MAITLAND, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 3,363 square feet of office space at 2200 Lucien Way in Maitland.
Tom R. Kelley II, CCIM, a principal at NAI Realvest and Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM, negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Alliance Lucien Way, Inc. based in Warrington, Pa.
The tenant, Willis Construction Consulting, Inc., is a local firm that provides construction estimates for architects, general contractors, owners, developers, law firms and lending institutions.
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.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
VILLAGEWALK AT LAKE NONA ANNOUNCES MEN’S USTA TENNIS LEAGUE
LAKE NONA, FLA. -- VillageWalk at Lake Nona recently announced that its men’s 2012 USTA Tennis Team has formed for the season which officially started Feb 18.
The local matches will be held at the VillageWalk tennis court Saturdays at 9 a.m. until the season officially ends June 25.
Last season, the VillageWalk men’s USTA tennis team earned the Central Florida Championship and was a finalist in the USTA Florida Sectional Championship.
The VillageWalk residents who are active in this year’s tennis 2012 USTA Tennis season are; Fernando Colón - Team Captain, Pedro Estrada - Team Co-Captain, Harry Fauquyer, Carlos Soto, Gaurang Gandhi, Eduardo Jímenez, Daniel Coelho, Spencer Rodgers, Leyzer Topel, José Said and Milad Khorrami.
The local matches will be held at the VillageWalk tennis court Saturdays at 9 a.m. until the season officially ends June 25.
Last season, the VillageWalk men’s USTA tennis team earned the Central Florida Championship and was a finalist in the USTA Florida Sectional Championship.
The VillageWalk residents who are active in this year’s tennis 2012 USTA Tennis season are; Fernando Colón - Team Captain, Pedro Estrada - Team Co-Captain, Harry Fauquyer, Carlos Soto, Gaurang Gandhi, Eduardo Jímenez, Daniel Coelho, Spencer Rodgers, Leyzer Topel, José Said and Milad Khorrami.
University Club of Orlando sets Golf Tournament April 17 to Benefit Scholarship Fund
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The University Club of Orlando will host a golf tournament starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 to MetroWest Golf Club.
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said proceeds from the golf play will support the scholarship fund of The University Club of Orlando Foundation.
The cost is $130 per person or $520 per foursome. For more information, contact Aubrey Gregg at 407-425-2514 or go to events@ucluborlando.com
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said proceeds from the golf play will support the scholarship fund of The University Club of Orlando Foundation.
The cost is $130 per person or $520 per foursome. For more information, contact Aubrey Gregg at 407-425-2514 or go to events@ucluborlando.com
University Club of Orlando sets Golf Tournament April 17 to Benefit Scholarship Fund
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The University Club of Orlando will host a golf tournament starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 to MetroWest Golf Club.
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said proceeds from the golf play will support the scholarship fund of The University Club of Orlando Foundation.
The cost is $130 per person or $520 per foursome. For more information, contact Aubrey Gregg at 407-425-2514 or go to events@ucluborlando.com
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said proceeds from the golf play will support the scholarship fund of The University Club of Orlando Foundation.
The cost is $130 per person or $520 per foursome. For more information, contact Aubrey Gregg at 407-425-2514 or go to events@ucluborlando.com
NAI Realvest Negotiates Renewal Lease Agreement on 12,000 Square Feet at Industrial Park in Sanford
MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a renewal lease agreement for 12,000 square feet of industrial space 351 Central Park Drive off S.R. 46 in Sanford.
Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest negotiated the transaction representing the New Smyrna Beach-based Landlord SBS Property Investment, LLC.
Tenant Guardian Fueling Technologies, Inc. is a firm engaged in service station equipment repair, headquartered in Jacksonville and represented by Aaron Zarle of Grubb & Ellis/Phoenix Realty Group.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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.
Michael Heidrich, a principal at NAI Realvest negotiated the transaction representing the New Smyrna Beach-based Landlord SBS Property Investment, LLC.
Tenant Guardian Fueling Technologies, Inc. is a firm engaged in service station equipment repair, headquartered in Jacksonville and represented by Aaron Zarle of Grubb & Ellis/Phoenix Realty Group.
About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, 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.
Lennar to Host St. Patty’s Day in the park on Saturday, March 17 at Emerson Park in Apopka
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lennar will host St. Patty’s Day in the Park with plenty of food, fun and festivities Saturday, March 17 at Emerson Park, located off Ocoee-Apopka Road near S.R. 429.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the event is free and open to the public from 1 to 3 p.m.
“We’ll have Irish food and refreshments, Irish music and dancing, face painting, and a kids “Pot of Gold” contest with prizes,” Metheny said.
Metheny added the event is the last chance for potential home buyers to take advantage of Lennar’s Grand Opening savings offers on town homes, executive and estate homes priced from the $120s.
Emerson Park’s amenities include a clubhouse with a fully-equipped kitchen, swimming pool, children’s playground and ampitheater. Lennar is in the process of refurnishing the clubhouse to include a fitness center, pool table, hockey table, game tables and a media room.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the event is free and open to the public from 1 to 3 p.m.
