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Friday, March 4, 2011

Canaveral Port Authority Reappoints NAI Realvest Managing Partner Paul P. Partyka Real Estate Broker

MAITLAND, Fla. --- Paul P. Partyka, managing partner of NAI Realvest in Maitland, was recently reappointed by the Canaveral Port Authority as their Real Estate Broker.

Partyka was first appointed to the post in 2007.

The Canaveral Port Authority lists assets valued at more than $200 million and buildings valued at more than $14 million on 886 acres surrounding Port Canaveral.

“Port Canaveral ranks as one of the largest trade zones in North America,” Partyka said.
As their real estate broker, Partyka represents the Canaveral Port Authority for both leasing and sales.
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For more information, contact: Paul P. Partyka, Managing Partner, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 ppartyka@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lversehlco@aol.com

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.

Friday, February 25, 2011

ABD'S Heritage Green at Providence Golf Community Reports Sales of 3 Luxury Homes in One Week at Average Sale Price: $550,000

PROVIDENCE, Fla. --- ABD Development Company, which is developing Providence Golf and Country Club, a community in the Loughman-Davenport area of Polk County, reported it sold three luxury homes in Heritage Green at Providence in less than a week recently.

David Kohn, president of ABD Development Company, said the average sale price of the homes was $550,000 each.

The luxury home sales spurred a mini-construction boom in the Heritage Green neighborhood: Kohn said ABD will start construction of two executive homes on the golf course at Heritage Green at Providence before April 1.

Both new homes will offer four bedrooms and four baths in 2,500 square feet of living space with two-car garages.

The new homes will be priced from $350,000. Kohn said.
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For more information, contact: Alene Raskin, Marketing Manager, ABD Development Company 863-420-2100; David Kohn, President, ABD Development Company 863-420-2100

Hendricks & Partners Reports Sales of 3,302 Apartment Units in 2010

ORLANDO - The Orlando office of Hendricks & Partners, the nation’s largest multi-family advisory and research firm, reported it negotiated sales of 10 apartment properties in 2010 that total 3,302 units in the Southeast.

Cole Whitaker, partner who heads the Orlando office of Hendricks & Partners and oversees the firm’s operations throughout the Southeast, said he and associate partner Hal Warren negotiated all 10 multi-family property sales as well as sales of three Florida development sites that total 402 acres.

Multi-family property sales included two student housing properties, Whitaker said.

“We project that transactions involving apartment properties will increase in 2011 as the economy improves,” Whitaker said.

“We don’t foresee significant new construction region-wide,” Whitaker said, “however, in certain submarkets in the southeast, it makes sense to consider new multi-family development and we expect to see some new construction,” he said.
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For more information contact: Cole Whitaker, Southeast Partner, Hendricks & Partners 407-218-8880 cwhitaker@HPAPTS.com; Hal Warren, Associate Partner, Hendricks & Partners 407-218-8881 hwarren@HPAPTS.com

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Downtown Orlando Condominium Sales Show Sharp Rise in 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Downtown Orlando condominium sales showed a sharp rise in 2010 according to a market study conducted by Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said 313 condominiums sold in the 32801 zip code from January of 2010 through Dec. 31, up from 172 condominiums in 2009.

Condominiums priced under $200,000 showed the sharpest increase, from 131 condominiums in 2009 to 262 in 2010, Soderstrom said.

International Luxury Home Specialist Erin Wanner of Stirling Sotheby’s World Marketing Center in Downtown Orlando compiled the report.

Wanner documented 294 condominiums listed for sale priced under $200,000 in 2009 and 324 in 2010.

Listings for condominiums priced at more than $200,000 declined, Wanner said, from 170 in 2009 to 136 in 2010.

“The number of condominiums listed for sale during the same period showed a smaller increase – a sign that the downtown market is stabilizing,” Wanner said.

“Average sale prices declined about eight percent, however with signs of stabilization in the market and the possibility of gas reaching $4 per gallon, we may see prices increasing as more downtown workers relocate closer to their jobs,” Wanner said.

