Six decades of building South Florida; in the 1940s, a home with "modern amenities" had a telephone and radio. In the 1960s, it was in a subdivision with a community pool. Today, it's a landscape of choices that runs from single-family spreads to urban lofts.(Cover Story)

South Florida CEO | April 1, 2004| | Copyright

Lenny Miller started building homes in South Florida back in 1959. After completing college and some on-the-job training, he teamed up with Adolph Berger to found Pasadena Homes, a company that went on to build more than 10,000 units in the following four decades.

"Back then, we were selling a two-bedroom house with a carport for $12,300," says Miller, who served as president of the Builders Association of South Florida (BASF) in 1969 and retired from home-building last year. "Our highest price was $13,900 for a four-bedroom, two-bath model. Today, we pay more for a ...

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