For residents of Del Webb Ponte Vedra, Community Service is More Than a Hobby — It’s an Obsession

Jacksonville, Fla. --- For residents of Del Webb Ponte Vedra, the active adult community located in Ponte Vedra FL southeast of Jacksonville, serving their community is more than a pastime. Sean Strickler, vice president of sales at Del Webb in North Florida, said residents at Del Webb Ponte Vedra compete with each other to see who can do the most good for the Northeast Florida community and for special interest groups that include returning war veterans, breast cancer survivors, victims of Hurricane Sandy and the more recent Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. “The Mah Jongg Club at Del Webb Ponte Vedra sold Willow Tree® Angels with personal messages to be mailed to the teachers, janitors and surviving faculty at Sandy Hook Elementary,” Strickler said. The Del Webb Ponte Vedra Dinner Club has been collecting aluminum tab tops to be sold to recyclers to benefit the Ronald McDonald House and they hold a barbecue fundraiser every summer to benefit various charitable organizations. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was chosen as the summer 2012 charity and for 2013 it will be Dreams Come True. The Women’s Club raised hundreds of dollars for breast cancer research and awareness through the Susan G. Komen for the Cure project and $750 for The Donna Foundation, a local group dedicated to caring for women living with breast cancer. The Women’s Club also donated $1,200 to the Hugs Foundation, which feeds children in St. John’s County Schools. The Del Webb Ponte Vedra Sewing Club — the Stitchers — collected a whole SUV full of blankets and warm winter jackets for victims of Hurricane Sandy. The Men’s Club has donated nearly $1,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project® in addition to hosting a pancake breakfast and pasta dinner for a dozen warriors and their families. “The Bridge Club collected several hundred pounds of dog food and blankets for the St. Johns County Animal Shelter. The Del Webb Ponte Vedra Women’s Tennis Club collects food for BEAM, a group focused on keeping families in their homes and helping them become self-sufficient. At Christmas time, the Homeowners Assn. collected four large boxes filled with toys for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation toy drive. Numerous other clubs and groups at Del Webb Ponte Vedra are also involved in community service. Giving back is a way of life for Del Webb Ponte Vedra residents. “The community at Del Webb Ponte Vedra is a very giving, very hard-working group of community activists, Strickler said. They are always coming up with ways to make a difference today,” he said.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Industrial Leases totaling over 13,000 square feet in Sanford and Longwood

MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated two new lease agreements totaling 13,150 square feet of industrial space in Sanford and Longwood. NAI Realvest associate Michael Heidrich, Jr., was the lead broker in the lease of 9,300 square feet at 390 Hickman Drive in Sanford along with Michael Heidrich Sr., principal at NAI Realvest. Heidrich Jr. and Sr. negotiated the transaction on behalf of the local tenant, Powerplay Motor Sports, LLC and the landlords, Charles and Christel Stephens of Deltona were represented by David Hammett of CRE Advisors LLC. In Longwood, Heidrich Jr. represented tenant Flawless Physiques, Inc., d/b/a CrossFit RSX in the lease of 3,850 square feet at 600 Bennett Drive. The landlord, Poyner Warehouse LLC of Altamonte Springs, was represented in the transaction by Bill Bywater of Bywater Company.

DiVosta Homes to host Model Home Showcase with live music and refreshments March 2 at Castellina at Wellington

Wellington, Fla. --- DiVosta Homes will host a Model Home Showcase with live music and refreshments on Saturday, March 2 at Castellina at Wellington, the gated luxury community located on Stribling Way off Hwy. 441/SR7 between Lake Worth Road and Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for the South Florida Division of DiVosta Homes, said admission to the event is free and the public is invited to enjoy live music and refreshments from 1 to 4 p.m. Mairn said DiVosta Homes’ Castellina Showcase will spotlight three professionally-decorated model homes and the new Castellina Amenity Center with a European Country theme that opened last summer. DiVosta Homes builds the single-story Jamison model home with four bedrooms and three full baths in 3,166 square feet of living space and three distinctive elevations with a particularly striking alteration: the “C” elevation with a Country Polermo stone exterior. The Jamison’s wide country kitchen serves a formal dining room, a separate breakfast nook, and an immense great room that opens onto a backyard lanai. A side entry two-car garage can be expanded to three cars. The Jamison model at Castellina is priced from $435,000. The Dartmouth model at Castellina, with three bedrooms and three full baths, features a counter-facing kitchen, dining room, great room and lanai that together total more than 1,200 square feet of family living area. The Dartmouth is priced from $399,000 with 2,535 square feet of living space and a three-car garage. The Ranier model at Castellina offers three bedrooms and two full baths in 2,428 square feet of living space and is priced from $356,000. The Castellina Amenity Center includes a resort-style swimming pool, a lap pool, a cabana and picnic pavilion, a spa and state-of-the-art fitness center, aerobics studio, coffee bar and catering kitchen, two tennis courts, two bocce ball courts and a community fire pit.

