Maitland, Fla. -- NAI Realvest recently negotiated two new industrial leases totaling 13,836 square feet at industrial facilities in Orlando.
Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest, represented Landlord Alexander D. MacKinnon, III of Tampa, in the lease of 5,836 square feet for Tenant Florida Pest and Lawn, LLC at 2001-A and 2005 North Orange Blossom Trail.
Heidrich also represented Landlord LC Properties, LLC in a lease agreement with Ameritech Services, Inc., a plumbing, heating and air-conditioning company who leased 8,000 square feet at Suite A, 4100 Silver Star Rd.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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 350 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, March 9, 2012
Providence Golf Course Nears Completion of Major Renovations, to host Spring-Summer Charity Tournaments, Events
PROVIDENCE, Fla. --- Providence Golf and Country Club located south of Orlando off U.S. 17-92 is nearing completion of bunker renovations to its 18-hole championship golf course.
Tim Greco, general manager of the Providence Golf Course, said the most recent phase of work includes resurfacing 12 bunkers on the Par-72 course.
Greco, who won the Crown Award for Excellence in Club Management Practices in 2004 and took over as general manager of Providence Golf Course in 2009, has more than 15 years of experience in golf course management.
Golfweek magazine has ranked Providence Golf Course among the top 50 golf courses in Florida.
Greco said Providence will host the Haines City Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on April 20. The New Church of Faith will sponsor its first annual charity golf tournament April 21 to benefit the New Church of Faith’s scholarship fund.
Providence will also host the Circle Christian School Inc Golf Tournament this September for the fourth year in a row.
Tim Greco, general manager of the Providence Golf Course, said the most recent phase of work includes resurfacing 12 bunkers on the Par-72 course.
Greco, who won the Crown Award for Excellence in Club Management Practices in 2004 and took over as general manager of Providence Golf Course in 2009, has more than 15 years of experience in golf course management.
Golfweek magazine has ranked Providence Golf Course among the top 50 golf courses in Florida.
Greco said Providence will host the Haines City Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on April 20. The New Church of Faith will sponsor its first annual charity golf tournament April 21 to benefit the New Church of Faith’s scholarship fund.
Providence will also host the Circle Christian School Inc Golf Tournament this September for the fourth year in a row.
Newmark Knight Frank's Southeast Capital Group Negotiates $19.5 Million Price in Sale of Banks Crossing in Fayetteville
ATLANTA, Ga. --- The Southeast Capital Group at Newmark Knight Frank in Atlanta recently negotiated the sale of the 256,930-square foot Banks Crossing retail center at 134 Banks Crossing in Fayetteville, Ga. for $19.5 million.
Whitney Knoll, who heads the Southeast Capital Group at Newmark Knight Frank, brokered the transaction representing seller Banks Crossing Associates, LLC along with Newmark Knight Frank associates Fred Victor, Mark Hillis and Andrew O’Brien.
Nightingale Properties acquired the neighborhood retail center, which is 97 percent occupied by anchors that include JC Penney, Kroger, Kroger Fuel Center, Guitar Center, Farmers House Furniture, CitiFinancial and Goodyear.
Knoll said Banks Crossing retail center was built in 1987 and renovated in 2005.
“The sale of this core-plus property reflects that grocery anchored centers are in high demand,” said Knoll.
“This asset was a natural fit for the Nightingale Properties portfolio,” Victor said.
Whitney Knoll, who heads the Southeast Capital Group at Newmark Knight Frank, brokered the transaction representing seller Banks Crossing Associates, LLC along with Newmark Knight Frank associates Fred Victor, Mark Hillis and Andrew O’Brien.
Nightingale Properties acquired the neighborhood retail center, which is 97 percent occupied by anchors that include JC Penney, Kroger, Kroger Fuel Center, Guitar Center, Farmers House Furniture, CitiFinancial and Goodyear.
Knoll said Banks Crossing retail center was built in 1987 and renovated in 2005.
“The sale of this core-plus property reflects that grocery anchored centers are in high demand,” said Knoll.
“This asset was a natural fit for the Nightingale Properties portfolio,” Victor said.
Ryland Homes Starts Development at Tupelo in Mount Pleasant – Site work in Phase I to begin in March
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Ryland Homes recently started development at Tupelo, located on Hwy. 17 North near Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant, where the homebuilder recently acquired 155 homesites.
Brian Cartwright Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Ryland Homes in Charleston said an entry road into the development is underway, and the homebuilder plans to start site work in March on Phase I with 60 homesites.
Ryland plans to build three, four and five-bedroom single-family homes starting in the low 200s at Tupelo, Cartwright said.
