FLAME BOSS OF ORLANDO DEBUTS NEW PRODUCT AT ACE HARDWARE'S FALL CONVENTION

Orlando, Fla. – Flame Boss™ recently introduced its new Flame Boss 100, a smoker controller for Kamodo style and traditional BBQ Smokers at the ACE Hardware Fall Dealer Convention. Michael Collins, President, said Flame Boss 100 comes with a pivoting stand allowing the controller to be set to the best viewing angle for any outdoor cooking set. Collins explained that the Flame Boss model 100 allows you to, “Plug it in and forget it,” and you will find mouth watering, delicious meat and fish, “without the hassle of babysitting your smoker all day or night.” Flame Boss 100 includes a pit temperature probe, meat temperature probe, power adapter, and blower as a complete kit with nothing else to buy. Flame Boss™ 100 will be available for $289 starting Oct. 1 www.FlameBoss.com and authorized Flame Boss dealers. Flame Boss, manufactures smart devices and items for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company’s first product is a temperature controller for charcoal grills and smokers. The product line will include a Wi-Fi version. The company plans to produce other products for IoT. Flame Boss™ is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator in Apopka.

Smaller, Smarter Coach Homes at Sonoma at Fiddler’s Creek Offer Supersized Appeal with Pocketbook Pricing---and Zero Maintenance

NAPLES, Fla. --- Looking for luxury on a budget? Lennar’s Mediterranean-styled Coach Homes at Sonoma at Fiddler’s Creek on Aviamar Circle off Collier Blvd. and Fiddler’s Creek Parkway in Naples offer remarkable styling, posh features and loads of space at remarkably low prices. David Meyers, director of sales and marketing for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said Lennar designers packed loads of luxury in its smartly-designed Coach Homes to create an economical package that’s hard to beat in the Naples region. Meyers said two floor plans are available, each with a wide range of options. The single-story Florence model, with 1,741 square feet of living space in three bedrooms and two baths, is priced from $284,990 with a two-car garage. The open floor plan boasts a huge gourmet kitchen that serves a family room, dining room, kitchen nook and covered patio that total more than 700 square feet of entertainment space. The two-story Verona model offers three bedrooms and two baths in 2,110 square feet with a three-car garage. Meyers said Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” pledge is one of the biggest selling points at Sonoma at Fiddler’s Creek. “We really mean everything's included in our “Everything's Included” pledge, and home buyers in Naples really appreciate that,” Meyers said. The Everything’s Included offer means crown molding in the living areas, granite counter tops, wood cabinetry, recessed lighting, designer light fixtures, pendant lighting, stainless steel appliances and many additional features are all included in the one Lennar Homes price Fiddler's Creek also has a wealth of amenities like a 54,000-square-foot Club & Spa, fitness center, resort-style multi-pool swimming complex, tennis courts and restaurants. Homeowners have the opportunity to join the Golf Club, ranked in Golfweek's 100 Best Residential Golf Courses in the country for the ninth consecutive year, and the Tarpon Club, which offers residents a beach and boating lifestyle. Visit Lennar.com/SWFLsave

NAI Realvest lands two new tenants – both planning a November opening – at Church Street Exchange Building in downtown Orlando

Orlando, Fla. -- The NAI Realvest retail team of Kevin O’Connor, Matt Cichocki and Mitch Heidrich recently negotiated two new leases adding to the line up in the Church Street Exchange Building at 101 S. Garland Ave. in downtown Orlando. NAI Realvest represented the landlord Boston-based Tremont Realty Capital in both lease agreements for retail space totaling 4,547 square feet. Heidrich said Trend Studios Orlando will occupy 2,763 square feet in the end cap space at the corner of Pine Street and Gertrudes Walk. The full service salon will include tanning, nail treatments and teeth whitening. The NAI Realvest retail team also leased 1,784 square feet in the street level space fronting on Pine Street in the Church Street Exchange Building to Extract Juice & Tapas Bar. It will be the second Central Florida location for the casual dining restaurant.

Meritage Homes Opens The Enclave at Windermere Landing with Luxury Homes Priced From the Mid-$300s

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Meritage Homes has opened its newest community – The Enclave at Windermere Landing -- in Windermere with luxury homes priced from $368,990. Brian Kittle, vice president of operations said Meritage Homes in Orlando, said 100 new homes are planned at The Enclave at Windermere Landing, located off Chase Road in Windermere. New homes at The Enclave at Windermere Landing will range in size from 2,059 square feet of living space to 5,586 square feet with four, five and six bedrooms, Kittle said. Ten distinctive one and two-story floor plans are available with barrel-tile roofing, stone fronts and front and side-loading two-car garages, Kittle said.

LENNAR’S CENTRAL FLORIDA DIVISION NAMES HOMEBUILDING VETERAN DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division has named Greg Ray director of purchasing in the Orlando region, including Clermont and the Space Coast. Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Ray has 20 years of experience in the homebuilding industry. He holds a bachelors degree in construction management from Brigham Young University and has previously held various purchasing positions with high-volume national homebuilders. In his new role as director of purchasing for Lennar, he will work closely with the construction team and business partners, and will oversee all sourcing of labor and materials, Metheny said.

