Hold-Thyssen Brokers 25,301-SF Industrial Lease in Tampa, FL

Carol L. Kinnard

Tampa, FL. --- Hold-Thyssen, LLC, a full service commercial real estate

 firm with offices in Clearwater and Winter Park, recently represented I.D.

Systems (NASDAQ: IDSY) and their Tampa-based PowerFleet for Industrial division in a new long-term lease of 25,301 square feet of flex space at Vector I, 6204 Benjamin Rd.    

Carol L. Kinnard, commercial associate at Hold-Thyssen, identified multiple locations near the Veterans Expressway / Suncoast Parkway corridor before Vector I was selected by the tenant.    

The PowerFleet for Industrial division designs, manufactures and supplies a broad range of industry-leading electronic solutions for the world-wide industrial truck market that serves thousands of customers across multiple

> sectors including industrial conglomerates, heavy equipment manufacturers,

> retailers, and government institutions. With rapid product growth and

> demand, the tenant experienced corporate growth requiring expansion from a

> location with only 3,878 square feet.  

> Kinnard said the new Benjamin Road flex space will require tenant

> improvements that will produce a state-of-the-art facility for the

> PowerFleet division, which expects to increase staffing at this location by

> 10 people within three to five years.

CONTACTS:

> Richard J. Fisher, Vice President/Investor Services, Hold-Thyssen, Inc.,

> 813-880-7100 ext 303 Rfisher@HoldThyssen.com 

> 

> Carol Kinnard, Commercial Associate, Hold-Thyssen, Inc.,

 813-880-7100, CKinnard@HoldThyssen.com 

> 

> Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 407-644-4142

> Beth@larryvershel.com 

 

World Gourmet Festival Celebrates 20 Years of Extraordinary Culinary Journeys in Asia’s City of Angels

Kai Ho: Taïrroir in Taipei, Taiwan (2 Michelin stars)

Bangkok, Thailand---Bangkok’s oldest international culinary spectacular is returning to one of the capital’s most exclusive addresses for a landmark 20^th year with a star-studded line up of some of the world’s leading chefs, and a tribute to the City of Angels’ world-renowned street food culture. 

Chef Kai Ho's pineapple specialty

From Sept. 2 through Sept. 8, sixteen acclaimed chefs from nine countries – from France to Japan and from Taiwan to Portugal – will present an international culinary feast at the 20^th World Gourmet Festival at Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel. 

 Hajime Otowa and So Otowa: Ciel et Sol in Tokyo, Japan (1 Michelin star)

With no less than thirteen Michelin stars amongst them, the brigade of chefs includes:

·                     Wolfgang Becker: Becker’s Restaurant in Trier, Germany (2 Michelin stars)

·                     Hervé Deville:  Momo in London, United Kingdom

·                     Alan Geaam: Alan Geaam in Paris, France (1 Michelin star)

·                     Kai Ho: Taïrroir in Taipei, Taiwan (2 Michelin stars)

·                     Chiho Kanzaki and Marcelo di Giacomo: Virtus in Paris, France (1 Michelin star)

·                     Hideki Ii: Shirosaka in Tokyo, Japan (1 Michelin star)

·                     Richie Lin: Mume in Taipei, Taiwan (1 Michelin star)

·                     Angel Zapata Martin: Barrafina in London, United Kingdom (1 Michelin star)

·                     Hajime Otowa and So Otowa: Ciel et Sol in Tokyo, Japan (1 Michelin star)

·                     Rui Silvestre: Vistas in Vila Nova de Cacela, Portugal (1 Michelin star)

·                     Andrea Spagoni: BeefBar in Hong Kong (1 Michelin star)

·                     Yoji Tokuyoshi: Tokuyoshi in Milan, Italy (1 Michelin star)

Each chef will host two dinners in the hotel’s award-winning Biscotti, Madison, Spice Market and Shintaro restaurants.

On Friday, 6^th September 2019, Taiwanese chefs Kai Ho and Richie Lin will be joined by the chef behind Thailand’s much-loved and respected streets-to-stardom culinary tale, Ian Kittichai, whose restaurants include Issaya Siamese Club in Bangkok, Tangerine in Singapore and Spot Dessert Bar in New York City. 