Condominiums priced under $200,000 sold for about $100 per square foot on average and condominiums priced over $200,000 sold for an average of about $200 per square foot.
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For more information contact: Erin Wanner, Int’l Luxury Home Specialist, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 407-581-7890; Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

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.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Data Transfer Solutions Reports Revenues, Sales More Than Doubled in 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), based in Orlando’s Avalon Park, reported sales and revenues in 2010 doubled from 2009.

A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said the firm reported $5 million in new sales in 2009. Sales in 2010 topped $11 million.

Among the larger projects from 2010, DTS developed a statewide environmental management system for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, conducted a 4,800 mile assessment of the city’s pavement and other related assets for the City of Charlotte, NC and deployed a statewide cultural resource and archeological management system for the State of Utah.

Moreover in 2010, DTS outfitted a second generation of its mobile asset collection (MAC) vehicle with the latest in digital video, GPS and pavement data collection equipment. The MAC 2.0 vehicle traveled from one end of the country to the other, performing projects in Oregon, Washington, North Carolina and Florida. Currently the van is collecting data in San Antonio, Texas and will then move to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Data Transfer Solutions now has eight offices including Orlando, San Antonio, Dallas, Nashville, Fort Collins, Colo., Washington D.C., Portland, Ore., as well as Zurich, Switzerland.

Fragala said due to some recent project awards in the southwest, the company may be looking to open another regional office later in the year in either New Mexico or Arizona.

DTS provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning/engineering, web design, database/software applications, and video and multi media production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
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For more information, contact: A. M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Lennar Offers Realtors 10 Percent Commissions on Sales of Ready-To-Move-In Vacation Homes at Paradise Palms in Kissimmee

ORLANDO, Fla. – Lennar is offering area Realtors and brokers a whopping 10 percent commission on sales of ready-to-move-in vacation homes in February at Paradise Palms, located in Kissimmee off U.S. 192 and Westside Blvd. east of U.S. 27.

David Parker, director of sales and marketing for Lennar in the Orlando region, said many of the new vacation homes at Paradise Palms come with swimming pools and full furnishings.

Located just eight minutes away from Disney, Sea World, Universal Studios, International Drive and dozens of Florida golf courses, Paradise Palms offers a full-service vacation resort environment, with concierge service, 24-hour manned security gate, 24-hour digital video surveillance security, and high-speed internet with wireless coverage at the pool or in the clubhouse.

The striking 9,500 square foot community clubhouse features a sauna, movie theatre, game room, internet lounge, basketball and volleyball courts, lighted tennis courts, state-of-the-art fitness center, resort-style swimming pool with waterfall, grotto, spa, a slide, kid’s pool and a poolside tiki bar and grill.

New three, four and five-bedroom vacation homes at Paradise Palms are priced from the $200s.
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For more information, contact: David Parker, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar Central Florida-Orlando Region, or Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar Central Florida-Orlando Region, 888-317-7489; Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida Division, 727-479-1700; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Friday, December 17, 2010

Tolaris Realty Group reports November sales best in three years

LAKE FOREST – Tolaris Realty Group, based at Lake Forest off SR 46, west of Sanford, reported that sales during this past November rank as the best month for the company in the last three years.

Richard Bavec, president of Tolaris Realty Group, said the realty group closed on sales of eight homes that totaled $2.5 million.
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For more information, contact: Richard Bavec, President, Tolaris Realty Group, 407-402-9866; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, LV Communications, 407-644-4142

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Sees Increase in Luxury Home Sales at Lake Forest in North Seminole

ORLANDO - Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty reports that sales of luxury homes in Lake Forest in north Seminole County have been increasing at a steady clip.

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Associates Sally Andy and David Warren, who focus on the luxury community located off SR 46, said 17 luxury homes have sold at Lake Forest during the first six months of 2010 at an average sale price of $397,000. (View market stats at http://www.stirlingsir.com/video/uneek/Postcards/Lake%20Forest/Lake%20Forest%20Powerkard.pdf).

Only 10 homes sold at Lake Forest in the same period of 2009.

Since January of this year, 33 homes at Lake Forest have been listed for sale and almost a third of them — nine sales — are currently pending, Andy said.

Warren said the highest sale price for the first half of this year was $683,616 compared to the $1,040,000 highest sale reported at Lake Forest in 2009.

“In 2009 the average Lake Forest asking price listed was $499,145. Today, the average asking price is $480,170, only a small variation,” he said.

