CORAL GABLES, FL – July 27, 2021 – Acknowledging the importance of philanthropic support for investigator-initiated research in healthcare, CC Homes, one of South Florida’s largest home builders led by Jim Carr and Armando Codina, has contributed $1 million to Baptist Health Foundation.  This gift will be divided among the following Baptist Health Centers of Excellence: Miami Cancer Institute, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami Neuroscience Institute and Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. The gift will also serve as a challenge grant to inspire other funders to invest in transforming the future of healthcare in South Florida.

With more than 350 open clinical trials and studies, Baptist Health is quickly becoming a leader in research in South Florida and beyond.  Many of the trials are conducted at Miami Cancer Institute, and this donation will support cutting-edge breakthroughs in immunotherapy and stem cell therapy.  Philanthropy is also paving the way for research at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, supporting the Vision for Discovery and Innovation campaign, which represents the Institute’s focus on research trials to advance new treatments, devices and methods to improve patient outcomes.  At Miami Neuroscience Institute, donor support is being used to fund endowments to help recruit top talent and foster a transformation research structure that will help advance innovative studies and compassionate care for patients.  Philanthropy has been key in supporting the Outcomes-Based Electronic Research Database (OBERD) program at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, which utilizes patient intelligence software that transforms patient feedback and objective clinical data into insights to help improve patient outcomes.

Current Baptist Health Board Chair Jim Carr explained the reason for the company’s generous donation. “I’ve been involved with Baptist Health for over 30 years and have had the great pleasure of watching it grow into a nationally recognized healthcare system.  With its Centers of Excellence, it is addressing and influencing how we treat serious diseases.  We have also had the great fortune to meet many of Baptist Health’s physicians and researchers, and understand that philanthropy is the fuel that ignites these ideas and novel research programs.  This is why we are so proud to make this gift and invite others to join us and help match our investment.”

“We are tremendously grateful for this generous gift and commitment to our mission,” said Baptist Health CEO Brian E. Keeley.  “As a non-profit organization, we rely on philanthropy to power our progress, and support of this magnitude is instrumental in achieving our long-term research goals.  As a challenge grant, these funds will go even further in helping our physicians and researchers deepen their understanding of disease, develop treatments, improve outcomes and save lives.”

Individuals and organizations interested in supporting the CC Homes challenge grant with a matching gift may contact Baptist Health Foundation CEO Alex Villoch at AlexVi@BaptistHealth.net or 786-467-5400 for more information.

ABOUT BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION

The mission of Baptist Health Foundation is to inspire philanthropy and build extraordinary donor relationships in support of excellence, innovation, community wellness and global leadership in healthcare at Baptist Health South Florida. Through philanthropy, the Foundation supports and expands Baptist Health’s ability to provide outstanding patient care and bring the latest treatments to patients and families affected by a serious illness. Donor contributions also allow the Foundation to assist Baptist Health facilities in keeping pace with technology and equipment advances, perform cutting-edge research and offer continuing education opportunities to medical staff. Learn more at BaptistHealth.net/Foundation.

ABOUT BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA

Baptist Health South Florida is the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 11 hospitals, more than 23,000 employees, 4,000 physicians and 100 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network; and Baptist Health Care On Demand, a virtual health platform. A not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/Newsroom and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

ABOUT CC HOMES

Led by veteran developers Armando Codina and Jim Carr, CC Homes – a Codina-Carr Company – was founded on the principle of providing families with high-quality new homes in desirable locations. With more than 75 years of combined experience in South Florida real estate, Codina and Carr are responsible for the development of more than 15,000 homes and some of the most iconic commercial districts of South Florida. CC Homes is one of the largest builder-developers in Florida and ranked among the Top 5 Home Builders in South and Southwest Florida by Metrostudy and Top 100 Luxury Single-Family Home Builders in the United States by Builder.com. With Codina and Carr at its helm, CC Homes delivers a next level home buying experience where customer care meets top quality design in everything we do. For more information, visit www.cchomes.com.  

