Villages of Royal Palm has nine move-in ready homes under construction for Winter Season sales

PORT ORANGE, Fla. --- The Villages of Royal Palm started construction on nine move-in ready homes in time to appeal to winter season home buyers. Winston Schwartz, president of Winston-James Development and the developer of the Villages of Royal Palm, said he expects to sell all nine homes before the end of April. “Our sales office is busiest from Thanksgiving through Easter,” Schwartz said. “This region is best known as a vacation destination, and many visitors are here to choose a home for their eventual retirement,” Schwartz explained. And many of those home buyers prefer a ready-to-move-in home. “For many home buyers, a ready-to-move-in home is the preferred option. It’s more economical, since they are not adding options, and since we can schedule the construction to build the homes more efficiently,” Schwartz said. Priced from the $180s, the homes range in size from 1,400 square feet of living space to 2,400 square feet, Schwartz said.

Covian Consulting CEO’s Study Featured in Prestigious Professional Journal

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Covian Consulting Principal Maritza Concha, Ph.D., turned a scholarly study of South Florida community-based organizations (CBOs) into a featured article in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Public Administration. The article---titled “Exploring Collaboration, Its Antecedents, and Perceived Outcomes in Service Partnerships of Community-Based Organizations in South Florida,” ---reports Dr. Concha’s look at ways South Florida public service groups share resources and form service partnerships to address social problems. Dr. Concha said her study will help Covian clients build successful service partnerships to alleviate social problems. “Community Based Organizations traditionally collaborate on many issues,” Dr. Concha explained. “My study identifies best practices that CBOs employ as well as areas that need improvement to build capacity at the inter-organizational level,” she said. Covian is a professional consulting organization focused on helping community based organizations and small businesses with research, program evaluation, communication strategies, and staff development. Covian Consulting is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.

Carter Solutions Earns contract to help 50-year-old U.S. Flag Maker Launch Web-based Retail Marketplace

ORLANDO, Fla., --- Carter Solutions, a full-service IT solutions company based in Orlando, has earned a contract to help 50-year-old U.S. flag manufacturer Bob Hughes Display in Houston, Texas transition to an eCommerce enterprise. Tony Carter, president of Carter Solutions, said his company’s experience in web development, eCommerce and DotNetNuke — a highly dynamic content management system (CMS) particularly well suited to eCommerce enterprises — played a substantial role in Bob Hughes Display’s decision to move forward. “For 50 years Bob Hughes Display has built a popular regional bricks and mortar business,” Carter said. “The second generation has taken over the business and Bob Hughes, son of the founder of the company, wants to grow the company beyond its Houston base. eCommerce is the company’s key to a global market, although the focus will certainly be here in the U.S.,” Carter said. Carter Solutions will help redevelop the company’s existing web site to create an online eCommerce website to market the thousands of flags and flag products that Bob Hughes Display sells. “We are very excited to have the opportunity to help Bob Hughes Display make the transition to the web,” Carter said. “The internet continues to grow and with smart phones gaining more market share, I am confident that our mobile friendly eCommerce solution will make this project a success,” he added. Carter Solutions is a client of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program.

Park Square Homes Names New Permit Coordinator

ORLANDO, Fla. – Park Square Homes recently hired construction industry veteran Mary Leathers as permit coordinator. Anthony Rouhana, sales and marketing coordinator for Park Square Homes, said Leathers has more than 20 years of experience in construction and homebuilding. She was formerly permit coordinator for Cambridge Homes in Orlando. Leathers will be responsible for application and obtaining all permits required for new community start up and building permits for all homes sold.

NAI Realvest negotiates new Lease for 8,040 square foot industrial building on CR 419 in Winter Springs

ORLANDO, Fla. -- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a long term lease agreement for the 8,040 square foot building at 3553 County Road 419 in Winter Springs. Paul P. Partyka, partner at NAI Realvest and associate Juan Jimenez negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, JLW Lake Doctors, Inc. The new tenant is F3 Fitness Concepts LLC. “This is the second location for F3 Fitness which focuses on crossfitness training,” said Partyka. Wendy Brown of Tizon Commercial represented the tenant.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Two New Leases at Jourdan Crossing Retail Center in Oviedo

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated two new lease agreements totaling approximately 4,800 square feet at the Jourdan Crossing Retail Center, 310 W. Mitchell Hammock Rd. in Oviedo. George Viele, associate at the firm, brokered both transactions representing the local landlord, Jourdan Crossing, LLC. Oviedo-based restaurant operator Chau Man, LLC leased Suite 800 with 1,370 square feet. Suite 200 with 3,424 square feet was leased by HealthMed Solutions, LLC an Oviedo-based provider of home medical equipment and services.

Veteran Orlando Real Estate Executive Robin Webb Elected President of CCIM Foundation

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Robin Webb, managing director of NAI Realvest in Orlando, was recently elected president of the CCIM Foundation, which fosters commercial real estate education programs and initiatives worldwide and funded scholarships worth more than $750,000 over the past five years. Webb is well known among Florida real estate investors, brokers and lenders, having headed Coldwell Banker's Florida division for 22 years before joining NAI Realvest, a dominant brokerage firm in Florida's high-growth I-4 corridor. Webb is equally well known at the CCIM Institute, where he serves as a member of the CCIM board of directors and on the boards of the CCIM Institute Foundation and CCIM Technologies. A senior instructor on the CCIM faculty, Webb has made professional education a career objective. He has earned seven professional designations and launched a career mentoring initiative at NAI Realvest to develop the next generation of executives at the 32-year old firm. “As a director and donor for a number of years and knowing what a dynamic and dedicated board of directors we have, it is truly an honor to serve as president," Webb said. Webb will continue to serve as managing director at NAI Realvest during his one-year term as president of the Foundation. Webb said he plans to expand the CCIM Foundation's real estate gifting program in 2014 by focusing on corporate giving from organizations that benefit from superior real estate education. And that involves more than just asking for donations. Webb plans to be on hand when the CCIM Foundation hosts its first 2014 Real Estate Gifting Seminar Feb. 4 at the NAI Global Convention in Las Vegas. Established in 1988, the CCIM Foundation’s mission is to advance and foster commercial real estate education through scholarships, programs and initiatives, according to its charter. The organization relies on donations. The Named Endowed Scholarship Program within the Foundation additionally administers the granting of 53 named endowed scholarships created to recognize senior real estate professionals throughout the U.S.