The difference between the average asking price and the average sale price is approximately 4 percent, Warren said.

“There’s been a big increase in the number of visitors touring the community and the sales speak for themselves,” said Andy and Warren. “There may be a little room for negotiation, but Lake Forest pricing is pretty stable, and asking prices are pretty realistic,” they added.

For more information contact: Sally Andy or David Warren, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, (Sally: 407-687-7295, sally@sallyandy.com )(David: 407-928-3760, david@sallyandy.com); Roger Soderstrom, Owner/Founder Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 407-581-7890; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

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.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Closes on Largest Home Sale in Brevard County

ORLANDO - Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty recently closed on the $2.5 million sale of a luxury home at 2740 N. Riverside Drive in Indialantic that ranks as the largest home sale in Brevard since 2008.

Roger Soderstrom, owner and founder of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said luxury home specialist Jack Jeffcoat negotiated the sale to an all cash buyer for nearly 93 percent of the asking price after only six months on the market.

The home, with 8,054 air-conditioned square feet situated on 1.35 acres, offers six bedrooms, six full baths, two half baths a 1,300 square foot entertainment room and over 11,000 square feet of space under roof.

The property boasts 101 feet of frontage along the inter coastal waterway, Jeffcoat said.

(Paste in browser to view tour: http://www.jackjeffcoat.com/tour.php?id=560834 )
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For more information contact: Jack C. Jeffcoat, III, Coastal Lifestyle Group, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 321-536-1461, jjeffcoat@stirlingsir.com; Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890

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

Monday, June 21, 2010

Stirling Sotheby's International Realty is Leading Revival of Luxury Home Sales at Bella Collina in Monteverde

ORLANDO – Bella Collina, the exclusive ultra-luxury community that started development overlooking Lake Apopka in Monteverde just before the housing market collapsed, is experiencing a revival.

Part of the reason is bargain pricing—golf course home sites that were priced from $490,000 to $935,000 at the height of the real estate boom are now selling for under $50,000.

Just two months ago, the LR team at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty announced an international marketing campaign to spur sales in the luxury neighborhood.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty in Orlando, said through May of this year two luxury homes have sold at Bella Collina and six luxury home sales are currently pending. Twelve luxury homes are currently listed for sale at Bella Collina with the average list price of $3.3 million.

“Home sites at Bella Collina are a bargain right now,” said Dan Natoli, a partner with the LR Team. “Golfside home sites on the market right now are priced from $2,900 to $80,000 and they were originally priced from $490,000 to $935,000,” he said.

Luxury homes for sale at Bella Collina today range in price from $900,000 to $7.9 million.

However, Natoli foresees new homes priced in the $400-500,000 range in some neighborhoods in the coming year. Those prices will be driven by very affordable lot pries and new consumer buying trends.

Stirling Sotheby’s LR Team—Natoli, Carolyn Burgiel, and Darren Iozia of the firm’s Windermere/Dr. Phillips office—said that buyer interest is growing everyday.

“Buyer interest at Bella Collina has been extremely strong in 2010, the strongest we have seen in three years,” Burgiel said.

“We’re talking with traveling professionals, couples downsizing, pre-retireds and professionals from the Orlando area looking for a high-quality lifestyle and attractive pricing,” Burgiel added. * * *

For more information contact: Carolyn J. Burgiel, Sales Executive, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-864-0605; Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner, Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890; rsoderstrom@stirlingSIR.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142; lvershelco@aol.com

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 centers which serve all of Central Florida.

Stirling Sotheby's International Realty Associate is Qualified Short Sale and Foreclosure Certified by National Assn. of Realtors

ORLANDO - Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty associate Lauren Merrell recently completed a required curriculum and received the SFR, (Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource) certification by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said the technical training curriculum developed by NAR qualifies Merrell – one of his firm’s agents in the Brevard area – as an expert in short sale real estate transactions and foreclosures.

The recent increase in distressed home sales indicates a significant need for short sale and foreclosure expertise, Merrell said.

“In April of 2010 almost 40 percent of sales completed in Brevard County were either short sales or foreclosures,” said Merrell.

Short sales – selling properties with approval of the lender for an amount less than the principal owed on the mortgage – often represents a viable alternative to foreclosure proceedings for both sellers and lenders.

