Avex Homes Reports Sales of 15 New Homes through Grand Opening of Cypress Village at Avalon Park West in Wesley Chapel

Wesley Chapel, Fla. --- Avex Homes reports it sold 15 new homes at Cypress Village at Avalon Park West in Wesley Chapel before the close of the new community’s grand opening the first weekend of February. Stephanie Hodson, vice president of marketing for Avex Homes, said Cypress Village at Avalon Park West, 3.5 miles east of I-75 on State Road 54, will soon have all 15 new homes under construction and have already had the first resident move in. “The response from home buyers has been very encouraging,” Hodson said. Pent-up demand and more widespread confidence that the economy is improving are driving demand for new homes at Cypress Village at Avalon Park West. Avex Homes recently unveiled two new single family model homes priced from the $160s at Cypress Village. Avex Homes’ new Braden model at Avalon Park West offers three bedrooms and two baths in 1,697 square feet of living space with a two-car garage priced from $164,990. Options include a lanai, study, bonus room, extended garage and upgraded master bath suite. The Braden model home is available in three distinctive elevations. The two-story Jesup II model offers four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 2,974 square feet of living space with a two-car garage and bonus room. The Jesup II features a study and media room. Built on the rich traditions of small-town life, Avalon Park West has a pedestrian friendly character with tree-lined streets meandering around lakes and neighborhood parks, rocking chair porches on its craftsman styled homes, nearby schools, and shops that are designed to evoke the ideal of main street America. Avex Homes is building 342 homes at Cypress Village at Avalon Park West. Eventually Avalon Park West will accommodate as many as 4,400 homes and more than 700,000 square feet of commercial space in its Town Center. For information call 813-364-4918 or email Stephanie@AvexHomes.com.

PulteGroup Names Robin Willis in Naples Sales Leader in January for South Florida Division

Naples, Fla. --- PulteGroup has named Robin Willis, a new home sales consultant at The Quarry in Naples, January top sales consultant for the South Florida division of PulteGroup, which includes more than 20 communities by Pulte Homes, Centex, DiVosta Homes and Del Webb. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for the South Florida Division of Pulte Group, said Willis is a native of Dundonald in Northern Ireland who moved to South Florida 10 years ago and joined Pulte Homes nine years ago. Prior to joining Pulte, Willis worked for Coldwell Banker specializing in general real estate. An accomplished musician, Willis attended the Royal College of Music in London where he studied Vioal-Orchestral Performance. In his spare time, he tunes and rebuilds pianos, Mairn said. Willis sold more homes than any other PulteGroup sales consultant and exceeded his own sales goal in January at The Quarry, Pulte’s gated golf course community off Immokalee Road in Naples. “Robin Willis is a talented individual and we look forward to his continued success,” Mairn said.

Del Webb Naples to Host Open House Feb. 23 to Showcase Model Home Park, Three New Floor Plans, New Oasis Club

NAPLES, Fla. --- Del Webb Naples, the iconic active adult community located on Anthem Parkway in Ave Maria will host an open house celebration Saturday, Feb. 23 to showcase seven professionally-decorated homes in its Model Park, its new Oasis Club amenity center and to unveil three new floor plans. Scott Mairn, vice president of sales and marketing for Del Webb in south Florida, said admission to the event is free and the public is invited to enjoy live music, food and refreshments from 1 to 4 p.m. Del Webb builds two and three-bedroom single-family homes at Del Webb Naples that range in size from 1,157 square feet of living space to 2,488 square feet priced from $157,490. The Del Webb Naples Oasis Club boasts a resort-style swimming pool, dedicated lap pool, a spa, tennis courts, bocce ball courts, pickleball courts, an amphitheatre, state-of-the-art fitness center, a café, library, and a catering kitchen, along with an aerobics room, sauna and steam rooms, fire pit, and activity and craft rooms. Visit www.delwebb.com

Lennar’s Central Florida Division Will Open New Community Brandon Pointe in March with three new product lines

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar will open its newest community of Brandon Pointe in March offering three new product lines. Two new models are now under construction. Mark Metheny, president of the Central Florida Division of Lennar Homes, said the new homes at Brandon Pointe will range from town homes starting at 1,300 square feet, single-family homes from 1,800 square feet of living area to 3,000 square feet with two and three car garages. All Lennar homes at Brandon Pointe feature the homebuilder’s “Everything’s Included” pledge: a wide range of appliances, special features and add-ons at one “everything’s included” price, Metheny said. Brandon Pointe is located on Providence Road off Causeway Boulevard just five miles from Westfield Brandon Shopping Mall. The community features a lake, a private park and a community swimming pool. Visit www.LennarTampa.com.

