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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * AMES MARSHALL H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LENNAR CORP /NEW/ [LEN, LEN.B] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 700 NORTHWEST 107TH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/16/2004 (Street) MIAMI, FL 33172 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock               111,820 D (1)   Class B Common Stock               11,182 D (2)   Class A Common Stock               712 I By IRA Trust Class B Common Stock               70 I By IRA Trust Class A Common Stock               9,512 I By ESOP Trust Class B Common Stock               950 I By ESOP Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class A Common Stock (3)

$ 0

08/08/1988(4)

08/08/1988(4)

Class A Common Stock

16,000

16,000

D

Class B Common Stock (3)

$ 0

08/08/1988(4)

08/08/1988(4)

Class B Common Stock

1,600

1,600

D

Class A Common Stock

$ 55

12/16/2004

A

1,000

12/16/2005

12/16/2009

Class A Common Stock

1,000

$ 0

0

D

Class A Common Stock

$ 55

12/16/2004

A

3,000

12/16/2006

12/16/2009

Class A Common Stock

3,000

$ 0

0

D

Class A Common Stock

$ 55

12/16/2004

A

3,000

12/16/2007

12/16/2009

Class A Common Stock

3,000

$ 0

0

D

Class A Common Stock

$ 55

12/16/2004

A

3,000

12/16/2008

12/16/2009

Class A Common Stock

3,000

$ 0

0

D

Option

$ 0 (4)

08/08/1988(4)

08/08/1988(4)

Class A Common Stock

167,000

167,000

D

Option

$ 0 (4)

08/08/1988(4)

08/08/1988(4)

Class B Common Stock

13,700

13,700

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AMES MARSHALL H 700 NORTHWEST 107TH AVENUE MIAMI, FL 33172			Vice President

Signatures

Bruce E. Gross as Attorney-In-Fact for Marshall H. Ames		12/20/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 12,000 shares held pursuant to a Restricted Stock Plan, subject to forfeiture, vesting on 6/22/05.
(2)	Includes 1,200 shares held pursuant to a Restricted Stock Plan, subject to forfeiture, vesting on 6/22/05.
(3)	Contractual right to receive shares in the future.
(4)	No activity is being reported. The SEC staff has designated 8/8/88 as a "dummy date." Information is included to disclose holdings following the reported transaction or other holdings not affected by the reported transactions.

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