The SunPost

Bryan T. Halda is a man who wears many hats. As a Senior Partner/Associate and multi-million dollar producer with Gray & Associates Properties, Inc., his highly motivated and results-oriented style has helped in streamlining operations that increase efficiency and company profit. He possesses a solid track record of consistently exceeding corporate goals through strategic planning, staff development and project execution.

Bryan is currently Developing Azure Ocean Villas on the Island of Eleuthera, 20 luxury single family residences on 20 oceanfront acres on the Caribbean side of the island. Residences range from 2,200 sq. ft. to 3,200 sq. ft. and are priced from $1.2 million.

Halda is also the president, founder and CEO of BTH Enterprises of Miami, Inc., a property management and investment company in Miami. As the president, CEO and founder of Ab Strap Corporation, Halda invented, designed and is currently developing a prototype exercise device called “The Ab Strap.”

It is a reusable support for an exerciser’s head while doing abdominal crunches and is now being made available for licensing to manufacturers interested in new product development. Its patent is pending. Halda is hoping to have the Ab Strap in full production and available to the public very soon. He is in discussions with the Home Shopping Network and QVC.

Halda recently represented South Florida Federal Partners in the sale of four sites chosen by the General Services Administration where four new Citizenship and Immigration Services buildings will be constructed. Construction of the new buildings could begin as soon as June. The buildings should be operational by late next summer.

Halda can be reached at 305-754-3778 or 305-788-8470 or visit his Web site at www.bryanhalda.com

Beach Homes Florida is an established team of real estate professionals serving buyers and sellers in South Florida achieve success in their transactions. Its main goal is to provide each client the highest level of service an offer results beyond all expectations. They specialize in oceanfront, waterfront and investment properties in Sunny Isles Beach, Miami Beach, Aventura, Hallandale Beach and Hollywood.

An energetic and dynamic team of real estate professionals, they have extensive knowledge and comprehension of the current real estate market in South Florida. They have the experience to show why they stand above the rest.

Their persistent consideration to every detail of the transaction, and superb ability to stay attentive with every step of the process, will demonstrate their absolute determination to attend all needs in a timely and productive manner. Their strength is their dedication to every transaction, every buyer and every seller.

Their creative and innovative use of different marketing tools will make a substantial difference in the quality of service you will receive. Buyers will benefit from the latest information about new developments, investment opportunities and future projects before they become available to the general public. Sellers will benefit from our exclusive worldwide customer data base, Internet exposure, advertising campaigns and current accurate information.

Visit the Web site at www.beachhomesfl.com to view their extensive inventory of condos, townhouses and family homes. Call Rodolfo M. Mendible at 786.247.1962 or Sergio O. Chanteiro, PA at 954.258.2976.

To Frank Kruszewski, real estate associate with Gary Hennes Realtors in Miami Beach, the business is less about properties and numbers than it is about people.

“What could be more gratifying than helping families find a home and helping people through a complex and often stressful time in their lives,” said Kruszewski. “It more than makes up for the hard work – no matter what the market is like. You have to put people first not just to be successful but also to be the kind of person buyers or sellers want to work with and want to refer to others.”

Bettering others’ lives has long been Kruszewski’s focus. He’s a former high school math and computer science teacher and Dean of Students at La Salle Academy in Manhattan. In his 26 years living in Florida, he’s been past president and board member of the Sunset Harbour South Association and served on the city’s Police Relations Board, is vice chair of the Budget Advisory Committee and board member of SAVE, Inc. He’s also a graduate of Miami Beach’s Citizen’s Police Academy and Leadership Academy. Most recently, he is running for Miami Beach City Commission in Group VI.

“Whether in real estate of community service, it’s all about listening to and working on behalf of other people,” Kruszewski said.

Matt New, a top producer and realtor associate with the real estate firm of Axis Realty Group, has over 15 years of real estate investment experience along with 22 years of owning and managing several successful start-up businesses. Having graduated with a BBA in Marketing from the University of Georgia, Matt founded and managed Peach State Products Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia. The company grew to be the largest independent hotel supply company in the industry.

Ten years later, having sold that company to the world’s largest hotel supplier, Matt founded Storage Source LLC, a company that bought and managed self-storage facilities throughout Georgia. Matt also opened Avalon Realty Group LLC, which bought, rehabbed, and managed single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Matt bought and sold over 200 properties in a three-year period as well as personally purchasing, renovating and owning 45 properties under the Avalon Realty Group corporate umbrella. Matt is a licensed real estate agent in Atlanta and was affiliated with REMAX Intown Atlanta. Matt is a licensed real estate agent in the states of Georgia and Florida.

Matt moved to South Beach in 2002 and joined Majestic Properties Miami Beach as a realtor associate. In early 2006, Matt moved to the prestigious boutique real estate firm of Axis Realty Group. Axis Realty Group is a small firm located on Lincoln Road and is known for its high level of integrity and for a commitment to providing customers with unparalleled service.

As a top producer at the firm, Matt has continued a successful tradition of offering buyers and sellers top notch service with an attention for detail.

