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Woods Cross, Utah – November 2018 – Lennar is excited to bring their line of multigenerational home designs, Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home®, to Utah for the first time at Shamrock Village. Shamrock Village is a new single-family home community coming soon to the city of Wood Cross, with plans to Grand Open early next year.
“This is a very exciting new chapter for us as Lennar Utah,” said Dave Prolo, Division President for Lennar Utah. “Multigenerational homes were something we were unable to offer as Candlelight Homes. Now, since our merger with Lennar, we’re thrilled to bring Next Gen® to the area. It’s no secret the Utahans have big, close families, so Next Gen® homes are sure to be a hit.”
Lennar first introduced their line of Next Gen® homes in 2011 as a direct response to the rise in multigenerational living across the country. Typically defined as three generations or more living together under the same roof, the trend has only risen in popularity nationwide since Next Gen®’s inception.
The Next Gen® home at Shamrock Village will come with an attached private suite that features its own separate entrance, living room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette and attached garage. The Next Gen® suite is able to function as a home within itself, but also shares an interior, lockable door that connects it to the main home, allowing for as much direct access or privacy between the two homes as is desired. The suite has become a popular home for aging parents, grown children in college, millennials looking to save for a down payment, or grandparents who help with childcare.
At Shamrock Village, the Next Gen® home will be one of five distinctive floorplans available in the new community. Homes are anticipated to be priced starting from the low $400,000s.
Lennar has received widespread media attention and coverage on their revolutionary home design, appearing in major media outlets such as The New York Times, LA Times, Forbes, CBS, ABC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and many more.
To stay informed as more information on Shamrock Village is released, visit www.lennar.com/utah.
About Lennar
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com
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Florida is one of few places fortunate enough experience warm weather all year long, the perfect place to escape the harsh winters of the north. If you ever feel nostalgic for the holidays up north or imagined your children experiencing the season in the classic Norman Rockwell way you’ll be pleased to know there is a Winter Village right here in Tampa.
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