ORLANDO, Fla. --- Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), based in east Orlando’s Avalon Park, has been awarded a three year contract to inventory and evaluate highway assets controlled by the Delaware Dept. of Transportation.
A. M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at DTS, said the contract is valued at $3 million.
Fragala said DTS will utilize its Mobile Asset Collection vehicle, equipped with a wide range of high-tech recording devices including LIDAR and video, to gather data about DOT assets.
DTS provides asset management, geographic information systems, transportation planning, web design, database applications and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Emerson International Helps Coalition for the Homeless Decorate for Christmas
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. --- Emerson International, Inc., which develops Class A office facilities and luxury condominiums and golf course communities in Central Florida, recently volunteered its services to decorate the Coalition for the Homeless for Christmas.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said the firm purchased Christmas decorations and 12 Emerson International employees spent the workday decorating and lighting Coalition for the Homeless facilities in Orlando.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said the firm purchased Christmas decorations and 12 Emerson International employees spent the workday decorating and lighting Coalition for the Homeless facilities in Orlando.
Mattamy Homes Reports Record Month in November
WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest homebuilder, reported it sold some 60 homes valued at approximately $15 million in communities in Florida, North Carolina, Minnesota and Arizona in November.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. division, said sales for the month were the best ever since November 2005.
At Lake Nona Preserve, Parker said the Mattamy sold 31 townhomes during the last four months and in November six townhomes were sold.
Ten Minnesota communities averaged 20 sales during November, while in the Orlando region sales totaled 13 for the month of November.
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group builds single family and townhomes in five Orlando communities, 10 in Jacksonville, three in Phoenix, nine in the Charlotte area and 11 in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
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.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. division, said sales for the month were the best ever since November 2005.
At Lake Nona Preserve, Parker said the Mattamy sold 31 townhomes during the last four months and in November six townhomes were sold.
Ten Minnesota communities averaged 20 sales during November, while in the Orlando region sales totaled 13 for the month of November.
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group builds single family and townhomes in five Orlando communities, 10 in Jacksonville, three in Phoenix, nine in the Charlotte area and 11 in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
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.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
ICI Homes Appoints Gena Davidson Sales Associate in the Jacksonville Region
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- ICI Homes, which ranks as one of the largest and most active luxury home builders and luxury community developers in the U.S., has appointed Gena Davidson a new luxury homes sales associate in the Jacksonville region.
Don Wilford, north Florida division president for ICI Homes said Davidson, who has 11 years of experience in the sales and marketing of residential real estate, will be working out of ICI’s communities of Amelia National and North Hampton in Fernandina Beach near Jacksonville.
Davidson, a resident of Saint Simons Island, Ga., holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Georgia Southern University and a Masters Degree in Education and Behavioral Science from Georgia State.
A licensed Realtor and member of the National Assn. of Realtors and Atlanta Institute of Real Estate, Davidson was formerly general manager of sales and marketing for The Village at Woodside in Aiken, S.C. where she received numerous sales awards on both the regional and national levels throughout the last decade.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Don Wilford, north Florida division president for ICI Homes said Davidson, who has 11 years of experience in the sales and marketing of residential real estate, will be working out of ICI’s communities of Amelia National and North Hampton in Fernandina Beach near Jacksonville.
Davidson, a resident of Saint Simons Island, Ga., holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Georgia Southern University and a Masters Degree in Education and Behavioral Science from Georgia State.
A licensed Realtor and member of the National Assn. of Realtors and Atlanta Institute of Real Estate, Davidson was formerly general manager of sales and marketing for The Village at Woodside in Aiken, S.C. where she received numerous sales awards on both the regional and national levels throughout the last decade.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Emerson International closes on sale of 95 home sites at Eagle Creek Golf Course Community in Southeast Orlando
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. --- Emerson International, Inc., which developed Eagle Creek Golf & Country Club on Narcoossee Rd. in Southeast Orlando, recently closed on the sale of 95 home sites at Eagle Creek to Centerline Homes, Inc.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said the sale included 22 foot, 50 foot and 70 foot home sites.
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.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said the sale included 22 foot, 50 foot and 70 foot home sites.
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.
Greensleeves Releases Geomodule™ Intelligent Geothermal Loop Management System
Findlay, Ohio / Winter Springs, Fla., – Greensleeves LLC has recently released a GeoModule™ family of intelligent geothermal loop management products.