RSS Logistics in Orlando Earns Prime Contract to Deliver Automated Test Equipment for Army Apache Helicopters

ORLANDO, Fla. --- RSS Logistics in Orlando recently earned a prime contract to deliver a key component of a new night sensor being developed for the U.S. Army’s Apache helicopters. Jeanette Coronado, managing member of RSS Logistics, said Lockheed Martin awarded the prime contract. RSS Logistics will manufacture Calibration Test Adapters for the Apache program. The devices allow specialists to calibrate and validate test stations in less than 45 minutes. Currently, those tasks require five hours of manual effort on the part of two specialists, Coronado explained. RSS Logistics, a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program in Orlando, provides technology companies with design, integration, testing, training, and integrated logistics support management to improve human performance and system availability and reduce the Life-Cycle costs of technology equipment. RSS Logistics is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator at the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.

Emerson International negotiates Five Leases totaling 4,350 square feet at its office developments in Orlando, Longwood, Altamonte, Winter Park

Altamonte Springs, Fla. -- Emerson International recently negotiated five lease agreements that total 4,357 square feet of office space in Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Southwest Orlando and Winter Park. Kenneth Koch, director of leasing for Emerson International, recently negotiated two new leases at Major Plaza I, 5728 Major Blvd. in southwest Orlando. Cataldo American Group, LLC leased 1,363 square feet and Unique Resources, Inc. leased 971 square feet. At the same time, Emerson International leasing associate Zac Starkey negotiated two leases in the Altamonte Spring /Longwood market. At Emerson’s CenterPointe Office Park on CenterPointe Circle off E. Central Parkway in Altamonte Springs, Ross Rightmyer leased 868 square feet. Aaronson, Austin, P.A. leased 715 square feet at Sanlando Center II located on West S.R. 434 in Longwood. Starkey also negotiated the lease of 440 square feet with tenant The Vida Center at Emerson International’s Louisiana Office Park on Louisiana Ave. in Winter Park. 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.

NAI Realvest negotiates two investment sales totaling more than $1.3 Million

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated two sales – an office building in Maitland and an industrial building in Sanford – that totaled $1,302,000.00 Associate Chris Adams negotiated a $725,000 sale of the 9,464 square foot office building at 1063 Maitland Center Commons. Adams represented the seller Tiger Investment Group of Ft. Lauderdale. Tampa-based J.D. Gambling, LLC was the buyer. Michael Heidrich, principal at NAI Realvest and associate Kristen Kemp negotiated the $577,000 sale of a 10,000 square foot light industrial building at 2788 S. Financial Ct. in Sanford. Heidrich and Kemp represented the seller, Wes-Cosa Florida, Inc. The buyer was Miller Real Estate Holdings, LLC of Winter Springs.

Hold-Thyssen Negotiates Six New Leases for Almost 20,000 Square Feet at Park at Bay Plaza Office Center – within 30 days of negotiating sale of the 157,000 SF facility

TAMPA, Fla. --- Hold-Thyssen Inc., negotiated six new long-term lease agreements for 19,234 square feet in the Park at Bay Plaza office center less than 30 days after the real estate services firm negotiated a $5.7 Million sale of the center at 9350 Bay Plaza Blvd. in Tampa off E. Adamo Drive at U.S. 301. R. Anthony Fisher, vice president of Hold-Thyssen, Inc. in Tampa, said Leasing Associate Timothy Sanford negotiated all six transactions representing the landlord Tampa Adamo LLC. The new tenants include Tampa Workforce Alliance, Inc. with 8,256 square feet; David Mobley Capital Insurance with 2,097 square feet; MCM Worship Center, with 4,900 square feet; M.T. Bay, Inc., developers of the Little Greek Restaurant franchise, with 1,975 square feet; Lifetouch National School Studios, with 1,338 square feet; and Glory Ministries International, with 668 square feet. Hold-Thyssen has managed the 157,310 square foot Park at Bay Plaza for the past two years and will continue in that role. In addition, the new owner assigned leasing of the property to Hold-Thyssen when the sale of the property was completed earlier this summer, and that decision is paying early dividends. The Park at Bay Plaza office center, which was constructed in two phases in 1979 and 1984, is currently 61.8 percent leased. Headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., Hold-Thyssen provides commercial property and leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide. The 40-year old firm’s current portfolio includes more that 100 commercial properties throughout the United States.

M/I Homes names two new sales consultants

LAKE MARY, Fla. – M/I Homes has named two new sales consultants. David Byrnes, area president of M/I Homes in the Orlando region, said the new consultants are Trish Wiltshire and Rob West. West was previously with Keller Williams Realty Florida Partners and has been a real estate agent since 2003. Wiltshire who majored in English at University of Kentucky comes to M/I Homes with 15 plus years of experience in sales management, training and curriculum development. She was most recently seven years in a marketing director role at Jenny Craig and a national sales training position with Centex Homes.