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Disney Proposes Luxury Development

Mar. 31, 2008

Categorized in: Disney Proposes Luxury Developme

Tagged with: disney, mickey mouse, orlando, orlando new homes, two4one of orlando

Daily Real Estate News | March 31, 2008

Disney Proposes Luxury Development
If you’d like to live in a luxury house next door to Mickey Mouse, Florida’s Disney World is about to make your dream come true.

The proposed property will be built on the banks of Walt Disney World canals. The project could encompass as many as 373 single-family homes, 200 multifamily homes, and 60 time-share units.

A Four-Seasons Hotel is expected to anchor the resort. Marilyn Waters, spokeswoman for Walt Disney Imagineering, the Disney office that handles real-estate development, compared this proposed resort to the Four Seasons-anchored Aviara community in San Diego, a high-end vacation community for people rich enough to have multimillion-dollar second or third homes.

“This is in essence the coming together of the Disney brand and the Four Seasons brand,” she says.

Disney won’t discuss the issue, but speculation is that given the current state of the U.S. real estate market, the luxury homes will be snapped up by wealthy foreign buyers.

Source: Orlando Sentinel, Scott Powers (03/28/08)

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Oakland Park

Feb. 7, 2008

Categorized in: Oakland Park

Tagged with: central florida, dole, new homes orlando, new urbanism, oakland, oakland park, retirement, retirement in florida, two4one of orlando

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Oakland Park

In keeping with our commitment to blending in and feeling like a natural part of the area, the architecture of Oakland Park draws great inspiration from historic homes in Oakland and Winter Garden. This vision mandates original designs and a 360-degree approach to detail, not merely facing the home with historically appropriate trappings. Homes are oriented toward the street with the interiors given an outward-facing perspective. Homes are serviced by a rear alley or garage, contributing to the aesthetic and pedestrian-friendly nature of Oakland Park. Generous front porches allow ample opportunity for interaction with neighbors and a feeling of emotional investment in - and connection to - this small-town community. As towns evolved and grew in the 1800s and early 1900s, different types of residences would be added to existing streets as the need arose. Following that precedent, we've chosen to combine attached and detached residences along the same thoroughfare to capture the welcoming aura found on residential streets of that era. Exceptional attention to detail and authenticity of design are an integral part of the vision to recreate in Oakland Park now what the original settlement might have been like.

The community of Oakland Park encompasses approximately 258 acres of land stretching from the shores of Lake Apopka south to Oakland Avenue. Much of what makes Oakland Park feel like a naturally occurring community is a steadfast commitment to preserving and enhancing the beautiful Old Florida feel of the land. As would have been the case over a century ago, earthmoving has been kept to a minimum. The community follows the natural grade of the land, which slopes up from the shoreline of Lake Apopka, providing lake views for many of the homes near the lake. Magnificent live oaks have been preserved throughout the community.

Architecture

New Urbanism:

The Oakland Park community incorporates the principals of New Urbanism, or traditional neighborhood development (TND). This development pattern is in contrast to conventional suburban sprawl so prevalent over the past fifty years. Through the diversity of its architecture, the inherent walkability of the community, the abundance of open civic spaces and public trails, and the integration of an accessible neighborhood center, Oakland Park promises a small-town feel.

40+ Mile Long Bike Trail - I have rolled many a mile over the last 12 years on this trail, this is beautiful country. See you on the trail.

For more information on the Oakland Park Community contact me at 407.330.0060 or by email at davelowe@two4one.com.

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Bio & Hobbies

Feb. 25, 2007

Categorized in: Bio & Hobbies

Tagged with: dave lowe, lake mary, mountain biking, orange county, seminole county, trans am, turkey run, two4one, two4one of orlando, volusia county

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Patty and Family

As a successful team with Coldwell Banker we decided to split when Patty received a call from LandMar, a developer, offering her a position at their new community, Sugarloaf Mountain.

A brief snapshot of last two years:

Top producer with one of the top real estate firms in the Orlando area...

2005 - placed 9th in a company of 160 agents
- 2 member team placed in the top 13% of Coldwell Banker agents in the country...
- Received Coldwell Banker Diamond Award 2006
2006 - placed 5th in same company...
- Increased sales numbers while most real estate agents stagnated or dropped

Growing up with a family business you have instilled in you it's about honesty and hard work; the drive of wanting to be the best at what you do and the ability to stay on top of your business.

Daves Business History:

Home Theater Business
- Residential and Commercial construction
- Hands on experience in all phases of new construction and remodeling
  - 1500 to 30,000 sqft homes
  - Health clubs
  - Oldest home THX system installed 1925 (plaster walls)
- LucasFilm THX Level 1 & 2 Certified Designer/Installer
  - Attended 1^st THX Certification course offered by LucasFilm
- Help with product design and function as companies were struggling with products at the beginning of the Home Theater market

Mail Order Company
- Created a mail order company with 20+ of the largest Power Companies in the Country looking for unique ways to raised funds for Energy Assistance, these matching funds helped to supply the means necessary for keeping the lights & heat on in homes struggling for various reasons
- Produced 1/24^th scale toy replicas of their fleet of trucks
Diecast Manufacturing Company
- 52 employee average
- 7 departments
  - Sales, Diecast, Part Prep, Paint, Graphics, Assembly, etc
- Produced 1/64^th scale of diecast toy trucks in the USA
- Collectors
  - Single unit orders from 1 to 50 trucks
  - Web orders
  - Direct mail, 15,000+ pieces
- Fortune 500 companies, trucking/food/beverage/construction
  - Bulk orders from 150 to 5,000 trucks

Free time & Hobbies:

Mountain Biking, today just for exercise and time with Patty & friends
- Competed in two events
  - 12 Hours at the Rock, team placed 7^th overall (got the tee shirt)
  - Sebring, best of time 100 mile endurance
Antique hunting
- 1/64^thscale diecast trucks/cars/trains
- Service Station signs
- Thermometers
- Clocks
- Mirrors
Automobiles
- Racing
  - Formula One
  - Nascar
  - Road
  - Drag
  - Two Turtles ( any one/thing competing for first place )
- History