Ashton Woods Homes Acquires 23 Home Sites in Bradenton for new Single-Family Homes

TAMPA, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has acquired 23 home sites off Palma Sola Blvd. and Cortez Avenue in Bradenton for its newest community Palma Vista. Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for the homebuilder, said Ashton Woods Homes is building three, four and five-bedroom homes with Key West inspired architecture at the community that will range in size from 2,400 square feet of living space up to 3,800 square feet. Construction of a model home at Palma Vista will get underway in late Spring. Ashton Woods Homes is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies, with operations in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Sarasota, Raleigh and Tampa. Recently named the #1 Most Trusted Homebuilder in America in the Lifestory Research Most Trusted Builders in America Study SM, Ashton Woods is known throughout the industry for building homes with award-winning designs that inspire, and offering homebuyers a high level of personalization options. Ashton Woods is also the only builder to nationally utilize the Environments for Living Platinum Program, a program that certifies the energy efficient status of our homes. For more information, visit ashtonwoodshomes.com and search new homes for sale.

Lennar has New model Open, 50 home sites at Olympia Pointe at Lehigh Acres in Fort Myers

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Lennar Homes recently completed a new model at its community of Olympia Pointe in Lehigh Acres off Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers. Matt Devereaux, vice president of sales and marketing for Lennar Homes in southwest Florida, said Olympia Pointe features the homebuilder’s “Executive Home” collection of one and two-story floor plans that range from 1,667 square feet of living area to 3,231 square feet with prices ranging from $159,990 to $264,990. Lennar plans to build some 50 new Executive Homes at Olympia Pointe. Devereaux said the recently opened one-story Trevi model is a standout with its open concept floor plan, four bedrooms, three baths and a two-car garage. All Lennar Executive Homes at Olympia Pointe in Lehigh Acres come with the homebuilder’s “Everything’s Included” pledge: extras such as granite kitchen countertops, wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, crown molding and tile are all included in one Lennar Homes price. Visit www.lennar.com.

Strong Sales at Veranda Palms Vacation Home Resort prompts Park Square Homes to start new phase early

ORLANDO, Fla. – Stronger than expected sales of new homes at Veranda Palms Vacation Home Resort on U.S. 192 in Kissimmee have prompted Park Square Homes to start development of a second phase six months early. Anthony Rouhana, marketing coordinator for Park Square Homes in Orlando, said phase 2A at Veranda Palms will include 73 single family 50-foot home sites. Most of the new home sites will offer premium conservation area views. New vacation homes at Veranda Palms will feature tile roofs, tankless water heaters, gas-heated swimming pools and many other energy saving features, Rouhana said. New four, five and six bedroom single family homes priced from $247,900 at Veranda Palms range in size from 1,567 square feet of living space to 3,298 square feet. The developer recently started construction of a security gatehouse at the entrance to Veranda Palms off U.S. 17-92. Park Square Homes is currently active in seven communities in Central Florida. Visit www.parksquarehomes.com

Ashton Woods Homes has New Town Home Community Opening south of Downtown Orlando, first homes ready in Feb

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has started construction of the first of 66 town homes at its newest community of Copley Square, located near Downtown Orlando off Delaney and Michigan Aves. Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said the three story town homes range in size from 2,046 square feet of living space to 2,363 square feet. Copley Square features three and four bedroom town homes with two full bathrooms with two half baths, and three full with one half bathroom, and two-car garages. Prices start at $249,990. Construction of the first new town homes will be completed this month (February), Roche added. Copley Square amenities include community swimming pool and cabana.

Del Webb Stone Creek to host TV game show night with prizes, food and refreshments

OCALA, Fla. – Del Webb Stone Creek, the gated, active adult community located off S.W. 80th Avenue in Ocala, will host TV Game Night starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 in the community’s Reunion Center. Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Del Webb’s North Florida Division, said the event is complimentary to the public. Guests are asked to register at the Del Webb Stone Creek sales and information center before Feb. 20. To register, call toll free 877-333-5932. Food and entertainment — with longtime radio DJ and game show host Ric Mitchell — will be provided. Contestants will be drawn from the audience to play Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy with realistic game show sets and real prizes. Del Webb Stone Creek is one of the largest Del Webb communities in the U.S. and features new single-family homes priced from the $120s, along with an 18-hole championship golf course and grill, an amenity center encompassing almost 50,000 square feet with fitness and event gathering areas with recreational, social and educational activities to match every lifestyle. Models are open daily for viewing. For more information, visit delwebb.com/stonecreek