St. Petersburg, Fla. --- Rachel Elias Wein, the St. Petersburg consultant who heads WeinPlus Real Estate Advisory Services, was recently named an Outstanding Young Alumnus of the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning.
Wein, who earned a Bachelor’s Degree, Master of Architecture and Master of Business in Real Estate from the University of Florida and serves on the advisory board of the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, is a member of Florida Blue Key and the University of Florida Hall of Fame.
The former Development Manager with The Sembler Company in St. Petersburg and Senior Associate with Ernst & Young’s Construction and Real Estate Advisory Services practice in Philadelphia said prior commitments prevent her attending the Outstanding Alumnus Awards presentation in Gainesville April 7.
The Outstanding Young Alumnus awards were established to honor young alumni who have distinguished themselves in the areas of business, community involvement and public service.
Wein currently serves as the construction chairman for the Pinellas Education Foundation’s Savings for the Classroom initiative.
Friday, March 23, 2012
THREE UNIQUE HOMES AT EAGLE CREEK IN EAST ORLANDO FEATURED IN FEBRUARY ISSUE OF BUILDER MAGAZINE
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Three new homes at Eagle Creek Golf Course Community on Narcoossee Road in east Orlando are featured in the February issue of Builder Magazine – one of the leading media brands for the U.S. home building industry – as examples of state-of-the-art design for Generation X, Generation Y and Baby Boomer home buyers.
The homes, built by Centerline Homes at Eagle Creek, were designed for the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders Show, which drew thousands of home building executives and some 800 exhibiting companies to Orlando last month.
Altamonte Springs-based Emerson International, developers of Eagle Creek, partnered with Builder Magazine and Centerline Homes at Eagle Creek to build the state-of-the-art concept homes.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said Canin Associates of Orlando designed the Gen X home and provided landscape plans for the project.
Kay Green Design, Inc., also based in Orlando, created interior designs and merchandising for all three homes, Emerson said.
Woodley Architectural Group, Inc. of Littleton, Colo., designed the Gen Y and Gen B homes.
“We are very pleased to present the state-of-the-art in American home design at the Village of Chatsworth at Eagle Creek,” Emerson said. “The International Builders Show is the nation’s premier event for home builders, and we were honored by all the attention we have received so far,” he said.
The homes, built by Centerline Homes at Eagle Creek, were designed for the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders Show, which drew thousands of home building executives and some 800 exhibiting companies to Orlando last month.
Altamonte Springs-based Emerson International, developers of Eagle Creek, partnered with Builder Magazine and Centerline Homes at Eagle Creek to build the state-of-the-art concept homes.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said Canin Associates of Orlando designed the Gen X home and provided landscape plans for the project.
Kay Green Design, Inc., also based in Orlando, created interior designs and merchandising for all three homes, Emerson said.
Woodley Architectural Group, Inc. of Littleton, Colo., designed the Gen Y and Gen B homes.
“We are very pleased to present the state-of-the-art in American home design at the Village of Chatsworth at Eagle Creek,” Emerson said. “The International Builders Show is the nation’s premier event for home builders, and we were honored by all the attention we have received so far,” he said.
Mattamy Homes in Jacksonville Earns Five Top Laurel Awards from NEFBA Sales and Marketing Council
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, earned five top Laurel Awards during the NEFBA’S (Northeast Florida Home Builders Association) recent Sales and Marketing Council awards banquet.
Kerry Soltis, marketing manager for Mattamy Homes in the Jacksonville region, said Mattamy’s Kaila model home at Greenleaf Village at Nocatee, located off of U.S. 1 just north of Race Track Rd. in Ponte Vedra in St. Johns County, won a Laurel Award for Best Interior Merchandising in the $325,000 to $350,000 price range.
Chandler Design of Jacksonville designed the Kaila model home interior at Greenleaf Village.
The Kaila model home at Greenleaf Village earned a second Laurel Award for having the “Best Sales Office under 800 square feet,” Soltis said.
The Laurel with Bonus Room at Greenleaf Village won the Laurel Award for “Best Architectural Design priced under $350,000.
Soltis said Susan Fredrickson, Mattamy’s site agent at Greenleaf Village, earned a Million Dollar Circle Award from the Northeast Florida Home Builders Association for new home sales that totaled more than $4 million.
And Mattamy Homes earned a fourth Laurel Award for Best Direct Mail advertising for its Cedar Bay direct mail piece.
Mattamy Homes builds townhomes and single-family homes priced from under $200,000 at Cedar Bay and Cornerstone at Watermill in Jacksonville, at Forest Hammock at Oakleaf Plantation in Orange Park, Greenleaf Village at Nocatee in Ponte Vedra, and six communities in St. Johns County
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.
Kerry Soltis, marketing manager for Mattamy Homes in the Jacksonville region, said Mattamy’s Kaila model home at Greenleaf Village at Nocatee, located off of U.S. 1 just north of Race Track Rd. in Ponte Vedra in St. Johns County, won a Laurel Award for Best Interior Merchandising in the $325,000 to $350,000 price range.
Chandler Design of Jacksonville designed the Kaila model home interior at Greenleaf Village.
