Real Estate Briefs
Clacher sales manager at American Brokers
Realty Group; three others join company
American Brokers Realty Group has announced that one of its top-producing agents, Lilo Clacher, has been promoted to sales manager. Clacher has been a full-time real estate agent in Cape Coral for the last 18 years.
American Brokers would also like to welcome the addition of three more agents to their team:
– Bania Ancheta, who hails from Chicago and is licensed in both Florida and Illinois and has been selling real estate as a top producer for the last 10 years.
– Balduvina Armas, a Miami native who has been sales manager for various area builders
– Jaquie Waring, who is originally from Philadelphia but has lived in Cape Coral for the last 36 years. Waring has been a Top Producing Agent in Cape Coral for the last 11 years.
American Brokers Realty Group is once again be a Toys for Tots drop off location. The toys will be distributed as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in our local community. Drop off new, unwrapped toy donations to the American Brokers office, 2323 Del Prado Blvd., S,. Ste: 9, Cape Coral, anytime from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturdays on or before Wednesday, Dec. 10.
The Smart Companies
finalist for award
The Smart Companies based in Fort Myers is a finalist in the 2014 Manufacturer of the Year competition, announced Nancy D. Stephens, CAE, executive director of the Manufacturers Association of Florida in Tallahassee.
Nominated companies are judged by a prescribed set of criteria based on company size, systems and practices, as well as a series of telephone and on-site interviews with company management teams and employees. Winners will be announced during the MAF Annual Summit and Marketplace at the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Destin, Fla., Dec. 4.
The Smart Companies was also the only Lee County company to be selected this year as a “Top 50 Florida Companies to Watch,” a recognition by GrowFL, the Economic Gardening Institute. GrowFL received more than 500 nominations in this awards program that celebrates privately-held, second-stage companies headquartered in Florida.
The Smart Companies ranked the 30th fastest-growing company on Florida’s Gulf Coast in Business Observer’s most recent “Gulf Coast Top 500 Companies.” The ranking is based on the company’s 66 percent spike in gross revenue in 2013 compared to 2012. Based on 2013 gross revenue, The Smart Companies was the 190th overall among all 500 Gulf Coast-headquartered companies from Tampa to Naples.
Founded in 1996 by CEO and president Brian D. Rist, The Smart Companies employs more than 150 people within its family of enterprises of Storm Smart Building Systems, Storm Catcher and GoEnergySmart. The corporation has its main offices and headquarters at 6182 Idlewild Street, Fort Myers; a showroom at 11040 Plantation Road, Fort Myers; and a Naples showroom at 2400 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Unit 102. For more information call (239) 938-1000. Online at www.getsmartcompanies.com.
Progressive Builders attends
national Remodelers Advantage ‘community meeting’
Progressive Builders’ founder, state-licensed building contractor Michael R. Spreckelmeier, and Dave Wherry, production manager, recently completed a three-day Remodelers Advantage community meeting, this time in Charleston, S.C. This is the eighth community meeting in four consecutive years that Spreckelmeier has attended the biannual event.
About 60 remodeling company owners from across the nation are divided into groups of approximately 10 like-minded companies that share similarities in annual revenue, product services and goals. Participants discuss what works best for them, what doesn’t, best practices, better planning, time management and other topics to learn from each other how to improve processes. Attendees must also make business commitments to implement, and then report on the progress of those goals at the next Remodelers Advantage meeting.
Progressive Builders now in its 25th year in business is part of the Orion group of 10 companies that have been together at these meetings for the past four years. The group meets again in Cape Cod, Mass., in May 2015.
Remodelers Advantage is a national support organization that helps professional remodeling contractors grow more successful, and improve company performance and quality of life.
Progressive Builders based in Fort Myers offers customized residential remodeling services throughout Southwest Florida. The design and building firm is experienced in all facets of work, to include room additions, kitchen and bath renovations, resort-style master suite remodels, whole-house makeovers and outdoor entertainment space upgrades.
To learn more, visit www.ProgressiveBuilders.com or call (239) 939-5411. Progressive Builders is located at 12721 Metro Parkway Suite 2, Fort Myers.
Emerald Homes offers six stately
residences in Shadow Wood Preserve
Emerald Homes’ Southwest Florida Division is offering six gorgeous estate homes in the golf community of Shadow Wood Preserve, starting in the mid-$800s. The public is invited to view a professionally decorated model in this exclusive community, which is nestled on 440 acres between the beautiful Estero Bay Nature Preserve and historic Mullock Creek.
This model home’s spacious great room floor plan offers approximately 3,130 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, three baths, a bonus room, and two-car garage.
The Toscana is an even grander floor plan, with 3,410 square feet of living area, four bedrooms, three baths, a large bonus room, and three-car garage.
Shadow Wood Preserve is located in the Estero area, west of Tamiami Trail, just minutes from Southwest Florida International Airport and fabulous shopping and dining options in Gulf Coast Town Center and Coconut Point. This community features walking trails, a tennis court, kayaking and canoeing, a children’s playground, and a pavilion.
The Ventalo model is open seven days a week. For more information, call Cat Foster at (239) 895-2560.
For more information, visit www.emeraldhomes.com/neighborhoods/southwest-florida/. Home and community information including pricing, included features, terms, availability, and amenities are subject to change and prior sale at any time without notice or obligation. Square footage dimensions are approximate.
Stevens Construction breaks ground on
Memory Care Residences at Cypress Cove
Stevens Construction has broken ground on the Memory Care Residences at Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida, announced Mark Stevens, company president.
Stevens Construction is providing pre-construction and construction management services for Cypress Cove’s 37,940-square-foot, two-story residence with 44 private rooms. Located at 10200 Cypress Cove Drive within the HealthPark campus, the 550-residency retirement community will remain operational during the project.
The Stevens Construction team includes Ken Kensinger as project manager, Sue Ziegenfus as project administrator and Jim Ruby as superintendent. SFCS is the architect of record.
With offices in Fort Myers, Tampa and Orlando, Stevens Construction specializes in providing construction management, general contracting and consulting services to clients and design professionals. Other services include site and design team selection, budgeting, project scheduling, permitting, cost and quality control and warranty service. The company builds healthcare, commercial and hospitality facilities. For information, visit www.stevensconstruction-inc.com or call 239-936-9006.
Cypress Cove – a not-for-profit organization, opened in 1999-is a continuing care retirement community. Located on a 48-acre campus at HealthPark Florida in South Fort Myers. Cypress Cove is home to more than 500 residents and offers a variety of quality living options (independent living, home health, assisted living, skilled nursing, and rehabilitative care).
For additional information, visit www.cypresscoveliving.org.
Benoit, Smith join staff
at RE/MAX?Realty Partners
RE/MAX Real Partners has announced that Marie Benoit and Sebastian Smith have joined the staff.
Benoit has been affiliated with RE/Max since 1990 and specializes in waterfront properties, new construction and luxury homes. She can be reached at 239-560-7730.
Smith is a premier agent handling buying and selling of residential real estate. He has a combined 6 1/2 years of real estate experience between Virginia Beach and Southwest Florida. He can be reached at 239-257-8657.
RE/MAX?Realty Partners is a full service residential and commercial broker serving all of Lee County. The office is at 3501 Del Prado Blvd., S., Ste. 110, in Cape Coral. For information about the company, call 239-424-7387.