Thursday, December 19, 2019

Hold-Thyssen Closes Long-Term Lease at Cooper Commerce Center in Apopka – Online Clothing Retailer Expands in the Area 

APOPKA, Fla. – Hold-Thyssen, Inc. a full service commercial real estate firm based in Winter Park, recently closed on a long-term lease agreement for 4,845 square feet of flex space at 535 Cooper Commerce Drive in the Cooper Commerce Center in Apopka. 

Hold-Thyssen Associate Troy Stevens negotiated the transaction on behalf of the landlord.  Laced With Grace, an online clothing retailer expanding in the area leased Suite 330 at the facility and was represented by Michael Etchison of Millenia Partners V, LLC.  Laced with Grace joins current tenants such as Area Wide Protective and Massey Services. 

Hold-Thyssen provides commercial property brokerage and leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide.  The 40-year old firm’s current portfolio includes more that 100 commercial properties throughout the United States.
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Downtown Orlando’s Most Unique Skyline Office with 10,000 Square Foot Garden Terrace Listed for Sale at under $3 Million

ORLANDO -- The Plaza’s unique, full floor penthouse office in downtown Orlando with 360 degree views of “The City Beautiful” and a highly sought-after outdoor work space is listed for sale at $2,995,000.

The 21st floor of the Plaza’s north tower offers over 20,000 square feet of Class A office space with high-end custom appointments including 10,000 square feet of wraparound garden terrace.  The location, at the heart of Orlando’s CBD, is being marketed as an ideal regional or U.S. headquarters that can take advantage of one of the largest digital media clusters in the nation and a hub for technological innovation.

The 10,891 square foot indoor space offers a huge executive office suite with private conference room and bathroom and more than 16 private offices. A massive 25' x 26' main conference room with custom conference table has an adjoining kitchen for catered meetings.  There are two additional conference rooms, a generous reception area and private elevator lobby with customizable controlled access. 

The Stirling International Real Estate team of John Kurtz, CCIM and Roger Soderstrom, Jr. are representing the property located at 121 S. Orange Ave. at the corner of Church St. and Orange Ave., in Orlando’s urban core.   

“This stunning contemporary suite in downtown Orlando is an ideal location for new technology companies, as well as local and global finance, corporate or division headquarters,” said Soderstrom. 

This exclusive office with the finest in finishes also defines the latest trend in workspace – an outdoor park-like work area enhanced by trees, planters and water features.  Studies have shown exposure to the fresh air and stillness of outdoors reduces depression and cardiovascular disease and makes employees more creative and productive.   

“This is a rare opportunity for both investors and businesses looking into Orlando as a base of operations,” said Kurtz, adding “The Plaza’s penthouse indoor-outdoor office environment is unquestionably a place where business can grow significantly with a staff performing at their best.”       

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PHOTOS (Left to Right): [1] Floor Plan 21st Floor – [2] View of Garden Terrace – [3] Executive Office – [4] Night Birdseye View Plaza N 21st Floor 






$10.5 Million Sale of 300 Acres Makes Way for DeBary’s First   Traditional Design Community

DeBary, Fla. --- NAI Realvest / Charles Wayne Commercial recently closed on the $10.5 Million sale of just under 300 acres on Fort Florida and Barwick Roads in DeBary.  A new 700-unit community called Rivington is planned by the buyer Reader Communities of Orlando and Raleigh, N.C.

Steve Costa, principal at NAI Realvest/Charles Wayne Commercial represented the seller, Empire Cattle, Ltd a third generation, family-owned ranching and citrus operator with land holdings in Putnam and Volusia Counties including development parcels in DeBary and Lake Helen. 

Costa said this new home community will be unique to DeBary and is across the highway from The Junction, the 68-acre Charles Wayne mixed use development that includes Bungalow Homes and Apartments underway plus 104,000 square feet of retail space with a major grocery store.   

Reader Communities is developing a residential community on the property with traditional elements such a walkability, shared green spaces and alleys to accommodate rear entry garages. 

Homes will range from 1,500+ square foot townhomes to single-family homes which will top out around 3,000 square feet, according to Jeff Reader, vice president at Reader Communities. 

The master planned community developer markets and sells developed homesites to national homebuilders.  Rivington will be developed in several phases of 100–200 lots at a time, and Reader expects homes will be priced from the low $200s to the high $300s. 

“This parcel is ideally situated for a new neighborhood development located just over the St. Johns River from the Lake Mary/Sanford employment centers via easy access to 17-92 and Interstate 4,” said Costa.

