Contact:
Susie Glass
t. 305.571.9991
sglass@metro1properties.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2008
Commercial Real Estate News
Metro 1 Properties partners with Destiny, America’s first eco-sustainable community
Miami, FL- Metro 1 Properties, Inc. has solidified a relationship with Destiny, America’s first eco-sustainable community based in Osceola County, strategically located within minutes of Vero Beach (30 minutes) and Orlando/Disney World (50), as well as within hours of Tampa, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and two major ports. Destiny is a 41,300 acre “new city” where progress and preservation combine to create a model for efficient living. The project is a prototype for future cities, a forward-thinking community operating with minimal impact on the environment and a scientific hub and Eco Industrial Parks where the latest clean technology innovations will emerge. Destiny is being developed by Founder and Managing Partner of Destiny and President of the is being developed by Founder and Managing Partner of Destiny and President of the Real Estate land development firm of the Pugliese Company, Anthony V. Pugliese and Partner, Fred DeLuca, founder of one of the world’s most successful franchises, Subway.
Prior to Greenbuild Metro One will host the Green Flamingo’s Speaker Series, a informal business networking forum based in South Florida that serves as an educational opportunity focused on the latest green designs, services, products and technologies hosted by Carl Hildebrand, the Director of Green Building Initiatives for Metro 1 Properties. During this USGBC sponsored event, Destiny will have an opportunity to share their visionary project with like-minded “green professionals” in the South Florida community.
Destiny Florida and Metro 1 Properties will host a booth at this year’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston, MA which provides an unparalleled opportunity for attendees to connect with other green peers, industry experts, and influential leaders – sharing innovations in the green building movement and is the only one of its kind and magnitude in the United States. While in Boston, Metro 1 Properties and Destiny will host a Metro Mixer, a popular networking event catered towards top business professionals in multiple industries to strengthen business relationships. Metro 1 Properties will be one of the only real estate firms in the nation to exhibit during this monumental convention, with an anticipated and unprecedented 65,000 people expecting to attend.
After the series of exciting events, Metro 1 Properties looks to continue to work alongside Destiny as consultants, giving the project a South Florida presence based out of Metro 1 Properties’ Miami office. The goal is to facilitate dialogue with Destiny through Metro 1’s exclusive network of contacts, locating potential partners to raise capital as well as companies that would like to locate their businesses at Destiny, encompassing both residential and commercial opportunities. Destiny teamed up with Metro 1 Properties due to the firm’s Sustainable Services Division, a division with a genuine commitment towards a more sustainable future. Metro 1 Properties is young, dynamic firm that offers Destiny the right resources, right network, talent and skill that coincides with Destiny’s vision.
Based in Miami, Metro 1 Properties Inc. is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm dedicated to providing a superior level of advisory and transaction services for clients conducting business throughout the world. Metro 1 Properties offers clients the services of a vertically-integrated, full service brokerage with a unique twist: the power of an advertising firm as well. Our services include commercial sales and leasing, landlord and tenant representation, sustainability services, M1 debt and equity finance and M1 marketing. Our focus is to build sustainable communities and effect the redevelopment of the urban core through strategic alliances with private investors, developers, landlords, retailers, tenants and governmental entities and to promote services that are sustainable, always advocating for smart growth. Metro 1 Properties is a member of the USGBC, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, ULI, CCIM, ICSC, CIASF, RAMB, and RCA. For more information on Metro 1 Properties please visit www.metro1properties.com or call the Metro 1 Properties office at 305.571.9991. For more information on Destiny please visit www.destinyflorida.com.
