Del Webb Naples Celebrates 750th Homebuyer

AVE MARIA, Fla. -- Del Webb Naples recently welcomed its 750^th homebuyer – evidence of the distinctive community’s continuing appeal to active adults.  It’s also a testament to the quality of the homes, amenities and activities offered at the first residential community in the town of Ave Maria.

Nancy and Mark Dillard of Naples didn’t have to go far to find what they were looking for in their next home.  A little more square footage and a quiet neighborhood was just 12 miles east at Del Webb Naples.  

Mark and Nancy Dillard

Mark, who retired from 20 years of law enforcement in Colorado followed by 8 years with the Department of Defense, was on a job in The Keys where he met Nancy, a tenured employee of Private Capital Management in Naples. They’ve been together 11 years. 

“We looked at Del Webb Naples when it was up and coming but we decided on the townhome that we just sold,” he said, adding, “We both got a good feeling when we went back this year looking around and saw the phenomenal growth.”

Dillard said other 55+ communities in the area didn’t have the wow factor, and most weren’t even in the same ballpark as Del Webb Naples. “We like how Publix is right within the town center, plus all the shops with sidewalks everywhere for walking, hiking or biking.”

“Quiet” is an important feature at the 55+ community for this active couple who are still working hard – Mark started a home remodeling business recently.  “I’m sure we won’t have club-goers coming home at 2 a.m. with the radio blasting,” he chuckled.

Nancy and Mark are looking forward to moving into their new home in December.  They purchased – the Serenity – a two-bedroom villa with two full bathrooms plus a den in 1,542 square feet of living area and a two-car garage.  The Serenity starts from the $230’s and offers an open concept layout, connected living and dining areas, and a private owner’s suite tucked away towards the back of the home. “We were also surprised to find out we’d be paying lower homeowner insurance costs, and the community is classified as a 500-year flood zone,” Dillard explained.

“Today’s active adults and empty-nesters are working longer than their parents, some are enjoying a second career and, like Mark and Nancy, have a strong desire for a higher quality of life,” said Richard McCormick, President of Del Webb’s Southwest Florida division.

Homebuyers in Del Webb Naples have exclusive access to the residential community’s spacious, 12,000 square foot amenity center.  Aptly named the Oasis Club, the center is a true oasis with resort-style swimming pool, dedicated lap pool, spa, 2 tennis courts, 4 bocce and 12 pickleball courts, a fire pit and state-of-the-art fitness center.

The long list of offerings to please varied lifestyles also includes an amphitheatre, café, library, catering kitchen, aerobics, sauna and steam rooms, activity and craft rooms, and the Rusty Putter Bar and Grille with full bar and menu of mouth-watering creations overlooking Panther Run, an 18-hole championship golf course that weaves throughout the community.

McCormick said Del Webb Naples offers carriage homes with golf course views priced from the $190,000’s, and attached villas and single-family homes from the $220,000’s to the $600,000’s, ranging from 1,372 to over 3,000 square feet with 2-5 bedrooms and plenty of room for entertaining.

Del Webb Naples is conveniently located within Ave Maria, a unique mixed-use, master-planned community anchored by Ave Maria University, numerous parks, and a vibrant commercial district.  The growing portfolio of select shops, dining options and health care providers complements nicely the extensive array of shopping and entertainment options available in nearby Naples and the easy access to the nationally renowned Gulf Coast beaches offering boating, fishing and sun-bathing.

For more information about Del Webb Naples, call 866-451-9322 or visit www.delwebb.com/naples.

* * *

About Del Webb

Del Webb is a national brand of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM).  Del Webb is the pioneer in active adult communities and America’s leading builder of new homes targeted to pre-retirement and retiring boomers.  Del Webb builds consumer inspired homes and communities for active adults ages 55+ who want to continue to explore, grow and learn, socially, physically and intellectually as they look forward to retirement.  For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com. 

M/I Homes is purchasing 136 Homesites at Johns Lake Landing for New Homes Priced from the high $200s in Clermont Community

Clermont, Fla., -- M/I Homes will be purchasing 136 home sites at Johns Lake Landing located on Abbey Hill Court in Clermont. 

David Byrnes, area president in the Orlando region, said 80 of the homesites are 50 feet wide and 56 homesites are 75 feet wide in the gently rolling community on the shores of Johns Lake.

Byrnes said M/I’s first model home – Capistrano II – is already underway and should be completed and open for sales in early October.

The 2,092-square-foot Capistrano II is a spacious four bedroom, two-bath home with a covered lanai and a two-car garage.  The design offers options to add a bedroom or more living area, said Byrnes.

New M/I built homes on the 50-foot sites at Johns Lake Landing will range from 1,750 to 3,600 square feet of living area, and prices are expected to start from the high $200,000s to the low $400,000s.   

Details on new homes offered on the 75-foot homesites will be announced soon at MIHomes.com and a second model home will start construction this month, according to Byrnes.      

