NAI Realvest Executive gives Receivership presentation to Commercial Property & Asset Managers

MAITLAND, Fla. --- Mez Birdie, CCIM, CPM, SCSM, director of special assets at NAI Realvest in Maitland, gave a presentation on foreclosure and receivership services to more than 100 commercial property and asset managers who participated at the NAI Global Conference in Miami. Birdie, who is Receiver for banks, special servicers and various lending institutions, said that foreclosures will continue through 2013 due to many commercial loans not qualifying for refinancing.

DiMucci Companies and Realty to Open New Headquarters Facility in Port Orange

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. --- The DiMucci Companies started construction of a new 3,000 square foot office building at 51 Dunlawton Ave. in Port Orange. Anthony DiMucci, president, said the office building will serve as headquarters for the DiMucci Companies and DiMucci Realty. The building will be completed and ready for move-in by the end of the year, DiMucci said. Currently DiMucci Realty and DiMucci Companies are headquartered in a temporary office structure on the site of the new office building. The DiMucci Companies is the developer of the DiMucci Twin Towers oceanfront Condominium on S. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach Shores and Bouchelle Island in New Smyrna Beach.

STONEGATE GOLF CLUB TO HOST TEAM IN TRAINING CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT DEC 2

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. -- Stonegate Golf Club at Solivita in Osceola County will host a charity golf tournament Dec 2 to raise funds to support Team in Training, an organization that supports Leukemia/Lymphoma awareness and research. Arto Rahmani, vice president of Food and Beverage operations for Celebration Golf Management LLC and general manager of Solivita Club Services LLC said Stonegate Golf Club lost an employee recently who was very well liked by the clubs members and guests. Samantha Zeitchik-Collins worked in the Food and Beverage Department at Stonegate until 2009 when she lost her battle with Leukemia. She left behind her husband Chris and two children Daniel and Hailey. “Stonegate Golf Club hopes individuals and groups who want to raise money to help find a cure for this disease will participate in the golf tournament,” Rahmani said. Registration and play in the tournament costs $65 per person and includes 18 holes of golf, lunch, prizes, and a taste of Celebration Golf Management signature drink specials on the golf course. For further information or to register for the event or to make a donation, please contact the Stonegate Golf Club professional staff at 863-427-7150 or email Head Golf Professional Chris Russell at crussell@cgmgolfproperties.com.

ONLY 12 HOME SITES REMAIN FOR SALE AT PALM COVE IN WESLEY CHAPEL

TAMPA, Fla. --- Only 12 single-family home sites remain for sale at Palm Cove, located on located in Pasco County off Vandine Road and S.R. 54 in Wesley Chapel. Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said new three, four and five-bedroom homes at Palm Cove range in size from 1,634 square feet of living space to 2,639 square feet priced from $157,990. Six distinctive floor plans are available at Palm Cove in one and two-story designs, Roche said. Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .

MERITAGE HOMES PROMOTES BRIAN KITTLE TO DIVISION VICE PRESIDENT

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes has promoted Brian Kittle to division vice president. Clint Szubinski, president of Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said Kittle joined Meritage Homes four years ago as director of sales, and was named as vice president of sales for Orlando a year ago. Kittle, who earned his B.S. Degree in Business Administration from Youngstown State College in Ohio, has more than 12 years of experience as a home building executive.

Aloma Business Center completes new lease for 2,814 square feet, Winston James Development negotiates transaction

WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Winston James Development, Inc. of South Daytona Beach recently negotiated a lease agreement at its Aloma Business Center development off Aloma Ave. in Winter Park. The new tenant, Performance Roofing, LLC leased 2,814 square feet of office/industrial space. The residential and commercial roofing firm is relocating from another Orlando area facility, Jamie Adley, president of Aloma Business Center, said.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects to design new Bottom Dollar Store in Downtown Philadelphia

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, was recently awarded a contract to design a new Bottom Dollar Store on Girard Avenue in downtown Philadelphia. Bottom Dollar is part of the Food Lion stores based in North Carolina. The developer is Soloff Development. Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the store will offer 10,000 square feet of retail space.

New University Study Shows Omega Cookie® Is a Tough Act to Follow

VENICE, Fla. – With imitation being a high form of flattery, the founders of Omega3 Innovations are pleased to see others conducting omega-3 research in an effort to create a product with the health benefits of their hallmark product, the Omega Cookie. But, unlike the ground-breaking Venice-based biotech company, researchers at the University of Maine could only succeed in adding 17 percent of the amount of omega-3 in their cookies and nutrition bars compared to the clinically-effective dose found in the gluten-free Omega Cookie, according to Dr. Bo Martinsen, co-founder of Omega3 Innovations. The results of the study, which were published in the September 2012 Journal of Food Science, show that the researchers managed to add only 178 mg of the essential fatty acids EPA and DHA, Martinsen said. [Please see link below.] “Our oatmeal-based cookie contains up to 2,000 mg of EPA and DHA per serving,” Martinsen said, adding that the dosage has been recognized by medical organizations such as the American Heart Association as being “clinically effective.” Directed by Martinsen and his partner/wife, Dr. Anne-Marie Chalmers, Omega3 Innovations has demonstrated that it is possible to add the necessary higher levels of omega-3 fish oil to cookies and nutrition bars without compromising taste. The idea of adding omega-3 to cookies and other functional food products is not a new one, he said, as several other food products on the market contain omega-3. “What differentiates the Omega Cookie from the others,” Martinsen said, “are the potential health benefits in each serving.” Compared to other omega-3 cookies and chocolates or omega-3 supplements, the Omega Cookie contains a clinically-effective dose of omega-3 that is derived from fish oil, not plant sources. Each 60 gram serving of Omega Cookie contains as much omega-3 fish oil as 7 regular omega-3 fish oil capsules, five grams of fiber, 200% of the daily value of vitamin D and 35% of calcium, according to Dr. Chalmers. “This is the real super food champion; a nutrition power house that can change the health of America,” she said, adding that the company is in the process of launching a chocolate-covered version of the Omega Cookie for coffee shops and fast food restaurants. Martinsen said the creation of the Omega Cookie in 2008 was no easy task, as it took five years of research and development to finalize the patented process needed to bake the Omega Cookie with such a high dose of omega-3 fish oil. “What this new study shows us is that the Omega Cookie truly is a unique medical food,” he added. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02870.x/abstract

M/I HOMES STARTS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MODEL HOME AT MCCORMICK WOODS IN OCOEE

Lake Mary, Fla. – M/I Homes has started construction of a new model home at McCormick Woods located off SR 429 and McCormick Woods Rd. in Ocoee. David G. Byrnes, area president at M/I Homes in the Orlando region, said the Savannah model will offer four bedrooms, three baths, a study, covered lanai, private courtyard and a two-car garage. The Savannah model has 2,719 square feet of living area and is priced from $239,990. The model is expected to be completed by mid-November. M/I Homes has 60 homesites available at McCormick Woods for homes priced from $208,990 to $399,990, Byrnes said.

Emerson International Negotiates New Long Term Lease Agreement for Office Space at CenterPointe Office Park in Altamonte Springs

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. --- Emerson International recently negotiated a new long-term lease agreement for 1,042 square feet of office space in the CenterPointe Office Park, located at 370 CenterPointe Circle in Altamonte Springs. Zac Starkey, commercial associate at Emerson International, negotiated the lease agreement representing Emerson International, which owns the building. The new tenant is Universal Marketing Bureau. Emerson International is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies.