Boydston Joins Starwood Land Ventures

BRADENTON, Fla., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Land Ventures, LLC announces the addition of Cory J. Boydston as the company's Senior Vice President. Boydston, a longtime expert in homebuilding finance, will be based in Atlanta.

In her new role, Boydston will be responsible for all finance functions, and will lead the firm's efforts to source investment opportunities with lenders and land bankers. Boydston will also structure strategic ventures with lenders, builders and developers across the country and will be a member of Starwood Land's Investment Committee.

Boydston received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Florida State University and over the past 20 years has held senior financial positions with two of the nation's largest homebuilders, Lennar Corporation and Beazer Homes.

About Starwood Land Ventures, LLC

Starwood Land Ventures, LLC is a Sarasota, Florida-based residential real estate investment firm focused on land acquisition, development and financing nationwide. The firm is an affiliate of Greenwich, CT-based Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC.

Starwood Land provides debt and equity financing and recapitalization solutions to homebuilding and land development companies as well as to large land holders. The firm also specializes in the acquisition, entitlement and development of large, master-planned communities, which may include mixed-use components. For more information about Starwood Land, visit the website at www.starwoodland.com

About Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC

Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC specializes in the creation and acquisition of real estate-related investments on behalf of commingled investment funds sponsored and created by Starwood or its affiliated entities. Such real estate-related investments include residential and commercial land development, multifamily, hotel, office, retail, mixed-use, industrial, health clubs, golf and mezzanine debt. Starwood's clients include public and private retirement programs, university endowments, foundations, and international and high net worth investors.

Starwood, on behalf of its affiliated funds, has led the formation and/or growth of several market leading companies including Groupe Taittinger and Societe du Louvre, Europe's second-largest hotel network; iStar Financial NYSE: SFI, the leading publicly traded finance company specializing in commercial real estate mortgage, mezzanine and net lease financing; Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide NYSE: HOT, a leading global owner/operator of hotels, Westin Hotels & Resorts which was merged into Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in January 1998; and National Golf Properties/American Golf Corporation. It also led participated in and helped led the growth of Equity Residential Properties Trust NYSE: EQR, one of the premier US multifamily REITs.