Chef Hideki Li

Chef Ian is an experienced hand when it comes to the World Gourmet Festival and his participation in the 20^th anniversary celebration brings him full circle.

 In 2000 he was a member of the hotel’s culinary team who led the visiting international chefs during the inaugural event.  The trio of gastronomic artists will prepare a six-hands collaborative dinner of six courses – two each of their signature creations.

Chef Richie Lin

In a first for the World Gourmet Festival, Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel will showcase the City of Angels’ enviable status as the best city in the world for street food on Thursday, 5^th September 2019, when Bangkok’s popular street vendors will prepare their fare in food stalls strewn around the Parichart open-air garden courtyard.

  And as has become a tradition and crowd pleaser in recent years, the exclusive fringe events in the hotel’s iconic lobby and Aqua Bar return, including the hugely popular World Gourmet Brunch on Sunday, 8^th September 2019.

Chef Roger van Dammefrom Het Gebaar, Antwerp, Belgium

Foodies and budding and professional chefs alike can attend master cooking classes by all the visiting chefs, where they will have the opportunity to see and taste specially prepared dishes from the chefs’ World Gourmet Festival menu repertoire. 

 Joining the stellar line up of chefs this year is famed Dutch chef Roger van Dammefrom Het Gebaar in Antwerp, Belgium, who was awarded the best pastry chef in the world honour at the ‘Best Chefs Awards’ in 2017. 

On Thursday, 5^th September 2019 and Friday, 6^th September 2019 he will present master classes of four desserts served with afternoon in the Lobby Lounge.

Chef Andrea Spagoni

The 20^th World Gourmet Festival is a proud supporter of HRH Princess Soamsawali Krom Muen Suddhanarinatha HIV Prevention Fund.  THB 600 per dinner ticket sold and proceeds from the auctions, which take place throughout the Festival, will be donated to the Fund.

Reservations for the 20^th World Gourmet Festival at Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel are essential and can be made by visiting www.worldgourmetfestival.asia, where detailed information and prices of all the events are available.

Chef Ian Kittichai

Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel’s Amazing World Gourmet Festival accommodation package offers gourmands a sumptuous opportunity to experience an extraordinary international culinary feast by some of the world’s best chefs in the heart of one of the world’s most enigmatic capital cities. 

 Starting from THB 18,000 per room per night, this special offer includes accommodation, a sumptuous daily buffet breakfast, and a table for two at a guest chef’s dinner each night of the stay period.  Guests will also receive fifteen percent discount on treatments at the hotel’s award winning Anantara Spa. 

For more information about this special offer or to make a reservation, please visitwww.anantara.com/en/siam-bangkok/offers or contact Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel on email reservations.asia@anantara.com 
or telephone +66 2 126 8866.

Chef Hideki Li specialty

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‌Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $35 Million Sale of Wildewood Downs Retirement Community​ in Columbia, SC

Wildewood Downs, a 248-unit, entrance-fee continuing care retirement community in Columbia, SC

David Kliewer

COLUMBIA, SC  — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of Wildewood Downs, a 248-unit, entrance-fee continuing care retirement community in Columbia, South Carolina.

The Tampa, Florida-based Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing team of David Kliewer, Paul Carr and Allen McMurtry represented an affiliate of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania-based The Hollinger Group in the disposition. 

Senior Living Communities (SLC), of Charlotte, North Carolina, acquired the asset for $35 million ($141,129 per unit) using debt financing from a publicly-traded REIT.

Paul Carr

Wildewood Downs was developed between 2000 and 2014 at 731 Polo Rd. The ±348,728-square-foot property comprises 76 Independent Living homes, 60 Independent Living apartments, 40 Assisted Living units, eight Memory Care units, a 64-bed Skilled Nursing Facility with an 80-bed licensed capacity, and a two-story commons building with extensive amenities. 

In 2017, previous ownership invested approximately $400,000 to update the commons building, including new carpet, furniture and dining room upgrades.

Wildewood Downs is located 13 miles northeast of downtown Columbia in the heart of Wildewood, one of the capital city’s premier suburban neighborhoods. The ±38.0-acre site offers significant potential for future expansion.

Allen McMurtry

The sale of Wildewood Downs was a strategic disposition of The Hollinger Group’s lone remaining senior housing asset in South Carolina,” said Kliewer. “The buyers are well-equipped to take Wildewood Downs to the next phase of its life cycle.”

Added Kliewer, “SLC, who was involved with the original development of the campus, is the ideal operator for the future of Wildewood Downs given their strong reputation and regional presence.”

Contact:

David A. Meyer
Meyer Media  
+ 1 407 489 7488
david@meyer.media

www.cushmanwakefield.com 

@CushWake on Twitter.

Divario breaks grounds in St. George, Utah; area’s first mixed-use community

St. George, Utah Mayor Jon Pike

ST. GEORGE, UT– A new era in master planned community living is coming to one of the fastest growing areas of Utah.

The Divario master planned community is the first mixed use development in St. George, and its design preserves an outdoor recreation component with the area's renowned mountain biking trails.

To mark Divario’s introduction and construction, the development team was joined recently by St. George Mayor Jon Pike and other city officials, business and community leaders, and mountain biking enthusiasts for a ground breaking ceremony at the Southern Utah site.

Mark Schnippel

 A group of local mountain bikers held a community ride on one of trails and finished at the site prior to the program.

Set amid the beauty of natural canyons and slopes and featuring spectacular views, Divario incorporates and preserves the area’s terrain and beloved and highly regarded mountain biking and hiking trails.

The 730-acre master plan includes more than 200 acres for open space for hiking and biking trails and parks, an events center, and 26 acres for commercial development.

 Divario will have multiple neighborhoods and residential options that will allow homeowners an escape from the city but with convenient access to commercial retail and services by walking, cycling or driving. 

Mark Teepen

"I am personally excited to see Divario take shape into a community that embraces the property’s natural beauty and expansive views," said Mayor Pike.

"This property has been a local favorite for mountain biking, climbing and hiking enthusiasts and will remain so through preservation of numerous natural canyons and trails. 

"Even more exciting is the developer’s commitment to continue the mountain biking events and senior games that have been held here every year and the planned dedication of a community park and event center to stage the races and other cultural events."

Mark Schnippel is the managing partner of the Divario development group and has assembled and is leading the development team which includes Mark Teepen and Rod Packer. 

The trio has more than 60 years of development and real estate experience covering master plan and residential communities and commercial real estate primarily in Southern Utah and Southern Nevada.

"Upon seeing this property, we knew we had something special and a beautiful canvas on which to develop a great place for primary and second homeowners who will benefit from nearby city services and appreciate the beauty and utility of the land," said Schnippel.

Troy Ence

"And learning about the site's history as a mountain biking mecca complements the lifestyle we want to create. We’ve been fortunate to work with the City of St. George, Bureau of Land Management and the mountain biking community to make Divario a reality and preserve its trails.”

Divario is approved for up to 3,186 homes. More than 800 single and multi-family homes will be built in the first phase. Ence Homes, one of the leading Utah homebuilders, will develop the initial neighborhood called Sentieri Canyon. 

 It will have single family homes that will start in the upper $300,000 range. Other builders will be announced later.

Cimarron Chacon
                                                          photo by Brice Shipbach

“This is a beautifully unique area of St. George, and we’ve wanted to build here for some time.  This site is the perfect setting for Ence Homes, and we are excited to be building in the new master planned community, “Divario,” said Troy Ence, owner of Ence Homes.

"We're so appreciative that the Divario team recognized the property’s mountain biking value and history, and it's been great working with them and the BLM and City of St. George," said Cimarron Chacon, who organizes several of the mountain biking events.

"Needless to say, it was of great concern to our community to maintain access to such a rich recreational resource for both locals and visitors alike. 

"It has been thrilling to be at the table helping to shape this new community that will include access to all the traditional trails and climbing routes via new and exciting single-track trails that will pass through and around each section of the community.

"To know that our racing history will not be lost to development, but instead embraced and even enhanced is the most exciting part of this partnership.”