Stephen Hamstra, chief technical officer for Greensleeves LLC, with offices in Winter Springs and Findlay Ohio, said the new series of products launched will increase the use of geothermal and make geothermal installation more affordable.
“It was the unique intelligent controls, careful selection of equipment and engineering experience that allowed the breakthrough,” Hamstra emphasized.
The GeoModule line has four products that build on each other, according to Hamstra. The primary benefits for industrial and commercial uses are lower initial cost, increased energy efficiency, reduced risk, easier application, hybrid ready and greater flexibility for land constrained locations.
About Greensleeves LLC
Greensleeves is an energy solution integration innovator that provides a unique combination of technologies and proven professionals that can deliver a 35-50% reduction in energy use for the life of a building with little to no increase in construction costs. This solution is more comfortable, attractive, healthier, and less expensive to own and operate than the heating and cooling systems currently used in the U.S. Greensleeves has locations in Findlay, Ohio; Zeeland, Michigan; and Winter Springs, Fla. For more information visit www.greensleevesllc.com.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business 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, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
Stephen Hamstra, chief technical officer for Greensleeves LLC, with offices in Winter Springs and Findlay Ohio, said the new series of products launched will increase the use of geothermal and make geothermal installation more affordable.
“It was the unique intelligent controls, careful selection of equipment and engineering experience that allowed the breakthrough,” Hamstra emphasized.
The GeoModule line has four products that build on each other, according to Hamstra. The primary benefits for industrial and commercial uses are lower initial cost, increased energy efficiency, reduced risk, easier application, hybrid ready and greater flexibility for land constrained locations.
About Greensleeves LLC
Greensleeves is an energy solution integration innovator that provides a unique combination of technologies and proven professionals that can deliver a 35-50% reduction in energy use for the life of a building with little to no increase in construction costs. This solution is more comfortable, attractive, healthier, and less expensive to own and operate than the heating and cooling systems currently used in the U.S. Greensleeves has locations in Findlay, Ohio; Zeeland, Michigan; and Winter Springs, Fla. For more information visit www.greensleevesllc.com.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business 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, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Negotiates $1.5 Million sale of Tomoka Oaks Golf and Country Club in Ormond Beach
ORLANDO, Fla. – Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s Commercial Division recently negotiated the $1.5 Million sale of Tomoka Oaks Golf and Country Club at 20 Tomoka Oaks Blvd. in Ormond Beach.
Mark Arnold, International Commercial Investment Specialist at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, negotiated the transaction representing the seller, Putnam State Bank, based in Palatka.
Arnold said an Orlando area investment partnership purchased the property, which consists of an historic 18-hole golf course built in 1965 and 144 acres including 33 acres for future residential development.
Tomoka Oaks is complemented by magnificent Oaks throughout the established residential community in Ormond Beach. The prime location, in-town gentile and proximity to the beach have long attracted seasonal residents to the community, Arnold said.
“We fully expect the new ownership to bring the course and facilities back to the premier conditions of its storied past,” he said.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s marketing efforts attracted extensive interest from area investors and developers as well as prospective buyers interested in golf course ownership and land development from across the country as well as international buyers, Arnold added.
“The level of interest speaks highly of the attractiveness and future of the Ormond Beach area,” said Arnold.
Mark Arnold, International Commercial Investment Specialist at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, negotiated the transaction representing the seller, Putnam State Bank, based in Palatka.
Arnold said an Orlando area investment partnership purchased the property, which consists of an historic 18-hole golf course built in 1965 and 144 acres including 33 acres for future residential development.
Tomoka Oaks is complemented by magnificent Oaks throughout the established residential community in Ormond Beach. The prime location, in-town gentile and proximity to the beach have long attracted seasonal residents to the community, Arnold said.
“We fully expect the new ownership to bring the course and facilities back to the premier conditions of its storied past,” he said.
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s marketing efforts attracted extensive interest from area investors and developers as well as prospective buyers interested in golf course ownership and land development from across the country as well as international buyers, Arnold added.
“The level of interest speaks highly of the attractiveness and future of the Ormond Beach area,” said Arnold.
Landlords Should Shower Love and Attention on Small Retailers hit hardest by recession, says Rachel Wein of WeinPlus
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. --- Retail property owners and retail center landlords have been hard hit by the recession, but small retailers — those who lease less than 10,000 square feet of space — have been hit harder, says commercial real estate consultant Rachel Elias Wein, president of WeinPlus Real Estate Advisory Services in St. Petersburg.
