Thursday, September 3, 2009

Lennar Acquires 30 Home Sites at Daintree in Viera in Brevard County, Will Build New Single Family Homes Priced From the Low $200s

Lennar Acquires 30 Home Sites at Daintree in Viera in Brevard County, Will Build New Single Family Homes Priced From the Low $200s

VIERA, Fla. - Lennar’s Central Florida Division, which builds new single-family homes and town homes priced from the $100s to the $400s in more than 30 Lennar communities throughout Central Florida, recently acquired 30 home sites at Daintree, located off Tavistock Drive and Solerno Blvd. in the Town of Viera in Brevard County.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the home builder has started construction of one model home that is expected to open by Oct. 1 at Daintree.

New three, four and five-bedroom homes at Daintree are priced from the low $200s.

Lennar is introducing new floor plans at the community that range in size from 1,677 square feet of living space to 2,183 square feet with two-car garages.

For more information contact:
David Parker, VP Sales & Marketing, Lennar-Central Florida 877-205-1102
Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 877-205-1102
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142,lvershelco@aol.com

DiMucci Companies Seeks Permitting for Towers 14 with 28 Luxury Condominiums Priced from the $400s in Daytona Beach Shores

DiMucci Companies Seeks Permitting for Towers 14 with 28 Luxury Condominiums Priced from the $400s in Daytona Beach Shores

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. - The DiMucci Companies, developer of the DiMucci Towers on S. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach Shores, is seeking construction permits to start work Towers 14, which will offer 28 luxury oceanfront condominiums priced from the $400s to the $600s.

Anthony DiMucci, who heads The DiMucci Companies, said he plans to start construction when the market for luxury oceanfront condominiums improves perhaps late next year.

“What we’re finding is that the higher-priced, larger condominiums with better views are selling better than the smaller units,” DiMucci said.

“The luxury market has not been affected as much as the middle of the market by the real estate slowdown,” he said.

For more information contact:
Corinne LeClaire, Broker DiMucci Realty Company 386-322-2000
Anthony DiMucci, President The DiMucci Companies 386-322-2000
Larry Vershel Communications, Larry Vershel or Beth Payan 407-644-4142

Mercantile Capital Corporation Sees Jump in Lending Volume in August, to Finance I-Drive Hotel, Suburban Atlanta Dental Office Among Others


Mercantile Capital Corporation Sees Jump in Lending Volume in August, to Finance I-Drive Hotel, Suburban Atlanta Dental Office Among Others

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading provider of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans saw a big jump in commercial loan volume in August.

Christopher G. Hurn, president of Mercantile Capital Corp., said the firm closed on loans worth more than $12 million in August, up more than 212 percent over the same period last year.

Hurn said August loans included $4.5 million to acquire and renovate Best Western’s Sun Vista Hotel on International drive in Orlando and $1.1 million to acquire and renovate a dental office in Atlanta.

“We anticipate we will close on loans that total more than $90 million in 2009,” Hurn said.
SBA 504 loans offer 90 percent loan-to-cost financing at below-market rates for qualified small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities.

For more information, contact:

Chris Hurn, CEO, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040

Geof Longstaff, Chairman, Mercantile Capital Corporation, 407-786-5040

Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

BioTraits, Inc. expands its workforce management suite with software to create worldwide automated secure virtual office

BioTraits, Inc. expands its workforce management suite with software to create worldwide automated secure virtual office

ORLANDO, Fla. - BioTraits, Inc., the biometric technology firm that provides corporate and government agencies with state-of-the-art security and accounting systems that accurately recognize and verify unique human characteristics, has developed new software that extends the firm’s workforce management suite of software solutions to help employers create a totally automated, secure virtual office worldwide.

“Our new products measure human experiences to help companies increase revenues, increase profits and protect their assets and their security,” said Peter A. Wengert, founder and chief executive officer of BioTraits, Inc.

Wengert explained that the new services will help businesses on several levels.

“With the new software we can move templates and clock people in and out, schedule people, do job coding and job costing,” Wengert said.

Biometric sensors enable corporate CEOs and HR managers to open a secure virtual office on any desktop anywhere in the world.

“Anywhere you have an employee working remotely, or a whole staff of employees working on a PC or network, you can keep track of their time, the projects they are working on and their billable hours, all job-coded and configured to assure that both billing and worker compensation are calculated accurately.,” Wengert said.

“The new software enables workers to verify access to the company’s VPN, to clock in and out from the remote desktop anywhere in the world and securely transmit data back to payroll so that all the proper accruals — vacation time, etc. — are accounted for,” Wengert explained.

BioTraits is a University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program client in the Central Florida Research Park.

For more information about this release contact:
Peter A. Wengert, CEO BioTraits, Inc. 3267 Progress Drive, Suite 103, Orlando, FL 32826; 866-815-0888 or peter@biotraits.com

Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu

Thomas O’Neal, Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407 882-1120, oneal@mail.ucf.edu

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com

About BioTraits:
Founded in March 2003, BioTraits, Inc. is a biometric company providing solutions for biometric identification and verification products through its development of a suite of workforce management products and distribution of biometric access control products. For more information, visit www.biotraits.com.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 120 emerging companies (including nearly 70 current clients) create over $500 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With five facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, Lake County, the City of Leesburg and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

New River Township to Start Construction of $600,000 Amenities Center

New River Township to Start Construction of $600,000 Amenities Center

TAMPA, Fla. - New River Township, a master planned community under development by Avalon Park Group on S.R. 54 in Pasco County, will start construction of a new amenities center within the next 30 days.