Rivington is a walkable transit oriented development, immediately adjacent to DeBary’s  TOD and it is less than a quarter mile west of the DeBary SunRail station. The convenience to major arterial highways provides its residents with everything Orlando and Central Florida offers. 

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About NAI Realvest 
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 400 offices spanning the globe.  Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com. 

About Charles Wayne Properties
Charles Wayne Properties is an industry leader with a 40-year track record as an investor and developer throughout the Southeast having developed and managed grocery anchored shopping centers, freestanding retail facilities, and office and industrial parks.  Since 1978 the firm has worked with local and national brands in various capacities including brokerage, development, investment sales, tenant representation, property management and receivership. Visit www.charleswayne.com for more information.

NAI Realvest Closes New Leases Totaling 20,788 Square Feet for Three Businesses Expanding, Providing Jobs at Airport Commerce Center

ORLANDO -- NAI Realvest completed three new leases for expanding businesses at Airport Commerce Center at 8119–8123 S. Orange Ave. off SR 528 and Sand Lake Rd. 

Matt Cichocki and Kevin O’Connor, principals at NAI Realvest who lease and manage the industrial center negotiated all three transactions representing Landlord Orange Avenue Properties, LLC an affiliate of Ohio-based MAS Investment Group.

NEFCO Construction Supply, LLC based in East Hartford, CT, leased 8,533 square feet.  NEFCO has multiple locations in the U.S. and is slated to start new Orlando operations by year end with an initial staff of five. 

Seattle-based Devir Americas, LLC, a board and card game distributor with locations worldwide, leased 8,533 square feet to relocate its South Florida location and will initially employ 10.   Taylor Zambito of Cushman & Wakefield represented Devir.

Speedzone Performance, LLC of Kissimmee is a performance auto and four-wheel drive accessories business that opened a second location with three workers in a 3,722 square foot unit at the Airport Commerce Center. 

Airport Commerce Center is currently 70 percent occupied.

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About NAI Realvest 
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 400 offices spanning the globe.  Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.



Monday, December 9, 2019

Regal | Christie’s International Real Estate Continues to Break Sales Records

LAKE MARY – The new Lake Mary office of Regal | Christie’s International Real Estate, the company’s fifth Central Florida location, has successfully closed more than $38 million in transactions in 2019.

Opened less than a year and staffed with three sales consultants, the office at 1711 International Parkway in Heathrow closed more sales than any other real estate brokerage firm in Lake Mary in October, according to Chris Christensen, broker/owner of the company.

“And, we’ve had five record sales this year,” Christensen said. “There are much larger brokerages in Lake Mary – some with as many as 100 consultants – that haven’t closed as much as we did…over $9,000,000 in October.”

The record-setting began in the spring when they listed and sold an 11,340-square-foot-estate on Bridgewater Drive in Heathrow Woods for $2,310,000, making it the largest resale in Heathrow Woods’ history. 

“Our sales continued in the summer when we handled the sale of a 4,121-square-foot-lakefront home on Sylvan Woods Drive in West Sanford to a Chicago Bears player,” he said, adding that the $1,425,000 price is the highest sale price per square foot in Sylvan Lakes’ history, at that time. 
 
Next, the company sold a 3,384-square-foot South Sylvan Lake Drive home for $1,319,000 making it the highest price per square foot resale in West Seminole County and the new record price per square foot sale on Sylvan Lake.

In October, Christensen said the company closed the sale of a 15,111-square-foot mansion and its accompanying 3,164-square-foot carriage house on Saddleworth Place in Heathrow’s Chestnut Hill community for $3,050,000, making it the largest resale in Lake Mary history, and one of the largest in Seminole County.

Regal | Christie’s also saw another record-breaking sale in April with a 10,000-square-foot estate at 866 Via Lugano in Winter Park selling for $7.25 million which was that city’s second most expensive sale in history, according to Christensen. An agent in the Lake Mary office represented the buyers in that sale.

“This rapid growth of luxury housing here in Central Florida seems unfaltering, with more and more buyers wanting to make their homes in this area of our state,” he said.

Now operating five central Florida offices in Orlando, Celebration, Winter Park, Lake Mary and Clermont, Regal | Christie’s employs top performing agents who provide buyers and sellers of luxury real estate with an unparalleled level of customer service.

Since 1766 the Christie’s name has been instantly and internationally recognized as synonymous with quality and prestige with a steadfast commitment to excellence of service.
Photos provided by Regal | Christie’s International Real Estate.
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