ORLANDO - Ashton Woods Homes will open five new ready-to-move-in homes before June 30 at McCormick Woods, located on W. McCormick Woods Road off S.R. 429 in Ocoee.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said all five ready-to-move-in homes qualify for the $8,000 U.S. tax credit closing deadline of June 30.
New three, four and five-bedroom homes at McCormick Woods range in size from 1,536 square feet of living space to 3,023 square feet priced from the $160s.
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, March 23, 2010
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida negotiates two new lease agreements for Class A office space at Tampa Palms Professional Center
TAMPA – Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 130 offices worldwide, recently completed two lease agreements for professional office space totaling more than 6,840 square feet at Tampa Palms Professional Center, a 38 acre Class A office development in New Tampa, conveniently located at the intersection of I-75 and Bruce B. Downs.
Paula Buffa, CCIM, RPA, senior vice president, and Maria Camarinos Hall, associate, of the Office Group at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida negotiated a lease for 4,899 square feet in Building 6 at 17425 Bridge Hill Ct. in the professional center, representing the landlord, Tampa Palms Professional Center, LLC. A Fortune 200 Company headquartered in Battle Creek Mich. is the new tenant and was represented in the transaction by Mia Jarrell, managing director of the Tampa office at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida.
Buffa and Camarinos Hall also negotiated a new lease on behalf of the landlord with LNS Technologies of Tampa to occupy 1,950 square feet at 17407 Bridge Hill Ct. in Tampa Palms Professional Center. LNS Technologies has been a leader of network infrastructure services and information security solutions since 1993.
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is exclusive leasing representatives for Tampa Palms Professional Center’s 260,000 square feet of Class A professional office and medical office space.
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 45 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis Company: 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.
Paula Buffa, CCIM, RPA, senior vice president, and Maria Camarinos Hall, associate, of the Office Group at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida negotiated a lease for 4,899 square feet in Building 6 at 17425 Bridge Hill Ct. in the professional center, representing the landlord, Tampa Palms Professional Center, LLC. A Fortune 200 Company headquartered in Battle Creek Mich. is the new tenant and was represented in the transaction by Mia Jarrell, managing director of the Tampa office at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida.
Buffa and Camarinos Hall also negotiated a new lease on behalf of the landlord with LNS Technologies of Tampa to occupy 1,950 square feet at 17407 Bridge Hill Ct. in Tampa Palms Professional Center. LNS Technologies has been a leader of network infrastructure services and information security solutions since 1993.
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is exclusive leasing representatives for Tampa Palms Professional Center’s 260,000 square feet of Class A professional office and medical office space.
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 45 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit www.commercialfl.com.
About Grubb & Ellis Company: 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.
Orlando Sanford International Airport Awards Contract to Start Construction of 53,351 Square Foot Avocet Hangar Facility
SANFORD - Orlando Sanford International Airport has awarded a contract to Spolski Construction Company of Sanford start construction of a 53,351 square foot hangar, office and maintenance facility at 2551 Hellcat Lane at Orlando Sanford International Airport for Avocet Capital, LLC.
Diane Crews, vice president of administration at Orlando Sanford International Airport, said the facility will include 44,000 square feet of hangar space, 4,000 square feet of maintenance shops and 5,351 square feet of office space.
Construction is expected to start in late spring, Crews said.
Avocet currently leases more than 36,000 square feet of space at Orlando Sanford International Airport for commercial aircraft repair and demolition, and will relocate to the new facility when it opens early next year.
For more information contact: Diane Crews, VP of Administration, Sanford Airport Authority, 407-585-4021;Larry Dale, President, Sanford Airport Authority, 407-585-4002
Diane Crews, vice president of administration at Orlando Sanford International Airport, said the facility will include 44,000 square feet of hangar space, 4,000 square feet of maintenance shops and 5,351 square feet of office space.
Construction is expected to start in late spring, Crews said.
Avocet currently leases more than 36,000 square feet of space at Orlando Sanford International Airport for commercial aircraft repair and demolition, and will relocate to the new facility when it opens early next year.
For more information contact: Diane Crews, VP of Administration, Sanford Airport Authority, 407-585-4021;Larry Dale, President, Sanford Airport Authority, 407-585-4002
Meritage Homes Acquires 35 Home Sites at Rock Springs Ridge in Apopka, Plans New Golf Course Homes Priced From the $190s
ORLANDO - Meritage Homes has acquired 35 home sites at Rock Springs Ridge, a golf course community located off Park Avenue in Apopka.
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said most of the home sites have views of Rock Springs Ridge golf course.
Kittle said new single-family homes at Rock Springs Ridge will range from 2,187 square feet of living space to 5,111 square feet with three to eight bedrooms. New homes at Rock Springs Ridge will be priced from the $190s, Kittle said.
Meritage has started construction of a four-bedroom model home with 3,635 square feet of living space and a three-car garage priced from $249,990.
For more information, contact: Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Maria Magdelana, Marketing / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8649 maria.magdelano@meritagehomes.com
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said most of the home sites have views of Rock Springs Ridge golf course.
