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Monday, February 8, 2010 Good News!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 8, 2010 Contact:
Candice McElyea 941-757-1546
Candice.mcelyea@lakewoodranch.com
GOOD NEWS FOR LAKEWOOD RANCH
The year continues to show positive market signs for residential and commercial real estate in Lakewood Ranch. There were 24 new home contracts and reservations in Lakewood Ranch in January of 2010 and 68 homes are currently under construction. “This is the highest amount of construction activity we have seen on the ranch since 2006,” said LWR Communities President Milt Flinn. “We are excited and encouraged by the sales we have experienced in the first month of the year; in addition our traffic is up considerably compared to this time last year.”
Visitors to Lakewood Ranch models and information centers are up 35 percent from last year, with 997 people coming through, as compared to 741 people in January of 2009. The number of return visitors has increased dramatically as well, with 387 in January 2010 as compared to 256 in 2009.
Several new businesses have also decided to call Lakewood Ranch home. Ad Relevancy and Smith & Dine law offices have both opened at the Energy Court Center and Sarasota architect Don Lawson has moved his offices to Lakewood Ranch. “We have so much to offer business owners,” said LWR Commercial Realty President Brian Kennelly. “We have a very diverse pool of tenants. There are business owners moving to Lakewood Ranch from Sarasota and others even coming from Europe—like biotech company Trod Medical, which opened its U.S. headquarters in Lakewood Ranch. We have proven that this location is second to none. The reasons that Lakewood Ranch appeals to homeowners are the same reasons it appeals to businesses. The close proximity to I-75, amenities like Main Street and of course all of the other benefits that a master planned community offers are very appealing to business owners.”
As further evidence of a recovering market, several owners are expanding their businesses, like Dr. Harvey Mishner, who just opened a health and wellness center in a former bank building on State Road 70 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. “This location is what I call ground zero of Lakewood Ranch,” said Mishner. “This is where all of the growth will be over the next few years and as a resident and business owner on the Ranch, I know we are now poised for success with such a great location.” Mishner, an internist, has decided to fulfill his long-term health care vision by opening his state-of-the-art wellness center, which will offer health and fitness classes and seminars to encourage a proactive method of health care.
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Lakewood Ranch is the 8,500-acre award winning master-planned community in Sarasota and Manatee counties on the West Coast of Florida. Visit www.lakewoodranch.com.
Dr. Harvey Mishner’s internal medicine and wellness center is at 11505 Palmbrush Trail, suite 220, Lakewood Ranch, (941) 747-2090
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