Friday, June 10, 2011

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Names Angie Hernandez International Luxury Home Specialist in World Marketing Center

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed Angie Hernandez an International Luxury Home Specialist at its World Marketing Center in Orlando.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Hernandez is a native of Venezuela and a highly experienced international sales specialist.

“Angie Hernandez speaks fluent Spanish and has strong contacts in Central and South America that will prove valuable in marketing luxury homes in Central Florida,” Soderstrom said.

“She has performed at the highest levels of real estate sales for more than seven years and is a multi-million dollar producer,” Soderstrom said.

Soderstrom said Hernandez will focus on representing luxury homebuyers and sellers throughout Central Florida.

“Typically, international buyers tend to focus on luxury homes and condominiums, amenity-rich vacation communities and unique properties such as equestrian and waterfront estates and investment properties,” Soderstrom added.

About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty:
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.

Hendricks & Partners Negotiates Sale of 336 Unit Sawgrass Cove Apartments in Bradenton for $23.2 Million

BRADENTON, Fla. --- Hendricks & Partners, which ranks as one of the nation’s largest multi-family real estate advisory and research firms, recently negotiated the sale of the Sawgrass Cove Apartments, located at 4801 47th Ave. West in Bradenton.

Cole Whitaker, partner at Hendricks & Partners who heads the Southeast Division of the firm based in Orlando, negotiated the transaction with Associate Partner Hal Warren representing the seller Chicago-based Equity Residential.

The 336-unit apartment property totaling 342,880 square feet was built in 1991, Whitaker said. The units, which are 97 percent occupied, are situated in 21 two-story garden-style buildings on 28.02 acres with tranquil lakes and fountains.

Amenities include resort-style swimming pool, tennis courts and clubhouse with fitness facility and business center.

New York based Atlas Real Estate Partners and Florida based Andover Real Estate Partners doing business as Sawgrass Cove Apartments, LLC acquired the property and plan to immediately upgrade the exterior, interiors, landscaping and amenities.

John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company to participate in perspective on retail development June 21 in Tampa

ORLANDO, Fla. --- John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company in Orlando one of, the largest retail management, leasing and development companies in the Southeast, will be a major speaker at “RECap on RECon The Local Perspective” scheduled for June 21 at Brio Tuscan Grille, at International Plaza in Tampa.

Perspectives from various leading sectors of the retail industry will be given by speakers discussing retailing brokerage and development.

Along with Crossman other key speakers are Keith E. Schantz, regional real estate director for The TJX Companies, Inc. and John R. Thomas, director of CB Richard Ellis.

The program will start at 5 p.m.

About Crossman & Company:
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeast US. Founded in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and serves clients including Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.

Avalon Park Fourth of July Celebration to Honor Timber Creek High School Grad killed in Afghanistan

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Avalon Park’s 9th annual Fourth of July celebration, which is expected to draw record crowd to Downtown Avalon Park for fireworks, games, exhibitions and family-friendly entertainment, will include a solemn memorial to honor the memory of U.S. Army Corporal Patrick D. Deans, who was killed in Afghanistan on Dec. 12, 2010.

Deans, a graduate of Timber Creek High School in Avalon Park, who served in the high school’s junior ROTC program, was a member of the United States Army, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, headquartered at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Stephanie Hodson, marketing director at Avalon Park Group, said Deans was killed along with five of his fellow soldiers when a minibus loaded with an estimated 1,000 pounds of explosives got past an Afghan security point near a joint NATO-Afghan outpost in the Kandahar province, exploded just outside of a building where the soldiers were gathered. The blast collapsed the building, killed six American soldiers and wounded 11.

Hodson said the memorial service, which will begin at 8:45 p.m. just before the fireworks exhibition, will include presentation of colors, the presentation of a special plaque in the Avalon Park Community Garden honoring the Dean family’s sacrifice, a speech by Orange County Commissioner Jennifer Thompson and a moment of silence.

Corporal Dean had already fulfilled his enlistment obligation in the Army when he volunteered to extend his enlistment to deploy with younger soldiers who were inexperienced in combat so he could guide them with the knowledge he had gained from his deployment to Iraq in 2008.

“Corporal Deans was one of our own and we want to take just a moment to honor his service, his sacrifice, and his family,” said Beat Kahli, developer of Avalon Park.