Prominent homebuilder readies for a new realm of competitors

One of the biggest locally based homebuilders in Florida is now backed by public capital.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 6:00 a.m. February 1, 2019
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Lori Sax. Regional homebuilder Pat Neal as nearly 50 years of experience in buying land.
Lori Sax. Regional homebuilder Pat Neal as nearly 50 years of experience in buying land.
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If there was a dean of the region’s homebuilder industry, it could certainly be Pat Neal. Highlights of his career and company, Lakewood Ranch-based Neal Communities, include:

 

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