Avex Homes Reports Sales of 15 New Homes through Grand Opening of Cypress Village at Avalon Park West in Wesley Chapel

Wesley Chapel, Fla. --- Avex Homes reports it sold 15 new homes at Cypress Village at Avalon Park West in Wesley Chapel before the close of the new community’s grand opening the first weekend of February. Stephanie Hodson, vice president of marketing for Avex Homes, said Cypress Village at Avalon Park West, 3.5 miles east of I-75 on State Road 54, will soon have all 15 new homes under construction and have already had the first resident move in. “The response from home buyers has been very encouraging,” Hodson said. Pent-up demand and more widespread confidence that the economy is improving are driving demand for new homes at Cypress Village at Avalon Park West. Avex Homes recently unveiled two new single family model homes priced from the $160s at Cypress Village. Avex Homes’ new Braden model at Avalon Park West offers three bedrooms and two baths in 1,697 square feet of living space with a two-car garage priced from $164,990. Options include a lanai, study, bonus room, extended garage and upgraded master bath suite. The Braden model home is available in three distinctive elevations. The two-story Jesup II model offers four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 2,974 square feet of living space with a two-car garage and bonus room. The Jesup II features a study and media room. Built on the rich traditions of small-town life, Avalon Park West has a pedestrian friendly character with tree-lined streets meandering around lakes and neighborhood parks, rocking chair porches on its craftsman styled homes, nearby schools, and shops that are designed to evoke the ideal of main street America. Avex Homes is building 342 homes at Cypress Village at Avalon Park West. Eventually Avalon Park West will accommodate as many as 4,400 homes and more than 700,000 square feet of commercial space in its Town Center. For information call 813-364-4918 or email Stephanie@AvexHomes.com.

PulteGroup Names Robin Willis in Naples Sales Leader in January for South Florida Division

Naples, Fla. --- PulteGroup has named Robin Willis, a new home sales consultant at The Quarry in Naples, January top sales consultant for the South Florida division of PulteGroup, which includes more than 20 communities by Pulte Homes, Centex, DiVosta Homes and Del Webb. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for the South Florida Division of Pulte Group, said Willis is a native of Dundonald in Northern Ireland who moved to South Florida 10 years ago and joined Pulte Homes nine years ago. Prior to joining Pulte, Willis worked for Coldwell Banker specializing in general real estate. An accomplished musician, Willis attended the Royal College of Music in London where he studied Vioal-Orchestral Performance. In his spare time, he tunes and rebuilds pianos, Mairn said. Willis sold more homes than any other PulteGroup sales consultant and exceeded his own sales goal in January at The Quarry, Pulte’s gated golf course community off Immokalee Road in Naples. “Robin Willis is a talented individual and we look forward to his continued success,” Mairn said.

Del Webb Naples to Host Open House Feb. 23 to Showcase Model Home Park, Three New Floor Plans, New Oasis Club

NAPLES, Fla. --- Del Webb Naples, the iconic active adult community located on Anthem Parkway in Ave Maria will host an open house celebration Saturday, Feb. 23 to showcase seven professionally-decorated homes in its Model Park, its new Oasis Club amenity center and to unveil three new floor plans. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for Del Webb in south Florida, said admission to the event is free and the public is invited to enjoy live music, food and refreshments from 1 to 4 p.m. Del Webb builds two and three-bedroom single-family homes at Del Webb Naples that range in size from 1,157 square feet of living space to 2,488 square feet priced from $157,490. The Del Webb Naples Oasis Club boasts a resort-style swimming pool, dedicated lap pool, a spa, tennis courts, bocce ball courts, pickleball courts, an amphitheatre, state-of-the-art fitness center, a café, library, and a catering kitchen, along with an aerobics room, sauna and steam rooms, fire pit, and activity and craft rooms. Visit www.delwebb.com

Lennar’s Central Florida Division Will Open New Community Brandon Pointe in March with three new product lines

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar will open its newest community of Brandon Pointe in March offering three new product lines. Two new models are now under construction. Mark Metheny, president of the Central Florida Division of Lennar Homes, said the new homes at Brandon Pointe will range from town homes starting at 1,300 square feet, single-family homes from 1,800 square feet of living area to 3,000 square feet with two and three car garages. All Lennar homes at Brandon Pointe feature the homebuilder’s “Everything’s Included” pledge: a wide range of appliances, special features and add-ons at one “everything’s included” price, Metheny said. Brandon Pointe is located on Providence Road off Causeway Boulevard just five miles from Westfield Brandon Shopping Mall. The community features a lake, a private park and a community swimming pool. Visit www.LennarTampa.com.

Royal Oak Homes selling in Barrington Estates in Clermont, prices from the $150s

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Royal Oak Homes is now selling three, four and five-bedroom single-family homes at Barrington Estates located south of the intersection of Log House Road and CR. 561 in Clermont. Matt Orosz, co-president of Royal Oak Homes based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, said the homebuilder has 112 homesites available at the community that’s adjacent to Pine Ridge Elementary. Homes by Royal Oak at Barrington Estates are priced from the $150s and range in size from 1,676 square feet of living area to 3,300 square feet. Currently, Royal Oak Homes has one model available for touring at Barrington Estates – the Monica with four bedrooms and two baths in 1,927 square feet of living space priced from $154,999.

Celebration Golf Management Names Chris Brown Director of Golf, Sam Phillips Head Golf Professional at Eagle Creek Golf Club

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Celebration Golf Management, which operates nine Central Florida golf clubs and two more in South Carolina and Tennessee, recently appointed a new director of golf and a new head professional at Eagle Creek Golf Club in southeast Orlando. Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, said he promoted Chris Brown to director of golf at Eagle Creek. Garrote also promoted Sam Phillips to head golf professional at the club. Garrote said Brown has served as lead instructor at Eagle Creek Golf Club since April, 2011. In September, 2011 Brown was promoted to golf operations manager and director of instruction at Eagle Creek. Brown will oversee day-to-day operations of the Eagle Creek golf staff. Phillips, who transferred to Eagle Creek Golf Club in March of 2011 from Celebration Golf Club, will organize and manage golf events at Eagle Creek, teach golf and direct Eagle Creek’s merchandising program. Garrote said Phillips will assist Brown and the Eagle Creek Golf staff in day-to-day operations.