Tuesday, February 22, 2011

NAI Realvest Negotiates Renewal Agreement for 11,600sf of industrial Space at Kissimmee

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest negotiated a renewal agreement for 11,600 square feet of industrial space leased by Hardin Construction Company, LLC at 1780 Business Center Lane at Poinciana CommerCenter West in Kissimmee.

Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Maitland-based Realvest-Poinciana LLC.

Hardin leases the largest space at Poinciana CommerCenter West, which opened in 2008.
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For more information, contact: Michael Heidrich, Principal, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 mheidrich@realvest.com; Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com; Beth Payan or Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.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.

Ride Green Scooters is First in Central Florida to Offer New Gorilla Motor Works 150-CC Scooter

WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Ride Green Scooters, which specializes in fuel-efficient gas and electric scooters priced from $1,099 to more than $2,500, is the first Central Florida dealer to offer the new Gorilla Motor Works “Pink Lady,” a high-powered scooter with a 150-cc motor that cruises easily at 55 mph and gets more than 80 miles to a gallon of gas.

Brian Schwartz, partner and general manager of Ride Green Scooters, said the Pink Lady retails for under $2,000---considerably less than its look-alike Vespa, whose pedigree affords an asking price that starts around $5,000.

“The Pink Lady will be one of our biggest sellers,” Schwartz said. “It has the look, and the quality is fantastic. It comes with front ABS disc brakes and a high-quality gloss paint that’s a real eye-catcher. And for a limited time we’re offering free test rides, “Schwartz said.

And at 80 miles or more per gallon or better, Ride Green’s Pink Lady is apt to catch more than just eyes.

Ride Green Scooters is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and Sunday by appointment at 671 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park. Visit www.ridegreenscooters.com.
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For more information, contact: Brian Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407 467-3214; Ron Schwartz, Principal, Ride Green Scooters 407-342-3648; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

Ashton Woods Homes Opens Three New Town Homes Priced From the $150s at Wickham Park in Windermere, Six More to Open Soon

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes recently opened three more town homes priced from the $150s at Wickham Park on Bramwell Street in Windermere off Overstreet Rd. north of C.R. 535.

Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes in the Orlando region, said three more town homes will open in March and three more in May.

The three-bedroom town homes range in size from 1,472 square feet of living space to 1,508 square feet.

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 Austin, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Atlanta, Raleigh, Phoenix, Tampa 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; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

More than 1,100 Potential Home Buyers Visit Grand Opening of Del Webb Model Home Showcase at Riverwood in Nocatee

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. – More than 1,100 potential home buyers visited Del Webb’s grand opening of it’s $4.6 million model park at Riverwood in Nocatee. Riverwood is a Del Webb community for those 55 or better and is within the 15,000 acre master-planned community, Nocatee.

Sean Strickler, vice president of sales and marketing of Del Webb in North Florida, said the response exceeded everyone’s expectations during the weekend event.

“What an awesome event,” Strickler said. “We were thrilled with the turnout and people were so gracious. All along we’ve felt Riverwood in Nocatee will be one of our most successful active adult communities and our grand opening event certainly starts us off in that direction. The response further affirms that Del Webb is the leader in active adult communities.” Strickler said.

Del Webb plans to build 1,988 single family homes and carriage homes in Riverwood.
New single-family homes priced from the $160s to the $300s at Riverwood in Nocatee range in size from 1,392 square feet of living space to 2,611 square feet, with nine beautiful new models.

Riverwood by Del Webb features world class amenities and the 37,800 square foot Anastasia Club at Riverwood, one of the largest clubhouses of any active adult community in Florida.

Strickler said the $14 million facility scheduled to open in June features a grand ballroom, social café, fitness center with Techno-gym equipment, movement studio, indoor spa, steam and sauna room, indoor and outdoor pools, outside tennis courts, pickleball courts and bocce ball courts.

Residents of Riverwood will also enjoy their very own Central Park, where they can actively garden or enjoy an outdoor concert in the amphitheater.

Nocatee also features its very own Splash Water Park, fitness center and planned activities for residents and families.