The Kaila model home at Greenleaf Village earned a second Laurel Award for having the “Best Sales Office under 800 square feet,” Soltis said.
The Laurel with Bonus Room at Greenleaf Village won the Laurel Award for “Best Architectural Design priced under $350,000.
Soltis said Susan Fredrickson, Mattamy’s site agent at Greenleaf Village, earned a Million Dollar Circle Award from the Northeast Florida Home Builders Association for new home sales that totaled more than $4 million.
And Mattamy Homes earned a fourth Laurel Award for Best Direct Mail advertising for its Cedar Bay direct mail piece.
Mattamy Homes builds townhomes and single-family homes priced from under $200,000 at Cedar Bay and Cornerstone at Watermill in Jacksonville, at Forest Hammock at Oakleaf Plantation in Orange Park, Greenleaf Village at Nocatee in Ponte Vedra, and six communities in St. Johns County
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, March 20, 2012
Meritage Homes to Showcase Three New Model Homes at Winter Springs Village March 24
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes will host a grand opening on Saturday, March 24 to showcase three new single family model homes at Winter Springs Village located on Tuscawilla Road and Alafaya Trail in Winter Springs.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales for Meritage Homes, said the grand opening event scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. – with a 1 p.m. ribbon cutting with Winter Springs Mayor Charles Lacey – will include Orlando’s premier food trucks, raffles, cupcake decorating and plenty of family fun activities.
Kittle said Meritage Homes named its model homes at Winter Springs Village with a literary flair.
The Browning model home at Winter Springs Village offers four bedrooms and three- and-a-half baths in 2,615 square feet of living space with a two-car garage.
The Tennyson model home at Winter Springs Village offers four bedrooms and two- and-a-half baths in 1,940 square feet with a two-car garage.
The Angelou model home with 1,758 square feet offers three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths with a two car garage.
New homes at Winter Springs Village are priced from the $170s.
Brian Kittle, vice president of sales for Meritage Homes, said the grand opening event scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. – with a 1 p.m. ribbon cutting with Winter Springs Mayor Charles Lacey – will include Orlando’s premier food trucks, raffles, cupcake decorating and plenty of family fun activities.
Kittle said Meritage Homes named its model homes at Winter Springs Village with a literary flair.
The Browning model home at Winter Springs Village offers four bedrooms and three- and-a-half baths in 2,615 square feet of living space with a two-car garage.
The Tennyson model home at Winter Springs Village offers four bedrooms and two- and-a-half baths in 1,940 square feet with a two-car garage.
The Angelou model home with 1,758 square feet offers three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths with a two car garage.
New homes at Winter Springs Village are priced from the $170s.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Eagle Creek Golf Club to Host British American Chamber Golf Tournament to Benefit “Dream Flight” Trip to Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Eagle Creek Golf Club in East Orlando, a Celebration Golf Management course, will host more than 100 players for the annual British American Chamber of Commerce Tournament Friday, April 27, starting at 8:30 a.m.
Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, said the tournament will benefit Dream Flight, which treats seriously ill and disabled British children to the holiday of a lifetime at Orlando-area attractions.
“This is such a worthy cause that it draws players from all over,” Garrote explained, “We are pleased and honored to host the tournament this year,” he said.
Central Florida golfers interested in entering the tournament should contact The British American Chamber of Commerce (BACC) at 407-226-7251 or www.britishamericanchamberorlando.com.
Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, said the tournament will benefit Dream Flight, which treats seriously ill and disabled British children to the holiday of a lifetime at Orlando-area attractions.
“This is such a worthy cause that it draws players from all over,” Garrote explained, “We are pleased and honored to host the tournament this year,” he said.
Central Florida golfers interested in entering the tournament should contact The British American Chamber of Commerce (BACC) at 407-226-7251 or www.britishamericanchamberorlando.com.
NAIOP Names Emerson International’s University Research Park I Central Florida’s Educational Development of the Year
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The Central Florida Chapter of NAIOP, the leading national association of commercial development professionals, recently named Emerson International’s University Research Park I in east Orlando Central Florida’s Educational Development of the Year.
Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, accepted the award recently with Kenneth Koch, Emerson International’s commercial portfolio director
“My goal at Emerson International is to elevate the firm to the level of the premier leading commercial development groups in the region. At this point, I believe we are well on our way,” Emerson said.
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, accepted the award recently with Kenneth Koch, Emerson International’s commercial portfolio director
“My goal at Emerson International is to elevate the firm to the level of the premier leading commercial development groups in the region. At this point, I believe we are well on our way,” Emerson said.
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.
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group reports best month of new homes sales since the company’s launch
WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest home builder, reported more sales of new homes in February than any month since the company launched in the U.S. in 2004.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, said the home builder sold 81 new homes in 38 communities in Orlando, Jacksonville, Charlotte, the Twin Cities region of Minnesota and Phoenix.
Parker said Mattamy Homes saw 14 new home sales in Orlando, 19 in Jacksonville, 23 in Charlotte, 20 in Minnesota and 5 in Arizona.
Parker added that Mattamy Homes sold 169 homes since Jan. 1.