“We’ll have Irish food and refreshments, Irish music and dancing, face painting, and a kids “Pot of Gold” contest with prizes,” Metheny said.
Metheny added the event is the last chance for potential home buyers to take advantage of Lennar’s Grand Opening savings offers on town homes, executive and estate homes priced from the $120s.
Emerson Park’s amenities include a clubhouse with a fully-equipped kitchen, swimming pool, children’s playground and ampitheater. Lennar is in the process of refurnishing the clubhouse to include a fitness center, pool table, hockey table, game tables and a media room.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
First Green Bank Reports Growth in Assets, Cites the Improving Economy, Greater Small Business Activity
MOUNT DORA, Fla. – First Green Bank, the Lake County Community Bank with facilities in Mount Dora, Clermont and Ormond Beach, reports assets have grown from $130 million to $160 million during the 12 month period ending Dec. 31, 2011.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said the bank added more than 200 new accounts during the 30 days surrounding the official opening of its new Mount Dora headquarters the first week of February and its new Ormond Beach branch the following Monday.
More than 50 of the new accounts are business accounts, LaRoe said.
“We attribute our strong growth rate to improvements in the local economy in Lake and Volusia Counties,” LaRoe said.
“We are beginning to see earmarks of a broader economic recovery, with small business activity and a healthier housing market,” he added.
Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank, said the bank added more than 200 new accounts during the 30 days surrounding the official opening of its new Mount Dora headquarters the first week of February and its new Ormond Beach branch the following Monday.
More than 50 of the new accounts are business accounts, LaRoe said.
“We attribute our strong growth rate to improvements in the local economy in Lake and Volusia Counties,” LaRoe said.
“We are beginning to see earmarks of a broader economic recovery, with small business activity and a healthier housing market,” he added.
Riviera Bella creates stir with two new ready-to-move-in luxury homes that come with big discounts, free closing costs
DEBARY, Fla. --- Riviera Bella, the award-winning gated, luxury community overlooking the St. Johns River in DeBary, opened two ready-to-move-in luxury homes priced from the high $200s in December and developer Jerome Henin said the new homes are causing a stir at the unique award-winning luxury community.
The reason? The Henin Group, which is developing Riviera Bella, priced the new luxury homes extremely low and is offering big discounts and free closing costs to sell them.
“A luxury home priced in this range is certainly unusual, but we know market conditions in Central Florida right now and we want to continue to build luxury homes,” Henin explained.
The Maranello offers four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths in 2,244 square feet of living space, priced at $272,845.
The Turino offers six bedrooms with three-and-a-half baths plus a bonus room in 3,307 square feet of living space, priced at $373,770.
Henin said both luxury homes include tile roofs, covered patios and gourmet kitchens among many luxury upgrades.
The reason? The Henin Group, which is developing Riviera Bella, priced the new luxury homes extremely low and is offering big discounts and free closing costs to sell them.
“A luxury home priced in this range is certainly unusual, but we know market conditions in Central Florida right now and we want to continue to build luxury homes,” Henin explained.
The Maranello offers four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths in 2,244 square feet of living space, priced at $272,845.
The Turino offers six bedrooms with three-and-a-half baths plus a bonus room in 3,307 square feet of living space, priced at $373,770.
Henin said both luxury homes include tile roofs, covered patios and gourmet kitchens among many luxury upgrades.
Best iProducts™.com of Daytona Beach one of 64 International firms showcased at 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The owner of Best iProducts™.com – a Daytona Beach design and manufacturing company – recently returned from Las Vegas where he introduced the iEraser™, The Ultimate Screen Cleaning Device™, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show at the Venetian Hotel.
Robert Skelton√, a University of Central Florida Business Incubator client in Daytona Beach, said his iEraser™ received a great reception at the show, which was attended by more than 153,000 people. Located in the “Eureka Park” section of the show, the company joined 64 other up-and-coming international companies, which were accepted into the new showcase area of the CES show.
“We knew this was the first market segment we wanted to enter after sensing the increasing popularity of tablets, PDAs and other hand-held electronic devices,” Skelton said. “The iEraser™, our flagship product, is the result of nearly two years of product development and is unparalleled in its ability to clean fingerprints and smudges from glass-screened tablets, monitors and flat-screen TVs.”
Skelton, who has dubbed himself “iRob,” says the pocketsize rectangular iEraser™ – which comes in black, white and pink – removes fingerprints from any kind of glass screen with a single pass without rubbing back and forth. Later this month, it will be sold for $14.95 from the company website at www.BestiProducts.com or www.TheiEraser.com.
The iEraser™ was a hit at the electronics show as journalists covering the event saw how quickly their smudged computer screens were after a complimentary screen cleaning.
Because of the response, Skelton said he has secured a space triple the size of this year for the 2013 CES in one of the main convention halls alongside major players such as Microsoft, Sharp, etc. And, next month the company will exhibit at the annual CAMEX show in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they will market to more than 2,000 college bookstore buyers.
With manufacturing offices in Edgewater, Fla., Best iProducts™.com recently opened its design studio at the incubator office at Daytona Beach International Airport, Skelton said.
