Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida negotiates new office lease agreement in Maitland Center

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida negotiates new office lease agreement in Maitland Center


ORLANDO, Fla. – Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently completed a new office lease agreement for 4,514 square feet in the 500 Winderley building at 500 Winderley Place in Maitland.

Anne Deason, associate vice president and Andrew E. McCaw, FMA, senior vice president, in the Office Services Group at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, negotiated the agreement representing the tenant Maitland-based Redchip Companies, a small-cap stock research and financial public relations firm.

The landlord of the building is ACP/URS 500 Winderley LLC, represented by Betsy Owens of Cushman & Wakefield.

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida:
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 40 brokers divided among its Orlando, Tampa and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.

About Grubb & Ellis:
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies. With more than 130 owned and affiliate offices worldwide, Grubb & Ellis offers property owners, corporate occupants and investors comprehensive integrated real estate solutions, including transaction, management, consulting and investment advisory services supported by proprietary market research and extensive local market expertise.

Grubb & Ellis and its subsidiaries are leading sponsors of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including tax-deferred 1031 tenant-in-common (TIC) exchanges; public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate investment funds. As of September 30, 2008, more than $3.8 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 225 million square feet of real estate. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation's Vendor of the Year. For more information regarding Grubb & Ellis Company, please visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/.

Contacts:



Anne Deason, 407-481-5411, adeason@commercialfl.com

Andy McCaw, 407-481-5301, amccaw@commercialfl.com










Larry Vershel 407-644-4142

John Crossman to Speak June 25-26 at University of Florida on Trends in Retail Development at 2009 Retail Smarter Symposium

John Crossman to Speak June 25-26 at University of Florida on Trends in Retail Development at 2009 Retail Smarter Symposium

ORLANDO, Fla. - Longtime Orlando-area commercial property broker John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, will be a featured speaker at the 2009 Retail Smarter Symposium at the University of Florida’s David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research June 25-26 in Gainesville.

Crossman, who ranks as one of the area’s most successful retail property brokers, said his topic is titled, “Trends in Retail Development During Tough Economic Times.”

“Economic transitions are always a challenge, and challenges generate new strategies and new concepts,” Crossman said. “The current economic cycle is already generating new trends in the retail development field and some of them are very exciting,” Crossman said.

For more information please contact:

John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com

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

About Crossman & Company:

Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Central Florida, based upon the total number of retail square footage. Founded in Orlando, Fla. in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties. Please visit http://www.crossmanco.com/, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.

Cotter-Ryan Commercial Starts Renovation of Northwest Community Center off John Young Parkway

Cotter-Ryan Commercial Starts Renovation of Northwest Community Center off John Young Parkway

LONGWOOD, Fla. - Cotter-Ryan Commercial, LLC of Longwood recently started renovations of the 1,500 square foot Northwest Community Center, located on WD Judge Dr. off John Young Parkway in west Orlando.

Scott Ryan, president of Cotter-Ryan Commercial, LLC, said the work includes new electrical, fixtures and lighting, refurbishing the floors and repainting the entire facility.

Orlando Magic, the NBA Cheers Program, and Toyota of Orlando are contributing to the renovation project, Ryan said.

For more information, contact:
Scott H. Ryan, President, Cotter Ryan Commercial, LLC, 407-786-7686 sryan@cotterryan.com;

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

Mattamy Homes USA to Start Construction of New Model Homes at Sevilla in St. Augustine

Mattamy Homes USA to Start Construction of New Model Homes at Sevilla in St. Augustine

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Mattamy Homes USA, (www.mattamyhomes.com), the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, plans to start two new model homes in June and in August at Sevilla, located at 478 Casa Sevilla Ave., off World Commerce Parkway and International Golf Parkway in St. Augustine.

Laura Bailey, vice president of sales and marketing for Mattamy Homes USA, said 43 new 50-foot and 60-foot home sites are available at Sevilla and most offer lake or conservation area frontage.

New single-family homes at Sevilla are priced from the $150s, Bailey said.

New floor plans at Sevilla include the 2,164 square foot Ashley, the Jessica, with 1,888 square feet of living space, and the Michele, with 2,402 square feet.

