Emerson International to start construction of first phase of 293 town homes at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Southeast Orlando

Altamonte Springs, Fla. -- Emerson International will start construction in the first phase of 293 town homes at the Eagle Creek Golf Club community located on Narcoossee Road in southeast Orlando. Nicholas Gluckman, director of development and construction for Emerson International, Inc., said horizontal construction of the town homes at Eagle Creek will start sometime in March. The town homes will offer two and three bedrooms, but the price of the town homes has not yet been determined, Gluckman said. The Eagle Creek golf course community currently has more than 1,000 single family homes built or underway with Centerline Homes as the sole builder. The town homes will be constructed on an approximate 44-acre site near the Eagle Creek community recreation center. Emerson International is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Emerson Group, the global corporation that is one of the largest privately-owned property development companies in the U.K.

DiVosta Homes to Host “Dusty Shoe” tour of Model Home under Construction at IslandWalk at the West Villages in Venice

VENICE, Fla. --- DiVosta Homes will host a “dusty shoe” celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23 to offer guests a behind-the-scenes look at the new Cambridge model home at IslandWalk at the West Villages, a gated community located on US 41 between Jacaranda Blvd. and River Road in Venice. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for the South Florida Division of DiVosta Homes, said admission to the event is free and the public is invited to enjoy live music, refreshments and a guided tour of a new model home-to-be. The three bedroom, three bath Cambridge, which is offered in three distinctive elevations -- features a den that can serve as an optional fourth bedroom, but its most impressive feature is DiVosta’s iconic open-plan design: the island kitchen, great room and dining area totals more than 700 square feet and opens onto a screened and covered lanai that can become an optional extended patio. “We’ve created a lively transition between indoor living and outdoors,” Mairn said. “The sweeping indoor space is perfect for family gatherings and on social occasions will do a family proud,” he added. Priced from $281,990 when it opens in June, the Cambridge model home at IslandWalk comes with all of the energy-efficient features in DiVosta built homes including Lennox central air-conditioning and heating and a programmable thermostat, R-30 ceiling insulation, double-pane insulated, low-E screened windows, an energy-efficient water heater and insulated fiberglass entry door. Marin said DiVosta Homes experts will be on hand to showcase four decorated model homes at IslandWalk at the West Villages.

Park Square Homes opens new phase at Prairie Lake Reserve in Ocoee

ORLANDO, Fla. – Park Square Homes recently opened phase two at Prairie Lake Reserve, its gated town home community located off A. D. Mims Road and Clarke Road in Ocoee. Anthony Rouhana, sales and marketing coordinator at Park Square Homes, said 30 three-bedroom town homes are available in the new phase priced from $139,000. Town homes at Prairie Lake Reserve range from 1,600 square feet of living space to 1,800 square feet with two-and-a half baths and a two-car garage. Amenities at Prairie Lake Reserve include a community swimming pool, clubhouse and children’s playground. Visit www.parksquarehomes.com

PARK SQUARE HOMES APPOINTS NEW SALES ASSOCIATE AT PRAIRIE LAKE RESERVE IN OCOEE

ORLANDO, Fla – Park Square Homes, one of the most active homebuilders in Central Florida, has named Heather Hupp a new home sales consultant at its town home community, Prairie Lake Reserve in Ocoee. Hupp has 12 years of experience in residential real estate and attended Florida State University.

Emerson International negotiates new office leases totaling close to 20,000 square feet

Altamonte Springs, Fla. --- Emerson International recently leased close to 20,000 square feet of space at its prime locations in Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Maitland and Winter Park. Kenneth Koch, commercial portfolio director at Emerson International, negotiated a new lease for 6,205 square feet of office space at 2600 Maitland Center Parkway with Canon Business Solutions. Koch also negotiated a new lease for 8,165 square feet with Braishfield Associates, Inc. at 5750 Major Blvd. in Orlando. Zac Starkey, commercial associate with Emerson International negotiated two leases – one with Fast Forward Academy, LLC for 1,203 square feet of office space at Altamonte Lakeside Park on Cranes Roost Blvd. in Altamonte Springs, and an expansion lease with Blue Horizon Eating Disorder Services, LLC for an additional 1,089 square feet bringing their total occupied space to 3,704 square feet at Louisiana Office Park on Louisiana Avenue in Winter Park.