For more information, visit delwebb.com/riverwood or call 904-217-0005.
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For more information about this news release contact: Jennifer Hendry, Marketing Coordinator, North Florida Division, 904-217-0005, jennifer.hendry@pulte.com; Lyndsey Clarke, Marketing Manager Pulte Central & North Florida Divisions, 407-661-2150 ext 1416 2301 Lucien Way, Suite 400, Maitland, FL 32751, lyndsey.clarke@pultegroup.com; Sean C. Strickler, Vice President Sales & Marketing Pulte-Florida, 407-661-1461, sean.strickler@pultegroup.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

About Del Webb: Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, award-winning Del Webb communities provide a vibrant, enriched lifestyle for those ages 55 and older, creating an unmatched experience for the next phase of life. Del Webb communities began with the original Sun City which opened outside Phoenix, Arizona in 1960 and have grown to include more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 21 states. Del Webb is the undisputed leader of active adult communities in America and draws on its 50 years of experience of providing residents an engaging life which fulfills their creative, physical, mental, and social needs. Together with Del Webb residents, the brand is redefining retirement. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com.

Mori Hosseini, Founder of ICI Homes to Speak at Entrepreneurs Lecture Series at Halifax Museum Feb. 26

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- Mori Hosseini, chairman and chief executive officer of Florida based home builder ICI Homes, will present a lecture Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Halifax Historical Museum, 252 S. Beach St. in Daytona Beach.

Hosseini’s presentation is part of the Museum-organized lecture series “Entrepreneurial Dreams That Grew.”

Hosseini founded ICI Homes in 1980 and grew to become the largest residential home builder in Volusia County, expanding in Flagler, Brevard, Osceola, Orange, St. Johns, Nassau and Duval Counties. More recently, ICI Homes established itself in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina.

ICI Homes consistently ranks among Builder magazine’s list of the top 100 builders in the nation.

Hosseini will be speaking at 10 a.m.

For more information about the Entrepreneurs Lecture Series at the Halifax Historical Museum, call Fayn LeVeille, Director 386-255 6976
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For more information about this press release, contact: Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273; Rosemary Messina, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ICI Homes, 386-236-4231; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

About ICI Homes: ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.

Friday, February 18, 2011

ICI Homes Executives Start Second Leg of Northeastern Trade Show Appearances in Bridgewater New Jersey

DAYTONA BEACH – Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, and Lisa Egle, marketing manager at ICI Homes, will appear at Florida Real Estate Trade Shows in Bridgewater, New Jersey in March.

The pair appeared at four tradeshows in Long Island, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Connecticut in January and February Messina said.

“We met with more than 600 prospective Florida residents at trade shows in January and February to review slide shows and other materials,” Messina said.

The Florida retirement ambassadors haven’t had to work hard to convince trade show participants of the lure of Florida retirement.

“Most of the days we were meeting with trade show participants. There was snow on the ground and everyone had a blizzard story to tell,” Egle said.
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For more information, contact: Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273; Rosemary Messina, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ICI Homes, 386-236-4231

About ICI Homes: ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.

Golden Brothers Studios in Kissimmee to Host Open Casting Call Starting Feb. 26 for Orlando-Area Feature Film

ORLANDO - Golden Brothers Studios, a Kissimmee based production company and film studio, will host a series of open casting calls for 365 Decision Time, a feature-length family drama set for production in the Orlando area later this year.

Golden Brothers producers Giovanni Reyes and Benjamin Guadalupe said Ariel Santiago will direct the film and award-winning cinematographer Jose Zambrano Cassela (Second Coming, The Sacred, The Tenant) will film the story of a typical middle-class American family that confronts dramatic real-world issues that threaten to break them apart.

“Divorce, a middle child accused of murder, the youngest one facing a decision of abortion and the adultery of the oldest are among the challenges that will attempt to destroy the unity of this family,” Reyes said. “These individual situations will lead to hard decisions that will change their lives.”

Cast auditions will be held at Golden Brothers Studios on the fourth floor at 111 E. Monument Ave. in Kissimmee.

Visit www.365decisiontime.com, telephone 407-558-5783 or email talent@goldenbrothersstudios.com for registration information, casting locations, dates and guidelines.

