Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services Negotiates Seven Lease Agreements at Winter Garden Executive Suite in 90 Days

Winter Park, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services, a commercial property firm based in Winter Park with offices in Tampa and Nashville, recently negotiated seven lease agreements in 90 days at an office building located at 12200 W. Colonial Drive in Winter Garden. R. Anthony Fisher, vice president of Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services, said Leasing Agent Therese Taylor negotiated all seven lease agreements representing the landlord, 12200 W. Colonial Drive LLC. The lease agreements at the executive suite facility include three new tenants, Amanda Singh and Smart Solutions Realty, Cora Fulmore and Express Global Medical Services. Tenants Hope Alexander, Xtreme Business Concepts, DM Transportation and Provectus all executed renewal leases for the suites they occupy. Hold-Thyssen provides commercial property and leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide. The 40-year old firm’s current portfolio includes more that 100 commercial properties throughout the United States.

Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services negotiates end to long-term Ground Lease for former Fazoli’s Restaurant in Merritt Island

Winter Park, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services, a commercial property firm based in Winter Park with offices in Tampa and Nashville, recently negotiated a complex agreement to terminate a long-term ground lease at 756 Merritt Island Causeway in Merritt Island. R. Anthony Fisher, vice president of Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services, said Leasing Agent Martin Forster in the firm’s Winter Park office negotiated the agreement representing the tenant, Fazoli’s Restaurants, Inc. Health First, Inc. owns the 0.70-acre property, which now includes a free-standing facility with a drive-through window formerly occupied by Fazoli’s Restaurant. Hold-Thyssen provides commercial property and leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide. The 40-year old firm’s current portfolio includes more that 100 commercial properties throughout the United States.

Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services Reports 2013 Lease Transactions were up more than 30 percent

Winter Park, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services, a commercial property firm based in Winter Park, with offices in Tampa and Nashville, reports its lease transactions volume grew by more than 30 percent in 2013. R. Anthony Fisher, vice president of Hold-Thyssen Real Estate Services, said the firm’s lease transactions in 2013 totaled more than $1.1 million. Hold-Thyssen provides commercial property and leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide. The 40-year old firm’s current portfolio includes more that 100 commercial properties throughout the United States.

Lennar Appoints Veteran Homebuilder Executive Jim McCarthy Land Acquisition Manager for Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division, which builds homes in more than 40 communities in the Tampa Bay and Orlando regions, recently appointed veteran homebuilding executive Jim McCarthy to Land Acquisition Manager for the Tampa Bay area. Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said McCarthy has more than 15 years of experience in land acquisition and development in the home building industry. McCarthy, who graduated from the University of South Florida, formerly served as vice president of land acquisition at both M/I Homes and KB Home. Metheny said in his new role McCarthy will be focusing on acquiring raw land and developed homesites throughout the Tampa Bay area where Lennar builds new homes priced from $150,000 to more than $800,000 in everything from small infill tracts to large master planned communities. “We are pleased to have an executive of Jim’s caliber join our land team. With the advantages of his experience throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Polk Counties, he will play a significant role in our continued growth in the Tampa Bay region,” said Metheny.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Three New Industrial Leases in Orlando and Winter Garden totaling more than 7,800 Square Feet

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated three new leases for industrial space totaling 7,831 square feet at Carter CommerCenter in Winter Garden and at Goldenrod CommerCenter in Orlando. Michael Heidrich, principal at NAI Realvest represented the Winter Garden landlord Carter Commerce Center LLC in negotiating two leases in the Carter CommerCenter. Tenant San Diego, Calif.-based Backyard Xscapes, Inc. leased 3,750 square feet in suite 190 at 890 Carter Road. The second tenant, Hyvac, Inc. of Deerfield Beach, leased 1,875 square feet in Suite 290 at 902 Carter Rd. Heidrich also represented Orlando-based landlord Goldenrod SPE, LLC in a lease agreement with Major Touring LLC for the 2,206 square feet in Suite 250 at Goldenrod CommerCenter, 1468 N. Goldenrod Rd.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Sale of Stand Alone Office/Retail Building off S. Orange in Pine Castle area

ORLANDO, Fla. — NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of a 1,500 square foot stand alone office/retail building at 830 Hoffner Ave. near the intersection of S. Orange Ave. in the Pine Castle area of Orlando. The NAI Realvest retail team of Matt Cichocki, Kevin O’Connor and Mitch Heidrich brokered the REO sale representing the seller West Palm Beach-based U.S. Bank National Association. The local buyer, Tremblay Land, LLC, intends to operate a real estate brokerage business at the property.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Lease Agreement with Payroll Company for Professional Office Space near downtown Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 2,000 rentable square feet of professional office space in the building located at 2200 Hillcrest St. in Orlando. Tom R. Kelley II, CCIM, a principal at NAI Realvest brokered the transaction representing the landlord Orlando-based Whirly Properties LLC. The local tenant is Kymberly Group Payroll Solutions, Inc.

DiVosta Homes’ Jamie Meisterheim is PulteGroup’s Leading Sales Consultant in South Florida for January

NAPLES, Fla. --- PulteGroup has named Jamie Meisterheim the New Home Sales Consultant of the Month for selling the highest number of new homes during January at the DiVosta Homes community VeronaWalk in Naples. Meisterheim, who has been with DiVosta Homes for two years, is a native of Fort Worth, Texas and has lived in South Florida more than 12 years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and her career background includes general real estate sales and property management. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for PulteGroup, Inc. in South Florida, said Meisterheim sold more homes during January than any other sales consultant among the PulteGroup of homebuilders which includes DiVosta Homes, Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb in more than 20 communities. “We look forward to many more years of Jamie’s continued sales success with DiVosta Homes at VeronaWalk and in South Florida,” Mairn said. The active adult DiVosta community of VeronaWalk boasts quality construction, zero-maintenance two and three bedroom single-family homes in 11 designs priced from the $230s, Mairn added. For more information, visit www.divosta.com.

Lennar to Open 15 New Communities in Central Florida This Year, New Home Sales up 40 Percent in 2013

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division plans to open 15 new communities in 2014 in the Tampa Bay and Orlando markets. Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Lennar is currently building in 38 communities in Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco, Orange, Lake, Brevard and Hernando counties. Metheny said sales of new homes in 2013 were up 40 percent in the Central Florida region. Visit www.Lennar.com.