Smart landlords are making special efforts to form strategic partnerships with their small retail tenants to assure the success of both parties in tough times.
“Nationwide, vacancy rates for neighborhood shopping centers set a 10-year high during the second quarter and range just under eight percent now,” Wein said. “On average, small shop retailers account for about eight percent of the space in neighborhood retail centers, so it’s imperative that property owners and managers do everything they can to encourage the success of their mom-and-pop tenants,” she said.
Wein said rent concessions and lease contract modifications may form a part of the solution, but successful landlords are looking elsewhere.
“The best retail property owners look at the small shop tenants as strategic partners,” Wein said. “The realize that marketing efforts, signage, and organizational efforts like marketing co-ops play a big role in the success of small retailers and that can make a difference between a thriving retail center and a lot of “for rent” signs,” she said.
The most important asset a property manger can provide is time, Wein said. “Property managers should cultivate tenant relationships and learn what their tenants needs are,” Wein said.
“In the long run, small tenants require time and energy, but they play a vital role in creating the synergy that shoppers seek in a neighborhood retail center,” she said.
Smart landlords are making special efforts to form strategic partnerships with their small retail tenants to assure the success of both parties in tough times.
“Nationwide, vacancy rates for neighborhood shopping centers set a 10-year high during the second quarter and range just under eight percent now,” Wein said. “On average, small shop retailers account for about eight percent of the space in neighborhood retail centers, so it’s imperative that property owners and managers do everything they can to encourage the success of their mom-and-pop tenants,” she said.
Wein said rent concessions and lease contract modifications may form a part of the solution, but successful landlords are looking elsewhere.
“The best retail property owners look at the small shop tenants as strategic partners,” Wein said. “The realize that marketing efforts, signage, and organizational efforts like marketing co-ops play a big role in the success of small retailers and that can make a difference between a thriving retail center and a lot of “for rent” signs,” she said.
The most important asset a property manger can provide is time, Wein said. “Property managers should cultivate tenant relationships and learn what their tenants needs are,” Wein said.
“In the long run, small tenants require time and energy, but they play a vital role in creating the synergy that shoppers seek in a neighborhood retail center,” she said.
Hendricks & Partners Names Jason T. Stanton to Head the Firm's Tampa Market Office
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Hendricks & Partners, which ranks as one of the nation’s largest and most active multi-family investment banking companies, has named Jason T. Stanton a Senior Investment Advisor to head the firm’s Tampa market office. Stanton joins Orlando-based Cole Whitaker, the firm’s Southeast Partner and Associate Partner Hal Warren, who will combine efforts regionally.
Whitaker, who heads the Southeastern U.S. Division of Hendricks & Partners, said Stanton has more than 11 years of experience in the apartment sales industry.
“Jason has a great track record in both the Tampa metro market and the Central Florida market overall,” said Whitaker.
Stanton earned his B.S. Degree in real estate from Florida State University and formerly served as director of Multi-family Investment Services at Colliers International.
With the addition of Stanton, the Hendricks & Partners Florida Investment Advisors team has more than 57 years of multi-family sales experience along with having completed transactions totaling more than $5 Billion.
Whitaker, who heads the Southeastern U.S. Division of Hendricks & Partners, said Stanton has more than 11 years of experience in the apartment sales industry.
“Jason has a great track record in both the Tampa metro market and the Central Florida market overall,” said Whitaker.
Stanton earned his B.S. Degree in real estate from Florida State University and formerly served as director of Multi-family Investment Services at Colliers International.
With the addition of Stanton, the Hendricks & Partners Florida Investment Advisors team has more than 57 years of multi-family sales experience along with having completed transactions totaling more than $5 Billion.
Ashton Woods Homes Promotes Kate Powell to General Sales Manager in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes with eight active communities in the Tampa Bay region, has promoted Kate Powell to general sales manager for the Tampa Bay region.
Mike Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa area, said Powell has been with Ashton Woods Homes for four years and has more than eight years of experience as a sales executive.
Ashton Woods Homes is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies, with operations in Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Dallas, Houston, Austin and Phoenix. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
Mike Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa area, said Powell has been with Ashton Woods Homes for four years and has more than eight years of experience as a sales executive.
Ashton Woods Homes is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies, with operations in Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Dallas, Houston, Austin and Phoenix. Visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
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