Wednesday, June 27, 2012

JULY POKER RUN AND SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE WILL BENEFIT FOSTER CHILDREN IN THREE FLORIDA COUNTIES

PORT ORANGE – A poker run to benefit the Children’s Home Society of Florida will kick off July 28 at the Rue & Ziffra P.A. law firm, 640 Dunlawton Ave. in Port Orange.

Registration for the Tri-County Back-to-School Run will begin at 5 p.m. in the Rue & Ziffra parking lot, according to David Sweat, a partner in the personal-injury law practice. Registration begins at 5 p.m. and kick stands will go up at 6 p.m. Riders will be escorted on their journey by local police motorcycle units.

“We’re just as excited to take part in this event as we are to sponsor it,” said Sweat, an avid motorcyclist who plans to ride in the poker run. “The cost to enter is either $10 a person or a donation of school supplies for foster children in Volusia, Flagler and Putnam counties.”

The ride will end at the Original First Turn Lounge, 5236 Ridgewood Ave., where there will be a 50/50 poker contest, raffles and giveaways, a variety of food, and live entertainment by the Chris Hiatt Experience band.

School supplies like backpacks, paper, pencils, erasers, etc. will be accepted from riders and anyone else wanting to donate to the cause.

For details, visit http://www.rueziffra.com/back-to-school-run or call 386-788-7700.

About Rue & Ziffra:
Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for more than 25 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of nine attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange, DeLand and Palm Coast. For more information, visit www.rueziffra.com.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Office Lease Agreement with Engineering Firm at Primera Court I in Lake Mary

ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 2,670 square feet of Class A office space at Suite 215 Primera Court I, 725 Primera Blvd. in Lake Mary.

NAI Realvest Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM brokered the transaction representing the landlord Interchange-Primera I, LLC c/o Charles Wayne Properties, based in Daytona Beach.

The new tenant is Hughes Associates, Inc. an engineering firm that specializes in fire protection and design.

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.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Lease at Kissimmee Shopping Center for Medical Rehab / Training Facility

MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new long-term lease agreement for 1,939 square feet of storefront medical office space at the Kissimmee Shopping Center on Old Vineland Road in Kissimmee.

Paul P. Partyka, managing partner at NAI Realvest brokered the transaction representing the landlord, Herndon, Va.-based KVOS, LLC.

Orlando Pediatric Center LLC of Kissimmee, leased 2501A Old Vineland Rd. in the center for a new medical team specializing in innovative rehabilitation training.

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.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Office Lease at the Quadrangle in East Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. --- NAI Realvest negotiated a new office lease for 3,872 square feet at 3452 Lake Lynda Drive, in The Quadrangle office park in east Orlando.

Mary Frances West, CCIM, senior associate at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transaction representing the new tenant, Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Cybernet Systems Corporation, an engineering R&D and information security company specializing in technologies that enhance human performance.

The landlord, JPMCC2005-CIBC13 Orlandville Offices LLC was represented by Micah Strader of CBRE.

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.

About Cybernet Systems
Cybernet Systems Corporation is a leading American research and development company that engineers technological solutions to some of the world’s leading defense, medical and information security challenges. Our software, hardware and information assurance solutions support American troops at installations around the world, and our technological innovations can be found commercially in millions of home gaming systems and medical patient support systems. For more information, visit www.cybernet.com.

STONEYBROOK WEST GOLF CLUB TO HOST U.S. KIDS GOLF TOURNAMENT JUNE 30

ORLANDO, Fla. --- More than 80 top-ranked golfers aged 6 to 14 are expected to participate in the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation tournament June 30 at Stoneybrook West Golf Club in Winter Garden.

Tournament organizer Doug Smith said golfers from Jacksonville, Tampa, Melbourne and the Orlando area are scheduled to tee off starting at noon.

Among the top players are U.S. Kids Golf Player of the Year Mimi Chen, age 9; Doug Smith, a 14-year old Junior Honda Classic Champion from Orange Tree Golf Club in Orlando who has been playing since the age of two; and Joe Pagdin, a 10-year-old who has been playing golf at Lake Nona since he was four years old.