“I am now combining my knowledge of the luxury market and my training as an SFR expert to assist both owners of luxury homes experiencing difficulties and investors or buyers with their purchases of REOs or bank owned homes and short sales,” Merrell said.

Expertise in negotiating the best possible terms for the seller or buyer can offer substantial tax advantages too, she added.

“Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty began developing specialized skills in short sale transactions almost two years ago,” Soderstrom explained, adding, “and it has been very advantageous.”

For more information contact: Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, 407-581-7890

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 centers which serve all of Central Florida.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Lennar Names Michelle Pearsall VP of Sales for Davenport, Winter Park and Orlando Regions

ORLANDO – Lennar’s Central Florida division has appointed Michelle Pearsall, vice president of sales for the Davenport, Orlando and Winter Park regions.

Mark Metheny, president of the Central Florida division of Lennar, said Pearsall has more than 17 years of experience in residential real estate sales and administration. She was formerly affiliated with both Ryland and Centex Homes. Pearsall is also a graduate of Michigan State University.

For more information contact:
David Parker, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Orlando Region, 888-317-7489; Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar-Central Florida, 888-317-7489; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Friday, April 16, 2010

Lavista Associates, Inc. Reports Four Recent Sales of REO Properties

NORCROSS - Lavista Associates, the Atlanta firm that ranks as one of the top commercial brokerage companies in the southeast, recently closed on four REO property sales in Dawsonville, Cumming, Suwanee and Alpharetta.

Lavista associate Scott Clayton represented State Bank & Trust in the sale of a 20,000 square foot industrial building at 243 Stowers Rd. in Dawsonville.

Associate Austin Chase sold a 17,280 square foot freestanding office building at 101 Colony Park Drive in Cumming representing Excel Federal Credit Union and also brokered the sale of a 5,900 square foot office building at 41 Milton Ave. in Alpharetta, for State Bank & Trust.

Associates John Cape and Kirven Brantley represented Westside Bank in the disposition of a 9,000 square foot office building in Satellite Park at Huntcrest in Suwanee.

Tom Davenport, President of Lavista Associates, said 2010 marks the year when lender-controlled commercial properties have begun to sell again.

“Lavista projects this activity will steadily continue as users recognize unprecedented opportunities to acquire properties at historically low prices,” Davenport said.

For more information, contact:
Kimberly Steele, Lavista Associates, Inc. 770-729-2824; ksteele@lavista.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

About Lavista Associates, Inc.:
Serving Atlanta for over 37 years, Lavista Associates, Inc. is one of metro Atlanta’s leading commercial real estate companies, representing clients in the sale and leasing of a broad spectrum of commercial, industrial, office and retail properties. The firm’s goal is excellence of service to its clients resulting in the highest value for their real estate holdings.

Mattamy Homes Reports Sales of 90 Homes in March

ORLANDO - Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, the U.S. arm of Canada’s largest home builder, reported it sold 90 new homes in March at communities in Orlando, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis-St. Paul areas.

Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, headquartered in Winter Park, said the past month ranks as the homebuilder’s second best month for new home sales in the U.S. after January of 2009, when the company posted 92 sales.

Parker said the average sale price of a Mattamy-built home in March was $240,000.
Mattamy’s Jacksonville division posted sales of 31 new homes at an average sale price of $237,000, Parker said. Mattamy Homes U.S. Group builds new single-family homes in nine Jacksonville-area communities.

For more information, contact:
Steve Parker, President Mattamy Homes U.S. Group 407-599-9994; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group:
Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Ashton Woods Homes Appoints Justin Anselmo New Home Sales Associate at Thornhill in Windermere

ORLANDO- Ashton Woods Homes recently appointed Justin Anselmo a new home sales associate at Thornhill, located off Reams Rd. and SR 535 in Windermere.

Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said Anselmo is a recent graduate of Florida State University in Tallahassee.

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.
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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

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Two Associates at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Report 15 Sales in Nov-Dec totaling over $6.6 Million

ORLANDO - Two associates at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty serving Volusia County reported sales of 15 homes that total more than $6.6 million in November and December of last year.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said associates Rachel McGrath and Debby Keilin sold 15 properties during the two-month period covering the Spruce Creek and Port Orange markets.