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group has opened 11 new communities over the past 12 months. “This year is shaping up to be our busiest one ever,” Parker said.
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. Group, said the home builder sold 81 new homes in 38 communities in Orlando, Jacksonville, Charlotte, the Twin Cities region of Minnesota and Phoenix.
Parker said Mattamy Homes saw 14 new home sales in Orlando, 19 in Jacksonville, 23 in Charlotte, 20 in Minnesota and 5 in Arizona.
Parker added that Mattamy Homes sold 169 homes since Jan. 1.
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group has opened 11 new communities over the past 12 months. “This year is shaping up to be our busiest one ever,” Parker said.
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.
Newmark Knight Frank's Southeast Capital Group Named Exclusive Sales, Marketing Broker for Southpark Village Retail Center in Raleigh Suburb
ATLANTA, Ga. --- The Southeast Capital Group at Newmark Knight Frank in Atlanta has been named exclusive sales and marketing agents for Southpark Village, located at 324 Village Walk Drive in the Raleigh suburb of Holly Springs, North Carolina.
The 82,662 square foot neighborhood retail center, built in 2008, is anchored by a Harris Teeter supermarket, the leading credit grocer in North Carolina and the 25th largest supermarket in the U.S. with sales of $4.1 billion in 2010. Currently, the center is 98 percent occupied.
Supermarket News magazine recently ranked Harris Teeter No. 34 in the 2010 “Top 75 North American Food Retailers” based on 2009 fiscal year sales of $2.92 billion.
Whitney Knoll, who heads the Southeast Capital Group at Newmark Knight Frank, said he along with Group members Fred Victor and Mark Hillis are undertaking the assignment.
Knoll said 3.5 acres of undeveloped land which fronts US-55 Bypass is available for sale along with the retail center. The undeveloped land is ideally situated for more retail development or for a medical office development to complement the future 50-bed Rex Hospital development directly across US-55 Bypass from SouthPark Village.
As a separate offering, 18.36 acres are available as prime multi-family development land located adjacent to SouthPark Village. The multi-family development will benefit from the new Hospital, job growth, population growth, and excellent public schools.
The 82,662 square foot neighborhood retail center, built in 2008, is anchored by a Harris Teeter supermarket, the leading credit grocer in North Carolina and the 25th largest supermarket in the U.S. with sales of $4.1 billion in 2010. Currently, the center is 98 percent occupied.
Supermarket News magazine recently ranked Harris Teeter No. 34 in the 2010 “Top 75 North American Food Retailers” based on 2009 fiscal year sales of $2.92 billion.
Whitney Knoll, who heads the Southeast Capital Group at Newmark Knight Frank, said he along with Group members Fred Victor and Mark Hillis are undertaking the assignment.
Knoll said 3.5 acres of undeveloped land which fronts US-55 Bypass is available for sale along with the retail center. The undeveloped land is ideally situated for more retail development or for a medical office development to complement the future 50-bed Rex Hospital development directly across US-55 Bypass from SouthPark Village.
As a separate offering, 18.36 acres are available as prime multi-family development land located adjacent to SouthPark Village. The multi-family development will benefit from the new Hospital, job growth, population growth, and excellent public schools.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Only Four Town Homes Remain for Sale at Highland Park in Westchase Area of Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. --- Only four town homes remain for sale at Highland Park, located off S. Mobley and Racetrack Rds. in the Westchase area of Tampa.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said three and four bedroom town homes at Highland Park range in size from 1,791 square feet of living space to 2,315 square feet with two and one half baths and two-car garages.
New town homes at Highland Park are priced from $219,900.
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.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said three and four bedroom town homes at Highland Park range in size from 1,791 square feet of living space to 2,315 square feet with two and one half baths and two-car garages.
New town homes at Highland Park are priced from $219,900.
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.
Rising Gas Prices Triple Sales of Fuel-Efficient Scooters at Ride Green Scooters in Winter Park
Winter Park, Fla. --- Rising gas prices during the past 60 days have more than tripled sales at Ride Green Scooters in Winter Park.
Ron Schwartz, general manager at Ride Green Scooters, said sales topped the $50,000 mark in February.
Schwartz said the average sale price of a scooter---Ride Green Scooters sells more than a dozen different models---is about $1,000.
“That’s very economical transportation, especially when you consider that some scooters do better than 60 miles per gallon,” Schwartz said.
Schwartz said scooter sales always increase with the price of gas. “Every year the price rises in the summer, and sales go up,” Schwartz said. “Then we get a second big boost when school starts, because of all the student commuters, and again during Christmas season,” he said.
Ron Schwartz, general manager at Ride Green Scooters, said sales topped the $50,000 mark in February.
Schwartz said the average sale price of a scooter---Ride Green Scooters sells more than a dozen different models---is about $1,000.
“That’s very economical transportation, especially when you consider that some scooters do better than 60 miles per gallon,” Schwartz said.
Schwartz said scooter sales always increase with the price of gas. “Every year the price rises in the summer, and sales go up,” Schwartz said. “Then we get a second big boost when school starts, because of all the student commuters, and again during Christmas season,” he said.
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