UCF Student Entrepreneur launches MyUCards.com to provide student discount cards, fund student non-profits

ORLANDO, Fla., --- A student entrepreneur at the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program has launched a third new business on the UCF campus designed to appeal to students with discounts at local area restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. Julien Meyer, the 21-year old CEO of CollegeStack.com and collegeTKTS LLC said MyUCards.com provides University of Central Florida students with discount cards good at Asian Chao, Huey Magoos, The Station Bar and Grill, UE Party Buses, World of Beer, Total Nutrition, and MidKnight Munchies, a startup enterprise launched by a fellow UCF student entrepreneur. Meyer said MyUCards.com automatically donates a portion of its proceeds to student-run not-for-profit organizations on the UCF campus. Students can choose which program to contribute to, Meyer said. “As a successful student entrepreneur, I realize how important it is to give back to the community. Without this school and the people that I have networked with here, I would not be where I am today and it's for that reason that MyUCards.com donates a portion of all proceeds directly back to student run non-profits here on campus,” Meyer said. MyUCards.com provides funding to any organization on campus that meets the requirements of being a student-run, non-profit organization. Students can purchase a MyUCards.com discount card for $20 at MyUCards.com and the discount offer is valid through August 31, 2014. “The savings can pay for the card in as little as two weeks,” Meyer said. For more information or to purchase a MyUCards.com discount card, please visit www.MyUCards.com. Any student organization requiring funding should contact Julien Meyer directly at julien@MyUCards.com For more information on Julien Meyer please visit http://about.me/julienmeyer. Meyer’s company collegeTKTS is a client of the UCF Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orange County.

Ashton Woods Homes opens at Palma Vista in Bradenton

TAMPA, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes has started selling in its newest community of Palma Vista, located off Palma Sola Blvd. and Cortez Avenue in Bradenton. Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said the homebuilder has 23 home sites available at Palma Vista for homes in a Key West inspired design offering three, four and five bedrooms, and square footage ranging from approximately 2,500 square feet of living area to 4,000 square feet. The Ashton Woods Homes built at Palma Vista come with two and three car garages and will be priced from the low $400,000s, Roche said. For more information, visit ashtonwoodshomes.com and search new homes for sale.

Ashton Woods Homes Has Two New Models Ready for viewing at Carrington in Windermere

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes now has two models completed and ready for viewing at Carrington, its townhome community located off Reams Road in Windermere in Southwest Orlando. Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said one model is the Florence with three bedrooms and three baths in approximately 1,892 square feet of living area. The other model is the Sienna with four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths in approximately 1,936 square feet of living area. Ashton Woods Homes will be building 78 townhomes at Carrington in four distinct floor plans ranging from approximately 1,892 square feet to 1,936 square feet of living area, priced from $235,990, Roche said. All four plans feature a private courtyard, a two-car garage and the option for a garage apartment.

ICI Homes to host Grand Opening Dec. 7-8 to showcase new Salerno luxury model home at Grand Hampton in New Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. --- ICI Homes, which ranks as one of the most active luxury community developers in Florida, will host a grand opening Saturday and Sunday Dec. 7 and 8 to showcase the new Salerno luxury model home at Grand Hampton, the gated, master-planned community located in New Tampa between Bruce B. Downs Blvd. and I-75 just south of E. County Line Road on Dunham Station Drive. Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the Salerno model home offers contemporary styling and an open floor plan with four bedrooms, three baths and optional bonus room and additional full bath in 3,437 square feet of living space. The Salerno model is a customizable design and priced from $438,990, Messina said. Special features include an enormous great room served by a wide galley kitchen with an island and breakfast nook. ICI Homes plans to build 35 new homes at Grand Hampton priced from the $400s. Grand Hampton amenities include a community clubhouse and swimming pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, tennis courts and children’s playground.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects completes design on Publix Supermarket in St. Petersburg

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Baldwin Park based Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers, Planners recently completed design work on the redevelopment of a Publix supermarket on 4th Street and 38th Avenue North in St. Petersburg. Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the redeveloped Publix is 49,000 square feet and construction is now underway. Cuhaci & Petersen Architects is one of the nation’s leading designers of retail space with projects that total more than two million square feet annually.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects awarded contract for design of interior buildout at dermatology clinic on Sand Lake Rd.

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, was recently awarded a contract for design of interior buildout for a new a dermatology clinic located at the Rialto on Sand Lake Rd. Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the 6,700 square foot clinic is slated for completion in early 2014.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Lease at Kissimmee Shopping Center for a Hurley Active Wear Store

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new long-term lease agreement for 3,902 square feet at Kissimmee Shopping Center 2535 Old Vineland Rd. in Kissimmee. Paul P. Partyka, partner at NAI Realvest negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Herndon, Va.-based KVOS, LLC. Hurley International LLC, an active wear and accessories retailer based in Costa Mesa, Ca. leased the space for its first clearance store. Partyka added that Kissimmee Shopping Center is Hurley’s third location in Central Florida. Other major tenants at Kissimmee Shopping Center include Nike, Beall’s, Dollar Tree, Tommy Hilfiger and Converse.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Sale of Downtown Sanford Office Building

ORLANDO, Fla. -- NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of a 3,904 square foot office building on a 0.2 acre site at 319 S. Elm Ave. in Sanford. Paul P. Partyka, partner at NAI Realvest, and associate Juan Jimenez, brokered the transaction representing the seller, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. based in Addison, Texas. The buyer is James L. Dunn of Sanford. The free-standing downtown Sanford building was built in 1946.

PulteGroup names new Marketing Coordinator to serve its South Florida Division

NAPLES, Fla. --- The South Florida division of PulteGroup, Inc. recently named Caitlin Hustrulid as Marketing Coordinator. Hustrulid formerly served as media buyer and media relations specialist at Artis‒Naples, home of The Baker Museum and Naples Philharmonic. She also coordinated special events for the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce and was Director of Member Services and Events at the Lee Building Industry Association for six years. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for PulteGroup’s South Florida division said Hustrulid will be responsible for providing marketing support for PulteGroup brands in the South Florida division, including Pulte Homes, Del Webb, Centex and DiVosta. Hustrulid graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a B.A. in Communications with emphasis on Advertising and a minor in Marketing.