Chacon said that all the local event organizers have been involved in shaping the plan so that three to four events can be staged, and the True Grit Epic can pass through with only minor adjusts to the actual route. There may even be a possibility for creating a NICA-approved course.

Set against the backdrop of the Pine Valley Mountains and Snow Canyon State Park, Divario is located in southwest St. George near Sunbrook Drive and Plantations Drive.

CONTACTS:

Nancy Katz

Public Relations Director

Purdue Marion & Associates

1333 N. Buffalo Drive, Ste. 220, Las Vegas, NV 89128

Phone 702-222-2362 | Cell 702-349-0063 | Fax 702-222-2386

Purduemarion.com

nancy@purduemarion.com

For additional information, please visit www.divarioliving.com, email info@divarioliving.com or call 435-414-6627.

For land sales, please contact Rod Packer at (435) 680-2562 or pack@sginet.com.

Plaza Advisors Brokers Sale of 90,328-SF Temple Terrace Plaza in Temple Terrace, FL

Temple Terrace Plaza,Temple Terrace, FL

TAMPA, FL -- Plaza Advisors is pleased to announce the sale of the Temple Terrace Plaza, located in Temple Terrace, Florida.

Jim Michalak

The 90,328 square foot center is anchored by a high sales volume Winn Dixie. Other notable tenants include; the United States Post Office, Greenberg Dental, Sally Beauty, Rainbow, Mariner Finance and Sprint. The asset was 95% occupied at the time of sale.

The seller was a Real Estate Investment Trust. An undisclosed private equity group was the purchaser. Jim Michalak and Keith Nurre, senior analyst, represented the seller. Plaza Advisors was the sole broker involved in the transaction.

“Demand for Florida retail product, particularly grocery anchored assets, remains robust," noted Michalak 

“The various economic dynamics of Florida, including strong population growth, a thriving economy and relocating retirees, continue to drive investment demand and provide a “safe haven” for capital placement by both domestic and foreign investors."

Keith Nurre

Plaza Advisors is a real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the disposition of retail properties throughout the Southeastern United States.

Plaza Advisors’ clients include private equity investors, developers, and major institutions including fund advisors, servicing agents, life insurance companies, REITs, and money center banks. 

CONTACT:

Jim Michalak

Managing Partner

Plaza Advisors

3412 Bay To Bay Boulevard

Tampa, FL 33629

813.837.1300 Ext. 1

www.plazadvisors.com

Fax 831.2627

jim.michalak@plazadvisors.com

Janice Clary Joins Regal | Christie’s International Real Estate

Janice Clary

ORLANDO, FL -- Janice Clary has joined Regal | Christie’s International Real Estate as Broker Associate.  With an award-winning sales career as a consistent, multi-million-dollar producer, Clary has been recognized as one of Florida ’s top residential real estate associates.

Joyce Marsh, Regional Manager for Regal | Christie’s, said Clary will focus on the luxury segment of the market assisting buyers and sellers throughout Central Florida, particularly in Lake, Orange and Seminole counties. 

With more than 28 years of experience in the industry Clary, a long-time Mount Dora resident, has extensive market knowledge of upper tier properties, including waterfront and equestrian properties, country estates and distinctive bed and breakfast inns.  

Prior to joining Regal | Christie’s Clary was Broker Associate for the last 15 years first at Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty and then at Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.

Joyce Marsh

In 2006, Clary earned the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) designation by the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing and has been a member of the Institute’s Million Dollar Guild since 2008.  She is an active member of the Lake County , Orange County and National Associations ofREALTORS® 

Regal | Christie’s, operating five central Florida offices in Orlando, Celebration, Winter Park, Lake Mary and Clermont, adheres to a policy of hiring the industry’s top performing agents and providing buyers and sellers of luxury real estate with an unparalleled level of customer service.

CONTACTS:

Joyce Marsh, Regional Manager/Broker, Regal | Christie’s International Real Estate 407-749-0700 JoyceMarsh@RegalRealtyOrlando.com 

Chris Christensen, Broker/Owner, Regal | Christie’s International Real Estate 407-312-8003 Chris@RegalRealtyOrlando.com

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 407-644-4142 

or 407-461-3781 beth@larryvershel.com