Jack Train, who was recently hired as president of the Northeast US Tower Division for WCI, will lead the company's efforts to explore entering the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US markets, mainly along the Washington, DC-Boston corridor. The company plans to identify potential opportunities for development and establishing the WCI brand there, according to a new company statement. He was previously with residential developers Archstone-Smith in Arlington, VA.

Publicly traded WCI Communities offers tower and traditional homes with prices ranging from the mid-$100,000s to more than $10 million. The company, which also has 30 Prudential Florida WCI Realty offices, mortgage and title businesses, and an amenities division, owns and controls more than 14,000 acres of developable land in Florida. The company has created master-planned communities for more than 50 years.