M/I Homes is currently building in 16 communities throughout Central Florida.

# # #

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 Closes on Office Lease Agreement with Call Center doubling its space for staff of 50+ at Kirkman Commerce Center

ORLANDO / WINTER PARK --- Hold-Thyssen, Inc., a full service commercial property firm based in Winter Park, leased 5,000 square feet of office space to Capital Leads LLC, a call center that employs over 50 individuals at Kirkman Commerce Center, 701 S. Kirkman Rd. in South Orlando.

Kirkman Commerce Center

The Hold-Thyssen leasing team of Alex Rowlinson and Troy Stevens represented the south Florida-based landlord of the Kirkman Commerce Center in the negotiations.   

Rowlinson and Stevens also leased 768 square feet of office space at this location to Benedetti USA, LLC.  The new tenant sells vending machines and ATM’s to resorts and hotels in the Universal area.

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.

NAI Realvest Negotiates $600,000 Sale Price for Fern Park Office / Retail Plaza

Tai Lee

Fern Park / orlando, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently closed on the $600,000 investment sale of Legacy Plaza, a six-unit, office / retail building at 172-182 Oxford Rd. off SR 436 in Fern Park.  NAI Realvest Associate Tai Lee, CCIM, negotiated the sale representing the local Seller Valerie Bombino.   

  

Legacy Plaza

Hamtaee Enterprise, LLC, a Winter Haven investment firm, is the buyer of the 5,040 square foot building constructed in 1970 on 0.21 acres.   The property which is 80 percent leased, was purchased for investment only.    Esmaeil Hamtaee of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer in the transaction. 

* * *

About NAI Realvest 

NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 400 offices spanning the globe.  Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network.  Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.

NAI Realvest Charles Wayne Commercial Closes on $1.14 Million Sale of 44 Residential Lots in Lake Helen

Aerial site plan

Lake Helen, Fla. – NAI Realvest Charles Wayne Commercial, a local real estate industry leader with a global footprint, has closed on the $1,144,000.00 sale by D.R. Horton Inc. of 44 estate-size homesites in the Woods of Lake Helen in West Volusia County.

Steve Costa, Associate at NAI Realvest Charles Wayne Commercial, negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller.  Costa worked closely with the City of Lake Helen and its Historical Board to ensure the buyer would be a good fit for the City’s architectural gateway standards that maintain an Old Florida feel.

Melbourne-based Vintage Estate Homes, the buyer who plans to build single-family homes in a variety of architectural styles on the finished lots,  is building similar homes at Oakland Park in Winter Garden, Fla. 

“The City of Lake Helen became convinced about the quality of Vintage Estate Homes’ designs, and they are now enthusiastic about seeing the subdivision move forward,” said Costa.

Geneva model

Vintage Estate Homes will be completing and opening models in the spring-summer of 2019 at the Woods of Lake Helen located off Main Street in the rural town southeast of DeLand.  

* * *

About NAI Realvest

NAI Realvest, covering all of central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 400 offices spanning the globe.  Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.

About Charles Wayne Properties

Charles Wayne Properties has also served the needs of the real estate community since 1978. It has developed and managed shopping centers, freestanding retail, office buildings and industrial parks.  CWP has worked with local and national clients in capacities including brokerage, development, investment sales, health care practice sales, tenant representation, property management and receivership. To learn more please visit www.charleswayne.com. 

Hold-Thyssen Completes Expansion Lease at Apopka Commerce Center Nearly Doubling Space of the Non-Profit for Disadvantaged Children

APOPKA / WINTER PARK, Fla. – Hold-Thyssen, Inc. a full service commercial real estate firm, recently negotiated an expansion lease in Apopka Commerce Center, a 98,000 square foot industrial park on Cooper Commerce Drive in Apopka.     

Hold-Thyssen’s team of Alex Rowlinson and Troy Stevens represented the landlord in the three-year lease of 2,400 square feet at 535 Cooper Commerce Drive.  Tenant My Neighbors Children, Inc., who provides meals, clothing and other resources to disadvantaged children in North and South America, already leased 2,800 square feet. They have now expanded into a total occupancy of 4,900 square feet. 

The Hold-Thyssen team also negotiated a three-year lease renewal of 15,400 square feet at the center. The tenant Bavaria Corp. is a manufacturer of ingredients for food safety and processing under numerous brand names.

Currently Apopka Commerce Center is more than 90 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.

* * *

DiVosta Homes’ IslandWalk at the West Villages in Venice Plans Second Resort Amenity Center

VENICE, Fla. -- As the demand for new homes in Southwest Florida steadily increases, so does the level of lifestyle and care-free social living offered at many of Southwest Florida’s top communities. That’s why DiVosta Homes is constructing a second resort amenity center at its IslandWalk at the West Villages community in Venice.      