Kittle said new single-family homes at Rock Springs Ridge will range from 2,187 square feet of living space to 5,111 square feet with three to eight bedrooms. New homes at Rock Springs Ridge will be priced from the $190s, Kittle said.
Meritage has started construction of a four-bedroom model home with 3,635 square feet of living space and a three-car garage priced from $249,990.
For more information, contact: Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Maria Magdelana, Marketing / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8649 maria.magdelano@meritagehomes.com
NAI Realvest Forms Central Florida Commercial Property Investment Services Group
MAITLAND - NAI Realvest, which ranks as one of Central Florida’s largest commercial property companies, has formed a Commercial Property Investment Services Group to serve investors and property owners throughout the Central Florida region.
George Livingston, chairman of NAI Realvest, said the NAI Realvest Investment Services Group will cover all property types from retail and office to hospitality, industrial and multi-family apartments.
Livingston and NAI Realvest principal Christie Alexander specialize in industrial properties, Livingston said.
Mez R. Birdie, CCIM, CPM, SCSM, director of retail and investment services at NAI Realvest, will head the Investment Services Group’s retail division, Livingston said.
Thomas E. Hankins, CCIM, SIOR, will head the Investment Services Group’s office division.
Paul Vera, AIA, a development and investment analyst at NAI Realvest, will head the Investment Services Group’s apartment division.
Livingston explained that the market for commercial investment properties is growing as a result of the real estate downturn.
“Property values have declined and some property owners have already put distressed commercial properties on the market,” Livingston said. “Those dynamics are bringing investors back into the market in bigger numbers,” he said.
For more information, contact: George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com
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 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.
George Livingston, chairman of NAI Realvest, said the NAI Realvest Investment Services Group will cover all property types from retail and office to hospitality, industrial and multi-family apartments.
Livingston and NAI Realvest principal Christie Alexander specialize in industrial properties, Livingston said.
Mez R. Birdie, CCIM, CPM, SCSM, director of retail and investment services at NAI Realvest, will head the Investment Services Group’s retail division, Livingston said.
Thomas E. Hankins, CCIM, SIOR, will head the Investment Services Group’s office division.
Paul Vera, AIA, a development and investment analyst at NAI Realvest, will head the Investment Services Group’s apartment division.
Livingston explained that the market for commercial investment properties is growing as a result of the real estate downturn.
“Property values have declined and some property owners have already put distressed commercial properties on the market,” Livingston said. “Those dynamics are bringing investors back into the market in bigger numbers,” he said.
For more information, contact: George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com
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 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.
UCF to host a National Business Incubation Association Conference May 16-19 at Buena Vista Palace
ORLANDO - The University of Central Florida will host the 2010 National Business Incubation Association conference May 16-19 at the Buena Vista Palace in the Walt Disney World Village.
Dr. Tom O’Neal, founder and executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program, and two-term member of the board of directors of the National Business Incubation Association will deliver the conference welcoming address and present two conference sessions.
Incubation programs that accelerate development of promising startup enterprises have become an increasingly popular economic development tool nationwide, Dr. O’Neal said.
“Incubation programs can prove much more cost-effective for generating local jobs, opportunities and economic growth,” Dr. O’Neal said. “Over the past decade we have developed proven strategies to analyze the potential of startup enterprises and help them to establish themselves as major contributors to the local economy,” He explained.
The UCF Business Incubation Program which has served more than 130 companies, that have created more than 1,600 new jobs, ranks as one of the most successful business incubation programs in the nation, operating seven facilities located at Research Park, the UCF Campus Orlando, Sanford, Winter Springs, Leesburg and St. Cloud.
More than 600 participants are expected to attend the 2010 National Business Incubation Association conference.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 130 emerging companies (including more than 80 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With seven facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County and the City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Dr. Tom O’Neal, founder and executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program, and two-term member of the board of directors of the National Business Incubation Association will deliver the conference welcoming address and present two conference sessions.
Incubation programs that accelerate development of promising startup enterprises have become an increasingly popular economic development tool nationwide, Dr. O’Neal said.
“Incubation programs can prove much more cost-effective for generating local jobs, opportunities and economic growth,” Dr. O’Neal said. “Over the past decade we have developed proven strategies to analyze the potential of startup enterprises and help them to establish themselves as major contributors to the local economy,” He explained.
The UCF Business Incubation Program which has served more than 130 companies, that have created more than 1,600 new jobs, ranks as one of the most successful business incubation programs in the nation, operating seven facilities located at Research Park, the UCF Campus Orlando, Sanford, Winter Springs, Leesburg and St. Cloud.
More than 600 participants are expected to attend the 2010 National Business Incubation Association conference.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 130 emerging companies (including more than 80 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With seven facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County and the City of St. Cloud, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division Appoints Two New Associates at Riverhall Country Club in Alva
FORT MYERS - Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division has appointed two new home consultants at Riverhall Country Club a master planned golf community off Palm Beach Blvd. in Alva.
Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said Jeff Dew was hired as a new home consultant at Riverhall. Dew has more than eight years of experience in real estate. He was formerly a mortgage broker for Duval Street Mortgage in Fort Myers and most recently a sales associate with Chiodo Properties in Estero for three years.
Devereux said Chad Erickson, who has been with Lennar for seven years, was also named new home consultant for Riverhall. Erickson, who earned a Bachelors Degree in Education from Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., formerly held various positions at Lennar Southwest including builder, purchasing, project management and most recently liaison with homeowners.
Dew and Erickson will be assisting new home buyers in the Hampton Lakes and Country Club neighborhoods of Riverhall and can be reached by calling Jeff Dew at 239-289-9893, jeff.dew@lennar.com or Chad Erickson at 239-462-2727, chad.erickson@lennar.com.
For more information, contact: Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177
Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said Jeff Dew was hired as a new home consultant at Riverhall. Dew has more than eight years of experience in real estate. He was formerly a mortgage broker for Duval Street Mortgage in Fort Myers and most recently a sales associate with Chiodo Properties in Estero for three years.
Devereux said Chad Erickson, who has been with Lennar for seven years, was also named new home consultant for Riverhall. Erickson, who earned a Bachelors Degree in Education from Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., formerly held various positions at Lennar Southwest including builder, purchasing, project management and most recently liaison with homeowners.
Dew and Erickson will be assisting new home buyers in the Hampton Lakes and Country Club neighborhoods of Riverhall and can be reached by calling Jeff Dew at 239-289-9893, jeff.dew@lennar.com or Chad Erickson at 239-462-2727, chad.erickson@lennar.com.
For more information, contact: Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177
Meritage Homes Acquires 14 Home Sites at Live Oak Reserve in Oviedo
ORLANDO - Meritage Homes has acquired 14 home sites at Live Oak Reserve, located off S.R. 419 in Oviedo.
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said new homes at Live Oak Reserve priced from the $260s will range in size from 2,187 square feet of living space to 5,111 square feet with from three bedrooms to eight bedrooms.
For more information, contact:
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Maria Magdelana, Marketing / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8649 maria.magdelano@meritagehomes.com
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales for Meritage Homes in the Orlando region, said new homes at Live Oak Reserve priced from the $260s will range in size from 2,187 square feet of living space to 5,111 square feet with from three bedrooms to eight bedrooms.
For more information, contact:
Brian Kittle, Director of Sales, Meritage Homes-Orlando, 407-712-8669; Brian.Kittle@meritagehomes.com; Maria Magdelana, Marketing / Meritage Homes-Orlando 407-712-8649 maria.magdelano@meritagehomes.com
North Dakota Golf Instructor Finds Plenty of Time to Practice as Stirling Sotheby's International Realty Associate
ORLANDO – North Dakota professional golf instructor Erin Wanner longed to move to Florida where she could ply her profession in Florida’s year-round sunshine.
Now the first female instructor to join the staff at Isleworth Country Club is leveraging her skills at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s World Marketing Center in downtown Orlando.
Wanner said she spent two years practicing and playing golf on almost every golf course in Central Florida. She hones her skills by putting around the office.
“I have a practice green right outside my office,” she said. Her office – on the 16th floor penthouse suite in the Plaza’s north tower overlooks the downtown Orlando skyline.
Wanner says she has particular expertise in Central Florida golf course homes.
“I recently developed a video clip to demonstrate that finding out the current value of your home is as easy as sinking a short putt,” she said
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
Now the first female instructor to join the staff at Isleworth Country Club is leveraging her skills at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty’s World Marketing Center in downtown Orlando.
Wanner said she spent two years practicing and playing golf on almost every golf course in Central Florida. She hones her skills by putting around the office.
“I have a practice green right outside my office,” she said. Her office – on the 16th floor penthouse suite in the Plaza’s north tower overlooks the downtown Orlando skyline.
Wanner says she has particular expertise in Central Florida golf course homes.
“I recently developed a video clip to demonstrate that finding out the current value of your home is as easy as sinking a short putt,” she said
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
Emerson International developer of Eagle Creek in Southeast Orlando sees 18 new Homes sold in a few weeks
ORLANDO - Emerson International, which is developing the 1300-acre Eagle Creek golf course community near Lake Nona in southeast Orlando, reported sales of 18 luxury homes at Eagle Creek in the weeks following a recent grand opening.
Centerline Homes, the new luxury home builder at Eagle Creek, got an average sale price of $345,000, said Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International.
Eagle Creek, located off Narcoossee Rd. two miles south of the 417, is owned by Emerson International, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies in the U.K.
For more information, contact: Eric J. Emerson, Vice President / General Manager Emerson International, Inc. 407-834-9560; ejemerson@emerson-us.com
Centerline Homes, the new luxury home builder at Eagle Creek, got an average sale price of $345,000, said Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International.
Eagle Creek, located off Narcoossee Rd. two miles south of the 417, is owned by Emerson International, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies in the U.K.
For more information, contact: Eric J. Emerson, Vice President / General Manager Emerson International, Inc. 407-834-9560; ejemerson@emerson-us.com
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