South Florida based privately-held builder receives national recognition

CC Homes, one of Florida’s leading homebuilders, is thrilled to announce they have been ranked Top 100 Luxury Single-Family Homebuilder and among the Next 100 Builders in the United States by Builder Magazine. The longtime leading trade publication Builder Magazine, provides home builders with the latest home building news, plans, design ideas and product information.

The annual Builder 100 and Next 100 list ranks the nation’s top builders by closings.  In 2020, CC Homes closed close to 300 homes, earning them a rank of No.76 for Luxury Single-Family Home Builders, No.164 for Homebuilding Firms in the United States, and No.114 for the overall list of Builders in the South. While for Privately-Owned Luxury Single-Family Home Builders in the South, CC Homes ranked among the top 50 at No.47. The list is populated by Builder.com’s annual survey that includes the firms’ gross revenue from building operations, what they built and where.

Led by veteran developers Armando Codina and Jim Carr, CC Homes was founded on the principle of providing families with high-quality new homes in desirable locations. With more than 75 years of combined experience in South Florida real estate, Codina and Carr are responsible for the development of more than 15,000 homes and some of the most iconic commercial districts of South Florida.

CC Homes is one of the largest builder-developers in Florida and ranked among the Top 5 Home Builders in South and Southwest Florida by Metrostudy. With more than 15 communities constructed in the past 10 years, CC Homes delivers a next level home buying experience where customer care meets top quality design in everything they do.

Circle S Estates is in the home stretch! On May 3, CC Homes, one of Florida’s leading homebuilders, held its groundbreaking celebration for Circle S Estates, a 42-luxury single family estate community in Southwest Ranches.

In honor of the property’s storied past as the former stable of Kentucky Derby Winner, Spend a Buck and the 147^th edition of the Kentucky Derby, CC Homes celebrated its record sales of 39 of the 42 properties in pre-construction with an outdoor ceremony with an equine flair.

To mark the occasion and give back to its local community,  CC Homes saddled up with Give Back for Special Equestrians a Florida non-profit 501C3 that provides therapeutic horseback riding scholarships for disabled children and veterans. Together they presented a check for $7,500 to Stable Place, an equine-assisted therapy organization in Davie, Florida transforming the lives of Veterans every day through horse power that heals. As a bit of horse play, CC Homes executives, took a photo with Paris, one of Stable Place’s therapeutic horses, who made a cameo appearance on the Circle S grounds.

“CC Homes is delighted to be building at Circle S Estates and to be able to give back to the local community to help enrich the lives of those who live here,” said Andres Miyares, chief operating officer at CC Homes. “The quality of life here is unmatched and we are so happy to be a part of the fabric of this community.”

Those in attendance included CC Homes executives; Chief Operating Officer, Andy Miyares; President, Hal Eisenacher; Chief Financial Officer, Mike Levak; Head of Construction, Francisco Lara; Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Diana Ibarria; Director of Marketing, Chelsea Kimmey; and the new home sales consultants Lisette Alvarez, Oscar Rodriguez, and Shane Wilson as well as Valerie Judd, Executive Director of Stables Place, and Give Back for Special Equestrians board members Dr. Heather Kuhl and Nancy Hector.

With more than 90% sold, Circle S Estates will feature one and two-story homes on one full acre of land priced from $1.3 million. Each home will boast contemporary exterior elevations, customizable floor plans featuring four to six bedrooms and bathrooms, additional guest accommodations and three-car garages. With a total of up to 5,500 square feet of living space under air, Circle S Estates will offer highly-appointed designer interior finishes with many choices for customization through CC Homes Design Studio.

Additionally, through CC Homes’ partnership with Baptist Health South Florida, each homebuyer at Circle S Estates will receive a complimentary Baptist Health Digital Health Kit powered by TytoCare™ and unlimited virtual urgent care visits for one year.

Nestled in the charming, unspoiled Southwest Ranches neighborhood, where century old oaks compliment stately mansions, home owners will enjoy easy access to major transportation corridors such as Interstate 75, Florida Turnpike and Interstate 95, and just a short drive from both Miami and Fort Lauderdale and nearby airports and seaports. For the horse enthusiast, a number of highly rated equestrian facilities and bridle paths are close by.

