Construction is Underway on the New Family-Friendly, Resort-Style Amenity Center at Pulte’s Westbrook in Fort Myers

Fort Myers, Fla. – Construction is underway on the much-anticipated family-friendly, resort-style amenity center at Westbrook, Pulte’s new gated, single-family home community in the legendary Three Oaks Corridor west of I-75 in Fort Myers.

The resort-style amenities underway include a 4,219 square foot clubhouse with fitness center, community gathering room and catering kitchen, heated resort-style swimming pool, fire pit seating area, outdoor BBQ grills and large playground. 

“Westbrook is a great community for families,” said Richard McCormick, president of Pulte Homes’ Southwest Florida division. “From the highly-rated Lee County Schools district to the walkability to Three Oaks Park, and short drive to Gulf Coast Town Center, gulf coast beaches and hockey games at Germain Arena, families will find exceptional value in their home at Westbrook.”  

Pulte’s twelve innovative, Life Tested® home designs offer one- and two-story layouts with open gathering and dining areas, flexible living spaces, and stylish kitchens.  New homes at Westbrook, a 345-homesite community with no CDD fees, are priced from the upper $200s, and range from 1,565 to 4,262 square feet of living area, with two to six bedrooms and many options available to personalize homes for modern families, said McCormick.

Westbrook’s surrounding Three Oaks area has long been praised as a great spot to raise a family.  High-quality schools is one of the compelling reasons for its continuing popularity, along with close proximity to area recreation, easy access to the international airport, employment centers, entertainment and the gulf coast beaches.

Three professionally decorated model homes are open for touring daily at Westbrook, each with open concept living spaces and thoughtful design features. 

Westbrook is located off Three Oaks Parkway just south of Alico Road, at 9251 Holden Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33967.  Call 866-686-4543 or visit www.pulte.com/westbrook for more information.

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About Pulte Homes

Pulte Homes is a national brand of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM).  Pulte Homes builds consumer inspired homes and communities that provide the move-up buyer the best quality of life.  Only Pulte Homes offers the combination of innovative Life Tested Home Designs® with an unwavering commitment to quality and attention to detail.  For more information about Pulte Homes, visit www.pulte.com.

M/I Homes Opens New Model for touring at Retreat at Oregon – Designed for Privacy in Secluded Gated Community in N. Seminole County

Lake Mary / Sanford, Fla. --- M/I Homes opened a new furnished and decorated model home that was designed for individual privacy at The Retreat at Oregon, its luxury gated community with just 30 home sites located in North Seminole County off of Oregon Street near S.R. 46.    

David Byrnes, area president of M/I Homes, said the Richmond model home is one of the homebuilder’s newest designs with four bedrooms, three full bathrooms in 2,281 square feet of living area, priced from $373,990.

The Richmond  has a three-way split floor plan.  A bedroom with its own full bathroom is located in the front of the home and the master suite and two secondary bedrooms are separated by the living areas providing private space for everyone. 

Top design features of the Richmond include large L-shaped kitchen with island, a dining room and great room enhanced by 9’4” ceilings and triple 8-foot sliding glass doors that open onto a covered lanai. 

The Retreat at Oregon is an intimate enclave of private home sites measuring 50' by 120' with views of the lushly landscaped community interior, corner sites, and many with pond and green space views. 

M/I Homes currently offers seven floor plans at the community ranging from 1,857 square feet to 3,820 square feet of living area, priced from the mid $300s  including lawn care and the builder’s 10-year structural warranty.

The Retreat at Oregon is within an A-rated school district and conveniently located within minutes of historic downtown Sanford, shopping, dining and entertainment.  Interstate 4 and SR 417 are easily accessible for all major employment centers, universities  and international airports. 

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About M/I Homes

M/I Homes, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading builders of single-family homes, having delivered more than 81,500 homes. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold under the trade names M/I Homes, Showcase Homes, TriStone Homes and Triumph Homes. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Tampa and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and the Virginia and Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Hold-Thyssen Negotiates $1.12 Million+ Cash Sale of Fully-Occupied Building at Trinity Professional Center

Trinity, Fla.  --- Hold-Thyssen, LLC, a full service commercial real estate firm based in Winter Park, with offices in Clearwater, recently negotiated the $1,125,000.00 all cash sale of Trinity Professional Center Building 7 located at 8827-8833 Hawbuck St. in Trinity.

Carol L. Kinnard, Transaction Specialist for Hold-Thyssen, negotiated the sale representing the seller, KD Trinity, LLC.   The 7,240 square foot building composed of four units was fully occupied by three tenants with long term leases at the time of the sale.  The investment property was offered at CAP rate of 8.9 percent.

Private investor Carl Musial of North Reddington Beach, Fla. purchased the property to complete a section 1031 tax deferred exchange.    Buyer was represented in the transaction by La Rosa Realty.   

Hold-Thyssen based in Winter Park with offices in Clearwater, provides commercial property brokerage and leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide.  The 40-year old firm’s current portfolio includes more than 100 commercial properties throughout the United States.

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Fun and Fitness Are Happening at DiVosta Homes’ New Resort-Style Amenity Center in Mallory Park at Lakewood Ranch

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – DiVosta Homes’ Mallory Park at Lakewood Ranch recently celebrated the opening of a new $2.6 million family-friendly, resort-style amenity center that adds something for everyone regardless of age, interest or level of fitness.

The spacious oasis of leisure features a zero-entry resort pool with lap lanes, a spa, fire pit seating area, basketball and pickleball courts, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a 5,800 square foot coastal-inspired clubhouse with community gathering room, catering kitchen and outdoor covered veranda.