Two product lines are on the drawing board – Lake Series and Georgetown – but model homes won’t get underway until later in the year, when sales start.
Ryland Homes will eventually build an amenity center with a swimming pool at Tupelo, Cartwright added.
Ryland Homes currently builds single family and townhomes in nine communities throughout the Charleston-Myrtle Beach region. Visit www.ryland.com
About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 28 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.” Visit www.Ryland.com
Brian Cartwright Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Ryland Homes in Charleston said an entry road into the development is underway, and the homebuilder plans to start site work in March on Phase I with 60 homesites.
Ryland plans to build three, four and five-bedroom single-family homes starting in the low 200s at Tupelo, Cartwright said.
Two product lines are on the drawing board – Lake Series and Georgetown – but model homes won’t get underway until later in the year, when sales start.
Ryland Homes will eventually build an amenity center with a swimming pool at Tupelo, Cartwright added.
Ryland Homes currently builds single family and townhomes in nine communities throughout the Charleston-Myrtle Beach region. Visit www.ryland.com
About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 28 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.” Visit www.Ryland.com
Savage Race Returns to Central Florida with More Obstacles and Mud
ORLANDO, Fla. — Savage Race, an Orlando-based mud/obstacle events company, returns to Central Florida Saturday March 10 with more than 20 obstacles for runners to face. From an adult slip n’ slide, to an ice plunge, evil monkey bars, barbed wire, and fire – Savage Race: Central Florida 2012 is truly built to “kick your ass.”
Savage Race is a full-day 4.2 mile obstacle course that is hosting its second event in Central Florida at Revolution the Off Road Experience. Savage Race’s first event, which was hosted at the same venue, brought over 3,500 participants/spectators and had an economic impact in Lake County of over $250,000.
“I think the race was an amazing success. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to show off the property to so many people who may not have known about us,” said Kevin Jowett, owner of Revolution the Off Road Experience. “People were so excited about the race!”
This full-day event includes not only a race, but also live DJ and band, food, beer, and a festival atmosphere. Participants are highly encouraged to register as a team, and dressing up in costume is customary. As a part of the awards ceremony – which is presented to the top overall male/female and top three in each age group male/female – participants will have a chance to win an award for “the most savage costume”.
Participants can register for Savage Race at www.savagerace.com. Prices vary depending on registering as a team or individual and prices increase the closer it gets to event day. Spectators can come out and watch the event for free!
Event Schedule: Saturday, March 10:
9:00 AM First wave begins at Revolution the Off Road Experience, 4000 State Road 33, Clermont, FL 34714
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Savage Music Festival
1:00 PM Last wave
For more information or to register visit www.SavageRace.com or call (352) 318-4712
Savage Race is a full-day 4.2 mile obstacle course that is hosting its second event in Central Florida at Revolution the Off Road Experience. Savage Race’s first event, which was hosted at the same venue, brought over 3,500 participants/spectators and had an economic impact in Lake County of over $250,000.
“I think the race was an amazing success. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to show off the property to so many people who may not have known about us,” said Kevin Jowett, owner of Revolution the Off Road Experience. “People were so excited about the race!”
This full-day event includes not only a race, but also live DJ and band, food, beer, and a festival atmosphere. Participants are highly encouraged to register as a team, and dressing up in costume is customary. As a part of the awards ceremony – which is presented to the top overall male/female and top three in each age group male/female – participants will have a chance to win an award for “the most savage costume”.
Participants can register for Savage Race at www.savagerace.com. Prices vary depending on registering as a team or individual and prices increase the closer it gets to event day. Spectators can come out and watch the event for free!
Event Schedule: Saturday, March 10:
9:00 AM First wave begins at Revolution the Off Road Experience, 4000 State Road 33, Clermont, FL 34714
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Savage Music Festival
1:00 PM Last wave
For more information or to register visit www.SavageRace.com or call (352) 318-4712
Lennar Starts Construction of Two New Single Family Model Homes at Hawks Point in Southshore area
TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division has started construction of two new single family model homes in the first phase of Hawks Point, located off 19th Avenue, west of U.S. 301 in the Southshore area of Hillsborough County.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Lennar is building townhomes and single-family homes on 40 and 50 foot home sites at Hawks Point.
There are 89 home sites in the first phase at Hawks Point.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Lennar is building townhomes and single-family homes on 40 and 50 foot home sites at Hawks Point.
There are 89 home sites in the first phase at Hawks Point.