For more information on Circle S Estate, visit the sales center at 609 SW 145th Terrace, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027 or call (786) 655‑8896.

In our Greater Miami and Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods, we have noticed that people buying homes now more than ever seek ample and private room to accommodate guests and inlaws, one or more dedicated office areas, as well as outdoor space, particularly with a pool, for social distanced entertainment.

These appeals, coupled with current low interest rates, are the top reasons home shoppers have decided that now is the time to buy a  home in South Florida. Conveniency of a large garage, benefits of building a home your way, and the health-friendliness of advanced new home features are among the other reasons we are experiencing increased interest and demand in all of our new home properties.

Our new modern homes in Miami, Miramar, Southwest Ranches and Ave Maria, Florida have met the needs of so many South Floridians and people relocating to South Florida in search of a place to stay at home in style and comfort. Demand for all that new construction homes have to offer is at a high, and if you are among those house hunting, we encourage you to speak with a CC Homes representative at your soonest convenience and we will help you determine which of our homes and neighborhoods is right for you and how much home you can afford.

We find ourselves at an intriguing juncture in the novel coronavirus pandemic’s evolution. Just as promising vaccines burst into prominence, promising a brighter post-COVID era, we also stand at the dawn of a predicted unprecedented surge in COVID infections, bringing what’s sure to be a concomitant spike in hospitalizations, ICU stays and deaths. “It’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better,” seems the understatement of the autumnal season.

Given all the uncertainty, this could be an opportune moment to capture a snapshot of the real estate industry’s response, as seen through the lens of several widely disparate trends and developments.

Coral Gables, Fla.-based development, investment and property management firm Codina Partners proved visionary in rolling out its “Codina Cares” signature program to its South Florida and Texas properties just as COVID’s impact seemed to wane in early summer. As if certain a second wave would grip the nation in the months ahead, Codina implemented a number of measures at the commercial properties of its Downtown Doral mixed-use community in west Dade County.

The program included everything from the expected safe-distance floor decals and hand sanitizer stations to assistance for tenants in obtaining PPE, thermometers, signage and furniture storage. The initiative even went so far as to import traveling artists and musical acts ranging from Brazilian vocalists to jazz trios into Downtown Doral to entertain the community’s residents every weekend. “It is important to keep people’s spirits up,” says Ana-Marie Codina Barlick, CEO of Codina Partners.

Former Stable of Legendary Kentucky Derby Winner, Circle S Estates is a Front Runner with Today’s Single-Family Home Buyers

MIAMI (Nov. 2, 2020) –  And they’re off… CC Homes, one of Florida’s leading homebuilders, has launched sales for Circle S Estates, the former stable of the legendary 1985 Kentucky Derby Winner, Spend A Buck, located in the exclusive mansion and bridle path-lined neighborhood of Southwest Ranches, just minutes from Weston. 

CC Homes, an industry innovator, recently made national headlines for offering the nation’s first at-home telemedicine technology to new homebuyers as part of an exclusive partnership with Baptist Health South Florida. With health top of mind, CC Homes recognizes that families are seeking large, spacious homes with abundant green spaces and blue ribbon schools — literal sanctuaries tucked away from the hustle and bustle of urban cores. The private, boutique community of Circle S Estates will feature 42 luxury single-family estate homes on one full acre of land priced from $1 million.

The former 48-acre equestrian estate was a prominent training and breeding farm for more than 30 years, under the ownership of Betty and Ralph Sessa that once stabled, Kentucky Derby winner, Spend A Buck. CC Homes has committed to upholding the property’s proud legacy and maintaining its Old Florida landscaping charm of towering palms and sprawling oaks throughout the property as well as the original fencing.

“These homes put families in the winner’s circle,” said Andres Miyares, Chief Operating Officer at CC Homes. “They offer a prestigious lifestyle in a story book neighborhood rich with racing history and canopied streets where private mansions and horses co-exist in an idyllic setting just outside of the vibrant metropolitan areas of Miami and Fort Lauderdale.”