Doris Bernal√, site manager at the Daytona Beach location, said Best iProducts™.com is a welcome addition to the incubator, joining five other companies, and she is looking forward to helping them expand their product line.
All Best iProducts™.com products are 100 percent made in the U.S.
“Rob invited me to his shop and told me the story behind the iEraser™,” Bernal said. “I was so excited about his invention that we got him into the incubator program right away.”
Bernal describes Skelton as a “serial entrepreneur” who is waiting to have the next $10 million idea. “He not only has the iEraser™, but the potential to start a successful high-growth company here in Volusia County.” She said the incubator is a key partner in his business adventure and they are “going to help him take his idea to the next level.”
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.
Robert Skelton√, a University of Central Florida Business Incubator client in Daytona Beach, said his iEraser™ received a great reception at the show, which was attended by more than 153,000 people. Located in the “Eureka Park” section of the show, the company joined 64 other up-and-coming international companies, which were accepted into the new showcase area of the CES show.
“We knew this was the first market segment we wanted to enter after sensing the increasing popularity of tablets, PDAs and other hand-held electronic devices,” Skelton said. “The iEraser™, our flagship product, is the result of nearly two years of product development and is unparalleled in its ability to clean fingerprints and smudges from glass-screened tablets, monitors and flat-screen TVs.”
Skelton, who has dubbed himself “iRob,” says the pocketsize rectangular iEraser™ – which comes in black, white and pink – removes fingerprints from any kind of glass screen with a single pass without rubbing back and forth. Later this month, it will be sold for $14.95 from the company website at www.BestiProducts.com or www.TheiEraser.com.
The iEraser™ was a hit at the electronics show as journalists covering the event saw how quickly their smudged computer screens were after a complimentary screen cleaning.
Because of the response, Skelton said he has secured a space triple the size of this year for the 2013 CES in one of the main convention halls alongside major players such as Microsoft, Sharp, etc. And, next month the company will exhibit at the annual CAMEX show in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they will market to more than 2,000 college bookstore buyers.
With manufacturing offices in Edgewater, Fla., Best iProducts™.com recently opened its design studio at the incubator office at Daytona Beach International Airport, Skelton said.
Doris Bernal√, site manager at the Daytona Beach location, said Best iProducts™.com is a welcome addition to the incubator, joining five other companies, and she is looking forward to helping them expand their product line.
All Best iProducts™.com products are 100 percent made in the U.S.
“Rob invited me to his shop and told me the story behind the iEraser™,” Bernal said. “I was so excited about his invention that we got him into the incubator program right away.”
Bernal describes Skelton as a “serial entrepreneur” who is waiting to have the next $10 million idea. “He not only has the iEraser™, but the potential to start a successful high-growth company here in Volusia County.” She said the incubator is a key partner in his business adventure and they are “going to help him take his idea to the next level.”
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.
Impromptu Tournament at Eagle Creek Golf Club pits Icelandic National Team against 10 Asian Pro Golfers
ORLANDO, Fla. --- An impromptu international tournament at Eagle Creek Golf Course recently pitted the touring Icelandic National Golf Team against a pickup team from the Premier Global Sports Academy (PGSA) that included members of the Korean Golf Tour, Asian Golf Tour and various mini tour players.
David Evangelista, general manager at Eagle Creek Golf Club organized the matchup with Scott Schmidtberger, director of golf at Eagle Creek, and Eagle Creek member Snorri Hjaltasson.
Each team fielded 10 golfers in a match play format, Evangelista said.
“It was a very even match until the very last hole,” Evangelista said. “Iceland’s top player sunk a 25-foot putt on the 18th hole for the win.”
The Icelandic National Team won six matches to four. Evangelista said the Icelandic team may have had a slight edge.
“The Icelandic National Team consists of the top junior players in the country and they play competitions all over the world,” according to Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management (CGM) who hosted the play. Celebration Golf Management has been operating Eagle Creek since March 2011 when it entered into a long-term lease agreement with the developers of Eagle Creek.
PGSA has partnered with CGM as its US base and Eagle Creek is the home golf club for their winter training camp and Kenny Nairn, executive vice president of CGM is the director of instruction for PGSA.
David Evangelista, general manager at Eagle Creek Golf Club organized the matchup with Scott Schmidtberger, director of golf at Eagle Creek, and Eagle Creek member Snorri Hjaltasson.
Each team fielded 10 golfers in a match play format, Evangelista said.
“It was a very even match until the very last hole,” Evangelista said. “Iceland’s top player sunk a 25-foot putt on the 18th hole for the win.”
The Icelandic National Team won six matches to four. Evangelista said the Icelandic team may have had a slight edge.
“The Icelandic National Team consists of the top junior players in the country and they play competitions all over the world,” according to Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management (CGM) who hosted the play. Celebration Golf Management has been operating Eagle Creek since March 2011 when it entered into a long-term lease agreement with the developers of Eagle Creek.
PGSA has partnered with CGM as its US base and Eagle Creek is the home golf club for their winter training camp and Kenny Nairn, executive vice president of CGM is the director of instruction for PGSA.
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