year extension of its continuing services contract to provide state agencies in Florida with Custom Application Development and Integration, Analysis and Design, Operational Support and IT Staffing Services, via State of FL Contract # 973-561-10-1. Courtney Powell, CEO at AceApplications, LLC, said the firm was initially awarded a continuing services contract in September 2009. The extension means AceApplications can continue to serve Florida agencies through August, 2013. Powell said the continuing contract process makes it easier for state agencies to hire highly qualified professional service providers in a timely and efficient manner. “State agencies don’t have to reinvent the wheel every time they let a contract for specified services,” Powell said. With a continuing services contract, a formal bid process is not required by the agency, best practices for agencies are built in to the contract, vendors are pre-qualified and project and practice areas are specified. Hourly rates are classified, capped, and easily accessible to users before the buying process begins. AceApplications, LLC, a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located in Central Florida Research Park, is a state and county certified minority owned business that offers information technology consulting services, software applications and web development, and technical training for small and large businesses, government agencies and schools. About AceApplications, LLC – AceApplications is a state and county certified minority owned business established in 2001. The firm is a technology solutions provider for businesses, schools, and government agencies, delivering custom software and web development, cloud computing solutions, IT staffing, and technology sales. Their team has over 50 years of combined industry experience, and has built a strong reputation for consistently delivering high quality, reliable solutions and great customer service to clients including Florida Hospital, State of Florida universities (UCF, UF), Florida Department of Transportation, and others. For more information, please visit www.AceApplications.com. 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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Purchase of Daytona Beach Oceanfront Parcel

MAITLAND, Fla. -- NAI Realvest recently negotiated the acquisition of a vacant oceanfront residential parcel at 1299 S. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach for $775,000. Chris Butera, investment associate at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transaction representing the buyer, a local investor. The $775,000 sale price of the 1.21 acre oceanfront site is among some of the most attractive pricing the area has seen yet for vacant oceanfront property, according to Butera. The seller, Equity Resource Partners IV, LLC of Atlanta was represented by Bill Little of Watson Commercial Realty in Jacksonville. 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.