Each one or two-story Circle S Estate will boast contemporary exterior elevations featuring from five-bedrooms and four and a half-baths, additional guest accommodations and a three-car garage. For a total of up to 7,207 square feet of space, Circle S Estates offer highly-appointed interior finishes with many choices for customization through CC Homes Design Studio. In a nod to its storied past, each estate comes with the option for a white ranch inspired fence with elegant stone balusters for added privacy and charm as well as room for a pool and outdoor kitchen.

Additionally, through CC Homes’ partnership with Baptist Health South Florida, each homebuyer at Circle S Estates will receive a complimentary Baptist Health Digital Health Kit powered by TytoCare™ and unlimited virtual urgent care visits for one year.

While nestled in the charming, unspoiled Southwest Ranches neighborhood, home owners will enjoy easy access to major transportation corridors such as Interstate 75, Florida Turnpike and Interstate 95, and just a short drive from both Miami and Fort Lauderdale and nearby airports and seaports. For the horse enthusiast, a number of highly rated equestrian facilities and bridle paths are close by.

For more information on Circle S Estates, visit the sales gallery at 609 SW 145th Terrace, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027 or call (786) 655‑8896.

Leading Florida Homebuilder Launches Master-Planned New Home Community in Miramar; Opens Sales and Design Gallery at the Shops at Pembroke Gardens

Get them while their hot! Within weeks of CC Homes, one of Florida’s leading homebuilders, launching sales for its new 17.7-acre master-planned single-family home community, Marbella in the heart of Miramar, 50 of the 158 luxury estate-style homes were sold. 

“We started marketing the Marbella community mid-August, and sold nearly 50 homes in two weeks,” said Andres Miyares, Chief Operating Officer at CC Homes. “The community offers many of the amenities that new home buyers are seeking as a result of the pandemic, including a bigger and brand new home, ample outdoor space and larger lots in a family friendly location. Since March, we’ve experienced increased, and in some cases record, sales activity across our new home portfolio due to the changing lifestyles and work patterns. Demand for quality new single-family homes is at an all-time high.”

With health top of mind amid the COVID-19 pandemic, CC Homes is providing homebuyers at Marbella virtual Care On Demand services through an exclusive partnership with Baptist Health South Florida. In a first-of-its-kind offering, each buyer will receive complimentary Baptist Health Digital Health Kits powered by TytoCare™ and unlimited virtual urgent care visits. The innovative TytoHome personal exam device is equipped with an easy-to-use touchscreen, HD camera and microphone, infrared digital thermometer, as well as several adapters to record ears, throat, heart and lungs. 

CC Homes has also opened a new Sales and Design Gallery at the nearby Shops at Pembroke Gardens to showcase Marbella’s charming luxury estate-style homes as well as future new construction in the area. CC Homes has a total 1,200 units in the pipeline for projects across Broward, including Davie, Cooper City, Southwest Ranches, Miramar and Sunrise.

Centrally located off Bass Creek Road and west of Interstate 75 in the desirable city of Miramar, Marbella offers exquisite estate-style homes on large home sites (65 by 120-foot) with expansive interior and exterior spaces. Each estate home features an open concept customizable floor plan, brick paver walkways, lighted front porch entry, stone or tile facade, and bronze clad windows. Built with all steel reinforced construction, Marbella homes are  also equipped with built-in smart home technology, state-of the art appliances,  Kohler finishes, contemporary upgraded European-style cabinetry, Quartz countertops, and overhead recessed lighting. Many stylish finishes typically considered upgrades come standard at Marbella. Additional custom options, including pools and summer kitchens, are available through CC Homes Design Studio.

Marbella offers four new home models – Fairway, Gulf, Harbour, and Inlet – with floor plans ranging from 3,255 to 3,985 square feet, from three to six bedrooms and two-and-a-half to five-and-a-half baths. Every home comes with either a two or three car garage. Price points start in the low $600,000 range.  