Lennar’s Central Florida Division to Build Grande Estate Homes at Red Tail Golf Club, just west of Lake Mary-Heathrow in East Lake County
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division, which ranked as the number one home builder in both the Orlando and Tampa Bay markets in 2011, plans to build its Grande Estate homes at Red Tail Golf Club, the region’s premier private golf club community on S.R. 46-A, 1.5 miles north of S.R. 46 just west of Heathrow and Lake Mary in East Lake County.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Lennar has already started construction of a luxury model home at Red Tail.
The Stockton Grande model home at Red Tail will offer four bedrooms and a den in 3,091 square feet of living space with a three-car garage when it opens in late April.
Metheny said Lennar plans to build four and five-bedroom luxury homes at Red Tail with three and four baths that range in size from 2,500 square feet of living space to 4,500 square feet with three and four-car garages.
Lennar’s Grande Estate homes at Red Tail will offer tile roofs, brick paver driveways, maple kitchen cabinets, GE stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, 18" ceramic tile floors in all wet areas, upgraded landscaping and bronze seamless gutters.
Metheny said Lennar will also offer private swimming pools and spas with the Grande Estate homes at Red Tail.
Red Tail Golf Club features Har-Tru tennis courts, state-of-the-art fitness center with spa service, resort-style swimming pool, a Dave Harman-designed 7,152-yard, par 72 course winding through seasoned live oaks and ponds. Club facilities include a 10-acre practice course, two practice putting greens and PGA professionals on staff.
The 15,000 square foot clubhouse boasts an exceptional restaurant, expansive verandah and Hawk’s Nest Bar, men’s and women’s lounges and locker room facilities.
Visit www.lennar.com
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Lennar has already started construction of a luxury model home at Red Tail.
The Stockton Grande model home at Red Tail will offer four bedrooms and a den in 3,091 square feet of living space with a three-car garage when it opens in late April.
Metheny said Lennar plans to build four and five-bedroom luxury homes at Red Tail with three and four baths that range in size from 2,500 square feet of living space to 4,500 square feet with three and four-car garages.
Lennar’s Grande Estate homes at Red Tail will offer tile roofs, brick paver driveways, maple kitchen cabinets, GE stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, 18" ceramic tile floors in all wet areas, upgraded landscaping and bronze seamless gutters.
Metheny said Lennar will also offer private swimming pools and spas with the Grande Estate homes at Red Tail.
Red Tail Golf Club features Har-Tru tennis courts, state-of-the-art fitness center with spa service, resort-style swimming pool, a Dave Harman-designed 7,152-yard, par 72 course winding through seasoned live oaks and ponds. Club facilities include a 10-acre practice course, two practice putting greens and PGA professionals on staff.
The 15,000 square foot clubhouse boasts an exceptional restaurant, expansive verandah and Hawk’s Nest Bar, men’s and women’s lounges and locker room facilities.
Visit www.lennar.com
ICI Homes Starts Presales of 84 Town Homes at Arbor Lake at Plantation Bay in Ormond Beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- ICI Homes started presales of 84 luxury town homes priced from under $170,000 at Arbor Lake at the award-winning Plantation Bay Golf and County Club in Ormond Beach.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the first model luxury town homes will open in time for the Volusia County Parade of Homes in late March.
Thousands of visitors are expected at Plantation Bay during the three week-long event to tour the Parade of Homes entries, Messina said.
Two and three bedroom town homes at Arbor Lake at Plantation Bay will be priced at $169,900 and $177,900, Messina said.
ICI Homes will open two model town homes in the spring. The three bedroom Arbor II town home offers an open living and dining room with a sliding door that opens onto a private covered lanai.
“The effect is really breathtaking,” Messina said. “The design provides lots of natural lighting and a lovely view from inside the home,” she added.
The Bimini II model town home features a master bedroom and second bedroom on the ground floor, with a third bedroom and bath upstairs.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes, said the first model luxury town homes will open in time for the Volusia County Parade of Homes in late March.
Thousands of visitors are expected at Plantation Bay during the three week-long event to tour the Parade of Homes entries, Messina said.
Two and three bedroom town homes at Arbor Lake at Plantation Bay will be priced at $169,900 and $177,900, Messina said.
ICI Homes will open two model town homes in the spring. The three bedroom Arbor II town home offers an open living and dining room with a sliding door that opens onto a private covered lanai.
“The effect is really breathtaking,” Messina said. “The design provides lots of natural lighting and a lovely view from inside the home,” she added.
The Bimini II model town home features a master bedroom and second bedroom on the ground floor, with a third bedroom and bath upstairs.
