Monday, May 21, 2012

InternEdge President Plays Starring Role at Sixth Annual Millennial Mega MashUP Event in Miami

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Adam Singh, President of InternEdge in Orlando, played a starring role at the sixth annual Millennial Mega MashUP Event (http://www.internedge.com/millennial-mega-mashup) in Miami recently.

As a keynote speaker at the event, Singh shared the dais with some of the biggest names in youth culture, including Robert D'Onofrio of FACEBOOK; MTV's Nick Shore; Comedy Central's Chanon Cook; Vince Voron of the Coca-Cola Company; Andrew Slack of the Harry Potter Alliance; Neil Howe of Lifecourse Associates, who coined the term “Millennials,” Drake Doremus, Director of the Sundance award-winning film Like Crazy, and David Levithan, editor of The Hunger Games.

Singh spoke about how companies can attract top millennial talent with three main resources: social media, new research on behaviors and emotional triggers found in Ypulse’s recently published survey and insights report on Millennials, “Education, Employment, and Finances;,” and a sharp focus on the Return on Investment generated by recruitment marketing tactics strategies.

“Millennials include 100 million consumers born between 1982 and 2004,” Singh said. “They include tweens, teens, collegians, young adults and contemporary families with purchasing power of more than $730 billion.”

The sixth annual Millennial Mega MashUP Event, presented by IIR USA in partnership with Ypulse, is a conference designed to help participants better align their market efforts to Millennials, Singh said.

“The Millennial Mega MashUP redefines not just who Millennials are, but what they are becoming and what this means for brands and businesses that hope to appeal to them,” Singh explained.

Watch Adam Singh’s Millennial Mega MashUP keynote presentation, “Recruitment Marketing and Millennials,” as well as download both the presentation deck and a free eBook that elaborates on the key points made at http://www.internedge.com/recruitment-marketing-and-millennials.

InternEdge offers social recruitment solutions to help companies source the brightest student talent for their internship and entry-level positions.

InternEdge is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.

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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.

Friday, May 18, 2012

NAI Realvest Negotiates Two New Office Lease Agreements in Lake Mary and Maitland

MAITLAND, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated two new lease agreements in Lake Mary and Maitland totaling 2,124 square feet of Class A office space.

Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM represented the tenant RPO Management LLC in the lease of 1,002 square feet at Lucien Green, 2250 Lucien Way, Suite 270 in Maitland. Natany Bramingham, Inc. of Warrington, Pa., is the landlord and was represented by Nathan Eissler of Realty Capital.

In Lake Mary, West represented the landlord, Interchange-Primera II, LLC of Daytona Beach in a lease agreement with Stewart Title Company for suite 105 with 1,122 square feet in Primera Court II at 735 Primera Blvd. The new tenant, who was represented by Nan McCormick of CBRE, is relocating from Altamonte Springs.

The 31,840 square foot Primera Court II is currently 96 percent leased.

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 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.

Park Square Homes Opens New Phase of Townhomes Priced from the $120s at Prairie Lake Reserve in Ocoee

ORLANDO, Fla. – Park Square Homes has opened a new phase with townhomes priced from the $120s at Prairie Lake Reserve, located off A.D. Mims Road and Clarke Road in Ocoee.

Vishaal Gupta, president and chief operating officer at Park Square Homes, said the new phase will include 60 new three and four bedroom townhomes that range in size from 1,600 square feet of living space to 1,800 square feet.

A gated community, Prairie Lake Reserve features a community swimming pool, clubhouse and children’s playground.

Visit www.parksquarehomes.com

About Park Square Homes
Park Square Homes is one of Central Florida’s premier production and vacation homebuilders. Founded in Orlando in 1984, the company has constructed thousands of homes in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties. Park Square Homes is ranked as one of the largest homebuilders in Central Florida and is considered a pioneer and innovator in Florida’s resort home market.

Lennar’s Central Florida Division releases 60 single family villa homes, 60 town homes at Hawks Point in Ruskin

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division has released 60 single family villa homes and 60 town homes for sale at Hawks Point, located on Oak Pond Street in Ruskin, 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 two and three bedroom single family villa homes at Hawk’s Point range in size from 1,400 square feet of living space to 1,517 square feet with one car garages, priced from $129,990.

Metheny said 60 town homes at Hawk’s Point priced from the $130s range in size from 1,747 square feet of living space to 2,162 square feet. Three floor plans are available.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

First Green Bank names Denise Smith Customer Service Representative at its Clermont branch

Mount Dora, Fla. – First Green Bank has appointed Denise Smith as a customer service representative at its Clermont branch.

Ken LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said Smith has more than 20 years of banking experience in both the retail side and in operations.

Smith was formerly a collections supervisor with Bank of America and most recently was employed with First Southern Bank in Orange County.

Smith is currently working on her AA degree at Valencia College.

First Green Bank opened in 2009 and has a branch in Ormond Beach in addition to Clermont.