A family friendly community, Marbella will also feature a gated entrance, a clubhouse with a resort-style pool, two tot lots, and a fitness center. With its central location in Miramar, Marbella offers the convenience of being within close proximity to major transportation corridors such as Interstate 75 and Sawgrass Expressway, and just a short drive from both Miami and Fort Lauderdale and nearby airports and seaports. The community is also located near A-rated schools and popular local amenities, including The Shops at Pembroke Gardens, a host of restaurants and hotels, the Miramar Cultural Center, and local parks.

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About CC Homes:

Led by veteran developers Armando Codina and Jim Carr, CC Homes – a Codina-Carr Company – was founded on the principle of providing families with high-quality new homes in desirable locations. With more than 75 years of combined experience in South Florida real estate, Codina and Carr are responsible for the development of more than 5,000 single-family homes, over 100 home communities, and nearly 300 real estate developments. With projects located throughout the state, CC Homes is one of the largest builder-developers in Florida and is ranked among the Top 5 Home Builders in South and Southwest Florida by Metrostudy. For more information, visit www.cchomes.com.   

COVID-19 Florida: Home builders see sales success as behavior shifts

SWFL home builders find sales success after pandemic changes home-buying priorities

Andrew Wigdor | Fort Myers News-Press

Published 6:00 a.m. ET Jul. 17, 2020

Southwest Florida home builders are finding sales success despite the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, some builders say it’s because of the pandemic that the numbers are sky-high. While the pandemic originally put downward pressure on the region’s real estate market, experts say that a resurgence has come due to a pent-up demand from home buyers. And builders of new, custom homes may be in the best position to take advantage of this demand. Home builders see high interest in buyers from densely populated areas. In recent weeks, Coral Gables-based home building company CC Homes has seen success in Southwest Florida that outpaces that of last year.

Diana Ibarria, senior vice president of CC Homes, said the increases are a direct result of the pandemic’s shifting of lifestyle priorities. Specifically, sales in the company’s Ave Maria community, which promises a “laid-back Florida lifestyle,” have seen year-over-year increases of more than 50% in May and June. She said that over 70% of those sales are coming from residents on the East Coast that have been hit hard by the pandemic, such as Miami.

“It’s very quiet and away from crowds,” Ibarria said. “A lot of the people who have come out, that’s what they’e looking for, away from the chaos … The majority of our increased sales are coming from those hard-hit areas.”

A new nationwide survey from Fast released Thursday shows that 35% of American workers are thinking of relocating because of COVID-19. Workers are interested in less-populated areas and a lower cost of living, the survey says, and part of their motivation is because there are more opportunities to work remotely than before the pandemic.

East Coast counties Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach have been particularly impacted by the pandemic, with a large amount of the state’s new cases coming from the area. Communities like CC’s Maple Ridge in Ave Maria are less dense than that of areas such as Miami and offer large lots and plenty of open space, Ibarria said.

“Even if you want to social distance, there’s plenty of outdoor space,” she said.

The company’s Naples community, Fronterra, has also seen year-over-year increases of about 30% in May and June, and she expects July to be a record month for both communities. The average CC home price is around $300,000, but they range from around $220,000 to over $400,000, according to Ibarria.

Other amenities that make the company’s homes desirable in the post-coronavirus reality are home offices that are offered in some of the CC homes, Ibarria said. She noted that the pandemic has made employers realize that workers are “just as productive” when working from home, freeing up these workers to move and work from wherever they want.

“The distance is not mattering as much,” she said.

CC Homes has adapted to the situation through their virtual buying program, in which clients never have to come to a CC office in person to buy. She said that this online method is making up about a quarter of the company’s sales. And even as coronavirus cases continue to surge in Florida, the company’s sales aren’t slowing down.

“When I heard the (coronavirus case) numbers were going to be worse, I got scared maybe the sales would slow down, but it’s been the opposite,” she said. “The traffic is incredible. We’re getting over 100 people a week coming out to the office besides all the virtual appointments that we do. It boggles the mind how many people are interested.”

The luxury home building market has also seen success during the pandemic. Builders are “doing really well right now for a couple of reasons,” according to Denny Grimes, the president of his Keller Williams Realty team in Fort Myers and annual keynote speaker for The News-Press’ Market Watch event. The first, he said, is pent-up demand from those who would have shopped during the earlier months of the year but were hesitant due to the pandemic.

