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Lennar seeks millennial market
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Workers frame a new home in the Osprey Landing community in Northwest Jacksonville. Lennar Homes started selling there about four months ago.
Hillwood planning large warehouse at Cecil Commerce Center.
Lennar single-family homesites in the neighborhood to 227. Osprey Landing, which Devereaux said Lennar starting selling about four months ago, is on Dunn Avenue near Interstate 295 SEE LENNAR, PAGE 2
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BY JAY SCHLICHTER ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Lennar is one of three companies offering homes at Osprey Landing and recently added to its number of homesites.
house, he said. About a week ago, Lennar purchased 31 finished homesites in the Osprey Landing community for $1.47 million from St. Augustine-based Clay Investment Fund XIV LLC. The acquisition bumps the number of
Wayfair job posting may offer clue for ‘Project Jaguar’
Wayfair Inc., the Bostonbased online home-furnishings seller, is hiring a warehouse supervisor for a Jacksonville center to manage and oversee the operations. Wayfair doesn’t have a warehouse here – yet. Wayfair declined comment. There are several projects that could accommodate a large warehouse, particularly the proposed 1.5 million-square-foot “Project Jaguar” at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center. The St. Johns River Water Management District and the city are reviewing that project, which indicates Hillwood anticipates construction could start soon. Dan Tatsch, senior vice president of Dallas-based Hillwood, Cecil’s master developer, declined comment Thursday. Smaller warehouses also are proposed or in development around Jacksonville in sizes up to more than 500,000 square feet. Industry sources said months ago that the $5.7 billion revenue
Homebuilder adds homesites in Northwest Jacksonville, plans townhome community near Empire Point.
The Northeast Florida division of a national homebuilder is developing new neighborhoods, looking to acquire more land and going after a generation that hasn’t yet jumped into homebuying. Matt Devereaux, president of Miamibased Lennar Homes’ regional division, said Lennar is seeking to grab the attention of young professionals. “What we’re tryDevereaux ing to capture is the millennial buyer who hasn’t yet decided to buy,” he said. “The millennial buyer has been slow to get to the market and has been focused on other things in their life.” Now that many in that generation are marrying and having children, they are looking at forming plans to buy their first
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
One bid for demolition inspection Construction and Engineering Services Consultants Inc. was the sole applicant that responded to a request for proposals by the city Procurement Division to provide construction engineering and inspection services during the demolition of the old Duval County Courthouse and City Hall Annex at 220 and 330 E. Bay St. The bid will be reviewed by the city for sufficiency. Environmental Holdings Group Inc. was awarded the demolition contract and given the Notice to Proceed on July 26.
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