Golden Brothers Studios is a University of Central Florida Business Incubation company based at the Kissimmee City Centre, 111 Monument Ave.
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For more information, contact: Giovanni Reyes, Principal, Ariel Santiago, Production or Benjamin Guadalupe, Creative Director, Golden Brothers Studios, 407-558-5783 info@goldenbrothersstudios.com; Rafael Caamano, Site Manager Kissimmee UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-408-4297 rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu

About Golden Brothers Studios: Golden Brothers Studios, based in Kissimmee, is an independent filmmaking company founded by three professionals with more than 50 years of combined experience in the audiovisual and multimedia medium. The mission of the company is production of feature films and television programs that convey a positive, uplifting message to a cultural society who frequently witnesses the disintegration of the family unit and lacks positive role models and spiritual foundation. It strives to produce films and programming with the latest technological advancements available to present relatable life issues, providing solutions that will positively change lives.

About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 assisted emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business 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, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and will be adding Volusia County. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

University Club of Orlando Cocktails for a Cause Raises More than $6,000 for Coastal Conservation Association

ORLANDO, Fla. --- The University Club of Orlando recently hosted a Cocktails for a Cause event that raised more than $6,000 for the Coastal Conservation Association of Florida (CCA).

Susan Greene, general manager at the University Club of Orlando, said Cocktails for a Cause events at the University Club have raised more than $20,000 for the Coastal Conservation Association within the past two years.

The University Club’s fundraising efforts focus on a wide range of events including golf tournaments and scholarship funds.

Cocktails for a Cause receptions at The University Club have raised more than $100,000 for civic and charitable groups over the past three years.
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For more information contact:Susan Greene, General Manager, The University Club of Orlando 407-425-2514, gm@ucluborlando.com

Beazer Homes in Tampa offers free washer, dryer, refrigerator and blinds with new town homes at Sawgrass Village in Pinellas Park

TAMPA – Two town homes are ready for immediate move-in priced from $109,990 at Sawgrass Village, located at 4734 68th Terrace, south of Park Blvd. in Pinellas Park.

Kareyann Rhodes, sales manager for Beazer Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said both two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath town homes with 1,208 square feet of living space are the last remaining town homes at Sawgrass Village without garage but designated parking is featured.

Beazer also has town homes that range from 1,416 to 1,496 square feet of living area with two and three bedrooms at Sawgrass Village priced from the high $140s, Rhodes said. These townhomes will come with a one-car garage. Three are available for immediate move-in and six more under construction will open in June.

Rhodes said Beazer Homes is giving away washer, dryer, refrigerator and new blinds with each of the new town homes purchased before Feb. 27.

Sawgrass Village features a resort-style community swimming pool with a covered cabana, with easy commute to Tampa’s shopping venues and beaches.
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For more information, contact: Kareyann Rhodes, Sales Manager, Beazer Homes/Tampa Division 813-663-9002 Krhodes@beazer.com; Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes/Florida 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

About Beazer Homes: Beazer Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the country's 10 largest single-family homebuilders with operations in 17 states. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BZH."

Kings Ridge Golf Club in Clermont to host 15th Anniversary Golf Tournament March 12 with awards, prizes

CELEBRATION, Fla. – Kings Ridge Golf Club, located at 1950 Kings Ridge Blvd. off U.S. 27 in Clermont, will host a golf tournament on Saturday March 12 to participate in the day long celebration of the community’s 15th anniversary.

Terese Holt, spokesperson for Kings Ridge Golf Club, which is under the ownership of Celebration Golf Management, said the shotgun tournament’s entry fees range from $15 to $45 plus tax, including cart.

Holt said awards and prizes will be provided.

For more information or to register for the tournament, telephone Kings Ridge Golf Club at 352-242-4653. To learn more about Kings Ridge visit www.kingsridgegc.com and www.kings-ridge.org.
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For media information, contact: Terese Holt, Kings Ridge, 352-242-4653 tholt@kingsridgegc.com; Gene Garrote, President, Celebration Golf Management, 407-566-1045