Jean Marie Echemendia has been a broker associate with Coldwell Banker Miami
Beach (formerly the Sothebys Int’l affiliate) for the past 10 years and has
more than 15 years experience in the luxury homes market. 2006 was a record
year for Echemendia, having attained the status as “Top 3% of Sales
Associates Worldwide” at Coldwell Banker. As a broker-associate at the
Lincoln Road office, she has an in-depth knowledge of numerous real
estate transactions and also of construction and renovation of fine homes,
having herself restored eight historic Miami Beach properties.
She started her real estate career at New York’s Halstead Property
Company, after experiencing great success as a personal shopper at the
exclusive Bergdorf Goodman in New York. “A home is like a wardrobe, each
having a unique fit to suit an individual’s lifestyle,” she said.
You can call Jean Marie at 305-903-4050, email her at
info@LuxeBeachHomes.com, or visit her Web site at www.LuxeBeachHomes.com.

Three top producing agents have teamed up at SBI Realty to create the SoFi Beach Group. The team is composed by Edgar J. Glen, Eduardo Calle and Elias Echeverri, three Miami Beach residents from diverse educational and professional backgrounds who have a vision to provide superior real estate consulting services.

“Our goal is to utilize our resources, experience and combine our efforts to better serve our clientele. We want to be known not only as a source for buying or renting but rather as a real estate concierge team offering services beyond expectations” the team quotes.

· Providing marketing & financial analysis in any transaction related to real estate properties.

· Creating and implementing sound marketing campaigns for the sale or rent of your properties by leveraging local and international partnerships and publications worldwide.

· Managing your transactions with project management techniques to mitigate problems and minimize risks.

· Supervising and maintaining your real estate investment properties via their “Concierge Services,” a network of contractors and industry referrals.

Establishing www.SoFiBeach.com a portal with “SoFi” related sales and rentals, neighborhood information, planning, developments, property value, vacancy trends and analysis and real-deal properties of the week.

Find out more at 305-206-2749 or info@SoFiBeach.com

Finally, the South Florida real estate market has a team of foreclosure specialists that know what they are doing. The Foreclosure Relief Team is a group of companies working together to assist property owners that find themselves in a difficult foreclosure proceeding.

JFA Realty, Great Florida Lending, and Sunshine Florida Title, are putting their extensive foreclosure experience together; and the great thing is that they actually want to help the community. In a market overwhelmed by foreclosure experts trying to help or better yet invest in properties that find themselves in foreclosure, it is refreshing to come across a team that actually stand out for their desire to provide the community with real solutions.

The Foreclosure Relief Team is here to help by providing homeowners with the options that property owners have once they find themselves in foreclosure. “Our greatest moment is when we can help homeowners avoid foreclosure while keeping or selling their home, and saving their credit, with the possibility of a profit,” said Jose F. Lopez, broker- president.

The Foreclosure Relief Team has mastered the art of catering to the specific needs of its unique customers while maintaining the classical approach to service, confidentiality, and respect that this community deserves. Call the JFA Realty 305-644-8880.

Deanna-Marie Jurgens is a Miami native who graduated from Miami Country Day School and the University of Miami. She renovated a number of properties in New York, London, Richmond, Va., and Miami before settling here.

After each renovation she sold the property and has been with Fortune Intl. Realty in Miami Beach for four years. She was the fourth highest producer in the Arthur Godfrey Rd. office during 2006 as she reached the Silver Level of Sales.

She previously worked in sales in New York City and was an assistant to Christopher Whittle of Whittle Communications and the Edison Project, as well as doing graphics for the NBC network in the New York City offices.

She specializes in Bal Harbour, Bay Harbour and Surfside and also works in Miami Shores and Shorecrest.

A licensed real estate broker with more than 39 years in the field, Donna is a broker associate dedicated to her sellers, buyers and Majestic Properties. Focusing her practice on luxury properties, Donna has set sales records throughout the industry and is among the top 1% of U.S. realtors. With career sales exceeding $100 billion, this Miami Beach native knows how to network, negotiate and thrive even during bear market times. She has a hefty rolodex which is continuously expanding. Donna is a huge proponent of South Florida and is involved with several community associations and organizations. They include:

Former board member of the City of Miami Beach Commission on the Status of Women

For more information please visit donnakbloom.com or call Donna at 305-992-3983.

Casey Koslowski, realtor extraordinaire at Majestic Properties, entered the real estate industry in 1998 and in less than 10 years has firmly planted himself as one of South Florida’s leading agents in the sale of luxury residential condominiums.

Koslowski has sold nearly $150 million in real estate in Miami, Miami Beach and downtown Miami, inclusive of a record-breaking sale at The Setai, one of South Beach’s most luxurious condo projects, for $2,498 a square foot, totaling $2.2M. He is responsible for breaking a Majestic Properties record, when he recently leased a Setai suite for $32,000 a month for 12 months.

Success seems to always be on Koslowski’s side. Even when he first started his job at Majestic, within two months he sold-out all 200 units at Ten Museum Park.

