Centex Unveils New Cordova Model Home at Magnolia Park in Riverview

TAMPA, Fla. --- Centex has unveiled a new, fully-decorated model home at Magnolia Park, located off Falkenburg Road in Riverview. Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Centex in Tampa and Central Florida, said the two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath Cordova village home offers 1,249 square feet of living space. Village homes offer side or front-entry with four homes per building. Three distinct elevations are available to choose, Strickler added. Altogether, Centex plans to build 104 village homes at Magnolia Park in 26 buildings some with views or overlooking a pond. The new village homes are now available and starting from the low $100s, featuring open island kitchens, second-floor laundry rooms and options---the owner’s bathroom can be upgraded to include a garden tub and shower. Strickler said Centex is also building one and two-story single-family homes in 11 distinctive floor plans priced from $165,990. New three, four, five, six and seven-bedroom single-family homes at Magnolia Park range in size from 1,405 square feet of living space to 3,476 square feet with two-car garages and low maintenance lawn care. Two of the single-family home designs are decorated models and available for daily tours. Magnolia Park is a gated CDD debt-free community and features three tropical pools with cabanas, playgrounds, a basketball court and walking trails. The community is convenient to downtown Tampa, Brandon shopping centers and MacDill Air Force Base.

MERITAGE HOMES TO OPEN NEWEST COMMUNITY APRIL 26 IN WINTER SPRINGS

ORLANDO, Fla. – Meritage Homes will open its newest community in Winter Springs Saturday April 26. Brian Kittle, division vice president for Meritage Homes said the homebuilder’s new Seven Oaks community, located off Shepard Rd. and SR 434, offers 139 homesites for new three, four and five bedroom single-family homes priced from $200,000 to $300,000. New Meritage built homes at Seven Oaks will range from approximately 2,000 square feet of living area to 3,467 square feet with six floor plans available to choose. One model, the 3,179 square foot Jackson will be available for viewing at the grand opening from noon to 4 p.m. For information call 877-275-6374.

Eagle Creek Golf Club Celebrating its 10th Anniversary with 10 Days of Specials

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Eagle Creek Golf Club and Celebration Golf Management will host a 10th Anniversary Celebration May 16 through 26 with a number of special events over the 10-day period at the golf club on Narcoossee Rd. just south of the Greeneway (417) in southeast Orlando. Kenny Nairn, chief operating officer of Celebration Golf Management, said the celebration called “10 years in 10 days” will kick off May 16 with a glow golf skills challenge from 7 to 10 p.m. with a live DJ, and a grand finale golf tournament scheduled for May 26 at 1 p.m. Jay Scruggs, general manager at Eagle Creek, said everyday during the 10-day celebration at Eagle Creek there will be incentives and daily specials including discounted prices for golf play. Celebration Golf Management leases and operates Eagle Creek Golf Club.

Corial Homes New Palencia Model Underway at Serengeti in Pasco County

Lutz, Fla. --- Crestwood Homes, Inc., an independent franchise of Corial Homes, has started construction of Corial’s newest model home–the four-bedroom Palencia model–at Serengeti, a gated community of luxury homes located approximately one-half mile north of SR 52 on Hays Rd. and three-quarters of a mile west of the Suncoast Parkway in Pasco County. Ron Smith, president of Crestwood Homes, Inc. said the two-story Palencia offers four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths in 3,609 square feet of luxury living space with a three-car garage. Priced from $395,600 including home site, the Palencia model home features a large center island kitchen with a casual dining area as well as a separate formal dining area. The oversized master suite is located downstairs and offers a dramatic view of the conservation area. The open foyer provides a very dramatic entry to the great room with its 20-foot ceiling, Smith said. Besides the open floor plan, this Corial Homes design has packed a lot of outdoor living into its Palencia model home with a large lanai and optional cabana area, Smith added. The Palencia model home at Serengeti will be ready for viewing in July. In the meantime, a temporary sales office has been established within the Serengeti community that will be open weekends and during the week by appointment – 813-920-2186. Serengeti is a gated luxury community that features oversized 90-foot and 100-foot conservation home sites. The Corial Homes Serengeti collection of luxury designer homes includes eight distinctive floor plans that range in size from 2,120 square feet of living space to 4,214 square feet with three and four bedrooms and two and three-car garages. Forty new Corial Homes will be built at Serengeti priced from $281,990 including home site.

