Meritage Homes Opens The Enclave at Windermere Landing with Luxury Homes Priced From the Mid-$300s

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes has opened its newest community – The Enclave at Windermere Landing -- in Windermere with luxury homes priced from $368,990. Brian Kittle, vice president of operations said Meritage Homes in Orlando, said 100 new homes are planned at The Enclave at Windermere Landing, located off Chase Road in Windermere. New homes at The Enclave at Windermere Landing will range in size from 2,059 square feet of living space to 5,586 square feet with four, five and six bedrooms, Kittle said. Ten distinctive one and two-story floor plans are available with barrel-tile roofing, stone fronts and front and side-loading two-car garages, Kittle said.

LENNAR’S CENTRAL FLORIDA DIVISION NAMES HOMEBUILDING VETERAN DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division has named Greg Ray director of purchasing in the Orlando region, including Clermont and the Space Coast. Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Ray has 20 years of experience in the homebuilding industry. He holds a bachelors degree in construction management from Brigham Young University and has previously held various purchasing positions with high-volume national homebuilders. In his new role as director of purchasing for Lennar, he will work closely with the construction team and business partners, and will oversee all sourcing of labor and materials, Metheny said.

RSS Logistics in Orlando Earns Prime Contract to Deliver Automated Test Equipment for Army Apache Helicopters

ORLANDO, Fla. --- RSS Logistics in Orlando recently earned a prime contract to deliver a key component of a new night sensor being developed for the U.S. Army’s Apache helicopters. Jeanette Coronado, managing member of RSS Logistics, said Lockheed Martin awarded the prime contract. RSS Logistics will manufacture Calibration Test Adapters for the Apache program. The devices allow specialists to calibrate and validate test stations in less than 45 minutes. Currently, those tasks require five hours of manual effort on the part of two specialists, Coronado explained. RSS Logistics, a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in Orlando, provides technology companies with design, integration, testing, training, and integrated logistics support management to improve human performance and system availability and reduce the Life-Cycle costs of technology equipment. RSS Logistics is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator at the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.

Emerson International negotiates Five Leases totaling 4,350 square feet at its office developments in Orlando, Longwood, Altamonte, Winter Park

Altamonte Springs, Fla. -- Emerson International recently negotiated five lease agreements that total 4,357 square feet of office space in Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Southwest Orlando and Winter Park. Kenneth Koch, director of leasing for Emerson International, recently negotiated two new leases at Major Plaza I, 5728 Major Blvd. in southwest Orlando. Cataldo American Group, LLC leased 1,363 square feet and Unique Resources, Inc. leased 971 square feet. At the same time, Emerson International leasing associate Zac Starkey negotiated two leases in the Altamonte Spring /Longwood market. At Emerson’s CenterPointe Office Park on CenterPointe Circle off E. Central Parkway in Altamonte Springs, Ross Rightmyer leased 868 square feet. Aaronson, Austin, P.A. leased 715 square feet at Sanlando Center II located on West S.R. 434 in Longwood. Starkey also negotiated the lease of 440 square feet with tenant The Vida Center at Emerson International’s Louisiana Office Park on Louisiana Ave. in Winter Park. Emerson International is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies in the U.K.

NAI Realvest negotiates two investment sales totaling more than $1.3 Million

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated two sales – an office building in Maitland and an industrial building in Sanford – that totaled $1,302,000.00 Associate Chris Adams negotiated a $725,000 sale of the 9,464 square foot office building at 1063 Maitland Center Commons. Adams represented the seller Tiger Investment Group of Ft. Lauderdale. Tampa-based J.D. Gambling, LLC was the buyer. Michael Heidrich, principal at NAI Realvest and associate Kristen Kemp negotiated the $577,000 sale of a 10,000 square foot light industrial building at 2788 S. Financial Ct. in Sanford. Heidrich and Kemp represented the seller, Wes-Cosa Florida, Inc. The buyer was Miller Real Estate Holdings, LLC of Winter Springs.

Hold-Thyssen Negotiates Six New Leases for Almost 20,000 Square Feet at Park at Bay Plaza Office Center – within 30 days of negotiating sale of the 157,000 SF facility

TAMPA, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen Inc., negotiated six new long-term lease agreements for 19,234 square feet in the Park at Bay Plaza office center less than 30 days after the real estate services firm negotiated a $5.7 Million sale of the center at 9350 Bay Plaza Blvd. in Tampa off E. Adamo Drive at U.S. 301. R. Anthony Fisher, vice president of Hold-Thyssen, Inc. in Tampa, said Leasing Associate Timothy Sanford negotiated all six transactions representing the landlord Tampa Adamo LLC. The new tenants include Tampa Workforce Alliance, Inc. with 8,256 square feet; David Mobley Capital Insurance with 2,097 square feet; MCM Worship Center, with 4,900 square feet; M.T. Bay, Inc., developers of the Little Greek Restaurant franchise, with 1,975 square feet; Lifetouch National School Studios, with 1,338 square feet; and Glory Ministries International, with 668 square feet. Hold-Thyssen has managed the 157,310 square foot Park at Bay Plaza for the past two years and will continue in that role. In addition, the new owner assigned leasing of the property to Hold-Thyssen when the sale of the property was completed earlier this summer, and that decision is paying early dividends. The Park at Bay Plaza office center, which was constructed in two phases in 1979 and 1984, is currently 61.8 percent leased. Headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., 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.

M/I Homes names two new sales consultants

LAKE MARY, Fla. – M/I Homes has named two new sales consultants. David Byrnes, area president of M/I Homes in the Orlando region, said the new consultants are Trish Wiltshire and Rob West. West was previously with Keller Williams Realty Florida Partners and has been a real estate agent since 2003. Wiltshire who majored in English at University of Kentucky comes to M/I Homes with 15 plus years of experience in sales management, training and curriculum development. She was most recently seven years in a marketing director role at Jenny Craig and a national sales training position with Centex Homes.