Situated off U.S. Highway 41 between Jacaranda Blvd. and River Road, the IslandWalk community’s second resort amenity center will boast an approximately 8,000 square foot clubhouse, community garden, resort-style pool with lap lanes, spa, and 8 pickleball courts, according to Richard McCormick, president of DiVosta Homes in Southwest Florida.

Elegant but casual, this tropical swimming pool
 at IslandWalk’s existing amenity center 
preview’s what’s to come at the second 
resort-style amenity center planned for the community. 

“Residents at IslandWalk appreciate the active lifestyle this community offers, and enjoy the friendly culture that is centered around interacting and socializing with others,” he said. “There is always something to do here and the amenities are definitely utilized, especially with the increase in popularity of activities like pickleball and community gardening.” When complete in late 2019, the new amenity center – located southeast of the existing resort amenity campus – will bring the number of pickleball courts up to twelve, he added.

IslandWalk’s existing amenity center has two clubhouses, a tropical resort-style pool, separate lap pool, a lakeside gazebo, 8 tennis courts, 2 bocce ball courts, 4 pickleball courts, a half basketball court, children’s play areas and miles of walkways through pristine estuaries.  McCormick said the existing amenity center also includes a fitness room with state-of-the-art equipment for cardio and strength training; activity and craft rooms; a studio for Yoga and Zumba classes; and an elegant gathering room.

Artist’s rendering of the site of
IslandWalk’s planned 2^nd amenity center 

With a busy full-time onsite Activities Director, McCormick said the community is home to many holiday and special events, as well as those for individuals, groups and clubs.  

“The residents here really appreciate living in a community that offers so many amenities that encourage mingling and the building of community spirit and pride,” said McCormick. “This, along with the tremendous value and great weather, is why IslandWalk is our top selling community in Southwest Florida, with over 200 new residents calling it home in the past year.”

Priced starting from the low $200,000’s to $400,000’s, DiVosta Homes builds 15 distinct attached villa and single-family home designs at IslandWalk, with 2-5 bedrooms, 2-4.5 baths, and living areas that range from 1,372 to over 3,000 square feet.

Six professionally decorated attached villa and single-family model homes are available for touring daily – the Seagrove, Cascadia, Taft Street, Abbeyville, Martin Ray and Pinnacle – each featuring innovative kitchen designs, open gathering areas and beautiful design selections.     

A seventh model home – the Summerwood – is well underway, nearing completion and expected be open to the public in early October.  It’s one of the homebuilder’s top-selling floor plans and will feature some of the Summerwood’s most popular design options.   

For more information, visit www.divosta.com/islandwalk or call 877-289-7666.

# # #

 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 

Hold-Thyssen Completes Five Multi-Year Leases on Dr. Phillips Blvd. Totaling 10,400+ Square Feet

WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen, Inc. a full service real estate services firm headquartered in Winter Park, recently negotiated five leases totaling 10,404 rentable square feet at Phillips Place, 7575 Dr. Phillips Blvd. in Southwest Orlando. 

Darby Hold

Darby Hold, transaction specialist for Hold-Thyssen, Inc. represented the landlord, Financial Way Realty, Inc. based in Cincinnati, Ohio.   

Tenants who completed new, expansion and/or renewal lease agreements include – 

Charis Counseling Center in Suite 365 with 1,388 square feet;

John E. Russi, CPA P.A., in Suite 320 with 1,670 square feet;

Wes Bal and Dwight Kleine, short sale specialists, Suites 240-245-266 with 5,706 square feet;

Latitude Promotions, Inc., PR firm in Suite 325 with 1,120 square feet; and

Fitzgibbon Alexander, Inc., business brokers, in Suite 135 with 520 square feet.

Kevin Hammond of Cushman & Wakefield represented Charis Counseling opening a new office serving the Dr. Phillips area.

Hold-Thyssen, Inc. is the leasing and management representative for the 56,000 square foot Phillips Place office building, which is now 95 percent leased.

* * *

About Hold-Thyssen, Inc.

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.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Multi-Year Lease Agreement for Fifth Location of Orlando Neurosurgery in Lake Mary

LAKE MARY / ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a multi-year lease agreement with Fairbanks Partners, LLC dba Orlando Neurosurgery at 758 N. Sun Drive, Suite 112 in Lake Mary. 

Chris Adams

The NAI Realvest team of Chris Adams, Associate and Mez Birdie, CCIM, director of retail services, represented Landlord Lake Mary Medical Park, LLC.  The tenant, a Winter Park-based medical practice of neurosurgeons is now open and operating at its fifth location.   

Mez Birdie

The main office of Orlando Neurosurgery is at 1605 W. Fairbanks Ave. in Winter Park and three other offices are located at 8400 Red Bug Lake Rd. in Oviedo, at 2000 Fowler Grove Blvd. in Winter Garden and at 720 W. Oak Street in Kissimmee.     

Visit http://www.orlandoneurosurgery.com/

*  *  *   

About NAI Realvest

NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 400 offices spanning the globe.  Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.