Celebration, Fla. – Celebration Golf Management, which owns The Golden Bear Golf Club at Keene’s Pointe in Windermere, will close the course for 10 weeks starting June 18 with a scheduled re-opening date of Sept. 1.
Carlos Puerto, general manager of The Golden Bear Club, said “the original Tif Dwarf greens are 13 years old and the opportunity to renovate them this year with Champion Dwarf Bermuda will position us among the finest courses in the Southeast.”
“We are installing Champion Turf Farms’ Champion Dwarf Bermuda grass on all 18 greens and practice surfaces. Champion Dwarf Bermuda grass is becoming the grass of choice in the Southeast,” Puerto said.
Since its introduction in the early 1990s, 47 major PGA tour events have been held on Champion Bermuda grass including the 2011 PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club last August.
Jim Sullivan, superintendent of The Golden Bear Club, said the new selection of Champion Turf Grass will provide more consistent conditions and some of the highest quality putting surfaces in the Southeast.
“I am excited for our membership as they will experience a more consistent roll and green speed throughout the year,” Sullivan said.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
Bellagio Custom Homes Plans Luxury Spec Home on Premier Intracoastal Lot in Palm Coast Plantation
PALM COAST – If you’re in the market for an expansive, luxury home with breathtaking views of the Intracoastal Waterway, then look no more. Bellagio Custom Homes is putting the finishing touches on the design of a 4,107-square-foot model to be built on a cul-de-sac on the southern point lot of Palm Coast Plantation.
The interior of the spacious three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath, two-story pool home leaves nothing to be desired as it offers generous personal space in the form of a private study, two guest suites, a bonus room and a home theater and bar area, an octagon-shaped dining area surrounded by windows, and a spacious first-floor master suite, according to Mike Sawdai√, Bellagio’s vice president of operations.
“We are very excited to offer such a beautifully designed home in Palm Coast Plantation,” Sawdai said. “Because of the unique location with water wrapping around the lot, we decided to create a custom design to maximize the views available for this site. With more than 4,000 square feet of living space, it should appeal to a variety of homebuyers who still have time to offer input on the interior appointments.”
Priced at $849,000 the open-concept home, at 307 S. Riverwalk Drive, will have a tile roof and paver driveway; large expanses of windows and doors; a heated, screened-in pool and spa; nearly 800 square feet of lanai and summer kitchen area; and covered balconies that overlook more than 300 feet of frontage on the water, he said.
Palm Coast Plantation is a gated community with a clubhouse, pool, exercise room, and a jogging path.
For more information about Bellagio’s new model and other floor plans, please call 386-445-1616 or visit www.BellagioHomesFL.com.
About Bellagio Custom Homes:
Bellagio Custom Homes specializes in the construction of unique luxury residences in the area’s premier communities, beach areas and waterfront locations.
The interior of the spacious three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath, two-story pool home leaves nothing to be desired as it offers generous personal space in the form of a private study, two guest suites, a bonus room and a home theater and bar area, an octagon-shaped dining area surrounded by windows, and a spacious first-floor master suite, according to Mike Sawdai√, Bellagio’s vice president of operations.
“We are very excited to offer such a beautifully designed home in Palm Coast Plantation,” Sawdai said. “Because of the unique location with water wrapping around the lot, we decided to create a custom design to maximize the views available for this site. With more than 4,000 square feet of living space, it should appeal to a variety of homebuyers who still have time to offer input on the interior appointments.”
Priced at $849,000 the open-concept home, at 307 S. Riverwalk Drive, will have a tile roof and paver driveway; large expanses of windows and doors; a heated, screened-in pool and spa; nearly 800 square feet of lanai and summer kitchen area; and covered balconies that overlook more than 300 feet of frontage on the water, he said.
Palm Coast Plantation is a gated community with a clubhouse, pool, exercise room, and a jogging path.
For more information about Bellagio’s new model and other floor plans, please call 386-445-1616 or visit www.BellagioHomesFL.com.
About Bellagio Custom Homes:
Bellagio Custom Homes specializes in the construction of unique luxury residences in the area’s premier communities, beach areas and waterfront locations.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Tolaris Realty Group Names Three New Sales Associates
LAKE FOREST, Fla. -- Tolaris Realty Group, which sells luxury homes throughout Central Florida from its headquarters at Lake Forest in north Seminole County, recently appointed three new sales associates.