Ross Halle, vice president of architecture and town planner for New River Township, said the amenities center will feature a community swimming pool, basketball court, tot lot and other facilities.

Avalon Park Group recently awarded a contract to Tampa-based Rauh Company to build the $600,000 amenities center.

Ultimately, Avalon Park Group plans to develop a 680,000 square foot town center with 2,000 multi-family units and a senior center at New River, Halle said.

Avalon Park Group is currently in negotiations with additional home builders at the master-planned community.

The developer is also negotiating with Pasco County officials regarding additional roads and infrastructure in the community.

For more information, contact:
Ross Halle, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565, ext. 17 rossh@avalonparkgroup.com
Beat Kahli, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565, ext. 14
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Associate honored -- Editorial Excellence Award by Florida Realtor Magazine

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Associate Honored -- Florida Realtor Magazine presented its Editorial Excellence Award to Jennifer Gonzalez, part of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s “Gonzalez Team,” during a Florida Association of Realtors luncheon recently. Gonzalez wrote an article in Florida Realtor describing her and husband Luis’ work. At left is Doug Demerst, editor in chief of Florida Realtor.


Doug Demerst, Editor in Chief, Florida Realtor Magazine, Jennifer & Luis Gonzalez

The article can be viewed at: http://www.floridarealtors.org/FLRealtorMagazine/2008/September/0908RealtorAdvantage.cfm.
Contacts:
Angie Milan, Marketing Director, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-588-1269

The Gonzalez Team, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty (Jennifer cell 321-377-3325 Luis cell 321-363-6077)

Roger Soderstrom, Owner/Founder, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-588-1260

Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

Avalon Park Establishes Security and Safety Center, Orange County Victim Service Center

Avalon Park Establishes Security and Safety Center, Orange County Victim Service Center

ORLANDO, Fla. - Avalon Park in east Orlando has opened a Security and Safety Center and leased space in the facility for the Orange County Victim Service Center at 13013 Founders Square Drive in downtown Avalon Park.

Ross Halle, vice president of architecture and town planner at Avalon Park, said the 500 square foot facility will be used for meetings and briefings by law enforcement personnel and private community safety officials.

For more information visit www.avalonparkgroup.com or call:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565
Beat Kahli, Founder /CEO Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565
Ross Halle, VP Architecture/Town Planner Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, Lvershelco@aol.com

NAI Realvest negotiates sale of 1,200 square foot office condo for $374,000 in Lake Mary

NAI Realvest negotiates sale of 1,200 square foot office condo for $374,000 in Lake Mary

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated the $374,000 sale price for a 1,200 square foot office condominium at Lake Mary Professional Campus, a 10-building development located at the intersection of I-4 and Lake Mary Blvd.

Jack W. Lynch, senior broker associate at NAI Realvest negotiated the transaction representing the seller, Enlightened Debt Solutions of Lake Mary.

Richo Industrial, Inc., a Winter Park-based firm, purchased suite 1021 in the building located at 1301 S. International Parkway.

For more information, please contact:
Jack Lynch, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 or jlynch@realvest.com
Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com
Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

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 325 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.

Avalon Texas Holding Company to Start Construction of 150 New Single-Family Homes at Yager in Austin

Avalon Texas Holding Company to Start Construction of 150 New Single-Family Homes at Yager in Austin

AUSTIN, Tex. - Avalon Texas Holdings, a division of Avalon Park Group in the Orlando area, plans to start construction of 150 single-family homes early next year at Yager, a new community located within the city limits of Austin.

Ross Halle, vice president of architecture and town planner at Avalon Park Group, said his firm is currently negotiating with the City of Austin to start infrastructure within the next few months.

Avalon Park Group is developing Avalon Park in east Orlando as well as New River Township in Pasco County, Florida.

For more information contact
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565;
Ross Halle, VP Architecture/Town Planner Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565;
Beat Kahli, Founder /CEO Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565;
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, Lvershelco@aol.com.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Lennar Reports Sales of Nine Luxury Homes in One Week at Bella Terra in Estero, 32 Homes sold since June 1

Lennar Reports Sales of Nine Luxury Homes in One Week at Bella Terra in Estero, 32 Homes sold since June 1

ESTERO, Fla. - Lennar reports it recently sold nine luxury homes in one week at Bella Terra, located off Corkscrew Rd. east of I-75 in Estero.

Since June 1, the homebuilder sold 32 homes at Bella Terra, said Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida division.

More than 1,300 new homes have sold at Bella Terra priced from the $100s to the $500s, and approximately 500 new home sites remain for sale.

“Visitor traffic has increased dramatically at Bella Terra and we are seeing a surge in new home sales,” Devereaux said.

One big draw at Bella Terra is the community’s amenities, Devereaux said, which include a community clubhouse with southwest Florida’s largest swimming pool, along with bocce ball courts, a tot lot, beach volleyball, inline skating rink, a baseball field, soccer field, tennis courts, clubhouse, fitness center and banquet room.

Bella Terra features two, three, four, five and six-bedroom homes that range from villas priced from the low $100s to single-family and executive homes.

For more information, contact:
Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142