NAI Realvest Negotiates $1.2 Million Sale Price for Former Dairy Queen building in The Villages

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of a former Dairy Queen building in The Villages at 3391 Wedgewood Lane for $1,200,000. NAI Realvest principals Kevin O'Connor and Matt Cichocki negotiated the transaction on behalf of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based seller, GE Capital Franchise Finance. Deborah Farkus Revocable Living Trust of Wildwood, Fla. purchased the 4,438 square foot building on the 1.5 acre site.

PARK SQUARE HOMES APPOINTS JIM DAVIS DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Park Square Homes has appointed Jim Davis director of construction. Anthony Rouhana, marketing coordinator at Park Square Homes, said Davis has more than 20 years of experience directing homebuilding operations in the Orlando region. Davis holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Nova Southeastern University.

Lennar to Start Construction of Normandy Model Home at Wilson Preserve in Riverview

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar will start construction of the Normandy model home in January at Wilson Preserve, located north of Cone Grove Road between I-75 and U.S. 301 in Riverview. Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the four bedroom, three bath Normandy is among Lennar’s Manor home series, and offers 1,909 square feet of living space with a two car garage priced from $202,990. Lennar plans to build 62 Manor and 70 Estate Homes at Wilson Preserve, Metheny said. Lennar’s Manor Homes feature one and two story designs that range from the 1,353 square foot, three bedroom St. Moritz model home to the five bedroom, two-and-a-half bath Montego model with 2,719 square feet of living space. Lennar’s Manor Homes at Wilson Preserve will be priced from the mid $100s to the mid $200s, Metheny said. Lennar’s Estate Homes at Wilson Preserve will range from the four bedroom Corsica model home with 1,752 square feet of living space to the five bedroom Independence model home with 3,357 square feet of living space and three-and-a-half baths. The Independence is one of Lennar’s NextGen Homes that features a unique design for a private home within a home for multi-generational families. Lennar’s unique NextGen home designs boast two private entrances, with two separate living areas under a single roof. All new homes at Wilson Preserve feature two more Lennar specialties — its Eco Smart homes with energy saving features and efficient appliances, as well as its Everything’s Included” pledge: a wide range of special features from granite kitchen countertops, wood cabinets and stainless steel appliances to crown molding and tile in high traffic living areas. For directions and more information, visit www.LennarTampa.com or call 888-536-6272.

Innovative Software Products CEO Named To Industry Advisory Committee for Web Development Program

Orlando, Fla. – Adam Jones, chief executive officer of Innovative Software Products, Inc. in Orlando, has been appointed to the Industry Advisory Committee for the Web Development program at Winter Park Tech, a career and technical education center which has campuses in Winter Park, and in Avalon Park in southeast Orlando. Jones, whose company is a leading provider of custom retail software solutions for the banking, insurance, financial services and medical industries, said he hopes his expertise will make a major contribution to the school’s web development program. “Winter Park Tech provides hands-on skills for careers in arts, audio-visual technology and communication, business management and administration, health science, human services and information technology,” Jones said. “Web Development is a key component of each one of those disciplines, not especially the information technology component,” he added. Innovative Software Products, Inc. is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program and located in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orange County.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Lease of 2,814 square feet of Industrial Space in Oviedo

MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new industrial lease agreement for 2,814 square feet at 2784 Wrights Rd. in Oviedo. NAI Realvest Associate Michael Heidrich, Jr. was the lead broker in the transaction along with Principal Michael Heidrich Sr. representing the local tenant, Performance Roofing, Inc. Landlord Dunhill Investments, Inc. of Longwood was represented by Tyler Brackney.

Centex Starts Development of 85 planned single-family home sites at The Reserve at Crossing Creek in Bradenton

BRADENTON, Fla. --- Centex has started development of a planned 85 single-family home sites at The Reserve at Crossing Creek, located at 44th Avenue East and 69th Street East just north of the intersection of Creekwood Blvd. and SR 70 in Bradenton. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for the company, said new one and two story single-family homes at The Reserve Crossing Creek will be priced from the low $200s. Mairn said a model park with two model homes and a sales center are scheduled to start construction early next year at The Reserve at Crossing Creek. Visit www.Centex.com

Pulte’s Village Walk at Lake Nona to host a Farmers Market from 6 p.m. to 9 on Wednesdays

ORLANDO, Fla. --- VillageWalk at Lake Nona, Pulte Homes’ luxury community located in the Lake Nona community off Narcoossee Road in southeast Orlando, will sponsor a weekly Farmer’s Market from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays starting in December. Sean Strickler, Vice President of Sales for Pulte Group’s North Florida Division, said the Farmer’s Market will be held at the VillageWalk Deli in the community’s Town Center. More than a dozen vendors plan to participate in the VillageWalk Farmer’s Market, Strickler said, including luxury provisioners Bone Bons, which markets unique pet foods, Bamboo Life Tea Company, and produce vendor Eat More Produce, which sells fresh eggs, Amish butter, local honey and fresh baked breads in addition to fresh farm produce. Admission to the VillageWalk Farmer’s Market is free and the public is invited, Strickler said. Pulte Homes currently has move-in ready homes available at VillageWalk at Lake Nona priced from the mid-$200s to the low $400s. VillageWalk at Lake Nona, which has easy access to the 417 expressway and S.R. 528, is one mile from the Medical City complex that includes Nemours children’s hospital, medical research facilities and the UCF medical college.

Lake Mary Town Center SunRail Station Stimulates Development Opportunities in Downtown District

HEATHROW / LAKE MARY, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has been named exclusive sales and marketing agents for a 0.6-acre commercial development site located on the corner of East Wilbur Ave. and Second St. just 600 feet from the new Lake Mary Town Center SunRail Station. Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said the development site which measures 224 feet on Wilbur Ave. and 116 feet on Second St. is zoned commercial and fully served by all utilities but will likely be developed as a residential infill project steps from the new SunRail station. Judy Werth, a Five Star Agent with Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s Heathrow Marketing Center, is representing the property. “This close to the Sunrail station the most likely development strategy is upscale town homes or flats,” Werth said. The property---already divided into seven lots---is very realistically priced at $225,000. To view a brochure on the property, visit http://www.stirlingsir.com/resources/SiteResources/My%20Folder/166Wilber.pdf