David Miller, son of Lennar Corp.’s executive chairman and co-CEO. Stuart Millerwas arrested in Miami Beach for domestic violence last weekend against his girlfriend.
Miller is a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty and previously worked at Lennar, according to state records and his LinkedIn. He was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on Sunday morning.
Miller, 35, faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence by strangulation and a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. Miller did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Miami Beach police officers were called to Miller’s South Beach penthouse early Sunday, according to a copy of the police report obtained by The real deal. Miller told police he did not physically harm the victim, whom he had been dating for about a year. TRD does not name the victim, who is also a real estate agent.
Miller’s girlfriend told police that after a verbal fight with Miller, he threw a glass bottle and a picture frame, then “grabbed her hair, pulled her, pushed her to the ground and had strangled her for approximately 20 to 30 seconds,” according to police. report.
“The victim subsequently disclosed a history of unreported domestic violence incidents with the defendant,” the report states. Officers wrote that she had red marks and scratches on her neck that were consistent with strangulation.
Miller is one of Stuart Miller’s four adult children. He does not appear to be currently employed at Lennar, but David Miller lists himself as a development associate with the company since 2011. He is licensed with BHHS. EWM since 2016, according to state records. EWM declined to comment, according to a spokesperson.
In 2020, Miller participated in the $49.5 million sale from his father’s mansion at 22 Star Island Drive. He lists the address as 6 Star Island Drive in Miami Beach on his real estate license, but he lives in the penthouse at 350 Meridian Avenue in the South of Fifth neighborhood of Miami Beach, according to the police report. Real estate records show he paid about $5.6 million for the 3,000-square-foot, three-bedroom unit in 2015.
Miller’s grandfather, Leonard Miller, co-founded Lennar with business partner Arnold Rosen in 1954. His father, Stuart Miller, served as CEO of Lennar from 1997 to 2018, before becoming executive chairman. He also became co-CEO last year.