ICI Homes to Showcase Salerno Model Luxury Home at Live Oak Estates, Islander II at Avilla and Almeria at Cypress Reserve during Greater Orlando Parade of Homes April 20-28

ORLANDO, Fla. --- ICI Homes will showcase its five-bedroom Salerno model home at Live Oak Estates, a gated community with one-acre wooded homesites located off Moss Park Road east of the Lake Nona area in southeast Orlando, during the Greater Orlando Parade of Homes April 20-28. Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing for ICI Homes, said the Salerno model home offers five bedrooms in 3,441 square feet of living space with a three-car garage and is priced at $746,100. Special features of the Salerno include a huge open great room area with a wall of sliding glass which looks out onto the covered lanai, a galley kitchen with island, and an enormous owner’s suite and master bath. ICI Homes will also showcase the Islander II model home at Avilla in Kissimmee during the Parade. The Islander II model with a tile roof features four bedrooms and three baths in 2,514 square feet of space, priced at $355,900. The Almeria model will also be featured in the Parade at ICI’s Cypress Reserve Villas. The maintenance-free villa offers three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 1,778 square feet of space, starting in the low $200s. All three ICI Homes models will be open for public tours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday during the Parade and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

NAI Realvest Negotiates Two Lease Renewals at Office Plazas in South Orlando and Altamonte Springs totaling 3,827 Square Feet

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated two lease renewal agreements for office space in Altamonte Springs and in South Orlando totaling 3,827 square feet. Tom R. Kelley II, CCIM, principal at NAI Realvest, and associate Chris Adams negotiated both transactions. Florida Investments Unlimited Inc. renewed its lease of 2,400 square feet in Suite 511 of Plaza Central at 6220 S. Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando. QS1 Data Systems renewed its lease of 1,427 square feet in Suite 1012 of Plaza North at 375 Douglas Ave. in Altamonte Springs.

NAI Realvest Negotiates New Lease for Stand-Alone Office Building on East Colonial Drive

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for the 3,905 square foot office building located at 2206 E. Colonial Drive, at the Corner of Hillside Drive in Orlando. Jack W. Lynch, senior broker associate at NAI Realvest negotiated the transaction representing the local landlord, Nguyet Thi Thu Nguyen LLC Nghia Xuong Tran LLC. The new tenant is Orlando-based Coltan Healthcare Management Inc.

Celebration Golf Management offers summer golf and tournament packages starting from $19.95 at six Central Florida Golf Courses

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Celebration Golf Management, which owns or operates nine premier Central Florida golf clubs, has introduced special summer group golf and tournament pricing from as low as $19.95 per person from June 1 through Aug. 31 at six of the best-known golf courses in Orlando, Winter Garden, Sorrento, Kissimmee and Clermont. Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, LLC said Celebration Golf’s special summer group golf and tournament pricing is available at RedTail Golf Club in Sorrento, Eagle Creek in Southeast Orlando, Stoneybrook West in Winter Garden, Legends and Kings Ridge in Clermont and Stonegate at Solivita in Kissimmee. “We want to make it easier for corporations and civic and community organizations to organize summer golf tournaments or bring their members to play,” Garrote explained. Garrote said the special summer group golf and tournament pricing requires at least 24 players and purchase of a food and beverage package that starts as low at $11.95 per person. Summer group pricing includes golf, carts, range balls and free club rentals and 16 complimentary rounds of golf to be used as door, auction or raffle prizes, Garrote said. Celebration Golf Management’s special summer group golf and tournament pricing ranges from $19.95 at Kings Ridge to $24.95 at Stoneybrook West, Legends Golf and Country Club and Stonegate Golf Club, and $29.95 at RedTail Golf Club and Eagle Creek Golf Club. To book a tournament or group, call Dorothy Benson, senior sales manager Celebration Golf Management, 407-566-1045 x4613 dbenson@cgmgolfproperties.com.

Legends Golf Club in Clermont to Host Second Annual Central Florida Fallen Firefighters Golf Tournament May 11

CLERMONT, Fla. -- Legends Golf Club in Clermont off U.S. 27 five miles south of S.R. 50, will host the Second Annual Central Florida Fallen Firefighters Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 11. Tournament Director Bradley Mattingly said that last year, the Central Florida Fallen Firefighters Golf Tournament---then dubbed the Tri-County Fallen Firefighters Tournament--raised more than $5,000 to support the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Mattingly said tournament officials plan to award trophies for first, second and third-place finishers as well as raffle prizes, and prizes for 50/50, longest putt, longest drive and closest to the pin, as well as a Hole in One grand prize. Golf play will get underway with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., Mattingly said. The $75 tournament registration fee covers golf and the luncheon awards ceremony. To register or to join the growing list of sponsors, visit golf.firehero.org/fl/centralfl/online Jay Scruggs, general manager at Legends Golf Club, said the 18-hole Clifton-Ezell-Clifton-designed Legends Golf Course is in excellent shape this year. With 6,911 yards of challenging golf from the Gold tees, Legends Golf Course offers a par 72, a slope rating of 131 and course rating of 73.