“Builders are riding that wave,” he said. He also said that the pandemic has caused many sellers of existing homes to now be hesitant to put their homes on the market, leading to a shortage of supply. That shortage of supply paired with a strong demand to move to Southwest Florida from people in the Midwest and Northeast, as well as in-state areas like Miami, has fed more customers to area homebuilders.

“People want to be in less dense environments,” he said. “They’re moving out of metropolitan areas and moving to the suburbs … We’re not just seeing a shortage of sellers, we’re seeing an influx of buyers coming from these uncomfortable areas. And there’s nothing like owning a new home … Builders’ hammers are probably red-hot right now because there is this strong demand.”

Due to these factors, as well as the record-low interests rates seen in the U.S. now, people are more willing to purchase a new home, even if it means paying more, Grimes said. Mortgage investor Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on 30-year home loans fell this week to 2.98% from 3.03% last week, the lowest level in 50 years.

“When you look at all the things that are happening in the marketplace,” Grimes said, “all the lights are green for builders to have a stellar year.”

Do homeowners want telehealth as an amenity? CC Homes and Baptist are betting on it

By Rebecca San Juan | Miami Herald | July 15, 2020

The first phase of Canarias — a development with a total of 343 single-family homes and 52 townhouses — was completed in late 2019. Homes start at $550,000 with a 5,000-square-foot layout, including three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Developers in South Florida agree — more home buyers will want new construction with wellness components due to the pandemic. One home builder is turning to telemedicine to meet the anticipated demand.

The Coral Gables-based single-family home developer CC Homes, a Codina-Carr company, hired Baptist Health to provide a telehealth service for buyers in its Canarias at Downtown Doral project and future new construction. Each household can undergo routine health checks with a primary care physician using their TytoCare kit. Each kit brings an exam camera, thermometer and adapters to check the ears, heart, lungs and throat. CC Homes will provide a year’s worth of Baptist’s Care on Demand for each buyer.

“We are all focused on the pandemic,” said Jim Carr, founder and principal of CC Homes and chairman of the board at Baptist Health. “You can’t say one factor sells

houses. It’s all the little things that add up that help sells homes. This is just one of those little things.”

The first phase of Canarias — a development with a total of 343 single-family homes and 52 townhouses — was completed in late 2019. Homes start at $550,000 with a 5,000-square-foot layout, including three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Two hundred units are sold and TytoCare kits were delivered to those buyers in December. The kits — compatible with multiple telehealth services — is a hit with buyers, Carr said.

“The efficiency and quality of home health is great for the consumer,” he said.

CC Homes will provide TytoCare kits with Baptist’s Care on Demand for its Maple Ridge project in Ave Maria, which is being completed in phases, and future developments, Carr said. The firm has a total 1,200 units in the pipeline for projects across Broward, including Davie, Cooper City, Miramar and Sunrise.

Besides TytoCare kits, amenities are being modified in these projects to accommodate for social distancing, including clubs and gyms.

“There was a focus on the urban centers [prior to the pandemic]. Now there’s a focus on the suburban markets. No one wants to be in a tower,” Carr said.

It is the second real estate development for Baptist this year. Belmont Village Senior Living is working with the healthcare provider for its Coral Gables development. There may be other real estate-related partnerships, said Lissette Egues by email, the vice president of Baptist Outpatient Services.

“We are always looking for innovative ways to expand access to healthcare. Aside from real estate developers, we have partnered with employers, hotels and senior living communities. The pandemic has shown the importance of leveraging technology to keep our community safe and healthy,” she said.

Other developers are either moving forward with or adding wellness components to their projects since the pandemic, including Royal Palm Companies. The development firm is adding a medical center on the ground floor of its Legacy Hotel & Residences.

“Now,” said Egues by email, “we are moving into a new era, where making healthcare part of the home experience — giving homeowners the ability to connect to local healthcare providers instantly — is a non-negotiable.”

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