About ICI Homes
ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 homebuilders in the nation. The 32+-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Free Driving School Gets Teen Drivers Revved Up for Safety Second Class Scheduled Due to Huge Interest
DAYTONA BEACH – A recent Teen Safety Driving School – presented by Gary Yeoman’s Ford Lincoln and the Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra – filled up so quickly that nearly one third of the 150 youths interested in the one-day class were told they would have to sign up for another session this Spring.
“When we decided to sponsor the class we expected it would be of interest to teenagers and their parents, but we had no idea it would be so popular,” said Allan Ziffra, a partner in the personal-injury firm. “So, to accommodate those who missed out, we hope to offer another class in a few months.”
The Feb. 18 class, which was taught at the Daytona Auto Mall by professional instructors, filled up a week before the deadline. Students who participated in the 2½-hour sessions were instructed in the fundamentals of driving, as well as the dangers, according to Carlos Lira, general manager at Gary Yeoman’s.
“The parents were happy, the kids were happy and I think everyone was surprised at how much they actually learned,” Lira said. He said the young drivers used their own vehicles or cars provided by the dealership that had drifters installed on them for better control.
Of the 100 students in the class, about a dozen were the children of several Rue & Ziffra employees, including law partners Kim Bouck and Allan L. Ziffra. Lira’s son, Michael – an aspiring race car driver – also participated in the course.
“Even though my son knows a lot about driving, I think he was really impressed with the course itself,” Lira said. “It was great to be part of something that benefitted not only my son, but so many others in the community.”
Lira said a date hasn’t been set yet, but Gary Yeoman’s plans to partner with Rue & Ziffra sometime in April or May for a second driving class. Just as the recent class was, the spring session will be open to Volusia and Flagler county drivers between the ages of 15 and 19 who have either a valid Florida Driver’s License or a permit. Those interested in participating can watch for details on either company’s website at www.rueziffra.com or www.garyyeomansford.com.
“When we decided to sponsor the class we expected it would be of interest to teenagers and their parents, but we had no idea it would be so popular,” said Allan Ziffra, a partner in the personal-injury firm. “So, to accommodate those who missed out, we hope to offer another class in a few months.”
The Feb. 18 class, which was taught at the Daytona Auto Mall by professional instructors, filled up a week before the deadline. Students who participated in the 2½-hour sessions were instructed in the fundamentals of driving, as well as the dangers, according to Carlos Lira, general manager at Gary Yeoman’s.
“The parents were happy, the kids were happy and I think everyone was surprised at how much they actually learned,” Lira said. He said the young drivers used their own vehicles or cars provided by the dealership that had drifters installed on them for better control.
Of the 100 students in the class, about a dozen were the children of several Rue & Ziffra employees, including law partners Kim Bouck and Allan L. Ziffra. Lira’s son, Michael – an aspiring race car driver – also participated in the course.
“Even though my son knows a lot about driving, I think he was really impressed with the course itself,” Lira said. “It was great to be part of something that benefitted not only my son, but so many others in the community.”
Lira said a date hasn’t been set yet, but Gary Yeoman’s plans to partner with Rue & Ziffra sometime in April or May for a second driving class. Just as the recent class was, the spring session will be open to Volusia and Flagler county drivers between the ages of 15 and 19 who have either a valid Florida Driver’s License or a permit. Those interested in participating can watch for details on either company’s website at www.rueziffra.com or www.garyyeomansford.com.
UCF Business Incubation Program Names Tiffany Laurencio Program Assistant at Sanford site
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program has appointed Tiffany Laurencio as program assistant for its Sanford incubator.
Laurencio graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill, with a degree in Workforce Education Development. She is a U.S. Navy veteran and while on active duty served as a personnel specialist in various positions involved with education services, training and development, human resources and personnel management.
Gordon Hogan, director of the UCF Business Incubation Program, appointed Laurencio to the position to replace Peggy Allen, who was promoted to assistant to the director of the UCF Business Incubation Program. Allen was at the Sanford site nearly two years.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 125 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities 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, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. The UCFBIP will open its 10th incubator in Apopka in Spring 2012. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Laurencio graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill, with a degree in Workforce Education Development. She is a U.S. Navy veteran and while on active duty served as a personnel specialist in various positions involved with education services, training and development, human resources and personnel management.
Gordon Hogan, director of the UCF Business Incubation Program, appointed Laurencio to the position to replace Peggy Allen, who was promoted to assistant to the director of the UCF Business Incubation Program. Allen was at the Sanford site nearly two years.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 125 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities 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, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. The UCFBIP will open its 10th incubator in Apopka in Spring 2012. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
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