Lennar to Celebrate 60th Anniversary by Selling 60 New Homes in 60 hours in Orlando Region

Orlando, Fla. --- Lennar Homes plans to celebrate its 60th birthday this month by selling 60 new move-in ready homes in 60 hours the weekend of Oct. 24, 25 and 26 in 43 Orlando-area communities in Lake, Osceola, Polk, Orange and Brevard counties. And that, says Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, means exceptional deals. “We have set a goal to sell 60 homes in 60 hours,” Metheny said. “We will offer the best prices, the best incentives, the best financing and the best new homes in the best communities,” he said. To start with, each new home buyer during Lennar’s birthday weekend will receive $6,000 worth of groceries, Metheny added. After that, birthday buyer incentives will include special pricing on upgrades and options, and below-market financing. All of Lennar’s homes feature the homebuilder’s Everything’s Included pledge -- a wide range of top brand appliances, luxury finishes and upgrades, designer touches included in one the Lennar price. Metheny said the birthday weekend offer includes new move-in ready homes in 43 Orlando-area communities. The sale must take place during the three-day birthday weekend and close before Nov. 30. From Alexander Ridge in Winter Garden, Heritage Hills in Clermont and Heritage Isle in Melbourne to Providence in Polk County, Wyndham Lakes in southwest Orlando and The Country Club at ChampionsGate south of Orlando near Disney, every Lennar community will be open all weekend with new home consultants ready to deal. The Florida-based home builder, one of the nation’s largest, opened its doors in October, 1964.

Ninjaneer Studios Signs Contracts with Cities of Titusville and Winter Park to provide original animation for “Arts & Algorithm” and “Winter in the Park”

Winter Springs, Fla., – Ninjaneer Studios, a digital content creation company based in Winter Springs near Orlando, recently signed agreements with the cities of Titusville and Winter Park, Fla. to produce a 3D projection mapping show for their respective events. Joe Rosa, principal at Ninjaneer Studios, said his firm was designated exclusively to create the show themes and content for both cities. The first projection mapping show took place in early October at Titusville’s “Arts & Algorithm” event. The second projection mapping show will be held at Winter Park’s holiday season indoor ice skating event, “Winter in the Park,” running Nov. 14 through Jan. 11, 2015. Ninjaneer Studios, established by Rosa, Heather Knott and Christopher Brown, is a full service studio specializing in 3D animation and projection mapping content with a production pipeline that encompasses all stages of the design process from conception to final product. The firm provides their solutions to museums, municipalities, corporations, sports teams and venues, and theatrical productions. “Arts & Algorithm” was started in 2013 by the City of Titusville and the Brevard Cultural Alliance to help cross promote science and art and revitalize the community. The projection mapping show took place on the side of the Titusville Playhouse Theater which is 88 feet wide by 35 feet high. The theme was “Human Innovation & Creativity.” “The team at Ninjaneer Studios is truly an inspiration,” said Marcia Gaecke, president of the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce. “You’ll not find a more committed group of artists and they are helping central Florida explore a new cultural economy while creating valuable employment opportunities,” she explained. Ninjaneer Studios was retained by the City of Winter Park to add “seasonal magic” to their annual indoor ice skating rink. The solution will be a five minute projection mapping holiday show every hour the rink is open. It’s the first time the City has decided to include a show of such magnitude. “Working with Joe Rosa and the team at Ninjaneer Studios has been amazing,” said David Buchheit, CRA manager for Winter Park. “They understand the creative direction that we want to go, and we’re excited to showcase their talent and creativity at the 2014 ‘Winter in the Park,’” he said.

NAI Global Leadership Conference in Orlando Focuses on Expansion in Canada, Germany, South and Central America

ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest hosted the NAI Global Leadership Conference in Orlando recently, which drew representatives from 375 commercial real estate brokers with 6,700 agents worldwide. Robin Webb, CCIM, CPM, who serves as managing director at NAI Realvest, said the three-day conference focused on new acquisitions and expansion in South America, Canada, Germany, Costa Rica and Mexico. NAI Realvest, which ranks as one of the most active commercial property companies in Orange, Lake, Seminole, Osceola, Volusia and Polk counties, focused its presentations on more expansion into Volusia County. Webb said NAI Realvest has one office in the Daytona Beach area and currently has 35 listings in Volusia County. The firm has posted 350 listings in its five-county region. “As we put the Great Recession behind us, the commercial real estate market is really coming alive with significant growth in asset value and significant interest on the part of new and expanding businesses,” Webb said. NAI Realvest currently employs 29 broker associates. The firm has experienced a 29 percent increase in transactions, year to date over 2013, and 2013 was almost double over the prior year Webb said NAI Realvest is also focused on expanding its property management division, which currently manages more than three million square feet of commercial space.