Royal Oak Homes selling in Barrington Estates in Clermont, prices from the $150s

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Royal Oak Homes is now selling three, four and five-bedroom single-family homes at Barrington Estates located south of the intersection of Log House Road and CR. 561 in Clermont. Matt Orosz, co-president of Royal Oak Homes based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, said the homebuilder has 112 homesites available at the community that’s adjacent to Pine Ridge Elementary. Homes by Royal Oak at Barrington Estates are priced from the $150s and range in size from 1,676 square feet of living area to 3,300 square feet. Currently, Royal Oak Homes has one model available for touring at Barrington Estates – the Monica with four bedrooms and two baths in 1,927 square feet of living space priced from $154,999.

Celebration Golf Management Names Chris Brown Director of Golf, Sam Phillips Head Golf Professional at Eagle Creek Golf Club

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Celebration Golf Management, which operates nine Central Florida golf clubs and two more in South Carolina and Tennessee, recently appointed a new director of golf and a new head professional at Eagle Creek Golf Club in southeast Orlando. Gene Garrote, president of Celebration Golf Management, said he promoted Chris Brown to director of golf at Eagle Creek. Garrote also promoted Sam Phillips to head golf professional at the club. Garrote said Brown has served as lead instructor at Eagle Creek Golf Club since April, 2011. In September, 2011 Brown was promoted to golf operations manager and director of instruction at Eagle Creek. Brown will oversee day-to-day operations of the Eagle Creek golf staff. Phillips, who transferred to Eagle Creek Golf Club in March of 2011 from Celebration Golf Club, will organize and manage golf events at Eagle Creek, teach golf and direct Eagle Creek’s merchandising program. Garrote said Phillips will assist Brown and the Eagle Creek Golf staff in day-to-day operations.

NAI Realvest negotiates new Lease Agreement for 13,360 Square Feet of Industrial Space in Oviedo

MAITLAND, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 13,360 square feet in the industrial facility located at 521 S. Econ Circle in Oviedo. Paul P. Partyka, managing partner at NAI Realvest, negotiated the transaction representing the landlord Oviedo-based M&O LP. The new tenant, BC Racing North America, Inc. based in Casselberry is expanding and moving from a smaller building in Longwood. Chuck McNulty of McNulty Group represented BC Racing, a manufacturer and supplier of springs, shock absorbers and struts for motor vehicles.

M/I Homes Names Derek K. Henry Land Development Manager in the Orlando Region

ORLANDO, Fla. – M/I Homes, a major home builder in the Orlando region, has named Derek K. Henry land development manager. David Byrnes, president of M/I Homes in Florida, said Henry has more than 20 years of experience in land development. Henry has held executive positions with Centex Homes in the Tampa area, KAM Services in Groveland, Kearney Development in Tampa and other companies that focus on land development, Byrnes said.

Ryland Homes to Showcase New Tuscany Community in Waxhaw with Catered Lunch & Dessert Bar, Carriage Rides, Kids’ Bounce House

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- Ryland Homes will showcase two recently completed model homes on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Tuscany, a community of new single-family luxury homes located in Waxhaw in Union County 20 miles south of Charlotte. Krista Long, vice president of sales and marketing for Ryland Homes in Charlotte, said admission to the grand opening at Tuscany is free and the public is invited. Long said WKQC-FM Radio will broadcast live from the event that will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and feature lunch catered by Dean and Deluca, a dessert bar, carriage rides throughout Tuscany, tours of both professionally-decorated model homes, a bounce house for the kids and prizes for everyone who attends. “We think home buyers will fall in love with the oversized home sites at Tuscany and Ryland’s Signature and Discovery Collections of luxury homes,” Long said. At Ryland’s Tuscany grand opening visitors will get an inside look at the new five-bedroom Marlette model home, which offers four baths in 3,487 square feet of living space with a breakfast nook and a gourmet kitchen that opens onto a huge family room, a formal living room, formal dining room and master suite downstairs, an upstairs game room and two-car side load garage. The Marlette model is available in five distinctive elevations with an optional sunroom or screened porch, Long said. The Tryon model at Tuscany offers four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 3,050 square feet of living area with a three-car garage. Ryland Homes plans to build 69 luxury homes at Tuscany, which is less than three miles from Village Commons and the Shops at Wesley Chapel. Amenities at Tuscany include a community clubhouse, swimming pool, kiddy pool, outdoor recreation area and walking trails. New three, four, five and six bedroom homes at Tuscany range in size from 2,300 square feet of living space to more than 3,600 square feet with two, three, four and five baths. New homes at Tuscany are priced from the mid-$200s.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Helping the Handicap

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Engineers Planners, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, recently completed the design of three residential handicap ramps for the Center for Independent Living of Central Florida (CIL). Employees at Cuhaci & Peterson plan to follow up on their design efforts by attending the build for one of the ramps on Feb. 23. Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC said this is the fourth time the firm has donated design work to the Center for Independent Living.