Ashton Woods Homes Opens Waterside at Indian Shores on the Gulf in Indian Shores Beach, Two Furnished Models Ready for Viewing

TAMPA, Fla. – Ashton Woods Homes recently opened Waterside at Indian Shores, a unique new community with four-story townhomes located on Gulf Blvd. in Indian Shores Beach. Michael Roche, vice president of sales, said Ashton Woods Homes is building 54 townhomes at Waterside at Indian Shores featuring three bedrooms, with two, three and three-and-a-half baths in four distinct floor plans. All townhomes come standard as four-story with elevators, and offer rooftop balconies with water views. Roche said the luxury townhomes at Waterside at Indian Shores range from approximately 2,123 square feet to 2,378 square feet of living space and are priced starting from $579,990. Waterside at Indian Shores will also have 17 docks available for purchase that will provide access to the intracoastal waterway. Two furnished and decorated models are now open and ready for viewing – the 2,378 square foot Schooner model with three bedrooms, bonus room and three-and-a-half baths and the Skipjack with three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths in 2,123 square feet of living area. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com

Oceans Luxury Realty to acquire Harbor Village Realty

Daytona Beach Shores, Fla. -- Oceans Luxury Realty, the Daytona Beach Shores firm that focuses on management and sales of luxury oceanfront resort homes and condominiums in Volusia County, will acquire Harbor Village Realty in Daytona Beach Shores in January. Crystal Anderson, president of Oceans Luxury Realty, said Harbor Village Realty currently manages more than 150 properties in the Volusia area and has 10 employees. Anderson said most of those workers will relocate to Oceans Luxury Realty’s property management office at 2040 S. Atlantic Avenue. Others will join the firm’s real estate sales team at 3162 S. Atlantic Avenue, Anderson added. Oceans Luxury Realty has posted sales that total almost $40 million since Jan.1 of this year.

ROYAL OAK HOMES STARTS NEW COMMUNITY NEAR MOUNT DORA, 77 HOMES PLANNED

Matt Orosz, co-president of Royal Oak Homes, said the homebuilder plans to build 77 new single-family homes at Spring Ridge Estates priced from the $190s. New four, five and six bedroom homes in will be offered from Royal Oak’s Academy and Legacy series of floor plans and will range from 1,676 square feet of living area to 4,700 square feet. Orosz said there are four move-in ready homes and two models available now to preview. Spring Ridge Estates is convenient to historic downtown Mount Dora’s boutique shopping and dining. Major arterial roadways are conveniently accessed and residents are minutes from national retail stores, along with numerous natural springs in the area with a year round water temperature of 72 degrees. Visit www.royaloakhomesfl.com or the Royal Oak Homes sales center at Spring Ridge Estates.

NAI Realvest negotiates $1.15 Million sale price for 17 Bed Assisted Living Facility in Apopka

APOPKA, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of a 17-bed assisted living facility at 5030 Cub Lake Drive in Apopka for $1,150,000.00. Jeff Bloom, CCIM, senior director at NAI Realvest, brokered the transaction representing the local seller, Arcadia Enterprises and Altamonte Springs-based Pine Acres Golden Age Centre, Inc., the buyer of the 6,048 square foot facility.

Hold-Thyssen closes on lease of professional office space for cardiologist after building floods

TAMPA, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen, Inc., a commercial property firm based in Winter Park with offices in Tampa, recently completed a lease for 1,211 square feet of professional office space at 14100 Fivay Rd. in Hudson. Carol Kinnard transaction specialist in the firm’s Tampa office brokered the transaction on behalf of the landlord Dr. Rodolfo Dy and Rosemarie Dy and the tenant, a cardiologist doing business as Access Healthcare Physicians LLC. The day the lease was scheduled to be signed, the west side of the Bayonet Point Medical Arts building was flooded from a fire sprinkler hit the day before by a contractor handling a third floor renovation. While the tenant’s suite 130 was basically not damaged, the lease agreement was delayed over a week until the physician could access the building, and that finally took place after Kinnard made multiple contacts with security and property management. The tenant ultimately occupied the premises and is extremely satisfied with that decision, Kinnard said.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects recently completed design of the Winn-Dixie renovation in Daytona Beach Shores

ORLANDO, Fla. – Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers and Planners recently completed the remodel design of a Daytona Beach Shores Winn-Dixie store. Located 2200 S. Atlantic Ave., the 46,000 square foot Winn Dixie store renovation is currently underway, said Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson. Cuhaci & Peterson headquartered in Orlando with offices in Philadelphia, is one of the nation’s leading designers of retail space with projects that total more than two million square feet annually.

Lennar plans to Unveil its New LH Collection of luxury home designs at Waterleaf in December

Tampa, Fla. – Lennar will open its first LH Collection model home, and unveil the new line of luxury homes at Waterleaf, located off Big Bend and Balm Riverview Roads in Riverview. Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the LH Collection model home features four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a two-car garage and 2,720 square feet of living area. Lennar’s LH Collection homes range in size from approximately 1,738 square feet of living area to 2,720 square feet, and are base priced from the mid-$200s. Among the outstanding features of Lennar’s LH Collection homes are Mediterranean barrel tile roofs, upgraded landscaping and dramatic entryways, Metheny said. Indoors, Metheny said Lennar has advanced its open plan design concept to a new level in the LH Collection with sweeping interiors, cathedral, vaulted and trey ceilings, crown molding and covered lanais. All Lennar’s LH Collection series homes at Waterleaf come with the homebuilder’s “Everything’s Included” pledge: a wide range of GE energy smart appliances, special features and upgrades at the one Lennar price.

VOLUSIA LAW FIRM RECEIVES DUAL PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR ITS SUPPORT OF VETERANS’ PROGRAMS

Rolling Thunder Chapter 8, a local veterans’ organization, submitted the nominations and recently presented the two awards PORT ORANGE – Rue, Ziffra & Caldwell, a well-known, personal-injury law firm based in Port Orange, has received two Presidential Volunteer Service Awards for its continued efforts in helping local veterans’ groups. The honors – one of which is a platinum award and the other gold – are the second-highest civilian service awards signed by the President of the United States for volunteerism, according to John Trask√, president of Rolling Thunder Chapter 8, the veterans’ organization that nominated both the firm of Rue, Ziffra & Caldwell and its Marketing Director Jessica Eckelbarger√. Trask said his group uses criteria such as what an individual or business does in the way of community service, how many hours they donate and the outcome for the intended organization when making its selections. He said the nominations then are examined by an agency in Washington to determine the level of the award: silver, gold and platinum, or lifetime. Eckelbarger, who received the platinum award, is always eager and enthusiastic to help his group, Trask said. “She is just amazing. She is so energetic and always helps us out with print, radio and television ads for our motorcycle rides, galas, and other fundraising events to support our local veterans and their families.” Trask added that every cost absorbed by Rue, Ziffra & Caldwell means more money goes directly to the veterans through scholarships, flag donations, food drives and education-awareness programs. The people at Rue, Ziffra & Caldwell have been so generous to us these past three years that we really can’t believe it,” Trask said. “And the partners like John Rue are so supportive of Jessica and what she does. They really do walk the talk.”