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Matt
Horan, Centex Homes Division President for Miami-Dade, Broward
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Matt Horan, Centex Homes new Division
President for Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, loves
Florida and loves the new opportunity he has to create communities
here that will stand the test of time. A graduate of the U.S.
Naval Academy, he grew up in Palm Beach County, attended public
schools there, and received a law degree from the University
of Florida. Now, after serving as a Surface Warfare Officer in
the Navy during Operation Desert Shield, and practicing in Orlando,
he oversees Centex Homes operations in South Florida.
“I’m
proud to be working on this team. Centex is a national corporation
entrenched in doing what is right locally. We work hard to
understand what people in each area want,” Matt
said. “The communities we build are consistently excellent
for the families who move in.”
Right now Centex, under
the name of Tech Village Partners, is in the process of creating Exploration
Pointe,
a live-work-play-learn community that will be built on over
4,700 acres of land in North Palm Beach County. “The
design for Exploration
Pointe incorporates a lot of the principles that
have been identified over the past 10-15 years about what makes
a community special. We are using that knowledge and including
the best practices in our community plan,” Matt explained.
Having grown up in Palm Beach
County and witness the largely unplanned development and growth
that shaped his hometown, Matt sees new opportunity here. Unlike
in Miami-Dade and Broward, there is still enough space on which
to create special places. He tries to put himself in the place
of a potential homebuyer. “When
we sit down as a team to go over a land plan or footprint of
a home, I personally like to close my eyes and imagine that
I’m
driving or walking down a street to see what it feels like.
How would I feel walking my dog, going for a run, or going out
to dinner? I envision a beautiful street with well-designed homes
containing functional space that works for a variety of residents.”
For
this local boy, whose heart is in his community, preserving
the environment is an important priority. More than 2,000 acres
of stressed, former agricultural land at Exploration Pointe
will be restored and preserved forever. “ I don’t think
a lot of people realize how much land is being preserved without
having to float a bond to purchase it at market rate. It’s
almost like going out and dedicating a national or state park,” Matt
adds. “It’s a fantastic feeling to know that much
property will stay preserved and that wildlife corridors will
be created which will allow them to move freely to the other
preserved areas nearby.”
Matt, who serves on the Board
of Directors for the Gold Coast Builders Association, stresses
that he and Centex are here for the long run, committed to building
communities that will leave a legacy. “I
feel a tremendous responsibility in doing something of this scale,
making sure it remains a special place so my kids and grand kids
can see it and be proud.”
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