A unique, nature-and-preserve inspired playscape area is among the new amenities and is proving to be a family health magnet, drawing youngsters outside and into the fresh air and Florida sunshine.

“The play area for the children is so nice and open, and right off the pool area,” says Kristin Pomeroy, who along with husband Kevin, their 6-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter have been in their DiVosta home at Mallory park for over a year now.  “It’s just a nice community feel here. Dads walk their children to school, we have a golf cart and really enjoy that, and now my husband has become a huge pickleball fan! We love it.”

The $200,000 children’s play area was designed by a team of experts who specialize in educational and interactive playgrounds, where elements of the natural world are incorporated into a traditional child-friendly fun zone.  The inviting, playful environment cleverly exposes youngsters to elements of paleontology, biology, geology and the natural sciences and entices them to run, climb and explore all while having fun and staying active.

Josh Graeve, Vice President of Sales for DiVosta in Southwest Florida, says Mallory Park’s amenity center with its one-of-a-kind nature inspired play area, took careful planning and preparation.

The goal, he says, was “to create a blend of family-friendly, leisure activities and casual, resort-style amenities. It’s really a spectacular place.”

Multi-generational Mallory Park at Lakewood Ranch offers a collection of single-family one- and two-story homes, as well as two- and three-story townhomes. It’s all buffered nicely by 36 acres of inviting lakes and natural wetlands.

New homes with 2-6 bedrooms, 2-6.5 bathrooms and 2-3 car garages range from 1,617 square feet to over 4,300 square feet and are priced from the upper $200,000’s to the $600,000’s. Professionally decorated single-family model homes and townhomes are available to tour daily.  Several quick move-in homes are available as well. 

DiVosta plans to build more than 400 single-family and townhomes at Mallory Park and currently offers 21 distinctive floor plans.  Graeve said the amenity center and its new-generation playground are sweet additions to the growing community.  “It’s a place where all ages can enjoy Florida’s active, casual lifestyle for generations to come.”  

Mallory Park at Lakewood Ranch is conveniently located off of I-75 Exit 217 and Lakewood Ranch Blvd., at 11717 Blue Hill Trail, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211. 

Visit www.divosta.com/mallorypark or call 866-211-4280.

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About DiVosta Homes

DiVosta Homes is a brand of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM). DiVosta Homes builds consumer inspired homes and communities that provide casual, resort-style living for those wanting a winter retreat or a home year-round in its home state of Florida. In addition to providing the sunny Florida lifestyle, DiVosta Homes has always stood for renowned quality for over 50 years. For more information on DiVosta, visit www.divosta.com

Rhodes+Brito Architects Hires Three New Members

ORLANDO, Fla. – Rhodes+Brito Architects based in downtown Orlando has appointed Kevin Chea as Project Coordinator III and Liliana Nino and Levy Castaneda as Managers.

Nino holds a Master of Architecture from the University of South Florida in Tampa.  She has more than 15 years of experience in technical and project management in charge of multiple retail, restaurant and mixed-use projects at various stages.

Chea holds a Master of Architecture from Northeastern University in Boston.  During his career of 10+ years Chea worked on design and management of residential and multifamily projects, sports clubs, resorts and microbreweries.  He also developed and evolved all elements of the brand for a start-up spa company.  

Castaneda graduated from Los Andes University School of Architecture in Bogota, Columbia.  He has 20 years of experience in project development and construction administration with prestigious South Florida firms involved in highrise residential projects, schools, universities, courthouses and other public institutions.

“We are pleased to have these three talented professionals join our staff.   They share our values and will help us realize our vision to serve our clients’ best interests while creating a positive impact on our community,” said Ruffin Rhodes, principal.

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Waterstone Mortgage Corp. Opens Lake Mary Office - Hold-Thyssen Negotiates Class A Office Lease to Nationwide Lender

LAKE MARY, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen, Inc., a full service real estate services firm based in Winter Park, completed a lease agreement for 2,553 square feet of class A office space at 1485 International Parkway, Lake Mary where a leading mortgage lender opened July 1.

Darby Hold, Associate at Hold-Thyssen, Inc. negotiated the transaction on behalf of the landlord, Christian Financial Resources, Inc.  

The new tenant Waterstone Mortgage Corporation, with 20 years in business and more than 750 employees, is headquartered in the Milwaukee area with lending ability in 43 states.  Malcolm Clayton of Jones, Lang, LaSalle represented the tenant.      

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The 27,120 square foot building at 1485 International Parkway is now 100 percent leased.

Hold-Thyssen provides commercial property brokerage 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.

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Hold-Thyssen Closes on New Office Leases for Two New Businesses Opening in Tampa Bay Area

Tampa, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen, Inc., a full service commercial real estate firm, recently negotiated two new multi-year leases for professional office space in the Tampa Bay area communities of Lutz and Westchase.    

Leasing Associate Theresa Margaris at Hold-Thyssen’s Clearwater office negotiated both transactions representing the landlords.   

At the Van Dyke Professional Center in Lutz, where Tampa-based Trustee Management Services, LLC is the landlord, a partnership of experienced independent child therapists opened their first location in 2,500 square feet at 17539 Darby Lane.  The tenant, Shaping Expectations Therapy, LLC will serve new and existing clientele in the surrounding community.

At Westchase Commons in Tampa Margaris negotiated a lease on behalf of local landlord Mason Properties Enterprises, LLC.  The tenant Tidewater Foot & Ankle Associated, Inc. headed by Dr. Megan Johnson is a newly established podiatry practice that entered into a long-term lease of a 1,750 square foot, newly constructed office in the complex.    

Hold-Thyssen, Inc. provides commercial property brokerage 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. 

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