Lennar’s Central Florida Division opening new community of Panther Trace in Riverview, presales underway

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division will open its newest community in the Tampa Bay region in Riverview off U.S. 301 with 86 single family home sites.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said Lennar homes at Panther Trace will range from 2,000 square feet to 3,800 square feet. Homes will be priced in the mid-$100s, Metheny said.

The first model is now under construction and will be available for viewing later this summer, Metheny said.

For more information, visit www.Lennar.com or call 888-317-7489.

Lennar’s Central Florida Division Opening, Now Selling at New Townhome Community of Treviso in Sanford

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lennar’s Central Florida Division is opening its newest community, Treviso Townhomes in Sanford off Airport Blvd. and Sanford Ave. within walking distance of the Orlando Sanford International Airport.

David Parker, director of sales and marketing for Lennar in Orlando, said Lennar is building 150 new two and three bedroom townhomes at Treviso that range in size from 1,371 square feet of living space to 1,564 square feet with two-and-a-half baths.

New townhomes at Treviso are priced from the low $100s.

An amenity center is underway at Treviso with a swimming pool and cabana slated for opening in July.

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Inventory of Spec Homes in Central Florida is decreasing and prices are rising, Lennar warns “Now is the time to buy”

ORLANDO/TAMPA, Fla. --- The inventory of available ready-to-move-in spec homes in the Orlando and Tampa Bay regions is decreasing and that means prices are beginning to rise, according to one of Florida’s most active home builders.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, which builds new single family and town homes in 20 communities in the Clermont, Orlando and Space Coast areas and in 15 communities in the Tampa Bay region, said Lennar is working hard to maintain ready-to-move-in homes in all its communities.

“As inventories decline, the law of supply and demand is reasserting itself,” Metheny said.

Currently, Lennar’s ready-to-move-in homes at its communities in Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando and Polk Counties are priced from the $70s to more than $400,000. In the Clermont, Orlando and Space Coast regions Lennar move-in ready homes are priced from the low $100s to the high $200s, Metheny explained.

“We are building new ready-to-move-in homes in all of our communities and it is getting harder to keep up with demand,” Metheny said.

As the Florida housing market recovers, some buyers are going to see a window of opportunity close, he said.

“Right now, the lowest pricing, the lowest mortgage interest rates and the best availability all point to a unique window for home buyers that will close as demand increases and prices rise," Metheny said.

For more information, visit www.Lennar.com or call 888-317-7489.

Heritage Hills in Clermont Reduces Prices for Villa Homes by $12,000 in Summer Blowout Sale

CLERMONT, Fla. --- Lennar has reduced pricing on Villa homes at Heritage Hills, the gated active adult community located on Heritage Hills Blvd. off Hartwood Marsh Road, east of U.S. 27 in Clermont.

Mark Metheny, president of the Central Florida Division of Lennar, said new villa homes at Heritage Hills are priced from $127,990.

“The price of the 1,400 square foot St. Lucia villa home has been reduced to $127,990,” Metheny said. The two-bedroom, two-bath St. Lucia also offers a one-car garage.

Sara K. Nakamine, who heads Active Adult Marketing for Lennar in Clermont, said visitor traffic at Heritage Hills has been heavy since Easter.

“This is unusual for the late spring,” she explained. “Typically, visitor traffic falls off dramatically after Easter, when winter visitors return to the north.

Nakamine said the surge in after Easter visits to the Welcome Home Center at Heritage Hills is probably the result of changing lifestyle patterns of active adults.

“The active adult market is changing and we’re already seeing the first wave,” Metheny said. “For the next 20 years or so an average of more than 1,500 Americans every day will celebrate their 65th birthday, he said.

“The U.S. economy is improving and active adults who put off retirement plans for the past five years are now entering the market in greater number than before,” Metheny said.

Lennar builds single family and villa homes at Heritage Hills priced from the $130s

Heritage Hills features an 18,890 square foot community clubhouse with a grand ballroom, swimming pool, fitness center, card and billiards rooms, aerobics studio, bocce ball courts, lighted tennis courts, social director, private vineyards and olive grove, fitness and biking trails, and golf simulator.