For more information contact:
Kerry Soltis, Marketing Manager Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville 904-279-9502
Laura Bailey, VP of Sales & Marketing Mattamy Homes USA 407-599-9998
Dennis Ginder, Division President Mattamy Homes-Jacksonville 904-279-9500
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

About Mattamy Homes:
Mattamy Homes expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and has divisions in Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis. The homebuilder is the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion.

Taylor Morrison hosts June 14 Grand Opening of two new decorated model homes at Oak Creek in Riverview

Taylor Morrison hosts June 14 Grand Opening of two new decorated model homes at Oak Creek in Riverview

TAMPA, Fla. - Taylor Morrison will host a grand opening of two new professionally decorated single-family model homes on June 14 at Oak Creek located off Still River Drive and Falkenberg Rd. in Riverview.

Jeff Cooper, vice president of sales and marketing for Taylor Morrison in the west Florida region, said the grand opening at Oak Creek will feature excellent incentives which are available during the division’s June $1 Days Sale at all Taylor Morrison communities. New home buyers can take advantage of $1.00 closing costs plus a weekly bonus offer only to customers who register on-line at the home builder’s website.

Weekly bonuses rotate throughout the month and include $1.00 front washer/dryer, $1 refrigerator, $1 homesite premiums, and a $1 blind package for the windows of the home. For incentive details or to register for the $1.00 closing costs and weekly bonus, visit www.TaylorMorrison.com/dollar.

Refreshments and special activities for children during Sunday’s grand opening will be provided at the homebuilder’s new sales center at 7017 Blue Beech Drive at Oak Creek on from Noon to 3 p.m. and the public is invited, Cooper said.

The two new Taylor Morrison models being showcased are the Berkshire which offers three bedrooms, two baths in 1,268 square feet of living space and a two-car garage, priced from $134,900.

The new Kensington model offers two bedrooms, two baths, and a den in 1,439 square feet of living space, plus a two-car garage and is priced from $142,900.

Cooper said both models boast the popular great room plan and the Kensington is distinguished by large double windows providing a high level of natural lighting throughout the home.

New two-, three- and four-bedroom single-family homes at Oak Creek, priced from $134,900 to $239,900 range from 1,268 square feet of living space to 3,223 square feet on 50 and 60-foot home sites, and 19 different floor plans are available.

Taylor Morrison’s Rest Assured Mortgage Protection – for FHA or VA loans – is also available at Oak Creek and detailed at http://www.taylormorrison.com/. “Rest Assured guarantees new homebuyers up to six months of mortgage payments if they involuntarily lose their job, said Cooper.

The Taylor Morrison sales center at Oak Creek is open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Noon to 6 Sunday and Monday. For sales information, call 813-677-7271.

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CONTACT:
Laura Johnston
Marketing Consultant
239-253-6902

About Taylor Morrison:
Taylor Morrison, Inc. is one of the top homebuilders in North America, building a wide range of products for discerning homebuyers across the county. With more than 280 communities in Florida, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Texas, Taylor Morrison, Inc., offers first-time, mid-market and mid-to-upscale housing in both master-planned communities and urban infill communities. Taylor Morrison, Inc., currently offers single-family homes and townhomes in 12 communities throughout the greater Tampa area including Oak Creek, Oak Creek Townhomes, Avelar Creek, Southfork and Winthrop in Riverview; Mission Village in Tampa; FishHawk Ranch and Channing Park in Lithia: College Chase in Ruskin; Connerton in Land O’Lakes; and Stonebrier in Lutz. For more information on any of these communities, visit http://www.taylormorrison.com/.

Lennar to Host Cheesecake Martini Happy Hour for Realtors to Premier Select “Submit Your Bid” Homes at Four Tampa Bay Area Communities in Hillsborough

Lennar to Host Cheesecake Martini Happy Hour for Realtors to Premier Select “Submit Your Bid” Homes at Four Tampa Bay Area Communities in Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk Counties

TAMPA, Fla. - Lennar’s Central Florida Division will host a Cheesecake Martini Happy Hour for Tampa Bay-area Realtors from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 at Eiland Park Town Homes, 6257 Maisie Rd. in Zephyrhills, at Summerfield Crossings, 12930 Jessup Watch Place in Riverview, Autumnwood Grove, 4256 Birch Pond Loop in Lakeland and at Cobblestone Landing, 603 Sandstone Drive in Lakeland.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said there will be prizes and food will be served. But the main event will be a preview of select town homes offered to home buyers on bids, Metheny said.

