Yearly Archives: 2015

Pinnacle, one of the nation’s leading multifamily management firms, announced today it has been awarded the management of Pure Living Heathrow, a 252-unit luxury community in Heathrow, Fla., a northern suburb of Orlando. The property’s premier location at 740 Savory Place offers resort style living with desirable access to entertainment, restaurants, shopping, and major employment centers in one of central Florida’s most exclusive areas.

The award-winning team, which is the number one RE/MAX team in Florida and the number eight RE/MAX team in the nation for sales production, has been personally endorsed by real estate mogul and Shark Tank regular Barbara Corcoran. They’ve also been endorsed on radio by other local and national celebrities – Jack Harris, Ron Diaz, Dave McKay and Glenn Beck to name a few.

This morning, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater hand-delivered an unclaimed property check for more than $27,000 to West Palm Beach resident Michael Weber. This check delivery occurred in concert with the Department of Financial Services’ Bureau of Unclaimed Property returning $1 billion under the leadership of CFO Atwater

"Florida's unclaimed property program returns $2.5 billion to rightful owners since 1961". The state is working to reunite Florida residents with their unclaimed property, and that includes, cold, hard cash!

The Department of Financial Services’ Bureau of Unclaimed Property will soon cross a record-breaking threshold of $1 billion in funds returned under the leadership of Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. This remarkable program milestone is due to extensive proactive outreach efforts aimed at reconnecting lost valuables and unclaimed funds held in dormant accounts with their rightful owner. This $1 billion in returns during CFO Atwater’s tenure represent nearly 40% of all funds returned during the program’s 50-year history

East Coast ports are growing at a faster rate than their West Coast counterparts, according to the inaugural edition of CBRE Group, Inc.’s “North America Ports Logistics Annual Report.” But even as the East Coast ports are gaining ground, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach still topped the report’s first-ever “Ports and Logistics Index,” thanks to infrastructure that is well-suited to handle the largest cargo container ships, their proximity to Asian export markets, a strong local economy and a deep industrial real estate market.

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida’s Hearts of Gold concert presented by Reed Nissan raised over $275,000 on Saturday, May 2, shattering all fundraising records in the event’s 22-year history. More than 650 of Central Florida’s top business and philanthropic leaders gathered at Hard Rock Live to eat, drink, and celebrate the healing power of music in support of the homeless men, women, and children in our community

The Lake County Solid Waste Division is encouraging Lake County residents to dispose of toxic materials in a safe and environmentally sensitive way at an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection event. The county’s Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Unit will be on site from 9 a.m. – noon on Thursday, May 14 at the Eustis Square Shopping Center parking lot located at 218 Ardice Ave., Eustis.

CBRE Capital Markets arranged the sale of The Park at Laurel Oaks, a 552-unit apartment community in Winter Springs, Florida, about 15 minutes outside of Orlando. The gated community, located at 1 Laurel Oaks Drive, was acquired from Laurel Oaks, LLV by an affiliate of New York-based White Eagle Property Group for $54 million. CBRE’s Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill exclusively represented the seller in the transaction

Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will travel to Lehman College in the Bronx, New York for the launch of the “My Brother's Keeper Alliance” (“MBK Alliance”), an independent private sector effort, whose mission is to eliminate gaps in opportunity and achievement for boys and young men of color through strategic, evidence-based interventions from community, private, and social enterprise partners.

Today, the House passed H.R. 2028, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. Rep. Curbelo (FL-26) issued the following statement in support of this important legislation:

Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus and chair of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 2028, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016

U.S. Representative Tom Rooney (FL-17), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said that the 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill passed today in the House of Representatives today will provide critical funding for Everglades restoration, water infrastructure, and energy security projects, while cutting red tape

Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), member of the Budget Conference Committee and chair of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement after the House passage of S. Con. Res. 11, the Bicameral Budget Resolution for FY2016.

“Today, Florida state legislators responded to the growing movement of Florida voters who are standing up against fracking and the oil and gas industry. By killing two pro-fracking bills that would have allowed new dirty forms of fracking in Florida, and would have also barred local communities from enacting their own local fracking bans, legislators have protected Florida from the public health and environmental risks associated with drilling and fracking

On April 25, 2015, dozens of CBRE volunteers partnered with Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay (RTTB) to assist a local family in need as part of National Rebuild Day. The selected homeowners Michael and Dorene Franklin have been living in their Sulphur Springs residence for the last eight years. Volunteers contributed to make the home safer with the installation of legibly-numbered mailboxes, new levered door locks/deadbolts, peep holes and more. Volunteers also completed exterior painting and yard cleanup. The Franklin family is thankful to RTTB and CBRE for providing home improvements as they find it difficult to afford the home repairs and upkeep

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the retail assets of JHS Capital Advisors (“JHS”), an independent broker-dealer and investment advisor based in Tampa, Fla.

CBRE Capital Markets arranged the sale of Century Waterford Lakes, located at 12101 Fountainbrook Blvd., Orlando, FL. The 400-unit apartment community was completed in 2000 and has a current occupancy of 92%. CBRE exclusively represented the seller in the transaction, Centennial Holding Company. The property was acquired by an undisclosed buyer.

The Lake County Solid Waste Division is encouraging Lake County residents to dispose of toxic materials in a safe and environmentally sensitive way at an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection event.