Lennar to Develop Approximately 463 Single-Family Homes, Villas and Townhomes
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — (Marketwired) — 12/22/15 — BBX Capital Real Estate, a division of BBX Capital Corporation (NYSE: BBX), announced today that it has closed on the sale of an approximately 36-acre parcel of land in Bonterra to Lennar Corporation
(“Lennar”). Lennar plans to build approximately 463 single-family homes, villas and townhomes on the parcel, which is located within BBX Capital Real Estate’s MasterPlanned community of Bonterra, in Hialeah, Florida.
Including the parcel sold to Lennar, the master-planned Bonterra community will be comprised of approximately 128 acres of land and is currently planned to feature 1,171 single-family homes, villas, town homes, and apartments, along with several parks and a
15 acre lake.
As previously announced BBX Capital Real Estate entered into a joint venture agreement with CC Homes – a Codina-Carr Company, to develop approximately 394 single-family homes at Bonterra.
“We are excited to have Lennar bring their extensive home building experience to Bonterra,” said Seth Wise, President of BBX Capital Real Estate. Lennar and CC Homes represent a collection of high-quality builders and provide a testament to the unique Bonterra community, lifestyle and location. Bonterra is one of the last new masteredplanned communities in north Miami-Dade County.”
Bonterra is conveniently located near Interstate 75, Florida Turnpike, Palmetto Expressway, and Miami International Airport. Additional information relating to BBX Capital Corporation’s land sale to Lennar is available in BBX Capital Corporation’s Form 8-K, and is available to view on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or on BBX Capital’s website,www.BBXCapital.com.
About BBX Capital Real Estate:BBX Capital Real Estate, a division of BBX Capital, specializes in the development, operation, management, and investment in residential and commercial real estate and real estate lending. BBX Capital Real Estate is a division of BBX Capital Corporation (NYSE: BBX). For more information, please visit www.BBXCapitalRealEstate.com.
About BBX Capital Corporation:
BBX Capital (NYSE: BBX) is involved in the acquisition, ownership and management of joint ventures and investments in real estate and real estate development projects, as well as acquisitions, investments and management of middle market operating businesses. In
addition, BBX Capital and its controlling shareholder, BFC Financial Corporation, have a 46% and 54% respective ownership interest in Bluegreen Corporation. As a result of their ownership interests, BBX Capital and BFC together own 100% of Bluegreen. As of September 30, 2015, BBX Capital had total consolidated assets of $390.7 million, shareholders’ equity attributable to BBX Capital of $319.6 million, and total consolidated equity of $320.8 million. BBX Capital’s book value per share at September 30, 2015 was $19.49.
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BBX Sweet Holdings: www.BBXSweetHoldings.com
Renin Corporation: www.ReninCorp.com
BFC Financial Corporation: www.BFCFinancial.com
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Source: BBX Capital Corporation