Meritage Homes to Host Casino Night for Orlando Area Realtors on Wednesday, Sept. 17

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes will host a gala Casino Night for Orlando area Realtors on Wednesday, Sept. 17 starting at 6 p.m. at The MEZZ located at 100 S. Eola Drive in downtown Orlando. Brian Kittle, division vice president of Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said all Orlando area realtors and brokers are invited. Games will include roulette, poker and blackjack among others, Kittle said. Meritage Homes builds single-family homes priced from the $200s to the $600s in 22 Orlando area communities.

Top Lake County Luxury Broker Joins Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty recently announced that leading Lake County Broker Janice Clary has teamed up with the firm’s Heathrow Real Estate Sales Gallery on International Parkway in Lake Mary as an International Luxury Homes Specialist. Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Clary has 24 years of experience and specializes in representing Lake County waterfront and unique properties. Clary’s career has been focused on the marketing of premier luxury property, waterfront property, equestrian property, country estates, distinctive bed and breakfast inns and similar luxury and upper-tier properties in the Lake, Seminole and Orange County areas, he said. Soderstrom said Clary has been a member of the Institute of Luxury Home Marketing’s Million Dollar Guild since 2008 and is ranked as one of the top agents in the state of Florida. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors and the Lake County and Orange County Associations of Realtors.

ONLY THREE MOVE-IN READY EXECUTIVE HOMES REMAIN FOR SALE AT MILLBROOK AT FIDDLER'S CREEK IN NAPLES

NAPLES, Fla. --- Only three executive homes remain for sale at Lennar’s Millbrook at Fiddler’s Creek, located on Aviamar Circle off Collier Blvd. and Fiddler’s Creek Parkway in Naples. David Meyers, director of sales and marketing for Lennar Homes in southwest Florida, said sales of new homes at Millbrook at Fiddler’s Creek have been steady all summer and he expects sales to surge in the fall. Meyers said one ready-to-move-in home at Millbrook at Fiddler’s Creek ranks as one of Lennar’s most popular floor plans. The Sophia offers 2,032 square feet of living space with three bedrooms, two baths and a den that can also serve as a fourth bedroom. The Sophia’s open floor plan features an island kitchen that serves the family room, dining room and a huge lanai with an optional outdoor kitchen. With a two-car garage, the new home is priced at $474,065. All new homes in Millbrook at Fiddler’s Creek offer Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” pledge: upgraded features, appointments, appliances and finishes all included in the one “Everything’s Included” price. Located 15 minutes from downtown Naples, the community is convenient to some of the finest shopping, dining and beaches in the area and 15 minutes from the acclaimed Marco Island. Fiddler's Creek also has a wealth of amenities like a 54,000-square-foot Club & Spa, fitness center, resort-style multi-pool swimming complex, tennis courts and restaurants. Homeowners have the opportunity to join the Golf Club, ranked in Golfweek's 100 Best Residential Golf Courses in the country for the ninth consecutive year, and the Tarpon Club, which offers residents a beach and boating lifestyle.

Lennar Promotes Carlette Witte to Vice President of Construction in Orlando Region

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division, which builds homes in more than 40 communities in the Orlando region, recently promoted veteran construction management executive Carlette Witte to vice president of construction. Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Witte has been with Lennar for more than 10 years and has experience in various aspects of construction project management. Witte was most recently a senior construction manager at Lennar. In her new role Witte will be responsible for all construction operations of single-family homes, vacation homes, vistas and coach homes at ChampionsGate; condos, townhomes, and single family homes at Storey Lake; and vacation homes at Paradise Palms. . “Carlette has shown great leadership, production and strength throughout the years with Lennar and she will play a vital role in our continued growth in the Orlando and specifically the Clermont and Four Corners areas,” said Metheny.

Meritage Homes Opens Watermark Community in Winter Garden with Luxury Homes Priced from the Low $200s

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes has opened its newest community – Watermark -- in Winter Garden with luxury homes priced from the low $200s. Located on Seidel Road in Winter Garden, Watermark offers three, four, five and six-bedroom homes that range in size from 1,758 square feet of living space to a whopping 5,563 square feet. Brian Kittle, vice president of operations for Meritage Homes in Orlando, said 11 distinctive two-story floor plans are available with one single-story plan. Striking architectural styles in the neighborhood range from neotraditional to California Modern. Meritage will build 54 new homes in the first phase at Watermark, Kittle said.

Partyka Group at NAI Realvest negotiates $480,000 Sale of retail building on Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala

OCALA, Fla. – Paul P. Partyka and Juan Jimenez – the Partyka Group at NAI Realvest – recently negotiated the $480,000 sale price for the retail facility at 4011 E. Silver Springs Blvd. at NE 40th Ave. in Ocala. Partyka and Jimenez negotiated the transaction representing the seller, Titusville-based SBI Leasing, Inc. FIPA LLC is the local investor who purchased the 4,320 square foot freestanding building constructed in 1977 on its 1.04-acre site. Tim Mizner of Keller Williams Cornerstone Realty represented the buyer who plans to redevelop the property into a professional/medical office building.

NAI REALVEST NEGOTIATES SALE OF BANK OWNED BUILDING IN DAYTONA BEACH

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of a 3,840 square foot bank-owned building at 120 Madison Ave. in Daytona Beach. Chris Butera, investment associate at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the seller, TD Bank of Port St. Lucie and the buyer. Kissimmee-based Orbit Real Estate Development purchased the four-unit REO retail building built in 1957 off Beach St. and U.S. 1 for $85,000.00.