Thursday, October 24, 2019

Hold Thyssen Brokers Long Term Lease for 2nd Gen Retail Pharmacy in St. Cloud

ST. CLOUD --- Hold Thyssen, Inc., a full service commercial property firm based in Winter Park, recently completed a five-year lease agreement to assist in the opening of a 2nd Gen retail pharmacy at 520 13th Street off of U.S. 192 in St. Cloud. 

Hold Thyssen leasing associate Vikash Mahadeo negotiated with the owners of a Mount Dora-based, independently-owned retail pharmacy to expand their business into the new market by opening a second chain location. Keshav Rx, LLC leased the 1,145 square foot space in a two-unit building where the other occupant is a family practice medical office. Keshav Rx anticipates an opening date in the first quarter of 2020.  The landlord is TC Holdings, LLC; a local owner specializing in acquisition of medical office buildings. 

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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Jamerika Ramsey wins 2019 Crossman & Company Endowed Real Estate Scholarship at B-CU

DAYTONA BEACH / ORLANDO --- Jamerika Ramsey, a junior at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach with a 3.96 GPA is the recipient of the university’s Crossman & Company Endowed Real Estate Scholarship for 2019.

Ramsey, who was raised in the Atlanta area, majors in Political Science and has held the highest academic GPA every year in the BC-U Liberal Arts department.  She plans to go to lawschool, become an attorney, a real estate investor and entrepreneur.

“I am honored to be a recipient of the Crossman & Company Real Estate Scholarship.  Although I have a lot of work ahead of me to get where I want to be in life, I am confident because of what I have accomplished so far at Bethune-Cookman University,” she said.

Crossman & Company, which ranks as one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, established an endowed scholarship for students at Bethune-Cookman University in 2014.
 
In addition, John Crossman, CEO, and his family launched an endowment fund for BC-U in 2004 in memory of his father Reverend Kenneth C. Crossman and donors have contributed over $100,000 throughout the years.

As CEO, Crossman promotes firm’s core values of a strong commitment to community service, industry education initiatives and dedication to diversity through creating scholarships and mentoring.

Crossman & Company now has real estate scholarships at FSU, FAMU, B-CU, and UCF.
“One of the best ways to improve the real estate marketplace is to encourage the participation of the best of the next generation,” Crossman said.
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Rhodes+Brito Co-Founder Honored with AIA’s Nils M. Schweizer Award   

ORLANDO, Fla. --- The Orlando Chapter of American Institute of Architects, one of the most prestigious and influential professional organizations in the US,  honored Maximiano “Max” Brito
co-founder and partner of Rhodes+Brito Architects with the 2019 Nils M. Schweizer Award for his community service.   

“Our firm focuses on designing public places, facilities and learning institutions,” Brito, said.  “Community service has been a big portion of our dedication to giving back to the community.” 

The Nils M. Schweizer award was named after the late prominent Orlando architect and humanitarian.
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Riviera Bella’s New Amenities Getting Ready to Open Featuring $400,000 Splash Park + Fitness Trail and New Entry

 DeBary, Fla. --- The much-anticipated expanded amenities at Riviera Bella are here. The highlight of the amenities unveiled this month (October) is a $400,000 children’s interactive water play area.

The water park where children can play in gentle mists and streaming jets of water was created by Freeport Fountains of Sanford.

The new amenities package also includes an additional landscaped entrance and a fitness trail, according to Jerome Henin, president of the firm developing the award-winning Rivera Bella community spanning 240 acres and overlooking the St. Johns River.

In the original phases of Riviera Bella, M/I Homes and Henin Homes are currently selling and building new single-family homes on the remaining homesites priced from the high $200s, to more than $1 million for homes on the riverfront. Henin says there are less than 50 homesites remaining for new homes on the west side within the original 415-unit Riviera Bella development.

In the newer section of Riviera Bella with 293 homesites, homebuilder D.R. Horton is building new single-family homes priced from the mid-$200s.

Upon completion of the 20-year residential project, the combined 708 homesites at Riviera Bella equates to approximately $300 Million in total sales of homes in a variety of styles by Henin Homes, M/I Homes and D.R. Horton. Buildout is expected in 2023

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