Smith said tournament officials expect to see scores ranging from sub-par to 12 over.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Pulte Homes Presents Spring Hill Realtor with $1,500 Best Buy Shopping Spree

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. --- Pulte Homes presented Spring Hill Realtor Paula Lopes of Tropic Shores Realty with a Best Buy gift certificate worth $1,500 recently.

Evelyn Zena, a Pulte Homes sales associate at Trillium located on County Line Rd. at Suncoast Hwy. in Brooksville, presented the gift certificate to Lopes during the recent Hernando County Realtors Assn. “Beach Bash” event in Brooksville.

Lopes was one of more than 28 Hernando County Realtors who took prospective home buyers to visit Pulte’s Trillium community in Brooksville from January through March.

Each participating realtor was entered into a drawing to win the $1,500 gift certificate.

Pulte Homes builds three and four bedroom single family homes priced from under $100,000 at Trillium that range in size from 1,265 square feet of living space to 3,136 square feet in both one story and two story designs.

About Pulte
Pulte Homes, Inc., based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in 69 markets, 29 states and the District of Columbia. The Company has an unmatched capacity to meet the needs of all buyer segments through its brand portfolio that includes Pulte Homes, Centex and Del Webb, as well as its regional brands of DiVosta Homes (Florida) and Fox & Jacobs (Texas). In 2009, Pulte Homes brands received more top rankings than any other homebuilder in the annual J.D. Power and Associates 2009 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Studysm. Pulte Mortgage LLC is a nationwide lender offering Pulte customers a variety of loan products and superior service.

First Green Foundation names Restaurateur James Petrakis to its Board of Directors

Mount Dora, Fla. – First Green Bank Foundation at First Green Bank in Mount Dora has appointed Restaurateur James Petrakis to its board of directors.

Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank and one of the organizers of the foundation said Petrakis, a gourmet chef, along with his wife, Julie, also a chef, are owners of the Ravenous Pig Restaurant in Orlando.

The First Green Foundation supports worthy charitable causes that further its principles of environmental responsibility and sustainable community banking practices.

Amelia National Golf & Country Club Celebrating Five Year Anniversary of Clubhouse

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- Amelia National Golf & Country Club is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its spectacular clubhouse that was built on the 18th green of the award-winning Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course.

The 18,000-square foot Amelia National clubhouse cost more than $10 million to build, said Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for developer ICI Homes.

The French Provincial-designed clubhouse features include full service 19th hole and dining room, resort-style zero entry swimming and lap pool, Jacuzzi, massage room, state-of-the-art fitness room, and three Har-Tru tennis courts.

“The Amelia National is one of the only Private Gated Golf Course Communities in the immediate area” Messina said. “The clubhouse was designed for the enjoyment of every resident.”

Messina said luxury home building activity at Amelia National has increased this year and that the community is perfectly positioned for future growth.

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.

Stirling Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Appoints Nonie Slaalien Int’l Luxury Home Specialist

LAKE MARY, Fla. --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty recently appointed Nonie Slaalien an International Luxury Home Specialist at its Heathrow Marketing Center in Lake Mary.

Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said Slaalien is a former banker who founded her own mortgage company, which she expanded into a six-state operation with 225 employees before selling it. She then became a consultant for several financial institutions.

“Nonie Slaalien has a passion for real estate and no desire to rest on her laurels,” Soderstrom said. The Alaqua Lakes resident also maintains a home in New York and plans to focus on globally marketing and sales of luxury properties in Seminole and Orange counties.

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.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects earn contract to design renovations of 11,700 square foot building in Downtown Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, located in Baldwin Park, recently was awarded a contract to design renovations to the 11,700 square foot Orange County legal reporting building located on E. Colonial Drive and Summerlin Ave. in downtown Orlando.

Lonnie Peterson, chairman at the architectural firm, said the design project includes the renovation of both the interior and exterior of the building.

Construction is anticipated to begin this fall.