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Lennar Offers Buyers Chance At Super Deal: Sealed Bid Auction of Eight Remaining Homes at Sorrento Springs at Eagle Dunes

SORRENTO, Fla. --- Lennar is offering home buyers the chance for a deal of a lifetime at Sorrento Springs at Eagle Dunes Golf Club located off S.R. 44 near C.R. 437 in Sorrento. Sealed bids will be accepted during business hours on Friday or Saturday, May 20 and 21, on eight remaining single-family homes at Sorrento Springs at Eagle Dunes.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the sealed bid offering is a first for Lennar in Central Florida. All bids must be submitted in person at the Lennar Welcome Home Center at Sorrento Springs at Eagle Dunes Golf Club between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Metheny said bids will be reviewed on Saturday after the close of business and winning bidders will be notified on Sunday.

“This is an exciting offer and we’ve already received more than a dozen calls about it,” said David Parker director of sales in the Orlando region. “We expect to see a lot of new home buyers for the auction,” he added.

New three, four and five bedroom single family homes at Sorrento Springs at Eagle Dunes Golf Club range in size from 1,341 square feet to 3,210 square feet priced from the $130s.

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Lennar is offering Seven Percent commission on sales of new homes that sell and close in May at Orlando area communities

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lennar is offering Central Florida realtors and brokers a whopping seven percent commission on new homes that sell and close during May throughout Lennar’s Clermont, Orlando and Space Coast area communities.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the seven percent commission applies to select new homes priced from the $100s in select Lennar communities.

David Parker, who heads the sales and marketing division for Lennar in the Orlando region, said pricing has been reduced to record lows in all Lennar communities in the region.

“Every Lennar community has ready-to-move-in homes available, and they all feature Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” promise,” Parker said.

Lennar’s “Everything’s Included Homes” offer just that — everything from appliances, countertops, fixtures, security, landscaping, literally everything — in one price.

Parker said Lennar is also offering below market mortgage rates during the sales event.

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Lennar Completes Construction of New Model Town Home at Camden Landing at Wyndham Lakes near Lake Nona

Lennar Completes Construction of New Model Town Home at Camden Landing at Wyndham Lakes near Lake Nona

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lennar’s Central Florida Division has completed construction of a new model town home at Camden Landing at Wyndham Lakes, located at 2446 Strandhill St. off Wyndham Lakes Blvd between Boggy Creek Rd. and Landstar, near the Lake Nona medical campus in southeast Orlando.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the new model home at Camden Landing in Wyndham Lakes offers three bedrooms and two-and-half baths in 1,820 square feet of living space priced from the upper $100,000s.

The new model home at Camden Landing at Wyndham Lakes will open April 18.

Lennar plans to build 122 two and three bedroom town homes at Camden Landing at Wyndham Lakes that range from 1,733 square feet to 1,834 square feet.

New town homes at Camden Landing at Wyndham Lakes are priced from the $170s.

For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Hill, Sales and Marketing Administrator – Central Florida 407 654-4862 x113, Elizabeth.Hill@lennar.com
Paul V. Brooks, Lennar Director of Sales & Marketing-Central Florida 407-654-4862, Paul.Brooks@lennar.com
Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 813-769-5277, Mark.Metheny@Lennar.com
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

Lennars Central Florida Division sets Special Pricing for 53 remaining Ready-to-Move-in Homes opening in March in Tampa

Lennar's Central Florida Division sets Special Pricing for 53 remaining Ready-to-Move-in Homes opening in March in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. - Lennar's Central Florida Division has established special incentive pricing starting from the low $100s for 53 Ready-to-Move-in homes located in 17 different communities in the Tampa Bay Region.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar's Central Florida division, said the special pricing is available only through March. All 53 homes are ready to close in March.

Metheny said the three, four and five bedroom homes are priced from the low $100s to the high $200s and range in size from 1,300 square feet of living space to 3,200 square feet.