Rick Bavec, president and principal at Tolaris Realty Group, said he recently appointed Brandon Howard, Byron Hosey and Rick Bavec Jr., sales associates at the firm.
Howard, an ex-marine, attended Embry Riddle University in Dayton Beach. The younger Bavec is a recent graduate of Florida Atlantic University.
Rick Bavec, president and principal at Tolaris Realty Group, said he recently appointed Brandon Howard, Byron Hosey and Rick Bavec Jr., sales associates at the firm.
Howard, an ex-marine, attended Embry Riddle University in Dayton Beach. The younger Bavec is a recent graduate of Florida Atlantic University.
Ashton Woods Homes Opens Three Ready-to-Move-In Town Homes at Crenshaw Reserve in Lutz
TAMPA, Fla. --- Ashton Woods Homes recently opened three ready-to-move-in homes at Crenshaw Reserve, a new gated town home community located off SR 41 in Lutz.
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said all three town homes offer three bedrooms with two-and-a-half baths and border on a conservation area.
Roche said new town homes at Crenshaw Reserve are priced from the $219,990 and range in size from 1,791 square feet of living space to 2,315 square feet.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
Michael Roche, vice president of sales and marketing at Ashton Woods Homes, said all three town homes offer three bedrooms with two-and-a-half baths and border on a conservation area.
Roche said new town homes at Crenshaw Reserve are priced from the $219,990 and range in size from 1,791 square feet of living space to 2,315 square feet.
Ashton Woods Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies with operations in growth communities in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Killeen, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Raleigh and Tampa. For more information, visit http://www.ashtonwoods.com .
ABD Development Company Starts Construction of Two Luxury Homes at Toscana in Palm Coast
PALM COAST, Fla. – ABD Development Company has started construction of two new luxury homes at Toscana, located off I-95 and Old Kings Road in Palm Coast.
Yuval Botansky, president of ABD Development Company, said new construction at Toscana includes a Courtyard II model home which offers fourbedrooms and three-and-a-half baths in 2,700 square feet of living space priced from the $435,000.
Botansky said a second luxury home under construction at Toscana has already been sold.
ABD Development Company is the developer of Toscana which features four, five and six-bedroom homes on half acre homesites.
Yuval Botansky, president of ABD Development Company, said new construction at Toscana includes a Courtyard II model home which offers fourbedrooms and three-and-a-half baths in 2,700 square feet of living space priced from the $435,000.
Botansky said a second luxury home under construction at Toscana has already been sold.
ABD Development Company is the developer of Toscana which features four, five and six-bedroom homes on half acre homesites.
First Green Bank Board Member named one of Florida’s 2012 Super Lawyers
Mount Dora, Fla. – Shannon McLin Carlyle, a member of First Green Banks’ board of directors and a member of The Carlyle Appellate Law firm was recently named one of Florida’s Super Lawyers for 2012.
Carlyle, who has been a board member of First Green Bank since 2009, is an appellate attorney at the law firm, which has offices in The Villages, Orlando, Tampa and St. Petersburg.
Carlyle was named Florida Super Lawyer for the seventh year in a row. The list, which comprises the top five percent of Florida’s attorneys, is the result of an evaluation of 12 indicators that include achievements and peer review.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said Carlyle is a standout member of the bank’s board of directors.
“We are delighted to learn that Shannon has been named one of Florida’s top lawyers for the seventh year in a row,” LaRoe said. “She is an outstanding resource and one big reason First Green Bank has earned its place as one of Florida’s leading community banks,” he said.
Carlyle, who has been a board member of First Green Bank since 2009, is an appellate attorney at the law firm, which has offices in The Villages, Orlando, Tampa and St. Petersburg.
Carlyle was named Florida Super Lawyer for the seventh year in a row. The list, which comprises the top five percent of Florida’s attorneys, is the result of an evaluation of 12 indicators that include achievements and peer review.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said Carlyle is a standout member of the bank’s board of directors.
“We are delighted to learn that Shannon has been named one of Florida’s top lawyers for the seventh year in a row,” LaRoe said. “She is an outstanding resource and one big reason First Green Bank has earned its place as one of Florida’s leading community banks,” he said.
Stoneybrook West Golf Club to Host Kenneth R. Tolbert Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament in October
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stoneybrook West Golf Club in Winter Garden will host the HAPCO Music Foundation’s Kenneth R. Tolbert Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament Friday, Oct. 19 with an 8 a.m. shotgun start.
Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, which owns and operates Stoneybrook West, said HAPCO Music Foundation is a non-profit organization whose primary goal is to raise the awareness and benefits associated with music and education, as well as to provide scholarships for deserving student musicians at attend college or university.
The goal is to raise $25,000 for music and arts students in West Orange County.
“We are proud to host the HAPCO Music Foundation’s Kenneth R. Tolbert Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament at Stoneybrook West and we look forward to it,” Garrote said.
Golf registration is open now.
For information about the foundation or to register, contact Commissioner Joseph McMullen at 800 409-6133 or HAPCOpromo@gmail.com. Visit www.HAPCOpromo.com.
Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, which owns and operates Stoneybrook West, said HAPCO Music Foundation is a non-profit organization whose primary goal is to raise the awareness and benefits associated with music and education, as well as to provide scholarships for deserving student musicians at attend college or university.
The goal is to raise $25,000 for music and arts students in West Orange County.
“We are proud to host the HAPCO Music Foundation’s Kenneth R. Tolbert Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament at Stoneybrook West and we look forward to it,” Garrote said.
Golf registration is open now.
For information about the foundation or to register, contact Commissioner Joseph McMullen at 800 409-6133 or HAPCOpromo@gmail.com. Visit www.HAPCOpromo.com.
OMEGA COOKIE COMPANY HIRES STAFFER TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT HEART-HEALTHY BENEFITS OF OMEGA3
VENICE, Fla. – Omega3 Innovations, the South Florida “healthy cookie” company, recently welcomed a multimedia coordinator to its Venice-based staff.
May-Elise Martinsen – an honors graduate of Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. – will focus on creating multi-media campaigns for the company that created the Omega Cookie, a heart-healthy cookie, as well as Omega Cure liquid fish oil and the Omega Passion, an omega-3-rich frozen chocolate confection.
Martinsen, 22, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music in May, will work closely with Marketing Coordinator Sean Duade, and President and Founder, Dr. Anne-Marie Chalmers.
“Right now, I’m focusing on social media and overhauling the company website to optimize and streamline the presentation of our three products,” Martinsen said. “And, within the next month, I plan to work on a number of videos about our products and healthy living. Our goal is not only to provide high quality products, but also to educate.”
About Omega3 Innovations:
Founded by Bo Martinsen, M.D., and Anne-Marie Chalmers, M.D. – two physicians who have worked with omega-3 fish oil for more than 16 years – the company also offers several varieties of Omega Cookies, as well as Omega Cure supplements. Each cookie contains seven capsules worth of omega-3 fish oil, five grams of fiber, 200% of the daily value of vitamin D and 35% of calcium. The company was an innovation winner at the 2010 annual Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County’s Hall of Fame awards and was nominated in this year’s young business category. Omega3 Innovations is the first to create a bakery product that contains an effective dose of omega-3 fish oil. For more information, visit www.omega3innovations.com.
May-Elise Martinsen – an honors graduate of Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. – will focus on creating multi-media campaigns for the company that created the Omega Cookie, a heart-healthy cookie, as well as Omega Cure liquid fish oil and the Omega Passion, an omega-3-rich frozen chocolate confection.
Martinsen, 22, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music in May, will work closely with Marketing Coordinator Sean Duade, and President and Founder, Dr. Anne-Marie Chalmers.
“Right now, I’m focusing on social media and overhauling the company website to optimize and streamline the presentation of our three products,” Martinsen said. “And, within the next month, I plan to work on a number of videos about our products and healthy living. Our goal is not only to provide high quality products, but also to educate.”
About Omega3 Innovations:
Founded by Bo Martinsen, M.D., and Anne-Marie Chalmers, M.D. – two physicians who have worked with omega-3 fish oil for more than 16 years – the company also offers several varieties of Omega Cookies, as well as Omega Cure supplements. Each cookie contains seven capsules worth of omega-3 fish oil, five grams of fiber, 200% of the daily value of vitamin D and 35% of calcium. The company was an innovation winner at the 2010 annual Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County’s Hall of Fame awards and was nominated in this year’s young business category. Omega3 Innovations is the first to create a bakery product that contains an effective dose of omega-3 fish oil. For more information, visit www.omega3innovations.com.
