ORLANDO-The John Young Parkway Trust of Orlando is counting on Advantis Real Estate Services Co. senior directors Bo Bradford and Tom McFadden to produce a $5-million buyer for its 111,000-sf former headquarters of beverage distributor Schenck Co. and four other buildings totaling 24,657 sf.

MAITLAND, FL-Gregg Morrison, executive director in the Orlando office of Advantis Real Estate Services Co., brings the Redwood City, CA-based entertainment company to the 130,000-sf Summit Park I building at Maitland Center after a six-month national tenant search. Trammell Crow Co. brokers J. Paul Reynolds and Brian Ball negotiate for the building owner.

ATLANTA-A total 736 acres are the latest sites where developers plan townhomes and single-family communities with an estimated 1,221 residences in at least three counties surrounding Downtown.

ORLANDO-The overall vacancy rate in the metro area's 63-million-sf market drops eight-tenths of a percentage point since the first quarter to 10.7% and net absorption of 1.8 million sf doubles the first period's volume, according to Advantis Real Estate Services Co.

ATLANTA-Homebuilder and pilot Joe Voyles of Berkeley closes a $1.7-million deal with Mathis Airport owner CJ Mathis to purchase the 15-acre south Forsyth County property for $2.23 per sf.

ORLANDO-Central Florida's largest private owner of industrial properties signs Gemaire Distributors LLC to an estimated 10-year renewal and expansion lease that brings its 157,000-sf building at 2519 North Orange Blossom Trail to 95% occupancy.

NEWNAN, GA-Already a magnet for new multifamily, retail and office development, this Coweta County area of about 16,000 permanent residents has attracted Robert and Co. which has submitted preliminary plans for the 12.9-acre venture.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL-Atlanta developers James F. Jacoby and Michael B. Vlass tackle one of the most ambitious office, retail, hotel and residential ventures ever attempted in this suburban community, seven miles north of Downtown Orlando.