Friday, July 9, 2010
Ashton Woods Homes Names Kyle Upper Vice President of Land Acquisition in Orlando, Tampa
John Reny, president of Ashton Woods Homes in Orlando and Tampa, said Upper graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and has more than 20 years of experience.
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group of companies, a North American real estate conglomerate headquartered in Toronto, and currently has communities under development in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa, Denver and Orlando.
For more information, contact: Michael Roche, VP Sales & Marketing Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700; John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes Orlando-Tampa 407-647-3700
Friday, June 25, 2010
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida appoints Natalie Feldman Senior Associate to focus on Distressed Properties, Multifamily and Land
Feldman previously handled receivership services for the RTC including 13 consolidated portfolios through BEI/Ritz, and served as the director of marketing for RealPage, Inc., a national provider of apartment technology services. Additionally, she was a principal with the commercial services firm of Eisner, Feldman & Grant Inc. in Clearwater, Florida.
“Natalie is a highly experienced commercial property specialist and we expect her to play a big role in our growth in the Tampa Bay region,” said Mia Jarrell, managing director for Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida’s Tampa office.
Feldman graduated from the University of Texas in Austin and has 26 years of experience in commercial real estate.
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: Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,500 professionals in more than 100 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), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
NAI Realvest negotiates $4 Million sale price for 46-Acre development site–largest land transaction in Palm Coast in two years
The site is fully entitled and permitted to develop over 300,000 square feet of mixed-use space, according to Chris Butera, associate at NAI Realvest who negotiated the sale along with principal and managing partner, Paul P. Partyka representing the seller, Ormond Beach-based Colbert Lane LLC.
The transaction was the first part of a project workout that includes an additional 32 acres of permitted land for a total of 78 acres, Butera said.
The purchase was made by Coral Gables-based Gold Royal Asset, LLC and ranks as one of the largest land transactions in the Palm Coast area in the past two years.
For more information, contact:
Chris Butera, Associate NAI Realvest 386-453-4789 cbutera@realvest.com; Paul P. Partyka, Managing Partner/Principal NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, ppartyka@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, Principal/Chief Operating Officer, 407-875-9989; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142
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 325 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, August 24, 2009
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Broker honored by CoStar Group 2nd Year in a Row as a Top Retail Broker

Jeffrey Sweeney 407-481-5387
Larry Vershel 407-644-4142
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Vice President David Calcanis named ONE OF THE top TWO land brokers in 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. – David Calcanis, vice president of land services at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida in Orlando, which is associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, was recently named as one of the top two land sales brokers in 2008 at the “Best of the Best” awards banquet sponsored by the NAIOP’s Central Florida chapter.
Calcanis, who has been with Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida for five years, sold properties valued at more than $25 million last year.
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate, comprising 18,000 members in North America. For more information, visit naiop.org.
For more information, contact:
David Calcanis, Vice President Land Serivces, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 407-481-5247
Jeff Sweeney, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 407-481-5378, jsweeney@commercialfl.com
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com
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 Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.
About Grubb & Ellis:
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies. With more than 130 owned and affiliate offices worldwide, Grubb & Ellis offers property owners, corporate occupants and investors comprehensive integrated real estate solutions, including transaction, management, consulting and investment advisory services supported by proprietary market research and extensive local market expertise.
Grubb & Ellis and its subsidiaries are leading sponsors of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including tax-deferred 1031 tenant-in-common (TIC) exchanges; public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate investment funds. As of Sept. 30, 2008, more than $3.8 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 225 million square feet of real estate. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation's Vendor of the Year. For more information regarding Grubb & Ellis Company, please visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/.
