Real Estate Briefs
Moenkemoeller a Rising Star sales affiliate
at Century 21 Birchwood International
Lucy Quiones, broker of Century 21 Birchwood International, has announced that Birgit Moenkemoeller is a Rising Star sales affiliate for 2015 based on her making the Top 100 Regional Production Rankings for Century 21. This is the first time that Moenkemoeller has earned the annual award that recognizes outstanding sales production.
Moenkemoeller has over 15 years of experience in the business world and has been a sales affiliate with Century 21 for under 2 years.
Century 21 Birchwood International Inc, is a full-service real estate and property management company. It is an independently owned and operated franchise affiliate of Century 21 Real Estate LLC (century21.com), which includes approximately 6,900 independent offices worldwide in 78 countries and territories worldwide and more than 101,000 independent sales professionals.
Osborne joins
RE/MAX Realty Partners
RE/MAX Realty Partners has announced that Bob Osborne has joined the team as a full-time agent.
A Florida native and long-time resident of Lee County, Osborne has been selling real estate in Cape Coral for 30 years. He works in all aspects of residential real estate with both buyers and sellers. He can be reached at 239-850-4279 or at bosborne1@hotmail.com.
RE/MAX Realty Partners is a full-service residential, commercial and property management real estate firm, serving all of Lee County. The office is at 3501 Del Prado Blvd., Ste. 110, in Cape Coral. Inquiries are welcome at 239-424-7387.
Stevens construction promotes Sobeck
Stevens Construction has promoted Terri Sobeck to controller, announced Mark Stevens, company president.
As controller, Sobeck is responsible for the planning and management of all accounting activities for the company’s three offices, including the preparation of the financial statements, budgets, payroll and taxes. Sobeck oversees all financial practices for the company including accounts payable and receivable.
Director of Administration since 2004, Sobeck also manages human resources, project administration and maintenance of the company’s records, policies and procedures.
With offices in Fort Myers, Orlando and Tampa, 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 health care, commercial, public and hospitality facilities. For information, visit www.stevensconstructioninc.com or call 239-936-9006.
5,000-square-foot addition under way
at Plaza del Sol Town Center
As part of the ongoing expansion of social and recreational facilities at the Plaza del Sol Town Center at Pelican Preserve in Fort Myers, WCI Communities has begun construction on a 5,000-square-foot addition to accommodate exercise rooms, a kitchen and a resort-style poolside bar, along with a new 70,000-gallon outdoor lap pool.
The new building will dedicate 3,000 square feet to two exercise rooms nearly tripling the center’s current space. The existing exercise space will be renovated for additional cardio and strength-training equipment.
Expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2016, the project follows the remodeling of the 55 and better adult community’s Destinations restaurant and the expansion of the card room. The 70,000-square foot, multi-building Plaza del Sol complex offers residents indoor swimming and fitness, arts and crafts studios, and a 99-seat theater.
The Pelican Preserve welcome center is at 10571 Veneto Drive in Fort Myers. For more information, call 239-985-1600 or visit pelicanpreserve.wcicommunities.com.
Byas named community director
of Colonial Commons
Kelly Byas has joined the Norstar Accolade Property Management team as community director for Colonial Commons.
Situated at the corner of Winkler Avenue and Colonial Boulevard, Colonial Commons is Fort Myers’ newest luxury apartment community.
Byas has an extensive customer service background encompassing the travel, residential and publishing industries. She most recently served as account executive with For Rent Media Solutions in Southwest Florida. Locally, her career also includes serving as a sales associate with Diamond Tours and publisher of Haas Publishing Company, which produces the Apartment Shoppers Guide.
Colonial Commons includes five floor plans including one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments that range from 718 to 1,282 square feet and are available from $995 to $1,400 per month. Upon completion, 14 three-story buildings with a total of 332 units will be included in the neighborhood.
Colonial Commons is being developed by Norstar Development USA and managed by Norstar Accolade Property Management.
Colonial Commons onsite leasing professionals are available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays, from noon to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 239-561-8001 or visit www.colonialcommonsapts.com.
Hartsell appointed chair of Urban
Land Institute, Southwest Florida District
Pavese Law Firm partner Steven C. Hartsell has been named chair of the Urban Land Institute Southwest Florida District Council. Hartsell assumes the role of chair effective July 1. ULI is a nonprofit research and education organization representing land use and real estate development disciplines working in private enterprise and public service. A multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates an open exchange of ideas, information, and experience among industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.
A graduate of Dickinson College with a bachelor’s degree in 1975 and Florida State University College of Law in 1980, Hartsell joined Pavese Law Firm in Fort Myer, in 1986 and became a partner in the firm in 1990. Prior to joining Pavese Law Firm, Hartsell served as an Assistant Public Defender in Lee County and then as an Assistant Lee County Attorney, advising county departments and the Board of County Commissioners with regard to various zoning and land use related matters.
Hartsell concentrates his practice in zoning, land use and development law as well as local government administrative law matters, representing clients in administrative matters before city and county commissions, councils and boards in hearings throughout Southwest and Central Florida. His practice also includes representation in comprehensive plan amendments, developments of regional impact and code enforcement matters, and he has served in cases as a Florida Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution Act Special Magistrate.
Pavese Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and West Palm Beach. The firm provides a broad range of legal services for individuals, families, small businesses and large corporations. Practice areas include agricultural, banking and finance, bankruptcy, business and taxation, civil litigation, community association, employment, environmental and water, estate planning, probate and trust, family, land use and government, and real estate law.