Armado Carbot – Project Superintendent

Amado Carbot was born in Havana, Cuba. He's a graduate of the Naval Engineering School in Havana. Amado, loves fishing and boating. When is not hard at work, you will find him shooting the breeze on his boat, fishing rod in hand in the Florida Keys. Amado has more than 10 years of experience in new construction and has worked with various developers in the field of new construction of single family homes, estate homes, and townhouses in planned communities. Prior to joining New Urban Communities, he worked with Arvida/JMB Partners in the construction and development of the Town of Weston. He also worked with WCI Communities in the development and construction of million dollar estate homes in Parkland.

David was born and raised in Iron Mountain, Michigan and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management from Northern Michigan University. David has been with New Urban Communities since we opened our doors in 2000 and has completed several communities throughout South Florida as one of our project managers. His building practice is simple, quality over quantity. David enjoys golf, kayaking, darts and is an eligible bachelor.

Before joining New Urban Communities, Christi worked as Accounting Supervisor for Caribbean Properties Group. Prior to Caribbean Properties Group, she worked in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services Group of Ernst & Young. Ms. French has a Masters and BS in Accounting from the University of Florida. In addition, Ms. French is a Certified Public Accountant.

Sue Cuce is the Contract Administrator for New Urban Communities. Ms. Cuce comes to us from Legend Properties, Vero Beach, FL – where she was the Purchasing Assistant/Coordinator and was responsible for buying out homes ranging in price from $300,000 to over $4,000,000. Ms. Cuce also worked for Issa Homes Southern while they were building in Weston, FL. Sue is a South Florida Native and enjoys spending time with her two grandchildren.

Brian Grossberg - Director of Finance

Brian Grossberg is Director of Finance for New Urban Communities. Prior to joining New Urban, he was an Investment Professional at GE Equity, the private equity arm of General Electric where he was responsible for the management of over $70 million of invested capital. During his tenure with GE Equity he served on the Board of Directors of numerous companies and as an Advisory Board member to several venture capital firms. Prior to GE Equity, he worked in the Financial Advisory Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he consulted on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Grossberg also worked in the Real Estate Tax Consulting Practice for Price Waterhouse in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Grossberg holds an MBA from Duke University, where he graduated second in his class and was a Fuqua Scholar. He also holds a Masters and BS in Accounting from the University of Florida, where he graduated with highest honors. In addition, Mr. Grossberg is a Certified Public Accountant.

After owning his own New York City limousine company for ten years, Harold moved his wife and two children down to South Florida to be closer to his family. Once in the Sunshine State, he put his entrepreneurial spirit to good use by creating CLEAN-n-BRIGHT Co., a pool company. After noticing the local building boom, this ambitious businessman joined New Urban Communities to learn the home building industry. He is proud to have worked on the Botanica and Greenwich projects.

Sandy Longo - Customer Service Manager

Sandy Longo is the Customer Service Manager for New Urban Communities. She moved to Florida from Pennsylvania to attend Nova Southeastern University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science. Prior to joining our team, Sandy worked with Broward County YMCA and Junior Achievement of South Florida where she was responsible for youth programs, recruiting volunteers and special events. Sandy also had the opportunity to work at MDM Group, the producers of the McDonald’s® Air and Sea Show® and Fleet Week USASM in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Penny Marks always knew she had a future in Florida. She fell in love with Florida as a college sophomore during a Spring Break visit to Miami Beach. During Break she cancelled the return flight and transferred from her home town college in northern Minnesota to F I U in Miami Dade County. First Penny learned the building business from the inside – out. She spent three years as marketing director for B.I.S., a full service, pre-closing inspection company of residential and commercial properties in south Florida. Since 1989 Penny has worked in real estate development sales in Broward and Palm Beach counties. She has sold a wide variety of homes ranging from entry level suburban developments, move-up communities and luxury ocean front condominiums. Prior to joining New Urban Communities, she sold for national/builder developers and high-profile regional developers including Lennar Homes, Regency Homes, K. Hovnanian Corporation, Pulte Home Corporation. “When I sell a home, I want a customer for life. Customer service and relationship building has kept buyers returning for another home and referring friends and family to me.” Penny is a licensed Florida Real Estate Broker and Licensed Mortgage Broker. She is a member of the Economic Development Committee for Wilton Manors Main Street. She participates as a sponsor and pageant judge for the Miss America Scholarship Pageants of Florida. Penny also runs in 5k and 10k races for corporate and charitable events.

Gabrielle Ortner is Operations Manager for New Urban Communities. Ms. Ortner spent ten years at Pulte Home Corporation in a variety of positions, including A/P Manager, Land Coordinator, Office Manager and Community Development Manager. Before coming to Pulte, she worked for the Kidder Peabody securities firm. Ms. Ortner has a degree in International Affairs from the Institute des Sacres Coeurs in Waterloo, Belgium. She is fluent in the languages of Portuguese and French.

Yvonne is a second generation Miami native has been licensed in real estate for 24 years and brings a wide variety of sales experience to New Urban Communities including being a part of the sales team for one of the nations’ largest builder. Yvonne has been recognized for outstanding sales throughout the years as she loves what she does. She is bilingual (Spanish) by choice and finds working with the diverse communities of South Florida especially enjoyable. It is very rewarding to help people own a home and Yvonne is always there to guide them through the process.

Elba Quinones – Accounting Clerk

Elba Quinones presently works as an accounting clerk for New Urban Communities.  Before joining New Urban Communities she worked at DR Horton for two and a half years in the accounts payable and purchasing department.

Oscar Sugranes is Director of Construction for New Urban Communities. Prior to joining New Urban, he spent five years with Pulte Home Corporation as a Construction Manager and Director of Purchasing. Before Pulte, he was Director of Purchasing for Weitzer Homes. Mr. Sugranes has a BS Degree in Construction Management from Texas A&M University and is fluent in Spanish.