CORE Construction Florida Awarded Contract to Build 80,000 square foot Pine Berry Adult Living Facility in Clearwater

SARASOTA - CORE Construction Services of Florida, LLC was recently awarded a contract to build the Pine Berry adult congregate living facility located on S. Highland Avenue in Clearwater.

John Wiseman, president of CORE Construction Services of Florida, LLC said construction of the 80,000 square foot facility recently started.

The contract was awarded by Pine Berry LLC, developer of the facility which will cost approximately $8.6 million to build.

Wiseman said Pine Berry will accommodate 92 apartment residences with a group dining room and activity rooms when it opens next spring.

For more information, contact: John P. Wiseman, President CORE Construction Services of Florida LLC, 6320 Tower Lane, Sarasota, FL 34240 941-552-0240

About CORE Construction Group: CORE Construction Group has been in business since 1937 and ranks as one of the nation’s largest commercial contracting companies. CORE Construction Group is also active in Illinois, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. CORE Construction Services of Florida has offices in Sarasota.

Lennar's Central Florida Division Names Home Building Executive Francine Miller Director of Sales in Tampa Bay Region

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Lennar’s Central Florida Division has appointed longtime homebuilding executive Francine Miller director of sales in the Tampa Bay region.

Miller is a familiar face in the home building circles of the Tampa Bay and southwest Florida regions. She has more than 30 years of experience in real estate and home building, most recently as regional president of Kimball Hill Homes in Florida.

“Francine Miller brings a great deal of focus and intensity to our group,” said Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida division.

“She is one of the most respected homebuilding executives in the Tampa Bay region. We are very excited about Francine joining our team and look forward to her taking our sales team to the next level,” he said.

Lennar’s Central Florida Division, which builds new single family and town homes priced from the $100s to the $400s is currently building in 16 communities in the Tampa Bay market.

For more information, contact:
Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar-Central Florida, 888-317-7489
Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Negotiates Two Lease Agreements for office space totaling 5,510 Square Feet in Clearwater

TAMPA, Fla. - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida recently negotiated two renewal leases for office space totaling 5,510 square feet at Belcher Commons Office Park, located on Belcher Rd. just two blocks north of Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. in Clearwater.

Paula Buffa, senior vice president of the Office Group at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida in Tampa, and Maria Camarinos Hall, an associate in the Office Group, negotiated both transactions representing the landlord, Arcis Investments, Inc., a Tampa-based private equity real estate investment group.

Florida Dental Centers renewed the lease of 2,278 square feet of office space it currently occupies at Belcher Commons and Gregory L. Dokka, D.C., P.A., renewed a lease for 3,232 square feet.

Buffa and Camarinos Hall will continue handling the leasing needs for Belcher Commons as Arcis Investments appointed Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida exclusive leasing representatives at the 112,241 square foot garden style office park, which is in close proximity to the U.S. Post Office, banks, restaurants and major arterial roadways.

For Information Please Contact:
Paula Buffa, CCIM, RPA 813-830-7887
Jeffrey Sweeney, SIOR President 407-481-5387
Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

About Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida:
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 40 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.

About Grubb & Ellis:
Named to The Global Outsourcing 100™ in 2009 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™, Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 130 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments suitable for tax-deferred 1031 exchanges, mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.

Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida negotiates new long-term lease agreement for 24,300 square feet of industrial space

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida negotiates new long-term lease agreement for 24,300 square feet of industrial space

TAMPA, Fla. - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, recently negotiated a long-term lease of 24,300 square feet at the industrial facility located at the intersection of Commerce Blvd. and Vollmer Ave. in Oldsmar.

Michael Scott and Jan Boltres CCIM, principals and senior vice presidents at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, negotiated the transaction representing the tenant, Sunbelt Rentals, a firm providing equipment rental services to the construction, industrial and municipal markets throughout the U.S. and headquartered in Fort Mill, S.C.

Clearwater-based Vollmer Corporation is the landlord.

About Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida:
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 30 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices which serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.

About Grubb & Ellis:
Named to The Global Outsourcing 100™ in 2009 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™, Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 130 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments suitable for tax-deferred 1031 exchanges, mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.

Contact:
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 3030 N. Rocky Point Drive W., Tampa, FL 33609, www.commercialfl.com
Michael Scott 813-830-7888
Jan Boltres CCIM 813-830-7889
Jeffrey Sweeney 407-481-5387
Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142