Koslowski’s strengths lie in his ability to work with a variety of people from all over the world. He focuses in assisting international clients with purchasing second homes in the United States. His ability to speak Spanish and German greatly helps in his work. The need to reach a global audience of customers and prospects is an ever-present real estate requirement.

The countries from which Koslowski’s clients originate fluctuate from year to year, based on a number of criteria, most of which are related to finance. For instance, the euro and pound is strong right now, so he sees an influx of British and Germans in the market for property in the States this year.
A self-proclaimed workaholic, his extensive experience with high rise developments, innate passion for architecture, and desire to help people find their dream home are the secrets to his on-going success. “Even during bear market times, a creative and agile mind can overcome all odds,” he says.

Born and raised in Menomonee Falls, Wisc. Koslowski’s childhood in cold terrain was the impetus for his desire to reside in the warm weather of Miami Beach. He is one of Miami’s biggest proponents and well-versed on the latest industry trends, urban developments, community happenings and other valuable insider information pertaining to each property’s surrounding area.

Koslowski is currently managing a portfolio of local properties that exceeds $50 million in value. For more information on Koslowski or any of his properties please visit www.ckkrealestate.com.

Felix Guzman is one of Miami’s most optimistic realtors and Majestic Properties gladly welcomes him back. He began his real estate career in the late ’90s and was instantly attracted to high-end, preconstruction sales. Under the aegis of Majestic Properties, Guzman was able to propel his interest in new developments into an expertise and solidified his presence in South Florida’s booming real estate market. With an ever-increasing customer database, a keen ability to gage the constantly changing market and a thorough knowledge of the industry, Felix garnered several accolades and awards from “Outstanding Sales Associate” to “Outstanding Listing Associate.”

With a stellar start, solid buyer and seller representation skills, savvy marketing acumen and an infectious positive attitude, Felix was preyed upon by other realty firms. He ventured out accepting positions with La Playa Properties, Douglas Elliman and later with Exquisite Properties. After a brief hiatus he returns to Majestic Properties. His main reason for returning to the outfit which fostered his success was a deep appreciation for the foundation Majestic provides its agents. From ongoing trainings, courtesy of Majestic University, to its unprecedented dedication to marketing – Majestic Properties has an in-house marketing department (Kor Communications) which handles advertising, PR and marketing campaigns for its 250 agents in addition to the Majestic Properties brand.

Felix lives in one of Miami’s trendiest neighborhoods, El Portal, which is also a bird sanctuary. He is well acquainted with several South Florida communities and keeps abreast of the best residential and investment properties for his clients. Felix is fluent in Spanish and English.

The Golan Team started five years ago and has established themselves as a strong force in the condo and luxury home market. Specializing in Intracoastal and Oceanfront residences in Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles, Aventura and Golden Beach area, The Golan Team uses their unique marketing strategies and consistent dedication to service, loyalty and attention to detail to get top dollar while removing all the hassles, pressures and worries.

The Golan Team is headed by Eyal and Debra Golan. Eyal has a construction background that has helped many clients to see the hidden potential or through his home remodeling company has helped clients realize their dream home or condo.

Debra has a strong background in marketing and advertising and approaches every listing on an individual basis, creating a marketing strategy and campaign geared to getting the most exposure and ultimately the highest sale price for the client. The Golan Team has been recognized as the top Luxury Sales Team at Keller Williams Elite Properties for the past three years and continues to be successful in this challenging market.

The Golan Team can handle your residential, commercial and investment needs. To reach them call 786-271-1235 or 786-333-6200 or visit their Web site at www.golanteam.com.

With almost 20 years of industry experience, Josephine Pampanas, broker-associate and Top Producer of EWM knows what the key to a successful search entails. Knowledgeable in all areas of South Florida real estate, Josephine concentrates on Miami Beach’s high-end residential and Miami’s commercial market. As a Miami Beach resident herself, Josephine is an expert in this tropical paradise.

By concentrating her efforts on her clients’ specific needs, Josephine’s service skills and market expertise places her above the rest. Whether you are looking to find the ideal property or deciding how to best market your property in today’s economic climate, you can depend on Josephine to achieve winning results.

A Brooklyn native and graduate of NYU, Josephine relocated to South Florida after successful careers in the financial and security sectors in New York City.

“I wanted to leave those winters behind,” she says. “I wanted to start anew without looking back and Miami Beach was the perfect place to do this. The standard of living in South Florida is unmatched. Where else are you going to get sunshine all throughout the year? Miami has an enviable geographic location with stunning beaches, beautiful people, gorgeous homes, luxury lifestyle, and fashion. It is the place to be today.”

If you’re interested in owning your piece of Miami, the Zichelles will be happy to help you through the process. They are passionate about what they do and sell. With their extensive knowledge they will navigate you through the South Florida market, giving you the resources and information you need to make an educated, well-informed decision.
They will make sure all of your needs are met and go out of our way to make the process of getting you into your new home as seamless and worry free as possible.
From downtown to the beaches, they will find you what you’re looking for. They want you to feel as much at home as they do. Welcome to Miami. Welcome home.