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The L'Ambiance Plaza collapse was one of the worst disasters in modern Connecticut history. L'Ambiance Plaza was a 16-story residential project under construction in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at the corner of Washington Avenue and Coleman Street. Its partially erect frame completely collapsed on April 23, 1987, killing 28 construction workers.
County commissioners approved the zoning change, allowing plans to move forward for a new beachfront condo on Jupiter Island.
In 2001, Pulte Homes, Inc acquired Del E. Webb Construction Company, founded by Del Webb, for $1.8 billion. [11] In 2003, the company acquired Sivage-Thomas Homes. [12] In 2009, the company acquired Centex for $1.3 billion in stock. [13] [14] In August 2014, the company acquired the real-estate assets of Dominion Homes for $82 million. [15]
Joseph Leopold Eichler (June 25, 1900 – July 1, 1974) was a 20th-century post-war American real estate developer known for developing distinctive residential subdivisions of mid-century modern style tract housing in California.
Lennar dates back to F&R Builders, a company founded in 1954 by Gene Fisher and real estate developer Arnold P. Rosen. In 1956, Leonard Miller, who later became the namesake of the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, a 23-year-old entrepreneur that owned 42 lots in Miami-Dade County, Florida, invested $10,000 and partnered with the company.
In 2003, LGI Homes was founded in The Woodlands, Texas by Thomas Lipar and his son Eric Lipar. [5] [6] LGI Homes primarily focuses on entry-level housing for first-time homebuyers. [7] [8] LGI Homes initially built homes in its home state of Texas. [9] Their first project was a residential development in Conroe called Summerset Estates. [10]
In April 2013, it made a $100-million-plus purchase of 1,400 Atlanta homes from Building and Land Technology. [7] From August 2012 to June 2013, Invitation Homes purchased 1,650 homes in the Tampa Bay Area for over $250 million. [8] In June, 85% of Tampa Bay online listings by Invitation Homes were above the area's average rent of $1,200. [8]
KB Home was founded in Detroit in 1956 by Donald Bruce Kaufman and Eli Broad. [6] Their first venture together was the construction of two model homes in the Northeast Detroit suburbs, where a new generation of first-time home buyers were flocking. [6]