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Saco, Maine Worth over $2.9 Million
ORLANDO, Fla. – Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for XL Soccer World Saco, LLC recently for $2,930,000 in total project costs.
Chris Hurn, chief executive officer at Mercantile Capital Corporation, said XL Soccer World is comprised of a number of different indoor soccer facilities, all of which are owned by Ciaran McArdle and Kris Lamb.
XL Soccer World has facilities in North Carolina, Orlando, and its newest location will be in Saco, Maine. Mercantile also provided financing for the Orlando facility.
“Once again, it was a pleasure to work with Mercantile Capital Corp., and they saw this through right to the finish line in their usual professional and upbeat manner,” said co-owner, Ciaran McArdle. “This deal is important to Central Florida, as we will now be using our Orlando facility as a training hub not only for Maine, but for all our further facilities as we continue our expansion.”
The SmartChoice Commercial Loan Program helps owners of small to mid-sized businesses, like XL Soccer World Saco, have an opportunity to create wealth and financial freedom. Mercantile Capital Corp.’s specialization in SBA 504 loans, allows borrowers, like McArdle and Lamb, to own their commercial property with the highest cash-on-cash return financing available, without tying up their precious capital, so they can grow even faster, Hurn said.
For more information, visit www.504Experts.com and www.504Blog.com.
Chris Hurn, chief executive officer at Mercantile Capital Corporation, said XL Soccer World is comprised of a number of different indoor soccer facilities, all of which are owned by Ciaran McArdle and Kris Lamb.
XL Soccer World has facilities in North Carolina, Orlando, and its newest location will be in Saco, Maine. Mercantile also provided financing for the Orlando facility.
“Once again, it was a pleasure to work with Mercantile Capital Corp., and they saw this through right to the finish line in their usual professional and upbeat manner,” said co-owner, Ciaran McArdle. “This deal is important to Central Florida, as we will now be using our Orlando facility as a training hub not only for Maine, but for all our further facilities as we continue our expansion.”
The SmartChoice Commercial Loan Program helps owners of small to mid-sized businesses, like XL Soccer World Saco, have an opportunity to create wealth and financial freedom. Mercantile Capital Corp.’s specialization in SBA 504 loans, allows borrowers, like McArdle and Lamb, to own their commercial property with the highest cash-on-cash return financing available, without tying up their precious capital, so they can grow even faster, Hurn said.
For more information, visit www.504Experts.com and www.504Blog.com.
Integrity Home Loan of Central Florida reports mortgage loan volume up by more than $20 million this year
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Integrity Home Loan of Central Florida, Inc., reports its residential mortgage loan volume grew by more than $20 million during the first half of this year.
Matt Malloy, president of Integrity Home Loan, said the mortgage company provided more than 1,200 mortgage loans from January through June for a total volume of more than $140 million.
During the same period last year, Integrity Home Loan provided mortgage loans that totaled $120 million.
Recent news that mortgage interest rates are rising will likely spur the mortgage lending industry, Malloy said.
“Mortgage rates are incredibly low, and a slight rise will likewise inspire more home owners to refinance their mortgage loans before interest rates rise again,” Malloy said.
“In addition, prospective home buyers are likely to enter the market soon before interest rates rise again,” he added.
Malloy said he expects Integrity Home Loan to provide financing that totals $400 million this year in Central Florida — an increase of more than 50 percent over last year.
The Lake Mary based firm has opened new offices in Central Florida this year and plans to open expanded offices in South Florida, and new offices in Detroit and Virginia in the near future.
Matt Malloy, president of Integrity Home Loan, said the mortgage company provided more than 1,200 mortgage loans from January through June for a total volume of more than $140 million.
During the same period last year, Integrity Home Loan provided mortgage loans that totaled $120 million.
Recent news that mortgage interest rates are rising will likely spur the mortgage lending industry, Malloy said.
“Mortgage rates are incredibly low, and a slight rise will likewise inspire more home owners to refinance their mortgage loans before interest rates rise again,” Malloy said.
“In addition, prospective home buyers are likely to enter the market soon before interest rates rise again,” he added.
Malloy said he expects Integrity Home Loan to provide financing that totals $400 million this year in Central Florida — an increase of more than 50 percent over last year.
The Lake Mary based firm has opened new offices in Central Florida this year and plans to open expanded offices in South Florida, and new offices in Detroit and Virginia in the near future.
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