Lennar to host Pre-construction Grand Opening April 26 at Bonita National in Bonita Springs

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. --- Construction hasn’t started yet at Bonita National Golf and Country Club---Lennar’s newest luxury community, located east of Interstate 75 at the end of Bonita Beach Road East in Bonita Springs---and already there are signs Bonita National may become the home builder’s most popular golf course community ever. A week after the announcement that pre-construction sales would begin in late April, prospective buyers began showing up at the development site with inquiries, said David Meyers, Lennar’s director of sales and marketing in southwest Florida. Meyers said Lennar will host a pre-construction grand opening at the site from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26. They’ll have little to showcase except the location, but renderings of model homes that will start construction later this year are being finished now. “People in Bonita Springs have been waiting for this and they have told their friends about it,” Meyers said. “The location is spectacular, and we’re seeing a great deal of demand this early in the development process,” he said. Lennar plans to build single-story Executive Homes, one and two-story Manor Homes, and one and two-story Estate Homes to start at Bonita National, and every new home entitles the buyer to free membership at the 18-hole championship golf course designed by Gordon Lewis. Also planned are an expansive clubhouse, activity center, tennis, state-of-the-art fitness center and resort-style swimming pool at Bonita National around more than 200 acres of lakes, a conservation area and walking trails. “We designed Bonita National Golf and Country Club to be the premier luxury community in Bonita Springs,” Meyers said. Executive Homes, priced from the High $300’s, will range in size from the three-bedroom, two-bath Nina floor plan with 1,649 square feet of living space to the three-bedroom, two-bath Isabella, with 2,246 square feet. Manor Homes, priced from the $400’s, range from the single-story Princeton with four bedrooms in 2,245 square feet to the 3,332-square foot Cornell, with five bedrooms. Estate Homes, which range from the three-bedroom, two-bath Napoli, with 2,394 square feet to the massive 3,800 square foot Chapel Hill, will be priced from the $500’s. Meyers said Lennar plans to offer one of its widely acclaimed NextGen homes, a home-within-a-home designed to accommodate families with more than one generation with a private suite, private entrance and garage. The 3,800 square foot Chapel Hill floor plan will offer a total of six bedrooms” Meyers said. Meyers said Lennar associates at the no-frills Grand Opening will be offering views of the community site and close looks at renderings and floor plans, but he said he expects a record crowd. “Interest so far has really been off the charts,” Meyers said. “We don’t normally see this many prospective buyers at a community until well after construction has started,” he said. Meyers said the surge in interest may have something to do with the season. “Many seasonal residents and visitors are starting to head north for the summer and we’re seeing a lot of people who want to register a claim before they leave,” Meyers said. “Bonita National offers a distinctive lifestyle to suit almost every home buyer’s desire with a price range to match,” Meyers said. And every home at Bonita National gets Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” pledge, and everything means everything---luxury features and upgrades at no additional charge such as enhanced energy-efficient construction materials, crown molding, designer window coverings, marble windowsills, nickel satin-finish hardware, supreme Sherwin-Williams interior paint package, Mohawk flooring including upgraded carpet and padding.

Royal Oak Homes to open new townhomes in April at Emerald Lake in Kissimmee

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Royal Oak Homes, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, will open its newest townhome community at Emerald Lake in April. Two models will be completed for viewing at the community located off South Poinciana Blvd. and Lizzie Brown Rd. in Kissimmee. Steve Orosz, co-president of Royal Oak Homes, said the homebuilder is offering three and four bedroom townhomes at Emerald Lake ranging in size from 1,500 square feet of living area to 2,000 square feet, priced from the mid $140s. Orosz said Royal Oak Homes plans to build 76 townhomes at Emerald Lake. Emerald Lake, developed by Hanover Land Co., features lake views throughout the community and newly completed amenities that include a resort-style swimming pool, cabana and playground.

Pulte Homes: Royal Estates near Windermere to Host Grand Opening April 12 to Showcase Two New Model Homes

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Pulte Homes will host a Grand Opening event Saturday, April 12 to showcase their new community, Royal Estates, and two new luxury model homes with designs priced from the $300s to $500s. Royal Estates is located in Orlando on Reams Road near C.R. 535 in the Windermere area. Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Pulte Homes in the North Florida region, said catered hors d’oeuvres, desserts, craft activities for kids and live music by the Think Big Band are planned from 1 to 3 p.m. along with tours of both model homes. Strickler said the Kendelwood model offers 4,408 square feet of living space with four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, media or game room, flex room, formal dining room, butler’s pantry, wine room, drop zone and a custom outdoor living package. The Madison model, with 3,412 square feet, offers four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths, game room, flex room, formal dining room, a Pulte Planning Center and custom swimming pool. Pulte Homes plans to build 169 single-family homes at Royal Estates with three-car garages, Strickler said. “Life Tested® homes are inspired by homeowners,” Strickler said. “We continuously reach out to homeowners for feedback to improve our design process to best meet the needs of home buyers,” he explained. “Life Tested® homes are designed and built for a new generation of home buyers with smarter use of living spaces and rooms they’ll use all the time, not just once a year,” Strickler said.