The recently opened Mount Dora headquarters is the second privately constructed building in Florida to qualify for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum certification for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty named exclusive broker for 790 acre Sportsman’s Ranch and Equestrian Facility near Palm Beach

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, a global marketing company, has been named exclusive sales and marketing agents for the 790 acre Sunlight Ranch, an international sportsman’s ranch and 32 acre equestrian center within 30 minutes of Palm Beach, Jupiter Island and Wellington.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said that the large open acreage ranch and accompanying equestrian complex, listed for sale at $11.9 million, will likely attract interest from US and international buyers.

The 790-acre Sunlight Ranch is a riding, hunting, fishing and outdoor sportsman’s paradise, boasting abundant fish, game and wildlife in their natural habitat. The property features a 32-acre equestrian facility that includes a main show barn with 25 stalls, show rings, polo club barns, polo fields and a clubhouse.

“The Sunlight Saddle and Polo Club is presently the “home-base” training facility for renowned international professionals, Olympians, professional equestrian teams, and experts in all riding sports including western riding, show jumping, dressage and polo,” Soderstrom said.

The ranch includes more than 12 miles of scenic bridle trails winding throughout the property. The property also fronts the cross-state St. Lucie-Okeechobee-Fort Meyers canal, providing easy access to Florida’s intracoastal waterway, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

“The diverse current lifestyle usage opportunities and the long-term development potential of the 20-acre deed restricted home sites are enormous, and we expect the list of potential buyers will include some of the most recognizable names in international business, commerce, finance, entertainment and equestrian sports,” Soderstrom said.

To view a video produced by Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty go to http://www.wellcomemat.com/stirlingsir/E0DEB09771.html and to see an eBrochure, http://stirlingsir.netii.net/Sunlight%20Ranch%20Saddle_eBrochure.pdf

Matt McDonald and Mark Arnold, Stirling Sotheby’s Global Real Estate Experts, are representing the property.

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, new home communities, commercial and investment properties, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates two performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.

Emerson International, Hanover Capital Partners acquire development site for 66 new homes on Avalon Road in Winter Garden

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. --- Emerson International in Altamonte Springs and Hanover Capital Partners in Orlando, recently acquired a community development site approved for 66 homes on Avalon Road in the Winter Garden area.

Eric Emerson, vice president and general manager of Emerson International, said the Emerson-Hanover Partnership plans to start development of the custom home community of Avalon Reserve immediately.

Emerson said new homes at Avalon Reserve will range in size from 2,300 to 4,700 square feet of living space priced from the $250s.. Home builders at Avalon Reserve will be announced in a few weeks, Emerson added.

Emerson International which has developed luxury communities and Class A office buildings in Orlando, Longwood and Altamonte Springs, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies.

Hanover Capital Partners is a private, family real estate development and investment company headed by longtime Orlando home builder Bill Orosz.

Cypress Reserve Villas in Kissimmee breaks ground on newest phase, first building already sold out

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cypress Reserve Villas, the gated luxury resort community on Florida Boulevard in Kissimmee, recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony event to start a new phase of construction and has already sold out its first four luxury villas.

Charles O’Sullivan, division president for ICI Homes in the Orlando area, which is developing Cypress Reserve Villas, said the three bedroom villa homes underway at Cypress Reserve Villas range in size from 1,700 square feet of living space to 1,830 square feet priced from the $180s.

New villa homes at Cypress Reserve feature two car garages, tile roofs, brick paver driveways, great rooms and kitchens with crown molding and 42 inch cabinets.

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.

Park Square Homes opens sales of single family, villa homes at Summerbrooke in Mount Dora

ORLANDO, Fla. – Park Square Homes is selling new single family homes priced from the $150s and villa homes priced from the $120s at Summerbrooke, located off U.S. 441 near SR 46 in Mount Dora.

Vishaal Gupta, president and chief operating officer at Park Square Homes, said new three, four and five bedroom single family homes at Summerbrooke range in size from 1,820 square feet of living space to 3,100 square feet.

Two and three bedroom villa homes at Summerbrooke range in size from 1,380 square feet of space.

Gupta said Park Square Homes has 23 villa homes available and 60 single family homes.

Visit www.parksquarehomes.com

About Park Square Homes
Park Square Homes is one of Central Florida’s premier production and vacation homebuilders. Founded in Orlando in 1984, the company has constructed thousands of homes in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties. Park Square Homes is ranked as one of the largest homebuilders in Central Florida and is considered a pioneer and innovator in Florida’s resort home market.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Long Term Expansion Lease Agreement with Beall’s at Kissimmee Shopping Center

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest in Maitland recently negotiated a new expansion lease agreement with Beall’s Outlet store for 20,000 square feet of retail space at Kissimmee Shopping Center, located off U.S. 192 at 2557 Old Vineland Road in Kissimmee.

NAI Realvest managing partner Paul P. Partyka, negotiated the lease expansion agreement representing the landlord KVOS, LLC of Herndon, Va.

“Beall's is expanding and relocating within the Kissimmee Shopping Center. They have had three years of consecutive growth in the center,” Partyka said. “Combined with the lease extensions for Nike and Dollar Tree, this center has a lot of retail momentum.”

Sugar Oak Management of Herndon, Va., owns the center.

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 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.