For more information, contact:

Jassy Friddle, Marketing Manager Lennar, 813-769-5277, jassyfriddle@Zadv.com

Robert Jesski, Vice President of Sales, Lennar-Central Florida, 813-769-5277, Robert.Jesski@lennar.com

Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida, 813-769-5277, Mark.Metheny@Lennar.com

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

Lennar Forms Nine-County Central Florida Division with Offices in Tampa, Clermont

Lennar Forms Nine-County Central Florida Division with Offices in Tampa, Clermont

TAMPA, Fla. - Lennar, which ranks as one of Florida’s most active home builders, has merged its Tampa Bay and Orlando divisions to form a single nine-county Central Florida Division.

Mark Metheny, who has served as president of Lennar’s Tampa Bay division since 2006, has been appointed president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division.

Metheny, who joined Lennar in 2001, will oversee community development, new home design and construction and new home sales in 32 Lennar communities in Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Polk, Osceola, Orange, Lake, Seminole and Brevard counties.

In Tampa, Metheny oversaw one of Lennar’s most productive divisions nationwide.

“Lennar is meeting the challenge of today’s home building market and we will continue to press forward with a strategy that includes and intense focus on reducing costs and delivering the best valued homes in the market,” Metheny said.

The Central Florida Division will be headquartered at Lennar’s corporate offices on Westshore Blvd. in Tampa, with an Orlando-area office at 2955 Heritage Hills Blvd. in the Heritage Hills community off U.S. Highway 27 in Clermont.

Metheny has named several top Lennar executives to new positions with division and area-wide responsibilities.

Mike Southward, was named director of purchasing and Judd Tyler, was named controller for the Central Florida Division.

Robert Jesski, was named director of sales in Tampa and Paul Brooks, director of sales in the Orlando territory.

David Parker, Fiona DiDomenico and Karen Morgan were named vice presidents of sales.

Steve Smith and Wayne Broedel were named directors of construction.

Ben Gainer, Anthony DeSimone, Kevin Stream and Wes Stapp were named senior area construction managers in Tampa.

Joe Fulghum, director of customer relations and Jennifer Siemering, director of closings.

For information about this press release, please contact:

Mark Metheny, Division President Lennar Central Florida 888-317-7489 mark.metheny@lennar.com

Paul Brooks , Director of Sales & Marketing, Lennar Central Florida Division; 407-654-2735 paul.brooks@lennar.com;

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Lennar Launches Home Buyer Economic Stimulus Program Feb. 13 Through President’s Day

Lennar Launches Home Buyer Economic Stimulus Program Feb. 13 Through President’s Day With 3.875 Percent Fixed-Rate Mortgage, Discounted Pricing In 14 Orlando-Area Communities

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lennar’s Central Florida Division has launched a President’s Day Home Buyer Economic Stimulus Program that offers a 3.875 percent fixed-rate mortgage with discounted pricing in 14 Orlando-area neighborhoods.

Paul V. Brooks, director of sales and marketing for Lennar’s Central Florida Division in Orlando, said the President’s Day Home Buyer Economic Stimulus Program also offers a mortgage insurance program that is free for the first six months.

Brooks said Lennar will launch its President’s Day Home Buyer Economic Stimulus Program Feb. 6 through Feb. 16.

For more information, contact

Paul V. Brooks, Lennar Director of Sales & Marketing-Central Florida 407-475-6621

Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida 813-769-5277

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Lennar is Hosting Month-Long Grand Opening at Wekiva Landing in Longwood

Lennar is Hosting Month-Long Grand Opening at Wekiva Landing in Longwood with three bedroom town homes priced from $210s

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lennar’s Central Florida Division is hosting a month-long grand opening to showcase new three-bedroom town homes priced from the $210s at Wekiva Landing, located on Hunt Club Rd. in Longwood.

Paul V. Brooks, director of sales and marketing for Lennar’s Central Florida Division in Orlando, said new town homes at Wekiva Landing range in size from 1,484 square feet of living space to 1,775 square feet.

Brooks said Lennar has opened one fully-furnished model home at Wekiva Landing.

For more information, contact

Paul V. Brooks, Lennar Director of Sales & Marketing-Central Florida 407-475-6621

Mark Metheny, Lennar Division President-Central Florida 813-769-5277

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142