UCF Business Incubation Program to Host MT3 Medical Technology Training and Treatment Expo April 16 in the Central Florida Research Park

2ORLANDO, Fla. --- The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program has partnered with MT3 (Medical Technology, Training and Treatment); and the National Center for Simulation (NCS) to host the MT3 Technology Expo on Wednesday, April 16 at the Partnership 2 Building in the Central Florida Research Park. Ms. Mary Trier, MT3 Expo organizer said, "A founding principle of MT3 is to bring together government, industry, and academic representatives, along with health care professionals and simulation and training technology experts to advance health care, training and education. The MT3 Tech Expo will provide the forum to showcase innovative technologies and encourage interaction among these participants." “MT3 is an organized effort to showcase these capabilities and to facilitate new avenues of creativity and cooperation,” she said. “We are delighted to partner with MT3 and NCS on this event,” said Carol Ann Dykes, Site manager of the UCF Business Incubator in the Central Florida Research Park. “We have a number of clients that are engaged in providing innovative technologies and services in the medical industry. This Expo gives them a great opportunity to network with others in the industry. “ MT3 is scheduled from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. For registration and exhibit information, visit www.MT3TechExpo.com. For more information about the National Center for Simulation, visit www.simulationinformation.com

Lennar to Open Welcome Home Center in April at Bonita National Golf and Country Club In Bonita Springs

Bonita Springs, Fla. --- Bonita National Golf and Country Club will open its Welcome Home Center on Thursday, April 17 to officially start presales of luxury homes east of Interstate 75 at the end of Bonita Beach Road East in Bonita Springs. David Meyers, director of sales and marketing for Lennar in southwest Florida, said Bonita National Golf and Country Club will rank as the area’s most talked about country club community in 2014 thanks in part to the 18-hole championship golf course designed by Gordon Lewis. Home buyers at Bonita National Golf and Country Club will receive free golf course memberships, Meyers said. Lennar began testing “bundled” golf memberships three years ago and they have proved wildly popular, he added. But golf isn’t the only attraction at Bonita National Golf and Country Club. “We designed Bonita National Golf and Country Club to be the premier luxury community in Bonita Springs,” Meyers said. Lennar plans to build an expansive clubhouse, activity center, tennis, state-of-the-art fitness center and resort-style swimming pool at Bonita National around more than 200 acres of lakes, a conservation area and walking trails. Lennar’s new Estate Homes, Executive Homes, Manor Homes, Coach Homes, Terrace Condominiums and Veranda Condominiums at Bonita National offer a maintenance-free lifestyle priced from the high $100s to more than $600,000. New homes at Bonita National range in size from under 2,000 square feet of living space to more than 3,000 square feet with two, three, four, five and six-bedroom options. “Bonita National offers a distinctive lifestyle to suit almost every home buyer’s desire with a price range to match,” Meyers said. Every home at Bonita National gets Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” pledge, and everything means everything---luxury features and upgrades at no additional charge such as enhanced energy-efficient construction materials, crown molding, designer window coverings, marble windowsills, nickel satin-finish hardware, supreme Sherwin-Williams interior paint package, Mohawk flooring including upgraded carpet and padding.

Daniel Polfer Joins SightPlan as Chief Technology Officer

ORLANDO, Fla., – Daniel Polfer has been named chief technology officer for SightPlan an Orlando-based company that provides resident and service management software solutions to the multifamily industry. Polfer comes to SightPlan from Voxeo, a multi-channel communications provider to more than half of the Fortune 100, where he was senior vice president of engineering since 2007 and helped to transition the company through their recent 160M acquisition by Aspect Software. At SightPlan Polfer will be responsible for the strategic direction and expansion of the company’s product engineering team. “Daniel is the rare combination of technical depth and business awareness,” according to SightPlan President Joseph Westlake. “He shares our values, our focus on innovation, and cares deeply about the details of our customers’ experience. Throughout his career, Daniel has proven himself a strong leader focused on engineering excellence.” Before joining Voxeo, Polfer spent 12 years leading the development of industry-defining applications for Yahoo!, Musicmatch, and Roxio. In 1995 he founded Moxie Technologies, which developed CD/DVD recording engines and device drivers. Moxie Technologies was acquired by Musicmatch in 2000, which was subsequently acquired by Yahoo! in 2004. As the VP of OEM Engineering at Musicmatch and Director of Engineering at Yahoo!, Polfer managed the development and deployment of multimedia solutions used by millions of users. SightPlan is revolutionizing Multifamily Resident and Service Management with its modern approach to managing work orders, resolving resident issues and improving asset value. SightPlan is Modern Multifamily. SightPlan is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program.