Both McGrath and Keilin joined Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty in June 2009.

For more information contact:
Roger Soderstrom, Founder/Owner Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty 407-581-7890

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.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Promotes Anne Deason to Vice President of Office Services Group in Orlando


ORLANDO - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida recently promoted Anne Deason to vice president of the Office Services Group in Orlando.

Jeff Sweeney, SIOR, president of Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, said Deason joined the commercial real estate services firm five years ago.

Last year, Deason participated in the completion of commercial property lease and sales transactions totaling 155,000 square feet, valued at more than $9,000,000 including the 22,000 square foot United Safety Council facility near downtown Orlando.

“Anne Deason is one of the best and brightest young commercial property executives in the Orlando region and we expect her to play a big role in our continued growth,” Sweeney said.

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, Tampa 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 http://www.grubb-ellis.com/.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Ashton Woods Homes Reports Record Sales in Orlando Area in 2009

ORLANDO - Ashton Woods Homes reports it closed on sales of 198 new homes in seven Orlando communities in 2009.

Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said 2009 sales are up more than 11 percent over 2008 sales.

“This is the second year in a row we have reported record sales,” Roche said. In 2008 the home builder reported it closed on sales of 179 new homes, up 48 percent over 2007 sales.

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 407-647-3700;
John Reny, President, Ashton Woods Homes-Orlando 407-647-3700

Three Top Orlando Area Realtors Awarded $12,000 in Prizes in Lennar Loves Realtors Sales Contest

ORLANDO - Lennar’s Central Florida Division, which builds new single-family homes and town homes priced from the $90s to the $400s more than 30 Lennar communities in the Orlando, Tampa Bay and the Space Coast regions, recently awarded $47,500 in prizes to 10 of the Central Florida region’s top Realtors competing in a Lennar Loves Realtors sales contest from May 1 through Nov. 30.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the 10 contest winners posted sales and closings that totaled more than $11.7 million during the contest.

Flaviano Bullian of Union II Realty and Investments in Orlando posted sales and closings that totaled $1,120,503 to take the Orlando area’s top prize---a $5,000 shopping spree through the Lennar Loves Realtors Wish Book, an online catalogue of more than 3,000 luxury items that range from luggage to house wares to furnishings, jewelry and travel.

Other Orlando region winners included Philippa Liddel of IPG Realty in Clermont, with $982,666 in sales and closings and Patrick Washburn of Sunstate Guaranteed Realty in Lakeland, with $582,802. Liddel and Fisher both won shopping sprees valued at $3,500.

Other contest winners included Janith Overstreet of Lithia, an associate at New Homes Realty, who won a $10,000 shopping spree for sales and closings that totaled $2,750,549; Miguel Beltran of Charles Rutenberg Realty in Clearwater and Danny Christian of REMAX Paramount Properties in Lakeland, who both won $5,000 shopping sprees for sales that totaled $2,222,513, and $1,298,893 respectively; and $3,500 award winners Luisa Mizgorski of Tampa For You Realty, with $805,797; Suanne Vagnini of New Homes Realty in Valrico, with $772,441; Stuart Hurry of New Home Finders in Lakeland, with $627,992; and Tammy Keller of Charles Rutenberg Realty in Clearwater, with $617,116.
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For more information, contact:
David Parker, Director of Sales & Marketing Lennar-Orlando Region, 888-317-7489
Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar-Central Florida, 888-317-7489
Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 727-479-1700

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Lennar Reports it Sold More Than 150 New Homes in 2009 at Stoneybrook at Venice

VENICE, Fla. --- Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division reported it sold more than 150 new homes in 2009 at Stoneybrook at Venice, a gated community located on North River Road at Center Road, west of I-75 in Venice.

Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said community amenities and low pricing with exciting new home styles at Stoneybrook at Venice proved to be the biggest draws in 2009.

Lennar builds single-family homes priced from the mid $100s at Stoneybrook at Venice.
Community amenities at Stoneybrook at Venice include a large recreational campus and community center with resort-style pool, kid’s splash pool and state-of-the-art health club with an on-site activities director; four lighted tennis courts, basketball court; two sand volleyball courts; a multi-purpose sports field and an in-line skating rink.
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For more information, contact:
Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177