“Realtors are advising their clients in the bidding process for select town homes at Eiland Park and Summerfield Crossings,” Metheny said.

“We will be accepting bids on new town homes in both communities from Sunday, June 14 through Saturday, June 20, and we will announce the bid winners at 6 p.m. on June 20.”
Metheny said he expects as many as 50 Realtors at each event.

“This is an exciting option for new home buyers and we expect it will open the door for more than a few Realtors,” Metheny added.

For more information contact:
Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar, 888-317-7489 or
Robert Jesski, Lennar Vice President of Sales-Central Florida, 888-317-7489;
Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 888-317-7489;
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

Bouchelle Island Construction of 60 New Luxury Condominiums by DiMucci Companies to get underway by fall

Bouchelle Island Construction of 60 New Luxury Condominiums by DiMucci Companies to get underway by fall

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - The DiMucci Companies will start construction of 60 condominiums in the fall at Bouchelle Island, the luxury condominium community DiMucci is developing in New Smyrna Beach off SR 44 (South Causeway) overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway.

Tony DiMucci, president of The DiMucci Companies, said the two and three-bedroom condominiums will range in size from 1,600 square feet of living space to 2,300 square feet.

Luxury condominiums at Bouchelle Island are priced from the $180s to more than $300,000.

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

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contract to Design New 12 Story Addition to Ramada Inn on International Drive in Southwest Orlando

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contract to Design New 12 Story Addition to Ramada Inn on International Drive in Southwest Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. - Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, was recently awarded a contract to design a new 12 story, 130-room addition to the Ramada Inn hotel on International Drive in Orlando’s tourism corridor.

Jed Downs, president of the architectural firm, said Miami-based JNS Management is developing the 110,000 square foot facility.

For more information, contact:
Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100
Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

Entrust Administrative Services to Launch Sunday Morning Radio Program to Advise Small Investors on “Capital Ideas”

Entrust Administrative Services to Launch Sunday Morning Radio Program to Advise Small Investors on “Capital Ideas”

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Entrust Administrative Services, which administers more than 2,000 self-directed retirement accounts with a net worth of more than $200 million from offices in Lake Mary, Jacksonville and Boca Raton, is sponsoring the launch of “Capital Ideas,” a one-hour radio program on WORL-660 AM to advise small investors on new investment opportunities.

Glen Mather, president of Entrust Administrative Services, said he plans to host special guests and investment experts to talk about alternative investment opportunities.

The program will kick off May 24 at 9 a.m.

“Most investors are familiar with stocks and bonds and we’ll touch on those topics, but we plan to focus on the sorts of alternative investment opportunities that can be overlooked by many investors,” Mather said.

Mather said Capital Ideas will capture the real power of American capital in today’s economy.
“With all the attention on bailouts and macro economics, we’ve overlooked the most important element in our financial system, the millions of small investors who have worked hard all their lives and now hold the power to save the U.S. economy,” Mather said.

“Capital Ideas will celebrate their new power in this economy and analyze ways they are rebuilding the American economic system from the grassroots right up to the power centers,” he said.

For more information please contact:
Glen Mather, President Entrust Administrative Services, Inc. 407-367-3472 gmather@entrustfl.com;

Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

More Than 400 Residents at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club Participate In Annual Music in The Park

More Than 400 Residents at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club Participate In Annual Music in The Park

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. - More than 400 residents turned out for the annual Music in the Park event recently at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach.

Greg Brousse, managing director of Plantation Bay, said the turnout was the highest on record.

“Residents enjoyed the sounds of RiverDan Band and Ormond Beach’s Hershey’s Ice Cream Company and Papa’s Kettle Korn,” Brousse said.

Snickers the Clown was on hand to entertain the children, Brousse added.

For more information, please contact:
Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273
Rosemary Messina, VP Sales & Marketing ICI Homes, 386-236-4231
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

About ICI Homes:
ICI homes, ranks among the top 100 Builders by Builder magazine and is one of the largest privately owned homebuilder in the US. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as Northeast Florida, Orlando and Tampa.